GRID Therapy as Palliative Radiation for Patients With Advanced and Symptomatic Tumors
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Patients With Symptomatic or Bulky Tumors (More Than 8 cm) or With Tumors Resistant to Radiation
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Participants needed
- 50 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
Palliative radiation therapy represents 40% of the on-going radiation at the Jewish General Hospital. In a traditional palliative radiation treatment to bulky or radioresistant tumors, radiotherapy schema varies from 24 to 30 Gys given in 3 to 10 fractions, depending on the tumor size, tumor location and tumor pathology. However, for many patients this treatment involves considerable toxicity, tra…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patient with histologically or cytologically confirmed malignancy. All malignant histologies/cytologies are eligible.
* Patient with bulky tumor (larger than 8cm), or with a tumor known to be resistant to radiation (eg. Melanoma, hypernephroma, sarcoma), or with a tumor previo…
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