Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:55 AM
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2025-12-25 @ 12:55 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00450567
Brief Summary:
RATIONALE: Measuring changes in glucose metabolism in patients with cancer may help doctors predict how patients respond to treatment.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying glucose metabolism in patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with targeted therapy and chemotherapy.
Detailed Description:
OBJECTIVES:
* Determine the prognostic significance of changes in glucose metabolism measured by fludeoxyglucose F 18 positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)/CT scan in patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with targeted drugs comprising gefitinib, erlotinib hydrochloride, or other ErbB inhibitors, cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors, or estrogen receptor blockers in combination with conventional chemotherapy.
OUTLINE: This is a prospective study.
Patients undergo fludeoxyglucose F 18 positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scan and CT scan at baseline and at 2 weeks and 12 weeks after receiving targeted anticancer treatment. Metabolic changes detected by FDG-PET and size changes identified by CT scan are related to patient outcome and tumor response to treatment.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 120 patients will be accrued for this study.
Study:
NCT00450567
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00450567