MRI in Finding Hypoxia in Patients Undergoing Chemo and Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer

NCT00896350 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2019-02-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as functional MRI, may help measure oxygen levels in tumor cells and may help in planning cancer treatment.

PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying functional MRI to see how well it works in finding hypoxia in patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy for stage III or stage IV head and neck cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Standard Care Chemoradiation

External beam radiation to the neck and tumor site of head and neck. Concurrent platinum based chemotherapy. External beam "boost" at discretion of treating physician.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Baran Sumer, MD · Simmons Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
120 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-07-08
Primary Completion
2012-07-31
Completion
2012-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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