Dynamic Area Telethermometry (DAT) as an Imaging Modality in Patients With Cancer

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute50 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether this new method of taking pictures called Dynamic Area Telethermometry (DAT) might be a good way of looking at patients with cancer that is relatively close to the surface of the body.

* The DAT system resembles a video camera which picks up changes in body temperature which may reflect disease-related changes in blood flow to some areas, particularly those involved with tumors. * Patients with known tumor sites amendable to DAT evaluation will be imaged at the time of staging and at later time points. Thermal profiles will be compared to those of normal adjacent tissues and correlated with the images of the tumors on conventional images.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Malignant Tumors Subcutaneous Tumors Lymph Node Tumors

Interventions

Dynamic Area Telethermometry (DAT)PROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed malignancy * Primary or secondary tumor location amendable to DAT scanning: subcutaneous tissues * Older than 15 years of age * Able to withhold movement for 20 seconds, hold breath for 20 seconds for chest wall lesions and clinically stable acutely Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled motion * Tumors not verified or measurable by standard imaging

Locations (1)

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To assess the feasibility of DAT in tumors detected by conventional imaging and evaluation of therapy induced changes in DAT imaging profile over time.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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