Massive lung cancer database aims to personalize radiation therapy
NCT ID NCT02421718
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is creating a large database of 10,000 lung cancer patients who received radiation therapy. Researchers will collect information on tumor control, side effects, and quality of life to build models that predict outcomes. The goal is to use these models to select the best treatment for future patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better prediction models that help doctors choose the best radiation treatment for each lung cancer patient.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It collects data only, so it won't directly improve patient outcomes. Results may take years to apply in practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2013
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
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.
Who is studied
Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) or Small Cell Lung Cancer - Limited Disease (SCLC-LD) or thymoma or lungmetastases (treated with stereotactic radiotherapy), receiving radiotherapy dose \> 40 Gy.
- 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: * Patients with NSCLC or SCLC-LD or thymoma or lung metastases (treated with stereotactic radiotherapy) * Patients receiving radiotherapy dose \> 40 Gy Exclusion Criteria: * Failure to comply with any of the inclusion criteria
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Medical Center Groningen
RECRUITINGGroningen, Provincie Groningen, 9700RB, Netherlands
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