New imaging tech aims to sharpen radiation for common skin cancer
NCT ID NCT05294120
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase II trial tests whether a new imaging device (RCM/OCT) can help guide radiation therapy for basal cell carcinoma, a common skin cancer. About 38 participants will have their tumors imaged before radiation to see if this approach improves treatment accuracy and reduces side effects. The study focuses on tumor response and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- radiation therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make radiation therapy for basal cell carcinoma more precise, potentially reducing side effects and improving tumor control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 38 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The imaging technique is still experimental, and there is no guarantee it will improve outcomes over standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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38 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Biopsy proven basal cell carcinoma °Up to 3 tumors per patient can be treated per protocol synchronously or metachronously * Clinical stage T1 or T2 by Union International to Control Cancer 8th edition system * ≤40 mm in maximum dimension * no deep invasion (beyond subcutaneous fat or \>6 mm from granular later of dermis to deepest point of carcinoma) * no perineural invasion of nerves ≥0.1 mm diameter or deeper than dermis * no intraneural invasion * no bone erosion, invasion or foraminal transgression NOTE: For the purposes of protocol inclusion, if any of the features mentioned above is not included in the pathology report they will considered absent. * ≥18 years old * Amenable to RCM/OCT and radiation therapy in opinion of investigator * Some anatomic locations may preclude imaging by RCM/OCT may not be amenable to RCM/OCT imaging * Some medical comorbidities may preclude the delivery of radiation therapy (conditions rendering patients hypersensitive to ionizing radiation, or unable to undergo treatment) * Able and willing to complete the Skindex 16 and Skin Cancer Index (must be able to understand English or Spanish) Exclusion Criteria: * Medical contraindication to radiation therapy in the opinion of the investigator * Prior cancer radiotherapy which precludes the ability to safely deliver radiation therapy in the opinion of the investigator * High likelihood of protocol non-compliance in the opinion of the investigator °Patients who demonstrate unwillingness to undergo protocol-defined treatment or follow-up procedures will be ineligible to participate
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)
Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk - Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)
Commack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
Harrison, New York, 10604, United States
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