Low-Dose Total Skin Electron Therapy for Mycosis Fungoides

This study is looking at low-dose total skin electron therapy (TSET) for people with mycosis fungoides (a type of skin lymphoma) that has either come back or didn't respond to previous treatments. This therapy uses high-energy electrons to target and shrink tumor cells on the skin. The treatment involves a "rotisserie technique" where you stand on a rotating platform while receiving TSET. Researchers hope this low-dose approach will be effective in killing tumor cells while causing fewer side effects, potentially allowing for repeated treatments if needed. The study will measure changes in your skin-related quality of life using a questionnaire called Skindex-29, and track how well your skin responds to treatment. To join, you must have biopsy-confirmed mycosis fungoides (stages IB-IIIA) with skin problems that haven't responded to at least one prior therapy, and a life expectancy of over 6 months. The current status of this study is unclear, and it plans to enroll 60 participants.

Study design
This is an observational study with a planned enrollment of 60 participants. The phase of the study is not specified.
What's involved
You would complete a Skindex-29 questionnaire and have your skin findings graded at the initial visit, then again at weeks 6 & 12, and every 3 months thereafter. You will also undergo standard of care low-dose total skin electron therapy for under 1 hour daily on days 10-21.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
After treatment, you will be followed up at 6 and 12 weeks, and then every 3 months thereafter, for up to 3 years.

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NCT02702310

Low-Dose Total Skin Electron Therapy in Treating Patients With Refractory or Relapsed Stage IB-IIIA Mycosis Fungoides

Suspended
Not specifiedAges 18+Observational
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
~60 participants
Updated 2026-08-19 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Quality-of-Life AssessmentObjective Grading of Skin Findings

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in skin-related quality of life assessed by Skindex-29
Measured over Baseline to up to 3 years
Recurrent Mycosis Fungoides
Refractory Mycosis Fungoides
Stage I Mycosis Fungoides
Stage II Mycosis Fungoides
Stage III Mycosis Fungoides

NCT02702310

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennesseeno site contact published

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Austin Kirschner, MD, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Biopsy confirmed mycosis fungoides stage IB-IIIA
Skin manifestations of mycosis fungoides that are refractory to or have relapsed on at least one prior therapy, which may include topical steroids
Life expectancy \> 6 months

Exclusion

Serious medical condition that would make treatment unsafe
Pregnant or lactating patient
  • Change in skin-related quality of life assessed by Skindex-29Baseline to up to 3 years

    Skindex-29 is a validated quality of life questionnaire to help quantify how mycosis fungoides may affect one's quality of life on a day to day basis, including emotional impact of the skin disease.