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Radiation Therapy in Preventing Brain Metastases in Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT00006344 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2015-05-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. It is not yet known which regimen of radiation therapy may be more effective in preventing brain metastases.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy in preventing brain metastases in patients who have small cell lung cancer that has been diagnosed within the past year.

Conditions

Interventions

RADIATION

radiation therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brian Kavanagh, MD · Massey Cancer Center

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-05-31
Primary Completion
2000-12-31
Completion
2000-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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