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This clinical trial examines positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in evaluating cardiac radiation damage in patients with lung or esophageal cancer. As part of the treatment for lung or esophageal cancer, patients will undergo radiation therapy. Sometimes, during this treatment, the heart is also subjected to some radiation which could affect its function, either increasing or decreasing the function. It is not known the consequences of this change nor is it known if doctors can detect the changes associated with the radiation. Sarcoidosis FDG positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) scans are a common way to image cardiac inflammation and myocardial viability. This study may help doctors image the heart before, during and after radiotherapy to monitor any changes.


Clinical Trial Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To characterize radiation-related functional imaging changes in the heart using sarcoidosis fludeoxyglucose F-18 (FDG) PET-CT imaging. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. 1. To evaluate the ability of imaging changes in the heart to predict for overall survival (OS). II. To evaluate the ability of imaging changes in the heart to predict for cardiac toxicity. III. To evaluate the ability of imaging changes in the heart to predict for cardiac related death. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate radiation treatment planning strategies to reduce risk of cardiotoxicity. II. To determine the correlation between sarcoidosis FDG PET-CT scans and oncologic FDG PET-CT scans. OUTLINE: Patients undergo sarcoidosis FDG PET-CT of the heart before, during and, after radiotherapy. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 12 and 24 months. ;


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NCT number NCT05775939
Study type Interventional
Source Thomas Jefferson University
Contact Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, MD
Phone 215-955-3605
Email yevgeniy.vinogradskiy@jefferson.edu
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date January 20, 2023
Completion date January 1, 2026

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