Massive radiation registry aims to unlock better cancer care
NCT ID NCT03617237
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is a large registry that collects health information from up to 10,000 people who received or were evaluated for radiation therapy at UT Southwestern since 2000. Researchers will analyze quality of life and compare outcomes with national data to better understand the benefits and risks of radiation. The goal is to improve future treatment decisions for cancer and benign conditions.
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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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Jul 2012
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2032
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
Risk will be minimized by protecting patient data through the use of deidentification of patient identifiers and password protected data collection. The information will be given only to faculty members and statisticians involved in the research project. The information will include the parameters attached in the spreadsheet supplied with the IRB submission. The data will be disclosed only for analytical purposes.Confidentiality will be maintained by adhering to HIPAA guidelines. Only the PI and other study team members will have access to that data.
- Ages
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18 to 99 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: Any patient who received or was potentially evaluated for radiotherapy since 2000 for benign or malignant etiologies in the definitive or palliative setting. Patients with comparatively similar diagnosis and disease status at UTSW, but electing not to undergo radiation therapy, treated with surgical or systemic therapy, or best supportive care, being followed by an oncology specialist at UT Southwestern Medical Center will also be eligible for evaluation. - Exclusion Criteria: None
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UT Southwestern Medical Centre
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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