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NCT00054002 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Surgery and Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Mesothelioma

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
12
Enrollment target

NCT00054002: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

NCT00054002 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The registered enrollment target is 12 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00054002, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
12 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses light and drugs that make cancer cells more sensitive to light to kill cancer cells. Combining photodynamic therapy with surgery may be an effective treatment for malignant mesothelioma. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining photodynamic therapy with surgery in treating patients who have malignant mesothelioma.

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE conventional surgery
  • PROCEDURE adjuvant therapy
  • DRUG porfimer sodium

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 12 participants
Start Date 1999-03
Est. Completion 2010-12
Phase Phase 2
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

365 total trials

What the finished NCT00054002 record still lists

NCT00054002 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 12 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which conventional surgery is the first listed.

NCT00054002 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00054002 about?

NCT00054002 is a clinical study titled "Surgery and Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Mesothelioma". RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses light and drugs that make cancer cells more sensitive to light to kill cancer cells. Combining photodynamic therapy with surgery may be an effective treatment for malignant mesothelioma. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining photodynami...

What is the current status of trial NCT00054002?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 12 participants. The study started on 1999-03. Estimated completion is 2010-12.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00054002?

The interventions under investigation include: conventional surgery (PROCEDURE), adjuvant therapy (PROCEDURE), porfimer sodium (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00054002?

This trial is sponsored by Roswell Park Cancer Institute, which has 365 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00054002's enrollment target sits among peer trials

12 1948th of 2000 higher than 34 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00054002, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00054002 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.