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Feasibility of breath-hold techniques in irradiation of pancreatic cancer

Completed
Conditions
pancreatic cancer
10017991
Registration Number
NL-OMON40629
Lead Sponsor
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with pancreatic cancer, with locally advanced or (borderline) resectable status, who are treated with radio(chemo)therapy;
* WHO performance status of 0-2;
* Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to undergo the additional treatment planning CT scan and fluoroscopy;
* Serious lung condition precluding breath-hold.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>tumour motion during the preparatory CT scan and during three radiation<br /><br>fractions under breathhold conditions compared to the tumour motion under free<br /><br>breathing conditions.<br /><br>Practical feasibility of applying a breathhold technique in patients with<br /><br>pancreatic cancer.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Calculation of the impact of the above indicated measurementson the safety<br /><br>margin for irradiation of pancreatic cancer </p><br>
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