EF5 Compared With Other Methods of Detecting Oxygen Levels in Tumor Cells of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

NCT00049140 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 8

Last updated 2014-07-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures using the drug EF5 to detect the presence of oxygen in tumor cells may help to plan effective treatment for solid tumors.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to compare diagnostic procedures using EF5 to that of other methods of detecting oxygen levels in tumor cells of patients who have head and neck cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

EF5

OTHER

bioluminescence

OTHER

flow cytometry

OTHER

immunohistochemistry staining method

PROCEDURE

biopsy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH
  • David M. Brizel, MD

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David M. Brizel, MD · Duke University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-08-31
Primary Completion
2004-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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