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Clinical Trials/NCT02782715
NCT02782715TerminatedPhase 1

Real-time MRI-Guided Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Microwave Ablation for Non-Operable Renal Cell Carcinoma

University of Wisconsin, Madison1 site in 1 country3 target enrollmentStarted: June 28, 2018Last updated:
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Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Terminated
Enrollment
3
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Dose-limiting Toxicity With SBRT Combined With Microwave Ablation for Renal Cell Carcinoma

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The specific aims of this study are:

  1. To determine the safety and feasibility of treating patients with a combination of MRI guided stereotactic body radiation therapy and microwave ablation.
  2. To assess short and long-term toxicity rates of patients treated with a combined modality approach.
  3. To assess local control, survival, and pathologic response to treatment

Detailed Description

Renal cell carcinoma is traditionally managed via a surgical approach. Increasingly, local therapy with radiofrequency and microwave ablation is being utilized as an alternative for patients who may not tolerate a nephrectomy or who refuse one. Although local control rates for small lesions are excellent, they drop off precipitously for lesions over 4 cm. Furthermore, lesions in critical areas such as the renal hilum may be difficult to treat with this method. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has had a long record of treating patients with inoperable tumors in locations such as the lung and central nervous system, and there is increasing evidence that it may be useful for patients with renal cell carcinoma. The recent emergence of MRI-guided radiation therapy allows for direct visualization of tumors during treatment, and may potentially allow clinicians to treat tumors more precisely. This phase I study will treat renal cell carcinoma patients using a combination of MRI-guided stereotactic body radiation therapy and microwave ablation.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Na
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Patients with imaging findings consistent with renal cell carcinoma
  • •Deemed medically inoperable per urology evaluation
  • •Tumor size >4cm in largest dimension
  • •ECOG performance status of <2
  • •Signed informed consent document(s)
  • •Patients with metastatic disease will not be excluded

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Patients who fail MRI screening
  • •Pregnant or nursing women
  • •History of prior radiation therapy to the upper abdomen
  • •History of invasive cancer in the last 3 years (except for appropriately treated low-rist prostate cancer, treated non-melanoma/melanoma skin cancer, appropriately treated ductal carcinoma in situ or early stage invasive carcinoma of breast and appropriately treated in-situ/early stage cervical/endometrial cancer)
  • •Treatment with a non-approved or investigational drug within 28 days of study treatment

Arms & Interventions

Radiotherapy & Microwave Ablation

Experimental

3+3 dose-escalation wherein three dose levels of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) would be evaluated:

  1. Dose level I: 6 Gy x 5 fractions
  2. Dose level II: 8 Gy x 5 fractions
  3. Dose level III: 10 Gy x 5 fractions

Radiation treatments will be delivered two to three times a week, with five fractions completed over two weeks.

Four to six weeks after radiation treatment, patients will undergo repeat CT or MRI imaging to assess tumor response and suitability for microwave ablations.

Eight weeks after the conclusion of SBRT, patients will undergo microwave ablation (approximately 12 weeks after registration).

Intervention: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) (Radiation)

Radiotherapy & Microwave Ablation

Experimental

3+3 dose-escalation wherein three dose levels of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) would be evaluated:

  1. Dose level I: 6 Gy x 5 fractions
  2. Dose level II: 8 Gy x 5 fractions
  3. Dose level III: 10 Gy x 5 fractions

Radiation treatments will be delivered two to three times a week, with five fractions completed over two weeks.

Four to six weeks after radiation treatment, patients will undergo repeat CT or MRI imaging to assess tumor response and suitability for microwave ablations.

Eight weeks after the conclusion of SBRT, patients will undergo microwave ablation (approximately 12 weeks after registration).

Intervention: Microwave Ablation (MWA) (Procedure)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Dose-limiting Toxicity With SBRT Combined With Microwave Ablation for Renal Cell Carcinoma

Time Frame: Until 30 days after ablation (up to 12 weeks on study)

Dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) will be defined as grade 4 or higher non-hematologic toxicity attributable to treatment. This will exclude toxicities not caused by treatment, such as pain due to tumor progression. Toxicities will be defined per NCI CTCAE v5.0.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Local Control Rate Per RECIST Criteria as Reported by Count of Participants(8 weeks)
  • Progression Free Survival(8 weeks)
  • Overall Survival(8 weeks)
  • Tumor Pathology of Post-SBRT Specimen (H&E Staining)(8 weeks)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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