Clinical trials: Jaw Cancer
Head and Neck Cancer, Radiotherapy Side Effect
DENTOFACIAL-PBT Stage 2 - Feasibility Study
What is the health problem? Proton beam therapy (PBT), a type of radiotherapy treatment, can be especially beneficial to children and teenagers with cancer.
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Radiotherapy Side Effect, Adverse Effect of Radiation Therapy, Childhood Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT07057284
- Testing
- Orthopantomogram (or a set of Lateral Oblique Radiographs)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 255 people
- Sponsor
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Osteoradionecrosis, Osteoradionecrosis of Jaw
Combination Therapy: Hyperbaric Oxygen and PENTOCLO for Treatment of Osteoradionecrosis of the Mandible
Radiation is commonly used to treat cancer in the head and neck, however, this can lead to a serious complication called osteoradionecrosis (ORN), where there is necrotic (dead) open bone inside or outside of the mouth.
- Conditions
- Osteoradionecrosis, Osteoradionecrosis of Jaw, Osteoradionecrosis of the Mandible
- Trial name
- NCT06055257
- Testing
- modified PENTOCLO (mPENTOCLO)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre