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The Role of FDG PET in Radiation Treatment Planning for Head and Neck Cancers

NCT ID: NCT00230269

Last Updated: 2012-07-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

5 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-05-31

Study Completion Date

2007-11-30

Brief Summary

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In patients with cancer of the head and neck and rectum, knowing the exact location of the tumor is important for designing the radiation field to ensure delivery of high dose of radiation to the tumor while sparing surrounding normal tissues. A new medical imaging method which is a combination of positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scan, has shown promise in helping the radiation oncologist in defining the exact location and extent of the tumor in certain cancers such as lung cancers. Therefore the purpose of this study is to determine if these imaging methods can be used in combination with the standard radiation treatment planning procedure to improve the accuracy to targeting your tumor with radiation. In addition the PET-CT scan, similar to the PET scan alone with better resolution, can be used to determine whether the tumor has spread to any part of the body outside of the head and neck sites.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Head and Neck Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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PET-CT

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Patients who are scheduled to receive radiation therapy for head and neck cancer at Stanford.

Exclusion Criteria:Non-Stanford patients.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals, a Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Quynh-Thu Le

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stanford University

Locations

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Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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ENT0005

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCT00230269

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ENT0005

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id