Radiofrequency Ablation in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Thyroid Cancer

Status unconfirmed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Head and Neck Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Radiofrequency ablation uses a high-frequency, electric current to kill tumor cells. Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation may be effective treatment for thyroid cancer. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects of radiofrequency ablation in treating patients who are undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00103155

Run by

University of California, San Francisco

Starts

2004-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-09-20

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center — San Francisco, California, United States

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