CompletedNot Applicable

Emergency Radiotherapy in Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression of Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Germany15 participantsStarted 2012-07

Plain-language summary

Acute neurological deficit in metastatic spinal cord compression is an emergency condition in radiation oncology. Despite some reports about the high efficacy of radiation treatment for oncological emergencies, a standard of care is not well defined, especially the time interval of immediate RT after deficit, and neurological outcome with respect to poor survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients. The objective of this trial is to investigate neurological outcome after emergency radiotherapy in metastatic spinal cord compression of non-small cell lung cancer patients with acute neurological deficit.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Inclusion criteria are an age of 18 to 80 years, acute neurological symptom caused by metastatic spinal cord compression, no RT in this spinal area before, and written consent to participate. Exclusion Criteria: * neurological symptom more than 12 hours before

What they're measuring

neurological outcome

Timeframe: 6 weeks after end of radiotherapy

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02000518

SponsorHeidelberg University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2013-06

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