Study for people with Head and Neck Cancer

Recruiting Not a phased study

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov Checked: 11 October 2026 Not medical advice

This trial at a glance

Status Recruiting
Phase Not a phased study
Sponsor Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia
Registry number NCT07387978
Started 26 November 2025 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 1 November 2028

Where this trial is running

Trial sites and the status recorded for each
SiteCityState or countryStatus at this site
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Melbourne VIC Recruiting

voxsanity.com.au · trial sites from public registries · registry record synced 11 October 2026 · not medical advice

Who can join

Age 18 Years and over
Sex Anyone, regardless of sex
Healthy volunteers Accepted
Enrolment target 30

The official eligibility criteria

Registry text, reproduced exactly. These are the words the trial's sponsor published on ClinicalTrials.gov. They have not been edited, shortened or rewritten, and they are written for researchers rather than for patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient has provided written informed consent using the PBM PICF

* Age ≥ 18 years of age at Screening

* Histological diagnosis of HNC of the oral cavity with no evidence of macroscopic or microscopic residual disease post-surgery (R0 or R1 resection) with histopathological confirmation and no gross residual lymphadenopathy in the planned PBM treatment area

* Planned treatment with RT or chemoradiotherapy to a dose of ≥ 50 Gy Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1 (Appendix 1)

* Intact oral mucosa (no visible ulceration, dehiscence, or active infection)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Gross macroscopic and/or microscopic residual disease post-surgery (R2 resection) or gross residual lymphadenopathy in the planned PBM treatment area

* Prior RT to the head and neck including the oral or oropharyngeal mucosa

* Prior cytotoxic chemotherapy in the last 3 months

* Diagnosis of photosensitive disorder (cutaneous porphyria, xeroderma pigmentosum, etc)

* Concurrent administration of cetuximab

* Known to be pregnant or planning to become pregnant within the trial period

* Diagnosis of epilepsy

Dates on the record

Started 26 November 2025
Estimated completion 1 November 2028
Registry last updated 4 February 2026
Checked by Voxsanity 11 October 2026

Results, publications and the official record

Sources and dates

  • ClinicalTrials.gov – the record this page reformats
  • ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 4 February 2026.
  • This page last checked by Voxsanity: 11 October 2026.

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Letter for your doctor

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