Status:

COMPLETED

PET and MRI in Prognosis Prediction of NPC

Lead Sponsor:

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Conditions:

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

20+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) differs from other head and neck malignancies terms of its epidemiology, pathology, and treatment outcome. Integrated PET/MRI is a new imaging modality, which can simult...

Detailed Description

1. Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has a higher local tumor control rate but a higher incidence of distant metastasis compared with squamous cell carcinomas of other regions of the head...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Biopsy proven primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma
  • Age \> or = 20
  • Willing to receive therapy
  • The ability to provide written informed consent and receive the scheduled scans

Exclusion

  • Woman with pregnancy or during lactation
  • A history of other malignancies or concomitant cancers in different anatomical locations
  • Not suitable to receive the PET scan such as serum glucose levels of \> 200 mg/dL or space phobia

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 31 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

180 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03429868

Start Date

August 1 2015

End Date

July 31 2020

Last Update

May 10 2023

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Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Taoyuan District, Taiwan