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Pilot Study of AuroLase(tm) Therapy in Refractory and/or Recurrent Tumors of the Head and Neck

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00848042

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Official title

A Pilot Study of AuroLase(tm) Therapy in Patients With Refractory and/or Recurrent Tumors of the Head and Neck

Brief summary

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This is an open-label, multicenter, single-dose pilot study of AuroLase(TM) Therapy in the treatment of patients with refractory and/or recurrent tumors of the head and neck. Three (3) treatment groups of five (5) patients each will be enrolled and observed for six (6) months following treatment. Each group will receive a single dose of AuroShell(TM) particles followed by one or more interstitial illuminations with an 808nm laser. Particle dose and laser power may be increased in each dosing group.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00848042
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc.
Industry
Enrollment
11 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Device

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 130 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Apr 2008 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Aug 2014 (Actual)
Completion
Aug 2014 (Actual)
Last update posted
Feb 9, 2017

2008 – 2014

United States locations

U.S. sites
2
U.S. states
2
U.S. cities
2
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Cancer Treatment Centers of American Western Regional Medical Center Goodyear Arizona 85338 —
Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas 77030 —

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