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Tilting of Radioactive Plaques After Initial Accurate Placement for Treatment of Uveal Melanoma

NCT00459849 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 175

Last updated 2008-05-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Plaque radiotherapy is a common treatment for uveal melanoma. However, local failure has been reported in up to 20% of patients. We use intraoperative ultrasonography at plaque insertion and removal to evaluate plaque movement as a potential factor in local failure.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Intraoperative ultrasonography

Intraoperative ultrasonography will be used to determine plaque placement.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Barnes Retina Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • J W Harbour, MD · Washington University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-07-31
Primary Completion
2007-07-31
Completion
2007-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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