Interstitial Brachytherapy Boost for Treatment of Anal Canal Cancers, Comparison of Two Dose Rates (BOOST-CA)

Institut Paoli-Calmettes

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anal Canal Cancer

Treatments: Radiation: Brachytherapy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03465501

BOOST-CA IPC 2017-016

Details and patient eligibility

About

Comparative retrospective study of two anal canal brachytherapy techniques aimed at boosting [low dose rate (LDR) and high dose rate (HDR)]

Full description

Efficacy of anal canal interstitial brachytherapy evaluated by local relapse rate, Tolerance of interstitial brachytherapy of the anal canal evaluated by the rate of chronic toxicities.

Enrollment: 89 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients treated by brachytherapy anal canal to boost.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients below age of 18 years

Trial design

89 participants in 2 patient groups

Low Dose Rate

Description:

Patients treated with brachytherapy at low dose rate of the anal canal with aim of boost

Treatment:

Radiation: Brachytherapy

High Dose Rate

Description:

Patients treated by brachytherapy with a high dose rate of the anal canal aiming for boost

Treatment:

Radiation: Brachytherapy