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Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression

NCT00727584 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2013-08-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. It is not yet known which radiation therapy regimen is more effective in treating metastatic spinal cord compression.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is comparing two radiation therapy regimens to see how well they work in treating patients with metastatic spinal cord compression.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Compression
  • Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Interventions

RADIATION

radiation therapy

Patients undergo external beam radiotherapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Peter J. Hoskin, MD · Mount Vernon Cancer Centre at Mount Vernon Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-11-30
Primary Completion
2009-02-28
Completion
2009-08-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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