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A Feasibility Study of Adaptive Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

This study has been terminated.
(Lack of accrual and software issues)
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Washington University School of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00608751
First received: January 2, 2008
Last updated: February 19, 2013
Last verified: February 2013
History of Changes
  Purpose

Patients with head and neck cancer and are schedule to receive standard radiation therapy known as IMRT to treat cancer


Condition Intervention Phase
Head and Neck Cancer
 Radiation: IMRT
 Phase 0

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Feasibility Study of Adaptive Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in the Definitive Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Washington University School of Medicine:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Feasibility of adaptive radiation therapy in the definitive treatment (MLC-based IMRT or helical tomotherapy) [ Time Frame: 7 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
    Feasibility is determined by employing weekly 3D onboard imaging for plan re-evaluation and initiation of an adaptive process if the original PTV and/or normal structure goals are compromised.


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Measure additional time required by physician and ancillary staff for the process of adaptive IMRT [ Time Frame: 7 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Recording on a weekly basis the actual time required for repeat CT imaging, plan re-evaluation, replanning, and repeat physics QA.

  • Identify a subset of patients in whom adaptive IMRT would be recommended [ Time Frame: 7 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Measure acute and late toxicity [ Time Frame: Until patient death ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • Local, regional, and distant recurrence [ Time Frame: Until recurrence ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 5
Study Start Date: January 2007
Study Completion Date: January 2008
Primary Completion Date: January 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: IMRT
External beam radiation with 6 MV photons will be delivered in 200 cGy daily fractions, 35 fractions over 7 weeks for a total dose of 7000 cGy.
 Radiation: IMRT

Detailed Description:

In this study, we will plan additional measurements of the position of the patient's organs weekly during radiation treatment. We will analyze these measurements in order to evaluate whether we need to adjust our treatment procedures for the remainder of the treatments. We might adjust the dose of radiation received to specific organs in order to try to minimize the amount of radiation the healthy tissue receives.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age >= 18
  • Karnofsky Performance Status of >= 60
  • New diagnosis of head-and-neck cancer, all subsites included (i.e. nasopharynx, oropharynx, oral cavity, hypopharynx, larynx.)
  • All stages with measurable gross disease (>= 1.0 cm) by CT imaging
  • Pathologic confirmation of squamous cell carcinoma by biopsy or cytology
  • Signed study-specific consent form
  • Sequential or concurrent chemotherapy is allowed but not mandated. (no chemotherapy is allowed if patient is judged not to be a candidate for chemotherapy by the medical oncologist)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Age < 18
  • Karnofsky Performance Status < 60
  • Radiographic or pathologic evidence of distant metastatic disease (i.e. other than cervical lymph nodes)
  • Prior radiation therapy to the head-and-neck region
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00608751

Locations
United States, Missouri
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
Sponsors and Collaborators
Washington University School of Medicine
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Wade Thorstad, MD Washington University School of Medicine
  More Information

Additional Information:
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Washington University School of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00608751     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 06-1210
Study First Received: January 2, 2008
Last Updated: February 19, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Washington University School of Medicine:
Newly Diagnosed head and neck cancer

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013