Overview
The aim of the present trial is to assess the prospective results of protocol-based interstitial pulsed-dose-rate (PDR) brachytherapy with interstitial hyperthermia (iHT) in a group of selected patients where salvage surgery with clear resection margins was not possible.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically confirmed recurrent carcinoma of the head and neck region
- Stage rcT1-3
- Tumor anatomy and location suitable for brachytherapy techniques.
- cN0/pN0 or rpN+ & R0 with <3 pos. LND & without invasion of capsula.
- M0
- ECOG 0-2
- Previous radiation therapy up to at least 50 Gy
- Previous radiation therapy completed more than 6 months ago
- Written study-specific informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- cT4
- rpN+ with >2 pos. LND or invasion of capsula
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Collagen vascular disease
- The presence of congenital diseases with increased radiation sensitivity, for example Ataxia telangiectatica or similar
- Psychiatric disorders