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Cryotherapy (PTC) for Lung Cancer

Phase 1
Waitlist Available
Led By Frank A. Baciewicz, MD
Research Sponsored by Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 months post-percutaneous cryotherapy (ptc)
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing how well cryotherapy works in treating patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer or lung metastasis.

Eligible Conditions
  • Cancer
  • Lung Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 months post-percutaneous cryotherapy (ptc)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months post-percutaneous cryotherapy (ptc) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
The Number of Patients With a Response (Complete Response and Partial Response)
Secondary outcome measures
The Number of Patients With a Pathologic Response

Side effects data

From 2021 Phase 1 trial • 9 Patients • NCT00890617
33%
atelectasis
22%
atrial fibrillation
22%
pneumonia
22%
vocal cord dysfunction
11%
aspergillosis
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Prednisone & Cryotherapy

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Prednisone & CryotherapyExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Prednisone taken: 20mg BID on the day of the cryotherapy procedure 20mg BID on the day after the procedure 20mg BID two days after the procedure 20mg AM and 10mg PM three days after the procedure 10mg AM and 10mg PM four days after the procedure 10mg five days after the procedure 5mg six days after the procedure
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Cryotherapy (PTC)
2009
Completed Phase 1
~10
Prednisone
2014
Completed Phase 4
~2370

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer InstituteLead Sponsor
163 Previous Clinical Trials
9,247 Total Patients Enrolled
National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH
13,667 Previous Clinical Trials
40,926,157 Total Patients Enrolled
Frank A. Baciewicz, MDPrincipal InvestigatorBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Cryotherapy in Treating Patients With Primary Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer or Lung Metastasis
Frank Baciewicz Jr. 2009. "Cryotherapy in Treating Patients With Primary Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer or Lung Metastasis". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00890617.
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