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MRI in Finding Hypoxia in Patients Undergoing Chemo and Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer

Phase 1
Terminated
Conditions
Head and Neck Cancer
Interventions
Drug: Standard Care Chemoradiation
Registration Number
NCT00896350
Lead Sponsor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as functional MRI, may help measure oxygen levels in tumor cells and may help in planning cancer treatment.

PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying functional MRI to see how well it works in finding hypoxia in patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy for stage III or stage IV head and neck cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the undertaken oxygen sensitive MRI for the detection of hypoxia in patients with Stage III-IV head and neck cancer.

* Correlate MRI parameters with histology, gene expression, and plasma osteopontin.

* Correlate tumor hypoxia measurements with patient prognosis and treatment response.

OUTLINE:

* Pre-therapy MRI: Patients undergo blood oxygen level dependant (BOLD) contrast MRI on room air breathing over 2 minutes and with oxygen gas over 15 minutes. Patients also undergo MR-spectroscopy over 15 minutes to measure choline and lactate markers, and dynamic contrast MRI with gadolinium contrast over 8 minutes.

* Chemoradiotherapy: Patients receive platinum based chemotherapy every two weeks. Patients also undergo radiation therapy for 6 weeks.

* Post-radiation MRI: Patients undergo MRI as before chemoradiotherapy. Blood and tumor samples are collected at baseline for biomarker analysis associated with tumor progression or response.

After completion of study, patients are followed every 3 months for up to 1 year.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
BOLD MRIStandard Care ChemoradiationDetermine the amount of oxygen supply to tumors.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
MRI signal sensitivity to oxygen12 weeks

MRI signal sensitivity to oxygen breathing and delayed contrast-enhancement (DCE)

Tumor shrinkage and blood oxygen association12 weeks

Association between tumor shrinkage and blood oxygen level dependent

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlate tumor hypoxia with patient prognosis and treatment response12 weeks

Association between tumor hypoxia, patient prognosis, and treatment response.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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