A Phase II Study of Submandibular Salivary Gland Transfer to the Submental Space Prior to Start of Radiation Treatment for Prevention of Radiation-induced Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: Initial Report of RTOG – 0244

Abstract

To determine reproducibility of surgical technique of submandibular salivary gland transfer (SGT) for prevention of radiation (XRT) induced xerostomia in a multi-institutional setting and to assess severity of xerostomia.