Massive proton therapy registry aims to unlock secrets of cancer treatment
NCT ID NCT04376229
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This registry collects detailed information from cancer patients treated with proton radiation therapy. Researchers will track treatment plans, side effects, and quality of life over 15 years. The goal is to learn which patients benefit most from this precise form of radiation and how to improve outcomes.
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
- This registry could help doctors better understand which cancer patients benefit most from proton radiation therapy and how to reduce side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It collects data but does not test a new therapy, so it may not directly lead to changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2040
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
cancer patients with proton therapy
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- 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: * All patients treated at the proton center. Exclusion Criteria: * Any other than what is supplied in the inclusion criteria
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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.
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
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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
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Bayview Hospital
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Sibley Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20016, United States
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Suburban Hospital
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20814, United States
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