Status:

TERMINATED

MRI Only Radiation Therapy With CPAP

Lead Sponsor:

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

Montefiore Medical Center

Conditions:

Carcinoma Liver

Carcinoma, Pancreatic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this imaging study is to evaluate and improve the treatment planning techniques for abdominal radiation therapy. To accurately treat a tumor with radiation, Computed Tomography (CT) and Ma...

Detailed Description

Patients will undergo both CT and MRI prior to abdominal radiation therapy and CBCT and orthogonal kV/MV images prior to each treatment delivery. A two arm study will be performed and patients will be...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients have liver or pancreas tumors (either primary tumors or metastases) and are scheduled to be treated with radiotherapy (either 3D conformal or intensity-modulation radiotherapy (IMRT) with conventional or hypo- fractionation).
  • KPS \> 70
  • If a biopsy is performed, the patient is at least 1 week post-biopsy.
  • The patient's age must exceed 18 years.
  • The patients must be able to commit to T1-weighted, T2-weighted, Dixon fat and water, ultrashort-TE, and other clinical or research MR sequence images prior to treatment.
  • CPAP Eligibility: CPAP is a safe, effective form of therapy with rare complications. Relative contraindications include patients with bullous lung disease, fibrotic lung disease, Claustrophobia and recurrent sinus or ear infections. The absolute contraindications include obtundation /unconsciousness, chest wall trauma, suspected pneumothorax, persistent nausea/vomiting, active upper GI bleeding, history of recent gastric surgery, facial anomalies/trauma \[15,16\]. If there is any question about the above history and medical problems, the subject will be referred to a pulmonologist for consultation.
  • The patients with above contraindications are not CPAP eligible and are enrolled in Arm 1 for the protocol without CPAP
  • The eligible patients are enrolled in Arm 2 for the protocol with CPAP.

Exclusion

  • Any medical condition, which would make the imaging studies unsafe or poorly tolerated
  • Known allergic reaction to contrast or shellfish
  • Implanted metal devices or foreign bodies that serve as a contraindication to MR imaging
  • Creatinine \> 1.4 mg/dl and Creatinine clearance \< 20 mg/dl.
  • Uncontrolled, clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias
  • Severe claustrophobia
  • Pregnant female
  • KPS \<70

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 24 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

5 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03397342

Start Date

April 24 2018

End Date

March 1 2022

Last Update

January 18 2024

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Montefiore Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467