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Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Cervical Cancer

NCT00278304 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2013-06-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Internal radiation uses radioactive material placed directly into or near a tumor to kill tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy in different ways may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving external-beam radiation together with internal radiation works in treating patients with cervical cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

RADIATION

brachytherapy

RADIATION

radiation therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Shervin Karimpour, MD · NCI - Radiation Oncology Branch; ROB

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-09-30
Completion
2006-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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