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Treatment for Cancer (RT-NOW Trial)

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Recruiting
Led By David Palma, MD
Research Sponsored by David Palma
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2 weeks after radiation therapy of 2 weeks after biopsy
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Summary

When a doctor suspects cancer, often a biopsy is taken for testing to confirm if cancer is present. Usually, doctors would wait for the results of a biopsy before delivering radiation, but this may lead to a patient having to wait for a treatment that he or she urgently needs. With long wait times for biopsies in Canada, this may lead to symptoms and risks of complications from cancer in the meantime. Therefore, this study is being done to answer the following question: Is it safe and feasible to deliver radiation before obtaining a biopsy in a carefully selected group of patients who urgently need radiation treatment.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 weeks after biopsy results
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 weeks after biopsy results for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Percent of Inappropriate Use of Radiation Therapy in Participants with Urgent Indications Treated Prior to Biopsy Results
Secondary outcome measures
Edmonton Symptom Assessment System Revised Scores
Histological Diagnostic Accuracy
Molecular Testing Accuracy

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Who is running the clinical trial?

David PalmaLead Sponsor
3 Previous Clinical Trials
482 Total Patients Enrolled
David Palma, MDPrincipal InvestigatorLondon Health Sciences Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute
5 Previous Clinical Trials
423 Total Patients Enrolled
~28 spots leftby May 2025
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