This study will look at whether adding a course of radiotherapy following surgery in ‘high-risk’ squamous cell carcinoma patients will help prevent local recurrence. This will be a large study led by Dr Agata Rembiela and Prof Catherine Harwood, and aims to recruit 840 patients over 4 years from 25 sites across the UK. SCC-AFTER will compare a course of radiotherapy and active monitoring following surgery with active monitoring alone following surgery. The funding includes a qualitative component and the study will also consider inclusivity; if effective the use of adjuvant radiotherapy will be incorporated into NHS Treatment pathways.
This study will be funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment fund (researcher led scheme).
Contact us if you would like to know more. Email: ukdctn@nottingham.ac.uk
Email: UKDCTN@nottingham.ac.uk
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