Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Due to slow enrollment and feasibility issues.
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
The purpose of this study is to collect information from medical records to see what effects proton beam radiation has on pituitary tumors and analyze possible side effects.
Data collection will be obtained from the patient's medical records including initial evaluation, pathology report, dosimetry information, radiotherapy completion records and follow-up.
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proton Radiation |
Not provided
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Collect and analyze outcome data on tumor control. | When each patient has been followed for a minimum or 12 months and then again after 24 months to a maximum of 10 years. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Collect and analyze outcome data on normal tissue morbidity. | When each patient has been followed for a minimum of 12 months and then again after 24 months to a maximum of 10 years. |
Not provided
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
*Previous radiation that would compromise the ability to deliver the prescribed treatment.
Not provided
Not provided
Patients treated at a radiation oncology clinic
Not provided
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ronny L Rotondo, MD, CM, FRCPC | University of Florida | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute | Jacksonville | Florida | 32206 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15274075 | Background | Ezzat S, Asa SL, Couldwell WT, Barr CE, Dodge WE, Vance ML, McCutcheon IE. The prevalence of pituitary adenomas: a systematic review. Cancer. 2004 Aug 1;101(3):613-9. doi: 10.1002/cncr.20412. | |
| 11554386 | Background | Surawicz TS, McCarthy BJ, Kupelian V, Jukich PJ, Bruner JM, Davis FG. Descriptive epidemiology of primary brain and CNS tumors: results from the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, 1990-1994. Neuro Oncol. 1999 Jan;1(1):14-25. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/1.1.14. |
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010911 | Pituitary Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004701 | Endocrine Gland Neoplasms |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D007029 | Hypothalamic Neoplasms |
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| 10469006 | Background | Turner HE, Stratton IM, Byrne JV, Adams CB, Wass JA. Audit of selected patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas treated without irradiation - a follow-up study. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1999 Sep;51(3):281-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1999.00865.x. |
| 8334743 | Background | Brada M, Rajan B, Traish D, Ashley S, Holmes-Sellors PJ, Nussey S, Uttley D. The long-term efficacy of conservative surgery and radiotherapy in the control of pituitary adenomas. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1993 Jun;38(6):571-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1993.tb02137.x. |
| 11483339 | Background | Milker-Zabel S, Debus J, Thilmann C, Schlegel W, Wannenmacher M. Fractionated stereotactically guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery in the treatment of functional and nonfunctional adenomas of the pituitary gland. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2001 Aug 1;50(5):1279-86. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(01)01535-8. |
| Background | Stieber V, Deguzman A, et al. Pituitary. In: Perez CA, Brady LW, Halperin EC, Schmidt-Ullrich RK, editors. Principles and practice of radiation oncology. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2004. p.839-859. |
| 15562021 | Background | Minniti G, Traish D, Ashley S, Gonsalves A, Brada M. Risk of second brain tumor after conservative surgery and radiotherapy for pituitary adenoma: update after an additional 10 years. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Feb;90(2):800-4. doi: 10.1210/jc.2004-1152. Epub 2004 Nov 23. |
| 12885446 | Background | Bolsi A, Fogliata A, Cozzi L. Radiotherapy of small intracranial tumours with different advanced techniques using photon and proton beams: a treatment planning study. Radiother Oncol. 2003 Jul;68(1):1-14. doi: 10.1016/s0167-8140(03)00117-8. |
| 11730999 | Background | Cozzi L, Fogliata A, Lomax A, Bolsi A. A treatment planning comparison of 3D conformal therapy, intensity modulated photon therapy and proton therapy for treatment of advanced head and neck tumours. Radiother Oncol. 2001 Dec;61(3):287-97. doi: 10.1016/s0167-8140(01)00403-0. |
| 16826355 | Background | Cozzi L, Clivio A, Vanetti E, Nicolini G, Fogliata A. Comparative planning study for proton radiotherapy of benign brain tumors. Strahlenther Onkol. 2006 Jul;182(7):376-81. doi: 10.1007/s00066-006-1500-5. |
| D015173 |
| Supratentorial Neoplasms |
| D001932 | Brain Neoplasms |
| D016543 | Central Nervous System Neoplasms |
| D009423 | Nervous System Neoplasms |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D007027 | Hypothalamic Diseases |
| D010900 | Pituitary Diseases |
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |