Gastric cancer gastric carcinoma stomach cancer
Conditions
Interventions
All included patients will undergo endoscopic placement of fiducial markers in
the stomach. In addition, extra imaging will be obtained:
- the daily cone-beam CT scan prior to radiation will be extra
Sponsors
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patients with histologically proven primary gastric cancer; - Referred for pre-operative radiotherapy in the AMC; - Written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Coagulopathy or platelets level
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility of using fiducial markers in image-guided pre-operative radiotherapy for patients with gastric cancer. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Success rate of marker implantation; - Safety of marker implantation; - Stability of markers over time; - Visibility of markers on planning CT and CBCT; - Ability to use the markers for image registration of CBCT with planning CT; - Potential benefit of fiducial marker-based image-guided radiotherapy. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed