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Proton Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT01525446 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 7

Last updated 2016-02-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a special form of treatment which pinpoints high doses of radiation directly to cancer. Standard radiation (or photon radiation) is commonly used for SBRT to treat Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Proton beam radiation is a special type of radiation only available at a few institutions in the US and has not been previously used in SBRT to treat NSCLC. The use of protons for SBRT may improve the accuracy of the treatment and may help to minimize the dose delivered unnecessarily to healthy tissue.

In this study, the investigators are evaluating the safety and effectiveness of proton-based SBRT for early-stage NSCLC located in the periphery of the lung.

Conditions

Interventions

RADIATION

SBRT with proton beam radiation

4 consecutive days for the delivery of 48 Gy (tumors 3 cm or less) or 5 consecutive days for the delivery of 60 Gy (tumors of \> 3 cm)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Henning Willers, M.D. · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-09-30
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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