Status:

COMPLETED

PET Scans in Patients With Head And Neck Cancer Who Are Undergoing 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy And Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Oscar Lambret

Conditions:

Head and Neck Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Imaging procedures, such as PET scans, may determine the extent of cancer and help doctors plan radiation therapy. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving radi...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To assess the value of pre-treatment PET in determining the target volume in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing three-dimensional conformational radiotherapy and int...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed head and neck cancer
  • No nasopharyngeal or paranasal sinus cancer
  • Locally advanced disease (T3 or T4)
  • Not in complete remission
  • Planning to undergo curative radiotherapy (minimum dose of 66 Gy), with or without standard treatment (i.e., platinum-based chemotherapy or biological therapy/rituximab)
  • Measurable tumor according to RECIST criteria
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • WHO performance status 0-2
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Able to lie still for 1 hour
  • No history of progressive neoplastic disease
  • No known hypersensitivity to fludeoxyglucose F18 or any of its excipients
  • No severe or uncontrolled systemic disease, including any of the following:
  • Kidney disease
  • Liver disease
  • Cardiac disease
  • Unstable or uncompensated respiration
  • Uncontrolled diabetes (i.e., glucose ≥ 1.5 g/L)
  • No geographical, social, or psychological conditions that make follow-up impossible
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior surgery
  • No concurrent experimental agents

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2007

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    40 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00809016

    Start Date

    May 1 2007

    Last Update

    May 13 2011

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    Centre Oscar Lambret

    Lille, France, 59020

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