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Application of Endoscopic Selective Neck Dissection Under Multimodal Assessment for Residual Cervical Lymph Nodes in N3 Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma After Radiotherapy
Sponsor: Guiquan Zhu
Summary
The goal of this phase I clinical trial is to learn whether a multimodal follow-up evaluation combined with endoscopic selective neck dissection (ESND) is safe and feasible in patients with newly diagnosed N3 nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is the multimodal evaluation-guided surveillance-intervention approach safe for patients? * Is this approach feasible for identifying and managing residual cervical lymph nodes after radiotherapy? Participants will receive standard chemoradiotherapy. After treatment, they will undergo follow-up evaluation using clinical assessment, conventional imaging, Epstein-Barr virus DNA testing, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Participants with clinically suspicious residual cervical lymph nodes identified by multimodal evaluation and eligible for surgery underwent endoscopic selective neck dissection.
Official title: A Phase 1 Trial of Multimodal Evaluation-Guided Surveillance-Intervention With Endoscopic Selective Neck Dissection for N3 Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma After Radiotherapy
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2022-08-30
Completion Date
2026-06
Last Updated
2026-06-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Multimodal Evaluation-Guided Surveillance-Intervention Strategy
All participants underwent multimodal follow-up evaluation after radiotherapy. Endoscopic selective neck dissection was performed only in participants with suspicious residual cervical lymph nodes identified by multimodal evaluation and with surgical indications.
Locations (1)
West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, China