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Proton Beam Therapy

Lung Imaging for Colorectal Cancer

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Jennifer Wei Zou, PhD
Research Sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
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 9 weeks
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study how well different types of tumors respond to radiation therapy over time, as well as the effects of radiation on normal tissues.

Eligible Conditions
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • Head and Neck Cancers
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Gynecological Cancers

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~9 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 9 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Tumor Volume

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Lung ImagingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Weekly 3D/4D CT scans during radiation therapy. MRI may be used in addition to or instead of CT depending on the location of the tumor and the decision of the treating physician.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
CT scan
2017
Completed Phase 2
~2360

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn MedicineLead Sponsor
387 Previous Clinical Trials
145,590 Total Patients Enrolled
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaLead Sponsor
359 Previous Clinical Trials
104,990 Total Patients Enrolled
Jennifer Wei Zou, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorAbramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
A Volume, Motion, and Anatomically Adaptive Approach to Photon and Proton Beam Radiotherapy
2010. "A Volume, Motion, and Anatomically Adaptive Approach to Photon and Proton Beam Radiotherapy". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02130427.
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