A Pilot Trial to Determine the Extent of Inter- and Intra-Treatment Organ Motion Using Active Breathing Control Device (ABC) in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

Completed

Conditions studied: Pancreatic Cancer

In brief

This is a study to assess the motion of pancreatic tumors during radiation therapy using Computed Tomography (CT) Scans and an Active Breathing Control (ABC) Device.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01986738

Run by

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

People needed

9

Starts

2012-01-01

Expected to finish

2013-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients ≥ 18 years of age
• A working diagnosis (with or without histologic confirmation) of pancreatic cancer
• A plan to treat with radiotherapy (or chemoradiotherapy)
• Patients must have fiducial marker(s) endoscopically placed within the pancreas for clinical treatment.

You may not qualify if…

• Previous abdominal radiotherapy.
• Patients with a history of major abdominal surgery.
• Patients who are pregnant.

Where it is running

• University of Michigan Cancer Center — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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