Pilot Study to Evaluate Photoacoustic Imaging in Head and Neck Cancer

Official Title

Pilot Study to Evaluate Photoacoustic Imaging in Head and Neck Cancer

Summary:

In this study, PA imaging will be used to examine the physiological and physical changes in lymph node involvements of head and neck cancer during radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy. Our objective in this pilot study will be to evaluate if PA parameters change within the lymph node involvements during chemoradiation therapy over time. Our hope is to use this information to correlate the changes in measured PA parameters with radiological response.

Trial Description

Primary Outcome:

• Correlation of response to treatment between photoacoustic parameters and final radiological outcome. measures of outcome.

• Correlation between photoacoustic parameters and five-year overall survival.

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