Massive study tracks radiation therapy results to improve cancer care
NCT ID NCT01255748
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is collecting information from up to 40,000 cancer patients who are receiving radiation therapy. Researchers will track their outcomes to better understand what works and how to reduce side effects. The goal is to improve patient care by learning from real-world treatment results.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
-
About 50,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
-
Jun 2009
- Lead sponsor
-
A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Radiation Oncology patients
- Ages
-
Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Planned treatment with radiation therapy * Ability to understand and sign IRB approved consent
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Neoplasms are added.
By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
29 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Ackerman Cancer Center
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32223, United States
-
Atrium Health Levine Cancer Proton & Advanced Radiation Center
RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
-
California Protons Cancer Therapy Center
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92121, United States
-
Dwoskin Proton Therapy Center
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33125, United States
-
Emory Proton Therapy Center
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States
-
Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute
RECRUITINGHampton, Virginia, 23666, United States
-
Inova Schar Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
-
Kansas City Proton Institute
RECRUITINGOverland Park, Kansas, 66207, United States
-
Maryland Proton Treatment Center
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
-
Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGScottsdale, Arizona, 85259-5499, United States
-
McLaren Proton Therapy Center
RECRUITINGFlint, Michigan, 48532, United States
-
Mercy David C. Pratt Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
-
Miami Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33176, United States
-
New York Proton Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10035, United States
-
Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center
RECRUITINGWarrenville, Illinois, 60555, United States
-
OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGPeoria, Illinois, 61603, United States
-
Oklahoma Proton Center
RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73142, United States
-
Orlando Health Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32806, United States
-
ProCure Proton Therapy Center
RECRUITINGSomerset, New Jersey, 08873, United States
-
Proton Center of Arkansas
RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
-
South Florida Proton Therapy Institute
RECRUITINGDelray Beach, Florida, 33484, United States
-
Southwest Florida Proton Center
RECRUITINGFort Myers, Florida, 33967, United States
-
Tennessee Oncology Proton Center
RECRUITINGFranklin, Tennessee, 37067, United States
-
Texas Center for Proton Therapy
RECRUITINGIrving, Texas, 75063, United States
-
Thompson Proton Center
RECRUITINGKnoxville, Tennessee, 37909, United States
-
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45044, United States
-
University of Kansas Proton Therapy Center
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
-
University of Washington
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98195-6043, United States
-
Willis-Knighton Cancer and Proton Therapy Center
RECRUITINGShreveport, Louisiana, 71103, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- When cancer blocks the airway, doctors lack a playbook. experts aim to write one.
- Families rate dignity and support in final days of cancer care
- Can a Nine-Week group program help blood cancer patients grow through trauma?
- Can connecting the body to the earth help cancer patients sleep?
- Can engineered immune cells tackle resistant blood cancers?
- Can radiation plus two immunotherapies shrink Hard-to-Treat tumors?