High-dose radiation for pain relief in advanced cancer
Part of Cancer clinical trials.
This trial tests a higher dose of radiation to shrink large tumors and relieve pain in people with advanced cancer. It aims to improve quality of life by targeting up to three large tumors with a single treatment.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have a solid tumor cancer (not a blood cancer like leukemia or lymphoma).
- Your cancer has spread or is advanced, and you are not able to have or have declined treatment that aims to cure it.
- You have 1 to 3 large tumors (bigger than 5 cm) that can be targeted, with no more than 2 in the same organ.
- You are generally able to care for yourself (ECOG score 0-2) and are expected to live more than 6 months.
- You can lie still for the radiation treatment and tolerate any positioning devices needed.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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