Status:
COMPLETED
PET/CT to Image Hypoxia in Head and Neck Tumours
Lead Sponsor:
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Conditions:
Head and Neck Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Brief Summary
Patients with head and neck cancer will be imaged with PET scan and CT scan in order to determine areas of the tumour that are hypoxic. It is hypothesized that PET /CT will provide information on hyp...
Detailed Description
Patients with head and neck cancer greater than 3 cm will imaged with PET scan and CT scan in order to determine areas of the tumour that are hypoxic. Following surgical removal, samples of the tumour...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients with head and neck tumours (\>3cm diameter) without bone involvement.
Exclusion
- Known allergy to contrast agents
- Poor kidney function (serum creatinine level \> 2.0 mg/dL or 177 mmol/L)
- Pregnancy
- Breast-feeding
- Unable to lie supine
- Patient who were biopsied or operated upon within the past month.
- Patient who were treated with chemotherapy or radiation within the past month.
- Tumors that were obscured by artifacts (e.g. tooth fillings) in CT scans.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 8 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
17 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00395109
Start Date
November 8 2006
End Date
December 31 2009
Last Update
August 28 2017
Active Locations (1)
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1
London Health Science Center
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5W9