🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-03-31

Phase 2 Trial of Adaptive Radiotherapy Boost for HNSCC (NCT06137274)

Phase 2 Trial of Adaptive Radiotherapy Boost for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas

🟢 Recruiting Phase2 📋 Clinical Research Protocol Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The purpose of the study is to determine if it is feasible to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to adjust a portion of radiation therapy for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma . The technique under study will be used to personalize the study treatment based on response, keeping all treatments within standard of care guidelines.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (8 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (6 items).

Location: Moffitt Cancer Center — Tampa, Florida

Age range: 18 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

  • Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (RADIATION)
  • Magnetic Resonance Guidance (OTHER)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Patients who have had prior radiotherapy to the head and neck or prior systemic therapy for the index cancer.
  • Patients who had undergone definitive surgery for the index cancer.
  • Patients with distant metastatic disease
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

  • Moffitt Cancer Center — Tampa, Florida

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (813) 745-5467

Email: ashley.brennaman@moffitt.org

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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