Status:

TERMINATED

MRI in Finding Hypoxia in Patients Undergoing Chemo and Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Conditions:

Head and Neck Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as functional MRI, may help measure oxygen levels in tumor cells and may help in planning cancer treatment. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying functional M...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Determine the undertaken oxygen sensitive MRI for the detection of hypoxia in patients with Stage III-IV head and neck cancer. * Correlate MRI parameters with histology, gene expression...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
  • Stage III or IV disease
  • Measurable disease
  • Scheduled to undergo standard treatment including radiation therapy and chemotherapy
  • Participation on study # 092004-010 for tissue procurement
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 OR creatinine clearance ≥ 40
  • Body mass index ≤ 34 Kg/m\^2
  • Not claustrophobic
  • No other contraindications to MRI (i.e., implanted pacemaker device)
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • No allergy to gadolinium
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 8 2009

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    July 1 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    10 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00896350

    Start Date

    July 8 2009

    End Date

    July 1 2012

    Last Update

    February 18 2019

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    Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390