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Oral CancerPhase 3SurVICNCT06737822

Upfront Surgery Vs Induction Chemotherapy Followed By Surgery In Oral Cancers:

A Phase 3 study testing TPF or TPX Regimen (2# ICT) --> Surgery and Adjuvant Treatment and Surgery and Adjuvant Treatment in people with Oral Cancer and Head and Neck Neoplasms, run by All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur at 7 sites in India.

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Trial summary

A majority of oral cancer patients in India present in the advanced stage hence tend to have poor oncological outcomes. Chemotherapy has been associated with improved oncological outcomes in various cancers but its role in oral cancer is not well defined in curative setting apart from radio sensitization. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Oral Cancer, Head and Neck Neoplasms
What is being tested?
TPF or TPX Regimen (2# ICT) --> Surgery and Adjuvant Treatment and Surgery and Adjuvant Treatment
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
346 participants
Where
7 sitesIndia
Study dates
20 Dec 2024to Oct 2029
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Newly diagnosed, treatment naïve, biopsy or cytology proven OSCC
  • Clinical Stage cT1-4a, cN2-N3**, M0- as per UICC 2018
  • No evidence of distant metastases on chest x-ray and/or CT Thorax
  • ECOG PS 0-2
  • No contraindication to Cisplatin or radiotherapy***
  • Patients eligible for definitive curative intent treatment after discussion in multidisciplinary tumour board
  • Adequate organ function at time of participation, defined as Haematological: Haemoglobin > 9gm/dl, ANC ≥ 1500/cmm3, Platelet ≥100000/cmm3 Liver Function test: Bilirubin ≤2 x upper limit normal (ULN), AST/ALT/ ALP ≤ 2.5 x ULN Renal Function test: Creatinine ≤ 1.5 ULN, Creatinine Clearance ≥60 ml/min.

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant
  • History of moderate to severe hearing loss.
  • History of previous malignancy excluding non-melanoma skin cancers or cervical carcinoma in situ.
  • Documented Weight loss of more than 15% in the last 6 months.
  • Patients with known HIV, hepatitis B or C infection.

Trial locations and contacts

7 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Dharma R Poonia, MS DNB contact

9958654196

pooniadr@aiimsjodhpur.edu.in

7 sites in 1 country

India7 sites, 7 recruiting
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda

    Bathinda

    Rohit Mahajan

    Not yet recruiting
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneshwar

    Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751019

    Dillip Mudully

    Not yet recruiting
  • Shri Mahant Indresh Hospital, Dehradun

    Dehradun

    Pankaj K Garg

    Not yet recruiting
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur

    Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342005

    Dharma R Poonia, MS DNB

    Dharma R Poonia, MS DNB

    Recruiting
  • King George's Medical University

    Lucknow

    Vijay Kumar

    Not yet recruiting
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh

    Rishikesh

    Amit Sehrawat

    Not yet recruiting
  • Geetanjali Medical College, Udaipur

    Udaipur

    Ashish Jhakhetiya

    Not yet recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Upfront Surgery Vs Induction Chemotherapy Followed By Surgery In Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Cancers With Advanced Nodal Disease (SurVIC Trial): A Phase 3 Multicentric Randomized Controlled Trial

A majority of oral cancer patients in India present in the advanced stage hence tend to have poor oncological outcomes. Chemotherapy has been associated with improved oncological outcomes in various cancers but its role in oral cancer is not well defined in curative setting apart from radio sensitization. Attempted trials of neoadjuvant chemotherapy failed to show oncological advantage despite an excellent response rate, in part due to poor patient selection. Patients with a biologically aggressive disease are more likely to benefit, hence we intend to find out the oncological advantage of adding induction chemotherapy to oral squamous cell cancer with advanced nodal disease (N2-N3).

Earlier studies suffered from their heterogeneous patient population- all head and neck subsites together and included a spectrum ranging from early- stage operable cases to inoperable cancer. Due to such patient selection, the intended results were never met. The current study is intended to study the role of chemotherapy in curable patients who are most likely to benefit (biologically aggressive and advanced stage of presentation).

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Objective

Primary:

To study the 2 year disease free survival by adding induction chemotherapy before surgery in patients of oral cancer with advanced nodal disease as compared to upfront surgery.

Secondary:

To assess treatment related outcomes between the treatment arms- Response rate; Treatment compliance; treatment related toxicity, postoperative complications and Quality of life.

To study the overall survival at 2 years. Oral cancer tissue biobanking for future translational research.

Study population Operable Oral cavity Squamous cell carcinoma with advanced nodal disease (N2-N3) Study Design Open label, Multi centric, randomized controlled trial with allocation ratio of 1:1

Sample Size The primary end point is disease-free survival. In order to have 80% power to detect a hazard ratio of 0.67, using a two-sided significance level, a total of 184 events are needed. Assuming an accrual rate of 15 patients a month, 300 patients need to be recruited. The analysis of DFS will take place 32 months after the start of the trial. The follow-up of patients will continue for 5 years. The analysis of OS will be conducted when 184 deaths are observed. taking 10% of withdrawal of consent, a total of 346 patients need to be included.

Inclusion Criteria Biopsy proven, operable oral Squamous cell carcinoma cT1-T4; cN2-N3, with adequate organ function, Age- 18-75 years, ECOG-PS:0-2 Treatment Arms

Standard Arm (SURG arm):

Surgery (Wide local Excision/composite resection with neck dissection) followed by adjuvant Radiotherapy ± Concurrent Chemotherapy

Experimental Arm (ICT):

2# TPF or TPX based induction chemotherapy followed by Surgery (Wide local Excision/composite resection with neck dissection) followed by adjuvant Radiotherapy ± Concurrent Chemotherapy

Study endpoints Primary- Disease free survival Secondary- Overall survival/ Quality of life/ Toxicity of treatment/ Treatment tolerance

Being tested
TPF or TPX Regimen (2# ICT) --> Surgery and Adjuvant Treatment, Surgery and Adjuvant Treatment
Medical subject headings
Mouth Neoplasms, Head and Neck Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • TPF or TPX Regimen (2# ICT) --> Surgery and Adjuvant TreatmentCombination product

    TPF:

    IINJ DOCETAXEL 75mg/M2 in 500 ML NORMAL SALINE(PVC free container/glass bottle) via codon filter OVER 60 MIN (DAY 1 ONLY) INJ. CISPLATIN 75 MG/M 2 IN 500 ML NS IV OVER 1 HOUR ON DAY1 ONLY INJ. 5FU 750 MG/M2 IV THROUGH INFUSION PUMP OVER 24 HOURS D 1-4

    Or

    TPX Regimen INJ DOCETAXEL 75mg/M2 in 500 ML NORMAL SALINE(PVC free container/glass bottle) via codon filter OVER 60 MIN (DAY 1 ONLY) INJ. CISPLATIN 75 MG/M 2 IN 500 ML NS IV OVER 1 HOUR ON D1 ONLY TAB. CAPECITABINE 850-1000MG/M2 TWICE A DAY 30 MINUTES AFTER MEALS FOR 14 DAYS IN A THREE WEEKLY CYCLE

    Surgery and Adjuvant Treatment Patients with PR/CR or SD will go for surgical resection. Patients having PD but still localized and resectable will be offered surgical resection, other would undergo radical CTRT or Palliative Treatment.

  • Surgery and Adjuvant TreatmentCombination product

    Wide Local Excision (WLE) with Comprehensive neck dissection and Adjuvant Treatment as per current standard Guidelines.

Study groups in NCT06737822
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Surg ArmActive comparatorWide Local Excision (WLE) with Comprehensive neck dissection Adjuvant Treatment as per current standard Guidelines
Receives: Combination Product: Surgery and Adjuvant Treatment
ICT ArmExperimental2# of Chemotherapy before the Stadrard Surery: Either TPF or TPX Wide Local Excision (WLE) with Comprehensive neck dissection Adjuvant Treatment as per current standard Guidelines
Receives: Combination Product: TPF or TPX Regimen (2# ICT) --> Surgery and Adjuvant Treatment

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Disease Free Survival

    Date of randomization to the date of clinical or pathological evidence of recurrence

    Measured: 2 Years

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. Overall Survival

    Date of randomization to the date of death due to any reason.

    Measured: 2 Years

  2. Treatment Completion Rate

    Number of Participants completing the treatment

    Measured: 2 Years

  3. Treatment Related Toxicity

    Chemotherapy Related and Radiotherapy Related: Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5.0)

    Measured: 2 Years

  4. Quality of Life using PROs

    FACT HN Scale

    Measured: 3 Months; 6 Months; 12 Months; 18 Months; 24 Months; 36 Months; 48 Months; 60 Months

  5. Postoperative Surgical Morbidity

    Clavien Dindo Scale

    Measured: 30 Days and 90 Days

  6. Biobanking of Tumor, Non Tumor tissue and Blood

    DNA Sequencing using NGS to assess the genetic alterations

    Measured: 2 Years

  7. Financial Toxicity using Questionnaire

    FACT Scale

    Measured: 3 Months; 6 Months; 12 Months; 18 Months; 24 Months; 36 Months; 48 Months; 60 Months

  8. Early Radiotherapy Related Toxicity

    RTOG Criteria

    Measured: 30 Days

  9. Late Radiotherapy Relate Toxicity

    RTOG Criteria

    Measured: 2 Years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Dec 2024
  2. Study start20 Dec 2024
  3. Primary completionOct 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionOct 2029 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
346 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06737822
Sponsor's protocol ID
2023/5784
Acronym
SurVIC
Status last verified
Mar 2025
First submitted
7 Oct 2024
Last updated
4 Mar 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Poonia DR, Sehrawat A, Vishnoi JR, Sharma N, Kumar P, Devnani B, Warriere A, Solanki A, Pareek P, Aggarwal D, Yadav T, Sharma PP, Gadwal A, Goyal A, Elhence P, Khera P, Jakhetiya A, Swaim P, Muduly D, Mahajan R, Garg P, Kumar V, Kar M, Misra S. Upfront surgery versus induction chemotherapy followed by surgery in oral cavity squamous cell cancers with advanced nodal disease (SurVIC Trial): a phase 3 multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2025 Oct 6;15(10):e106644. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106644.

    PubMed 41057182

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing TPF or TPX Regimen (2# ICT) --> Surgery and Adjuvant Treatment and Surgery and Adjuvant Treatment in people with Oral Cancer and Head and Neck Neoplasms, run by All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur at 7 sites in India.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Mar 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 7 sites in India. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Dharma R Poonia, MS DNB (9958654196, pooniadr@aiimsjodhpur.edu.in), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Disease Free Survival (time frame: 2 Years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06737822, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Mar 2025.

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