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Proton therapy: Research Studies

Be an Informed Participant

Before deciding to participate in a research study, take time to learn about clinical research, how it's conducted and your rights as a research participant. Following are some helpful resources from independent sources. Always remember that a clinical research study is research, not treatment.

Know Who to Contact

  • Eligibility: For questions about a specific study and who is eligible to participate, call or email the contact person listed for that study.
  • Your Rights: For questions about your rights as a research participant, contact the UF Institutional Review Boards at 352-273-9600.
  • Feedback: For general questions or feedback about study listings, email the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute at UFStudies@health.ufl.edu.

Other Resources

  • ResearchMatch.org: Join a national registry of volunteers willing to be contacted about research studies.

For Research Teams

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  1. LUN005-12: A Phase I/II Study of Hypofractionated Proton Therapy for Stage II-III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Establish the maximum tolerated dose of radiotherapy using hypo-fractionated proton therapy concurrently with chemotherapy and determine the percentage of...

  2. PARTIQoL: Proton Therapy vs. IMRT for Low or Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer

    The purpose of this study is to compare two types of radiation therapies called Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) and proton beam therapy ...

  3. A Prospective Comparative Study of Outcomes with Proton and Photon Radiation in Prostate Cancer

    This study is a large, prospective, pragmatic, controlled comparison of patient-centric outcomes [quality of life (QOL), toxicity, and disease control]...

  4. Breast Cancer Lung Late Effects (BELLE)

    This study will use CT imaging, pulmonary function tests, and blood samples to examine the differences in pulmonary vessel radiation damage between patients...

  5. Pragmatic Phase III Randomized Trial of Proton Vs. Photon Therapy for Patients with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer Receiving Comprehensive Nodal Radiation: A Radiotherapy Comparative Effectiveness (RADCOMP) Consortium Trial

    To assess the effectiveness of proton vs. photon therapy in reducing major cardiovascular events (MCE), defined as atherosclerotic coronary heart disease or...

  6. RTOG 1308: Phase III Randomized Trial Comparing Overall Survival After Photon Versus Proton Chemoradiotherapy for Inoperable Stage II-IIIB NSCLC

    This randomized phase III trial studies proton chemoradiotherapy to see how well it works compared to photon chemoradiotherapy in treating patients with...

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Studies listed on this site have been approved by a UF Institutional Review Board (IRB), which works to ensure the welfare and rights of research participants as required by federal regulations. Study listings are provided by the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute in collaboration with UF research teams and the UF IRBs.