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

February 11, 2010 updated by: Fox Chase Cancer Center

Evaluation of the Radionics Body Localizer System and XPLAN/IMRT for Extra-Cranial Sites: A Pilot Study

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111-2497
        • Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Steven Seigenberg, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2002

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 15, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 15, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

February 19, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 12, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 11, 2010

Last Verified

February 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000304713
  • P30CA006927 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • FCCC-02604

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