# Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) Versus Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Trial

> **NCT01512589** · PHASE2 · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **M.D. Anderson Cancer Center** · enrollment: 147 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Esophageal Cancer

## Interventions

- **RADIATION:** Proton Beam Therapy (PBT)
- **RADIATION:** Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Questionnaires

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01512589
- **Lead sponsor:** M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2012-04-30
- **Primary completion:** 2027-04-30
- **Final completion:** 2027-04-30
- **Target enrollment:** 147 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-15

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01512589

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01512589, "Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) Versus Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01512589. Licensed CC0.

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