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A trial comparing different methods of follow up after treatment for head and neck cancer (PETNECK2)

Overview

Cancer types:

Laryngeal cancer, Mouth and oropharyngeal cancer, Nasopharyngeal cancer

Status:

Open

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial is looking at guided patient led follow up. The team want to compare this to the standard clinical follow up.

It is open to people who have had treatment for:

  • mouth (oral) cancer

  • laryngeal cancer

  • nasopharyngeal cancer

  • oropharyngeal cancer

Recruitment start: 5 January 2023

Recruitment end: 31 March 2026

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Hisham Mehanna

Mr Paul Nankivell

Supported by

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit Birmingham

NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR)

University of Birmingham

Last reviewed: 01 Jul 2025

CRUK internal database number: 19021

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