Feasibility of breath-hold techniques in irradiation of pancreatic cancer

Feasibility of breath-hold techniques in irradiation of pancreatic cancer - BREATHPANC2013

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON40629

Enrollment

Registered

2014-03-18

Start date

2014-04-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-23

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Conditions

pancreatic cancer

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

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

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
tumour motion during the preparatory CT scan and during three radiation fractions under breathhold conditions compared to the tumour motion under free breathing conditions. Practical feasibility of applying a breathhold technique in patients with pancreatic cancer.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Calculation of the impact of the above indicated measurementson the safety margin for irradiation of pancreatic cancer	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results