Clinical resource
Head and neck oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma definitive EBRT with or without chemotherapy (eviQ ID 3468)
eviQ, Cancer Institute NSW
DoseLab summary
Endorsed eviQ protocol for oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma treated with radiotherapy instead of surgery — for example when the tumor is unresectable or the patient is medically inoperable. It notes that surgery, with or without post-operative radiotherapy, remains the standard for most oral cavity cancers.
Why this is useful
Definitive radiotherapy for oral cavity cancers that are not treated with surgery first; same organ table as the other head and neck protocols.
Reference details
- Title
- Head and neck oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma definitive EBRT with or without chemotherapy (eviQ ID 3468)
- Authors / organization
- eviQ, Cancer Institute NSW
- Publication / protocol
- eviQ Radiation Oncology protocol 3468
- Version
- v.3 — last reviewed 8 June 2023; review due 30 June 2027
- Year
- 2023
- DOI
- Pending verification
- Disease sites
- Head & Neck
- Topics
- Head & Neck, Dose Constraints, Protocols
- Fractionation context
- 70 Gy / 35 fx SIB (63 and 56 Gy dose levels); 66 Gy / 33 fx for superficial tumors
- Last reviewed by DoseLab
- 2026-09-24