Status:
COMPLETED
Computed Tomography in Detecting Movement of the Esophagus in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy to the Chest
Lead Sponsor:
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Comparing results of diagnostic procedures, such as computed tomography scan (CT scan), done before and after radiation therapy to help detect movement of the esophagus may help doctors pla...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * Determine the inter- and intra-fraction movement of the esophagus using CT scans in patients undergoing thoracic radiotherapy. OUTLINE: This is a pilot study. Patients undergo CT scan...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Planning to undergo definitive thoracic radiotherapy
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Age
- Not specified
- Performance status
- Not specified
- Life expectancy
- Not specified
- Hematopoietic
- Not specified
- Hepatic
- Not specified
- Renal
- Not specified
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- Biologic therapy
- Not specified
- Chemotherapy
- Not specified
- Endocrine therapy
- Not specified
- Radiotherapy
- See Disease Characteristics
- No concurrent palliative thoracic radiotherapy
- Surgery
- Not specified
- Other
- Concurrent participation in other clinical trials allowed
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00433524
Start Date
April 1 2003
End Date
September 1 2007
Last Update
February 12 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111-2497