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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
Information provided by: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00024076 |
RATIONALE: Radiofrequency ablation uses high-frequency electric current to kill tumor cells. CT-guided radiofrequency ablation may be effective treatment for lung cancer.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation in treating patients who have refractory or advanced lung cancer.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Lung Cancer Malignant Mesothelioma Metastatic Cancer Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma |
Procedure: radiofrequency ablation |
Phase II |
MedlinePlus related topics: | Cancer Lung Cancer Mesothelioma |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Radiofrequency Ablation of Pulmonary Malignancy |
Study Start Date: | July 2001 |
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: Patients undergo percutaneous CT-guided radiofrequency ablation directly to the tumor over 2 hours.
Patients are followed at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 30 patients will be accrued for this study.
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Diagnosis of a primary or secondary intrathoracic malignancy
Single or multiple lesions that are non-contiguous with vital structures or organs such as:
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
Performance status:
Life expectancy:
Hematopoietic:
Hepatic:
Renal:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
United States, California | |||||
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA | |||||
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1781 |
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center |
National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
Study Chair: | Robert D. Suh, MD | Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database 
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Study ID Numbers: | CDR0000068889, UCLA-9908024, NCI-G01-2011 |
First Received: | September 13, 2001 |
Last Updated: | July 23, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00024076 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
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