Which radiation schedule tames spreading cancer best? new study aims to find out

NCT ID NCT01223248

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compares two ways of giving high-dose radiation to people whose cancer has spread to bones, spine, soft tissue, or lymph nodes. One schedule gives the radiation in one day, the other over three days. The goal is to see which schedule better controls tumor growth and has fewer side effects.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hypertrophic pyloric stenosis melanoma metastatic malignant neoplasm ovarian cancer sarcoma soft tissue neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • The Champalimaud Centre

    Lisbon, Portugal

  • University of California San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • University of Pisa

    Pisa, Italy