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Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol SpecificNCT00436397

A New Radiation Therapy Planning System in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Cancer

A study testing radiation therapy in people with Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, run by Fox Chase Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: A new radiation therapy planning system may help doctors plan better treatment for patients with cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying a new radiation therapy planning system in patients undergoing radiation therapy for extracranial cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
What is being tested?
radiation therapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2002to Aug 2005
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Cancer for which a course of radiotherapy to an extra-cranial site is required
  • Head and neck sites excluded
  • Initial treatment field (or cone down field) must be no greater than 12 X 10 cm

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • Not specified

Performance status

  • Not specified

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Not specified

Hepatic

  • Not specified

Renal

  • Not specified

Cardiovascular

  • No right heart insufficiency

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Weight must not exceed 150 kilograms (330 pounds)

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics

Surgery

  • Not specified

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111-2497

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About this study

Official title: Evaluation of the Radionics Body Localizer System and XPLAN/IMRT for Extra-Cranial Sites: A Pilot Study

RATIONALE: A new radiation therapy planning system may help doctors plan better treatment for patients with cancer.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying a new radiation therapy planning system in patients undergoing radiation therapy for extracranial cancer.

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OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the ability of the Radionics Body System™ to immobilize and re-localize patients receiving radiotherapy to extra-cranial sites of cancer.
  • Determine the accuracy of radiation dose calculations for extra-cranial sites of cancer when using the XPLAN™-intensity modulated radiation therapy (XPLAN™/IMRT) integrated software in this system.

OUTLINE: Patients receiving radiotherapy have a Body Localizer cast constructed and undergo a CT scan while immobilized in the Body Localizer. Patients undergo another CT scan in the treatment position using the standard alpha cradle. The XPLAN™-intensity modulated radiation therapy (XPLAN™/IMRT)-generated treatment plan is compared to the standard treatment plan to verify that the calculated dose is within 2-3 percent of the planned dose using standard technique. Patients undergo sets of CT scans 3 additional times over the next few weeks for a total of 8 CT scans Patients may undergo additional CT scans before and after radiotherapy treatments for a maximum of 5 CT scans per week performed over the course of radiotherapy.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 60 patients will be accrued for this study.

Being tested
radiation therapy
Keywords
unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • radiation therapyRadiation

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Feb 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2002
  3. Study completionAug 2005

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Enrolment
60 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00436397
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000304713
Other IDs
P30CA006927, FCCC-02604
Status last verified
Feb 2010
First submitted
15 Feb 2007
Last updated
12 Feb 2010
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing radiation therapy in people with Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, run by Fox Chase Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Feb 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Feb 2010.

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