Study to compare x ray and MRI based Brachytherapy in cervical cancer.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Cancer of the uterine cervix patient
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/02/007934
- Lead Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 1050
•Cancer of the uterine cervix considered suitable for curative treatment with definitive radio-(chemo) therapy including MRI guided Brachytherapy.
•Positive biopsy showing squamous-cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma or adeno-squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix.
•Stage IIB/IIIB according to FIGO and TNM guidelines
•Suitable for Brachytherapy boost
•MRI of pelvis at diagnosis is performed
•MRI, CT or PET-CT of the retroperitoneal space and abdomen at diagnosis is performed to rule out para-aortic lymphnode metastasis.
•Patient informed consent
1.Other primary malignancies except carcinoma in situ of the cervix and basal cell carcinoma of the skin.
2.Metastatic disease
3.Previous pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy
4.Previous total or partial hysterectomy
5.Combination of preoperative radiotherapy with surgery
6.Patients receiving BT only
7.Patients receiving EBRT only
8.Patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy
9.Contra indications to MRI
10.Contra indications to BT
11.Active infection or severe medical condition endangering treatment delivery.
12.Pregnant, lactating or childbearing potential without adequate contraception
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Absolute benefit in local control rates by 10% for FIGO IIB and IIIBTimepoint: 7 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction in grade 3/4 late toxicities from 10% to 5% (by 50%) <br/ ><br>Pelvic control rates <br/ ><br>Distant Failures <br/ ><br>Progression free & cause specific survival <br/ ><br>Overall survival <br/ ><br>QOL life scores <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 7 years