Response Evaluation in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma - Full Text View

Sponsor:	Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Information provided by:	Istituto Clinico Humanitas
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00969098

Purpose

Recently, a few small trials have shown promising results on value of fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose and positron emission tomography imaging in response assessment in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. These studies considered different parameters in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) analysis, mainly the standardized uptake value and volume-based parameters such as total glycolytic volume.

Condition
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Retrospective
Official Title:	Early Response Evaluation in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma By Total Glycolytic Volume (TGV) Analysis of Serial FDG-PET Scans (Positron Emission Tomography Scans)

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Mesothelioma Nuclear Scans

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Istituto Clinico Humanitas:

Primary Outcome Measures:

To validate a semi-automated iterative threshold-based region growing algorithm in a previously published series of patients. [ Time Frame: 4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

To extend the analysis to another series of consecutive patients with MALIGNANT PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA treated with first-line pemetrexed-based chemotherapy, and to perform a combined analysis of the two groups. [ Time Frame: 4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	150
Study Start Date:	June 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date:	October 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	September 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Detailed Description:

This is a retrospective analysis of two consecutive and homogeneous series of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma patients treated with first-line pemetrexed-based chemotherapy and evaluated by CT scan and FDG-PET.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Probability Sample

Study Population

Histologically proven MALIGNANT PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA and Patients not candidate to radical surgery

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Histologically proven MALIGNANT PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA
Patients not candidate to radical surgery
Unidimensionally and/or bidimensionally CT-measurable disease and Candidate to first-line pemetrexed-based chemotherapy

Exclusion Criteria:

Histologically not proven MALIGNANT PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00969098

Locations

Italy
Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Rozzano, Milano, Italy, 20089

Sponsors and Collaborators

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Armando Santoro, MD

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Armando Santoro, MD, Istituto Clinico Humanitas
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00969098 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	ONC/OSS-02/2009
Study First Received:	August 6, 2009
Last Updated:	September 1, 2010
Health Authority:	Italy: Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by Istituto Clinico Humanitas:

Histologically proven of Malignant pleural mesothelioma;
Patients not candidate to radical surgery;
Candidate to first-line pemetrexed-based chemotherapy;

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Mesothelioma
Adenoma
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial

Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Mesothelial

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 08, 2012