A Randomised Trial of Non-selective Versus Selective Adjuvant Therapy in High Risk Apparent Stage 1 Endometrial Cancer
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Terminated
- Sponsor
- University College, London
- Enrollment
- 49
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Overall survival
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The primary aim of this trial is to determine whether lymphadenectomy, used to restrict adjuvant therapy (other than vaginal brachytherapy) to node positive women, results in a non-inferior survival as compared to adjuvant therapy given to all women with high risk apparent stage 1 endometrial cancer.
Detailed Description
Results from this trial have the potential to change practice whatever the results: either lymphadenectomy will become recommended practice if a non-inferior outcome is obtained; otherwise the procedure can be safely abandoned.
Secondary Objectives
- Disease-free, endometrial cancer-event free and endometrial cancer-specific survival
- Distribution of pelvic and extra-pelvic relapse
- Cost effectiveness
- Surgical adverse events
There are also two sub-studies:
- Quality of life - all patients i. Describe the trajectory of key patient reported outcomes (PROs) from baseline up to 5 years post-surgery ii. Compare the specific PRO domains between the trial arms at several specific time points iii. Determine the proportion of women in each trial arm reporting long-term symptoms after treatment as measured by the symptom-specific subscales of the measures (gastrointestinal symptoms, urological symptoms, attitude to disease and treatment, vaginal symptoms, lymphoedema) iv. Determine the correlation between physician rating (CTCAE v4.03) and patient-report (corresponding PRO subscale) for various symptoms reported by both physicians and patients v. Assess the correlation between self-assessed lymphoedema (Self-report lower-extremity lymphoedema screening questionnaire) and the lymphoedema subscale of the Quality of Life Questionnaire-Endometrial Cancer Module (QLQ-EN24)
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 16 Years to — (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Histologically confirmed high risk apparent International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage I endometrial cancer according to one of the following criteria. Confirmation must be based on either diagnostic endometrial sampling or hysterectomy and BSO specimen if randomisation occurring after hysterectomy and BSO:
- •FIGO grade 3 endometrioid or mucinous carcinoma
- •High grade serous, clear cell, undifferentiated or dedifferentiated carcinoma or mixed cell adenocarcinoma or carcinosarcoma
- •Surgery to be performed ≤ 5 weeks after randomisation in patients randomised prior to hysterectomy and BSO. Patients randomised after hysterectomy and BSO must have undergone hysterectomy and BSO ≤ 28 days prior to randomisation. Patients randomised after hysterectomy and BSO who are allocated lymphadenectomy must undergo lymphadenectomy ≤ 5 weeks after randomisation
- •Written informed consent
- •No prior anticancer therapy for endometrial cancer
- •Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (EGOC) performance status 0-2
- •Life expectancy > 3 months
- •Age ≥ 16 years
- •Adequate organ and bone marrow function
- •Ability to undergo post-operative chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy
- •Adjuvant treatment to commence ≤ 8 weeks after surgery
- •Willingness and ability to complete Quality of Life questionnaires
Exclusion Criteria
- •Grossly enlarged node(s) of ≥ 10 mm short axis on baseline radiological imaging
- •Invasion of the cervical stroma on baseline radiological imaging or obvious cervical disease on clinical examination
- •Involvement of uterine serosa or metastatic disease seen outside the uterus on baseline radiological imaging
- •Small cell carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation
- •Concurrent anti-cancer therapy
- •Previous malignancy < 5 years prior to randomisation or concurrent malignant disease with the exception of:
- •carcinoma in situ of cervix
- •non-melanoma skin cancer
- •basal cell carcinoma
- •melanoma in situ
- •Women who are pregnant or lactating
Arms & Interventions
Abdominal surgery with lymphadenectomy
Patients will receive a hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO)* with lymph node dissection to determine whether lymph nodes are positive or negative:
Positive: patients will receive systemic adjuvant treatment to include chemotherapy Negative: patients will receive vaginal brachytherapy only
Patients will then be followed up, to include assessment of adverse events and quality of life.
*There is an option for patients to be randomised following a pre-trial hysterectomy and BSO. If randomised to this arm, the lymph node dissection will be performed as a separate procedure.
Intervention: Abdominal surgery (Procedure)
Abdominal surgery with lymphadenectomy
Patients will receive a hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO)* with lymph node dissection to determine whether lymph nodes are positive or negative:
Positive: patients will receive systemic adjuvant treatment to include chemotherapy Negative: patients will receive vaginal brachytherapy only
Patients will then be followed up, to include assessment of adverse events and quality of life.
*There is an option for patients to be randomised following a pre-trial hysterectomy and BSO. If randomised to this arm, the lymph node dissection will be performed as a separate procedure.
Intervention: Lymphadenectomy (Procedure)
Abdominal surgery, no lymphadenectomy
Patients will receive a hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO)*. Patients will receive systemic adjuvant treatment to include chemotherapy.
Patients will then be followed up, to include assessment of adverse events and quality of life.
*There is an option for patients to be randomised following a pre-trial hysterectomy and BSO. If randomised to this arm, no further surgery will be given and the patient will proceed to receive systemic adjuvant treatment to include chemotherapy.
Intervention: Abdominal surgery (Procedure)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Overall survival
Time Frame: 5 years
Overall survival
Secondary Outcomes
- Disease-free survival(5 years)
- Endometrial cancer-event free survival(5 years)
- Surgical adverse events(5 years)
- Cost effectiveness(5 years)
- Endometrial cancer-specific survival(5 years)
- Pelvic and extra-pelvic relapse-free survival(5 years)