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A trial of proton beam radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer (TORPEdO)

Overview

Cancer types:

Head and neck cancers, Mouth and oropharyngeal cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial is comparing 2 types of radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer.

Oropharyngeal cancer is cancer of the part of the throat behind the mouth including cancer of the tonsils.

Cancer Research UK supports this trial.

Recruitment start: 24 February 2020

Recruitment end: 13 June 2023

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

Dr David Thomson

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

The Taylor Family Foundation

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/18/010.

Last reviewed: 24 August 2023

CRUK internal database number: 16183

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