Status:

COMPLETED

HI-CHART:Feasibility of High-Dose Accelerated Conformal Radiotherapy

Lead Sponsor:

Maastricht Radiation Oncology

Conditions:

Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

In this study we try to increase the radiation dose, while reducing or keeping the radiation schedule below 4 weeks. The study hypothesis is that it is feasible to administer hyperfractionated accele...

Detailed Description

Non-small cell lung cancer is still the most common cancer and the main cause of cancer death. Treatment of choice for these patients is often radiotherapy, which results in an overall 5-year survival...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • histological or cytological diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer stage I-III disease, except supra-clavicular lymph nodes availability for participating in the detailed follow-up of the protocol able to tolerate a radiation course according to the protocol guidelines in case of previous chemotherapy, radiotherapy can start after a minimum of 3 weeks after the last CT course good performance status: Karnofsky\>=70%, WHO performance status 0-2 adequate lung functions allowing the radiation according to the guidelines protocol no severe recent cardiac disease absence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule; conditions should be discussed with the patient before registration in the trial -

Exclusion

  • patients who have a peripherally located lower lobe tumor and contralateral upper mediastinal nodes malignant pleural or pericardial effusion concurrent chemotherapy programs history of a prior malignancy excluding non melanoma skin cancer or in-situ cancer history of prior chest irradiation recent myocardial infraction uncontrolled infectious disease distant metastases (stage IV)
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Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2001

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

December 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

180 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00181506

Start Date

December 1 2001

End Date

December 1 2007

Last Update

June 30 2009

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Maastircht Radiation Oncology

Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands, 6411 PC