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NCT00005666 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
Utility of Anatometabolic Imaging for Radiation Treatment Planning for Lung Cancer
A NA study, sponsored by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR).
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
NCT00005666: Completed NA study, sponsored by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR).
NCT00005666 is a NA study that has completed, run by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.
The verdict
NCT00005666, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR).
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
Study Summary
This is a research study for patients with inoperable lung cancer called non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Currently, the information from a radiological test, computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest, is used to design the best arrangement of radiation beams which will kill tumor cells and still spare the normal parts of lungs and other normal organs in the chest. The purpose of this study is to explore whether adding information from another radiological test, called positron emission tomography (PET), will improve the accuracy of the radiation beam arrangement designed to treat lung cancer. A PET scan is a way to picture the biochemistry of tissues and organs: of how tissues in the body take up glucose, a normal nutrient of the body. The researchers will attempt to create radiation treatment plans from PET images alone and compare differences between hypothetical plans and standard-of-care CT-based radiation treatment plans. Because there is honest uncertainty about the contribution of PET to radiation treatment planning, it is possible that there will be no difference between a CT-based treatment plan and one resulting from PET information. It is also possible that the addition of PET may result in a radiation beam arrangement that may better control lung cancer. The addition of PET may also result in treating less normal tissues, which may lower the risk of radiation side effects. This study will provide the preliminary data necessary to design a larger clinical trial that may define the role of PET in radiation treatment planning.
Interventions
- PROCEDURE PET scan use in radiotherapy planning
Trial Details
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| Phase | NA |
What the finished NCT00005666 record still lists
NCT00005666 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. An enrollment target was not published in the registry record, which is common for early-stage or observational entries.
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which PET scan use in radiotherapy planning is the first listed.
NCT00005666 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT00005666 about?
NCT00005666 is a clinical study titled "Utility of Anatometabolic Imaging for Radiation Treatment Planning for Lung Cancer". This is a research study for patients with inoperable lung cancer called non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Currently, the information from a radiological test, computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest, is used to design the best arrangement of radiation beams which will kill tumor cells and stil...
What is the current status of trial NCT00005666?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00005666?
The interventions under investigation include: PET scan use in radiotherapy planning (PROCEDURE).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00005666?
This trial is sponsored by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), which has 94 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.