Comparing Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) Biopsy With Standard Neck Dissection for Patients With Early-Stage Oral Cavity Cancer
Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04333537. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.
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Official title
Randomized Phase II/III Trial of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Versus Elective Neck Dissection for Early-Stage Oral Cavity Cancer
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT04333537
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2, Phase 3
- Lead sponsor
- NRG Oncology
- Other
- Enrollment
- 686 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
- Buccal Mucosa Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Floor of Mouth Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Gingival Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Hard Palate Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Lip Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Lower Alveolar Ridge Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Retromolar Trigone Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Stage I Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8
- Stage II Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8
- Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Upper Alveolar Ridge Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions
- Chest Radiography Procedure
- Computed Tomography Procedure
- Fludeoxyglucose F-18 Other
- Imaging Agent Drug
- Neck Dissection Procedure
- Planar Imaging Procedure
- Positron Emission Tomography Procedure
- Questionnaire Administration Other
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Procedure
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Procedure
Procedure · Other · Drug
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Sep 22, 2020
- Primary completion
- Apr 26, 2031
- Completion
- Apr 26, 2031
- Last update posted
- May 3, 2026
2020 – 2031
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 105
- U.S. states
- 32
- U.S. cities
- 82
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center | Birmingham | Alabama | 35233 | Active, not recruiting |
| Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center | Gilbert | Arizona | 85234 | Recruiting |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona | Phoenix | Arizona | 85054 | Recruiting |
| Banner University Medical Center - Tucson | Tucson | Arizona | 85719 | Suspended |
| University of Arizona Cancer Center-North Campus | Tucson | Arizona | 85719 | Suspended |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock | Arkansas | 72205 | Recruiting |
| City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center | Duarte | California | 91010 | Active, not recruiting |
| UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center | La Jolla | California | 92093 | Recruiting |
| Stanford Cancer Institute Palo Alto | Palo Alto | California | 94304 | Recruiting |
| University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center | Sacramento | California | 95817 | Active, not recruiting |
| UC San Diego Medical Center - Hillcrest | San Diego | California | 92103 | Recruiting |
| UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay | San Francisco | California | 94158 | Recruiting |
| Stanford Cancer Center South Bay | San Jose | California | 95124 | Recruiting |
| Yale University | New Haven | Connecticut | 06520 | Recruiting |
| Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center-Trumbull | Trumbull | Connecticut | 06611 | Recruiting |
| UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Gables | Coral Gables | Florida | 33146 | Recruiting |
| UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach | Deerfield Beach | Florida | 33442 | Recruiting |
| University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center | Miami | Florida | 33136 | Recruiting |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | Atlanta | Georgia | 30308 | Recruiting |
| Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute | Atlanta | Georgia | 30322 | Recruiting |
| Northwestern University | Chicago | Illinois | 60611 | Recruiting |
| Rush MD Anderson Cancer Center | Chicago | Illinois | 60612 | Recruiting |
| Southern Illinois University School of Medicine | Springfield | Illinois | 62702 | Suspended |
| Springfield Memorial Hospital | Springfield | Illinois | 62781 | Suspended |
| Heartland Oncology and Hematology LLP | Council Bluffs | Iowa | 51503 | Suspended |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital | Council Bluffs | Iowa | 51503 | Recruiting |
| University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center | Iowa City | Iowa | 52242 | Recruiting |
| University of Kansas Cancer Center | Kansas City | Kansas | 66160 | Recruiting |
| University of Kansas Hospital-Westwood Cancer Center | Westwood | Kansas | 66205 | Recruiting |
| University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center | Lexington | Kentucky | 40536 | Recruiting |
| The James Graham Brown Cancer Center at University of Louisville | Louisville | Kentucky | 40202 | Suspended |
| LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport | Shreveport | Louisiana | 71103 | Suspended |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston | Massachusetts | 02118 | Suspended |
| University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 48109 | Recruiting |
| Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute | Detroit | Michigan | 48201 | Recruiting |
| Henry Ford Hospital | Detroit | Michigan | 48202 | Recruiting |
| Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center | Farmington Hills | Michigan | 48334 | Recruiting |
| Henry Ford Medical Center-Columbus | Novi | Michigan | 48377 | Recruiting |
| Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital | West Bloomfield | Michigan | 48322 | Recruiting |
| Mayo Clinic in Rochester | Rochester | Minnesota | 55905 | Recruiting |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | St Louis | Missouri | 63104 | Recruiting |
| Nebraska Cancer Specialists/Oncology Hematology West PC - MECC | Omaha | Nebraska | 68114 | Recruiting |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital | Omaha | Nebraska | 68114 | Recruiting |
| Oncology Associates PC | Omaha | Nebraska | 68114 | Suspended |
| Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center | Lebanon | New Hampshire | 03756 | Recruiting |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge | Basking Ridge | New Jersey | 07920 | Recruiting |
| Saint Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | New Jersey | 07039 | Recruiting |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth | Middletown | New Jersey | 07748 | Recruiting |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen | Montvale | New Jersey | 07645 | Recruiting |
| Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey | New Brunswick | New Jersey | 08903 | Recruiting |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Buffalo | New York | 14263 | Recruiting |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack | Commack | New York | 11725 | Recruiting |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester | East White Plains | New York | 10604 | Recruiting |
| Northwell Health/Center for Advanced Medicine | Lake Success | New York | 11042 | Active, not recruiting |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island | Mineola | New York | 11501 | Recruiting |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center | New Hyde Park | New York | 11040 | Active, not recruiting |
| Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone | New York | New York | 10016 | Recruiting |
| Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital | New York | New York | 10065 | Active, not recruiting |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York | New York | 10065 | Recruiting |
| Lenox Hill Hospital | New York | New York | 10075 | Active, not recruiting |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau | Uniondale | New York | 11553 | Recruiting |
| UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 27599 | Recruiting |
| Sanford Broadway Medical Center | Fargo | North Dakota | 58122 | Suspended |
| Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center | Fargo | North Dakota | 58122 | Suspended |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland | Ohio | 44195 | Recruiting |
| Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center | Columbus | Ohio | 43210 | Recruiting |
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 73104 | Recruiting |
| Clackamas Radiation Oncology Center | Clackamas | Oregon | 97015 | Recruiting |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center | Newberg | Oregon | 97132 | Suspended |
| Providence Portland Medical Center | Portland | Oregon | 97213 | Recruiting |
| Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center | Portland | Oregon | 97225 | Recruiting |
| Carlisle Regional Cancer Center | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | 17015 | Recruiting |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | Pennsylvania | 17822 | Recruiting |
| UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Erie | Erie | Pennsylvania | 16505 | Recruiting |
| UPMC Pinnacle Cancer Center/Community Osteopathic Campus | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | 17109 | Recruiting |
| Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey | Pennsylvania | 17033-0850 | Recruiting |
| UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at Rocco And Nancy Ortenzio Cancer Pavilion | Mechanicsburg | Pennsylvania | 17050 | Recruiting |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19107 | Recruiting |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19111 | Active, not recruiting |
| UPMC-Magee Womens Hospital | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15213 | Recruiting |
| University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15232 | Recruiting |
| UPMC-Shadyside Hospital | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15232 | Recruiting |
| UPMC Memorial | York | Pennsylvania | 17408 | Recruiting |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston | South Carolina | 29425 | Recruiting |
| Sanford Cancer Center Oncology Clinic | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | 57104 | Suspended |
| Avera Cancer Institute | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | 57105 | Recruiting |
| Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | 57117-5134 | Suspended |
| Methodist Hospital | Memphis | Tennessee | 38104 | Recruiting |
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Memphis | Tennessee | 38163 | Recruiting |
| Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center | Nashville | Tennessee | 37232 | Recruiting |
| MD Anderson in The Woodlands | Conroe | Texas | 77384 | Recruiting |
| Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center | Houston | Texas | 77030 | Recruiting |
| M D Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Texas | 77030 | Recruiting |
| Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center | Houston | Texas | 77030 | Recruiting |
| MD Anderson West Houston | Houston | Texas | 77079 | Recruiting |
| MD Anderson League City | League City | Texas | 77573 | Recruiting |
| MD Anderson in Sugar Land | Sugar Land | Texas | 77478 | Recruiting |
| Central Vermont Medical Center/National Life Cancer Treatment | Berlin Corners | Vermont | 05602 | Recruiting |
| University of Vermont Medical Center | Burlington | Vermont | 05401 | Recruiting |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | Burlington | Vermont | 05405 | Recruiting |
| Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital | Menomonee Falls | Wisconsin | 53051 | Recruiting |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 53226 | Recruiting |
| Froedtert and MCW Moorland Reserve Health Center | New Berlin | Wisconsin | 53151 | Recruiting |
| Drexel Town Square Health Center | Oak Creek | Wisconsin | 53154 | Recruiting |
| Froedtert West Bend Hospital/Kraemer Cancer Center | West Bend | Wisconsin | 53095 | Recruiting |
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Non-U.S. locations
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- What this page shows
- Public field values for ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04333537, including study identification, conditions, interventions, eligibility (age, sex, healthy volunteer), timeline, and U.S. site list.
- What this page does not do
- No medical advice, eligibility judgments, treatment recommendations, study quality scoring, or AI-generated medical summaries. No site contact phone numbers, emails, or investigator names.
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted May 3, 2026 · Synced May 10, 2026
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