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

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00436397
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 19, 2007
Last Update Posted : February 12, 2010
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by:
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Study Description
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Brief 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.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific Radiation: radiation therapy Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

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.


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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 60 participants
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Evaluation of the Radionics Body Localizer System and XPLAN/IMRT for Extra-Cranial Sites: A Pilot Study
Study Start Date : June 2002
Actual Study Completion Date : August 2005
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Ages Eligible for Study:   Child, Adult, Senior
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

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
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00436397


Locations
United States, Pennsylvania
Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111-2497
Sponsors and Collaborators
Fox Chase Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
Study Chair: Steven Seigenberg, MD Fox Chase Cancer Center
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00436397     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CDR0000304713
P30CA006927 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
FCCC-02604
First Posted: February 19, 2007    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: February 12, 2010
Last Verified: February 2010

Keywords provided by Fox Chase Cancer Center:
unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific