Status:
WITHDRAWN
Acupuncture for the Immune System in Radiation Cancer Patients
Lead Sponsor:
British Columbia Cancer Agency
Collaborating Sponsors:
BC Cancer Foundation
Conditions:
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Urogenital Neoplasms
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Purpose/Goal: To investigate how long course radiation therapy (RT), both with or without chemotherapy, affects the immune system, and to determine if acupuncture can modify these effects in patients ...
Detailed Description
Research indicates that patients undergoing curative RT for various cancers experience adverse immune effects, as indicated by reduced biomarker levels and activity. RT has been observed to cause a st...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients who will receive ≥ 4 weeks of curative intent long course RT for a GI or GU malignancy
- patients may or may not have received / be receiving adjuvant chemotherapy
- anticipated survival of at least 12 months
- able to visit the BCCA VIC for treatment and 2 follow up visits
Exclusion
- scheduled to receive RT for a period of less than 4 weeks
- expected survival period is less than 12 months
- are on anticoagulants
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01422928
Start Date
December 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2013
Last Update
May 25 2015
Active Locations (1)
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BC Cancer Agency - Vancouver Island Centre
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8R 6V5