Status:
COMPLETED
Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) for the Diagnosis of Recurrent Cancer: a Feasibility Study
Lead Sponsor:
Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG)
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Conditions:
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Sometimes, cancer comes back after it has been successfully treated-a situation called recurrent cancer. When recurrent cancer is suspected, the standard approach to diagnosis is to perform a combinat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with a previous history of non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, head and neck cancer (not thyroid cancer), ovarian cancer, esophageal cancer, or lymphoma (Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's) who have suspected recurrence on history and/or physical exam.
- Conventional imaging (e.g., X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI, bone scan) is non-diagnostic.
Exclusion
- Age less than 18 years.
- Patient with established recurrence requiring staging of recurrent disease.
- Patients who, at the time of the initial evaluation, have already undergone PET/CT within 6 months prior to registration.
- Unable to lie supine for imaging with PET/CT.
- Pregnant or lactating female.
- Significant concurrent medical problems (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, active cardiac disease, significant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) making the patient unfit for further cancer therapy.
- Unable to give informed consent.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
101 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00686465
Start Date
March 1 2009
End Date
July 1 2012
Last Update
February 18 2013
Active Locations (4)
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1
Juravinski Cancer Centre
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 5C2
2
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4G5
3
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, P7B 6V4
4
Princess Margaret Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9