Status:

COMPLETED

Image-Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy for in Detecting Tumors During Treatment in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Virginia Commonwealth University

Conditions:

Head and Neck Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This clinical trial studies image-guided adaptive radiotherapy in detecting tumors during treatment in patients with head and neck cancer. Image-guided adaptive radiotherapy uses high quality imaging ...

Detailed Description

I. To conduct a clinical imaging study utilizing three novel in-room imaging systems: Oblique Brainlab ExacTrac images, Orthogonal Varian kilovoltage (kV) On-board Imaging (OBI) image, and Varian cone...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histologic or cytologic confirmation of head and neck malignancy
  • Patients who will be treated with definitive radiation therapy or concurrent chemoradiation therapy
  • Gross tumor volume (GTV) must be visible on CT
  • All patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must give written informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or nursing women may not participate; women of reproductive potential must be offered a pre-treatment pregnancy test and informed of the need to practice an effective contraceptive method
  • Prior treatment with radiation therapy to the head and neck
  • Serum creatinine \> 1.5 and/or
  • Blood urea nitrogen \[BUN\] \> 25
  • Treatment with any prior chemotherapy or surgery (excluding diagnostic biopsy) for this malignancy
  • Patients with known syndromes expected to alter radiosensitivity (e.g. ataxia-telangiectasia, scleroderma, lupus, human immunodeficiency virus \[HIV\]/acquired immunodeficiency deficiency syndrome \[AIDS\]) may not participate

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

16 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01843673

Start Date

January 1 2009

End Date

January 1 2015

Last Update

July 6 2016

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Virginia Commonwealth University, Massey Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298