George Yang
Investigate Role of Metabolic Imaging in Predicting Tumor Response/Outcome After Pancreatic CA Tx
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Stanford University School of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305Brief
To test the ability of new imaging techniques to monitor and predict response of pancreatic cancer to radiation and/or chemotherapy.
Recruiting Status:
CompletedStanford Recruiting Status:
CompletedCondition(s):
Intervention(s):
- Procedure: PET Scan
- Drug: FLT
- Drug: FDG
Phase:
N/AEligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 years to Any AgeGenders Eligible for Study:
Male and FemaleHealth of Volunteers:
People with the conditions listed in this trial can participate as controls.Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients (>18) with histologically confirmed adenocarcinomas of the pancreas with a - treatment plan consisting of definitive or palliative radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy with or without surgery.
- Negative urine pregnancy test if a woman of child-bearing potential (WOCBP).
- WOCBP must be using an adequate method of contraception to avoid pregnancy throughout the study period.
- All patients will be evaluated in a uniform manner at the Stanford GI Combined Modality Tumor Board to determine eligibility.
Key Exclusion Criteria:
1. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
2. Any concurrent malignancy other than non-melanomaskin cancer, or carcinomainsitu of the cervix. Patients with a previous malignancy without evidence of disease for >5 years will be allowed to enter the trial.
3. WOCBP who is pregnant or breastfeeding.
4. Inability to sign written consent.
Additional Study Details
Official Title:
Pilot Study to Investigate the Role of Metabolic Imaging in Predicting Tumor Response and Outcome After Therapy for Pancreatic CancerAnticipated start date:
10/1/2006Lead Sponsor:
Stanford UniversityInvestigator(s):
Study Type:
InterventionalPurpose:
DiagnosticAllocation:
Non-randomizedMasking:
OpenControl:
noneAssignment:
Single GroupEndpoints:
Safety/EfficacyPrimary Outcomes:
- Evaluate the performance of the novel imaging methods described above.
Secondary Outcomes:
- Correlate FLT activity with clinical outcomes
Total Number to be Enrolled:
30Total Number to be Enrolled at Stanford:
5More Information
Secondary ID(s):
- 95733
- PANC0004
Locations & Contacts
Stanford Locations & Contacts:
Stanford University School of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305Non-Stanford Locations:
The Stanford website does not have any locations outside of Stanford listed for this trial. You may want to check clinicaltrials.gov for posible additional locations.
This listing was last updated:
4/17/2009PLEASE NOTE:
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