Placement of markers in the stomach to increase visibility of position and motion of the stomach on CT scans, with the aim to improve the accuracy of radiotherapy for patients with gastric cancer
- Conditions
- Gastric cancerradiotherapy
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27588
- Lead Sponsor
- Academic Medical Center (AMC)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 25
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with histologically proven primary gastric cancer;
- Referred for pre-operative radiotherapy in the Academic Medical Center;
Exclusion Criteria
- Coagulopathy or platelets level < 40.000;
- Endoscopic suspicion of fistula;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility of using fiducial markers in image-guided pre-operative radiotherapy for patients with gastric cancer.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - Success rate of marker implantation;<br /><br>- Safety of marker implantation;<br /><br>- Stability of markers over time;<br /><br>- Visibility of markers on planning CT and CBCT;<br /><br>- Ability to use the markers for image registration of CBCT with planning CT.