In-Room PET in Proton Radiation Therapy

August 17, 2020 updated by: Helen A. Shih, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Pilot Study of In-Room PET in Proton Radiation Therapy

The investigational part of this study is using a mobile PET/CT scanner to take images of the participants tumor immediately after they are treated with proton radiation. This allows the participant to be treated and imaged on the same bed. The information obtained may improve the accuracy of treatment and may help to minimize the dose delivered unnecessarily to healthy tissue.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

For all participants, right after one regular treatment fraction, NeuroPET or NeuroPET II will be wheeled into the patient room. The patient bed will be moved directly into the scan position and a PET scan will be acquired in list-mode for 15 to 20 minutes followed by a CT scan for ~5 minutes. After undergoing their first PET scan, participants will have the option to undergo 1-2 additional scans throughout radiation treatment in the same manner as the first scan.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

59

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
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital

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

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult subjects with brain, head and neck, and skull base tumors receiving external beam proton radiotherapy at the Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center at MGH
  • Age 18 or over
  • ECOG Performance status 0, 1 or 2

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, would limit the participant's compliance with study requirements.

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: DIAGNOSTIC
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Participants 1-39
PET Scan done right after one radiation treatment is complete and will take 15-20 minutes. After undergoing their first PET scan, participants will have the option to undergo 1-2 additional scans throughout radiation treatment in the same manner as the first scan.
Procedure: PET scan
In-Room PET scan

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Effectiveness
Time Frame: 2 years
Acquire PET/CT scan data in list-mode on patients undergoing external beam proton radiotherapy for brain and soft tissue tumors in head. Analyze these data to assess the effectiveness of using PET/CT for in-room PET monitoring for proton radiation therapy quality assurance.
2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Optimize the in-room PET acquisition length
Time Frame: 2 years
Reconstruct these list-mode PET data for different scan durations and optimize in-room PET acquisition length
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2010

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

January 1, 2020

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

January 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 25, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 25, 2010

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

October 26, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

August 18, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 17, 2020

Last Verified

August 1, 2020

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 10-241

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