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Spinal Cord Compression. ICORG 05-03, V6

NCT00968643 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 126

Last updated 2014-12-31

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 schedule is more effective in treating patients with malignant spinal cord compression.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying two different radiation therapy schedules to compare their side effects and how well they work in treating patients with malignant spinal cord compression.

Conditions

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

Interventions

RADIATION

radiation therapy

Given in multiple fractions or as a single fraction

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cancer Trials Ireland

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Pierre Thirion · St Luke's Radiation Oncology Network

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-05-31

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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