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Oral Cavity Squamous Cell CarcinomaNCT05950737

Sentinel Node Biopsy in Early Oral Cancers a Tertiary Cancer Centre Experience

A study testing Sentinel node biopsy in people with Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, run by Tata Memorial Hospital at 1 site in India.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Sentinel node biopsy is a suitable alternative to END and is recommended in standard guidelines. Investigators have been doing SNB in their department to standardize the process for the last two years. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
What is being tested?
Sentinel node biopsy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
115 participants
Where
1 siteIndia
Study dates
1 Jun 2021to 31 Jul 2024
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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

  • Age between 18 to 75 years of age,
  • Biopsy-proven invasive squamous cell carcinoma involving site among tongue and buccal mucosa
  • T1 and T2 lesions as per AJCC TNM classification
  • Clinicoradiologically node negative
  • Amenable to per oral excision

Who cannot join

  • Upper alveolar or palatal lesions
  • Large heterogeneous leukoplakia or other premalignant lesion
  • T3/T4 lesions
  • Lesions requiring raising of cheek flap to access for excision

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

India1 site
  • Tata Memorial Hospital

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400012

Other trials in India

About this study

Sentinel node biopsy is a suitable alternative to END and is recommended in standard guidelines. Investigators have been doing SNB in their department to standardize the process for the last two years. This study aims to analyze the diagnostic accuracy of the SNB performed to standardize the procedure at their institute.

Read the detailed description

Elective neck dissection (END) is the standard of care in node-negative early oral cancers.

However, it is associated with morbidity predominantly of shoulder dysfunction. Moreover, nearly 55-70% are true node-negative and are over-treated with this approach. Attempts have been made to overcome this limitation and to identify true node-negative patients. Sentinel node biopsy has shown the highest diagnostic accuracy among all other options. The SN is the first echelon node that drains directly through the lymphatics from the primary tumour. The principle of SNB is based on the fact that since it is the first echelon node, it would be the first site of regional metastasis. Therefore, the metastasis is unlikely to involve other nodal levels if the SNB is negative. It is the standard of care in breast cancers and melanoma. The concept made its way into oral cavity tumours and has been explored for over a decade in this setting. The results of the multi-institutional trial by Civantos et al. reported a high NPV of 94% of this procedure in early oral cancers that were node negative. Since then, various meta-analyses have shown that SNB has a high NPV making it a strong diagnostic modality. Schilling et al. reported the 3-year results of SNB in oral cancers in a multicentric study comprising 415 patients. The authors successfully identified the SN in 99.5% of cases and reported an FNR of 14%, which was high. Despite this, the study showed a high 3-year-disease-specific survival of 94%. Recently published Phase III Randomized controlled trials have shown that the overall survival of sentinel node biopsy is comparable to END with lesser morbidity in shoulder dysfunction. The advantage of the procedure is that only 25-30% of the patients who are SNB positive need to undergo neck dissection, and it spares unnecessary neck clearance and hence limits the morbidity in the remaining 70-75% of cases. SNB is a suitable alternative to END and is recommended in standard guidelines. However, SNB has a learning curve, it is recommended that the process be standardized, and the team should perform adequate SNB, followed by the completion of neck dissection before sparing the neck based on SNB. Investigators have been doing SNB in their department to standardize the process following the publication of level I evidence. This study aims to analyze the diagnostic accuracy of the SNB performed to standardize the procedure at the investigator's institute.

Being tested
Sentinel node biopsy
Keywords
oral neoplasm, sentinel node biopsy, node negative
Medical subject headings
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck, Mouth Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • Sentinel node biopsyProcedure or surgery

    All patients have undergone completion neck dissection following SNB in the process of standardization.

Study groups in NCT05950737
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
sentinel node biopsyExperimentalAll patients have undergone completion neck dissection following SNB in the process of standardization. The SNB was localized by peritumoral infiltration of the nano colloid, followed by dynamic planar imaging for 30 minutes, and then SPECT was performed. The surgery was performed on the same day within 6 hours of localisation, and intraoperatively, either methylene blue or indocyanine green was used as an adjunct. Appropriately labelled sentinel nodes were assessed on the frozen section, which was then sectioned into 2-3mm slices perpendicular to the longest axis of the node and submitted entirely for microscopic evaluation. A minimum of 2 sections were evaluated, one stained with Toluidine blue and the other with rapid Haematoxylin and Eosin (HE) stain. The nodes were subsequently subjected to histopathological processing.
Receives: Procedure: Sentinel node biopsy

What is being measured

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

  1. Diagnostic accuracy of the SNB

    Sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value, positive predictive value, False negative rate, SNB identification rate

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To study the pattern of metastasis in sentinel and non-sentinel nodes

    Level-wise frequency of SN metastasis, Frequency of metastasis in the SN basin, Frequency of metastasis to extra sentinel nodal basin

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted18 Jul 2023
  2. Study start1 Jun 2021
  3. Primary completion31 Jul 2024
  4. Study completion31 Jul 2024

Resources

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
115 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05950737
Sponsor's protocol ID
4205
Status last verified
Oct 2024
First submitted
7 Jul 2023
Last updated
30 Oct 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Vaish R, Hawaldar R, Gupta S, Dandekar M, Shah S, Chaukar D, Pantvaidya G, Deshmukh A, Chaturvedi P, Pai P, Nair D, Nair S, Thakur M, Ghosh-Laskar S, Agarwal JP, D'Cruz AK. N0 neck trial: Does intensification of follow-up (Ultrasound + Physical Examination) influence outcomes in early-stage oral cancer? Eur J Cancer. 2024 Jun;204:114064. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2024.114064. Epub 2024 Apr 16.

    PubMed 38705028
  • D'Cruz AK, Vaish R, Kapre N, Dandekar M, Gupta S, Hawaldar R, Agarwal JP, Pantvaidya G, Chaukar D, Deshmukh A, Kane S, Arya S, Ghosh-Laskar S, Chaturvedi P, Pai P, Nair S, Nair D, Badwe R; Head and Neck Disease Management Group. Elective versus Therapeutic Neck Dissection in Node-Negative Oral Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2015 Aug 6;373(6):521-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1506007. Epub 2015 May 31.

    PubMed 26027881
  • Civantos FJ, Zitsch RP, Schuller DE, Agrawal A, Smith RB, Nason R, Petruzelli G, Gourin CG, Wong RJ, Ferris RL, El Naggar A, Ridge JA, Paniello RC, Owzar K, McCall L, Chepeha DB, Yarbrough WG, Myers JN. Sentinel lymph node biopsy accurately stages the regional lymph nodes for T1-T2 oral squamous cell carcinomas: results of a prospective multi-institutional trial. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Mar 10;28(8):1395-400. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.8777. Epub 2010 Feb 8.

    PubMed 20142602
  • Thompson CF, St John MA, Lawson G, Grogan T, Elashoff D, Mendelsohn AH. Diagnostic value of sentinel lymph node biopsy in head and neck cancer: a meta-analysis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Jul;270(7):2115-22. doi: 10.1007/s00405-012-2320-0. Epub 2012 Dec 22.

    PubMed 23263205
  • Mallo Magarinos M, Suarez Ajuria M, Marichalar Mendia X, Alvarez-Calderon Iglesias O, Chamorro Petronacci CM, Garcia Garcia A, Perez Sayans M. Diagnostic yield of sentinel lymph node biopsy in oral squamous cell carcinoma T1/T2-N0: systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2021 Oct;50(10):1271-1279. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2021.01.020. Epub 2021 Feb 16.

    PubMed 33602650
  • Yang Y, Zhou J, Wu H. Diagnostic value of sentinel lymph node biopsy for cT1/T2N0 tongue squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2017 Nov;274(11):3843-3852. doi: 10.1007/s00405-017-4740-3. Epub 2017 Sep 12.

    PubMed 28900723
  • Schilling C, Stoeckli SJ, Haerle SK, Broglie MA, Huber GF, Sorensen JA, Bakholdt V, Krogdahl A, von Buchwald C, Bilde A, Sebbesen LR, Odell E, Gurney B, O'Doherty M, de Bree R, Bloemena E, Flach GB, Villarreal PM, Fresno Forcelledo MF, Junquera Gutierrez LM, Amezaga JA, Barbier L, Santamaria-Zuazua J, Moreira A, Jacome M, Vigili MG, Rahimi S, Tartaglione G, Lawson G, Nollevaux MC, Grandi C, Donner D, Bragantini E, Dequanter D, Lothaire P, Poli T, Silini EM, Sesenna E, Dolivet G, Mastronicola R, Leroux A, Sassoon I, Sloan P, McGurk M. Sentinel European Node Trial (SENT): 3-year results of sentinel node biopsy in oral cancer. Eur J Cancer. 2015 Dec;51(18):2777-84. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.08.023. Epub 2015 Nov 18.

    PubMed 26597442
  • Garrel R, Poissonnet G, Moya Plana A, Fakhry N, Dolivet G, Lallemant B, Sarini J, Vergez S, Guelfucci B, Choussy O, Bastit V, Richard F, Costes V, Landais P, Perriard F, Daures JP, de Verbizier D, Favier V, de Boutray M. Equivalence Randomized Trial to Compare Treatment on the Basis of Sentinel Node Biopsy Versus Neck Node Dissection in Operable T1-T2N0 Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2020 Dec 1;38(34):4010-4018. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.01661. Epub 2020 Oct 14.

    PubMed 33052754
  • Hasegawa Y, Tsukahara K, Yoshimoto S, Miura K, Yokoyama J, Hirano S, Uemura H, Sugasawa M, Yoshizaki T, Homma A, Chikamatsu K, Suzuki M, Shiotani A, Matsuzuka T, Kohno N, Miyazaki M, Oze I, Matsuo K, Kosuda S, Yatabe Y; HNCMM Research Group. Neck Dissections Based on Sentinel Lymph Node Navigation Versus Elective Neck Dissections in Early Oral Cancers: A Randomized, Multicenter, and Noninferiority Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2021 Jun 20;39(18):2025-2036. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.03637. Epub 2021 Apr 20.

    PubMed 33877855
  • Vaish R, Mittal N, Mahajan A, Rane SU, Agrawal A, D'Cruz AK. Sentinel node biopsy in node negative early oral cancers: Solution to the conundrum! Oral Oncol. 2022 Nov;134:106070. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.106070. Epub 2022 Aug 18.

    PubMed 35988294
  • Vaish R. Shifting Paradigm of the Management of Node-Negative Neck in Early Oral Cancers: Where do we Stand Today? Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2022; 43(01): 092-094 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742637

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Sentinel node biopsy in people with Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, run by Tata Memorial Hospital at 1 site 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 5 inclusion and 4 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Oct 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Diagnostic accuracy of the SNB (time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 year). 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 NCT05950737, which also lists 11 linked publications.

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 30 Oct 2024.

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