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Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Cervical or Endometrial Cancer

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Cervical Carcinoma
Endometrial Carcinoma
Interventions
Radiation: Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy
Registration Number
NCT05139368
Lead Sponsor
University of Utah
Brief Summary

This clinical trial studies the feasibility of using hypo-fractionated radiotherapy for the treatment of cervical or endometrial cancer. Hypofractionated radiation therapy delivers higher doses of radiation therapy over a shorter period of time and may kill more tumor cells and have fewer side effects.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To establish the trial as feasible and to assess the impact upon acute gastrointestinal toxicity in the third week of pelvic radiotherapy following a hypo-fractionated schedule.

SECODARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To estimate impact upon acute urinary toxicity. II. To estimate impact upon patient reported gastrointestional toxicity. III. To assess acute quality of life following treatment. IV. To quantify acute financial toxicity following treatment. V. To assess satisfaction with decision-making following treatment. VI. To assess the overall survival throughout 3 years of post-treatment follow-up.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo hypo-fractionated radiotherapy over 3 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 1, 3, and 6 months and then at 1, 2, and 3 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
22
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subjects aged >= 18 years
  • Pathologically confirmed malignancy of the cervix or endometrium. Non-epithelial histologies are permitted. Adenocarcinoma in situ is also permitted
  • Patients must be status post hysterectomy for initial management of cervix or endometrial cancer
  • Subject must have non-metastatic disease as determined by clinical exam or computed tomography (CT) or positron emission tomography (PET)/CT imaging
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 2
  • Recovery to baseline or =< grade 1 Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v)5.0 from toxicities related to any prior cancer therapy, unless considered clinically not significant by the treating investigator
  • Able to provide informed consent and willing to sign an approved consent form that conforms to federal and institutional guidelines
  • Life expectancy of > 2 years
  • Chemotherapy can be administered at discretion of the treating radiation, medical, or gynecologic oncologist. Sequential therapy (radiation followed by chemotherapy) is preferred but not required
Exclusion Criteria
  • Prior abdominal or pelvic irradiation
  • Interval between the hysterectomy and planned start of radiotherapy exceeding 16 weeks, unless chemotherapy is administered prior to RT. If chemotherapy is administered prior to RT, consult with PI regarding acceptable time frame.
  • Prior history of inflammatory bowel disease
  • The diagnosis of another malignancy within =< 2 years before study enrollment, except for those considered to be adequately treated with no evidence of disease or symptoms and/or will not require therapy during the study duration (i.e., basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the breast, or bladder or of the cervix)
  • Medical, psychiatric, cognitive, or other conditions in the opinion of the investigator that may compromise the subject's ability to understand the subject information, give informed consent, comply with the study protocol or complete the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Treatment (hypo-fractionated radiotherapy)Hypofractionated Radiation TherapyPatients undergo hypo-fractionated radiotherapy over 3 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in toxicityBaseline to week 3 of pelvic radiotherapy

Will be measured with the bowel domain of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) instrument.

Ability to administer clinical trial to evaluate hypofractionated radiotherapyUp to 3 years

Will be measured by percent of eligible patients who begin treatment that complete baseline visit and 3-week EPIC bowel domain questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in gastrointestinal toxicities as collected through Patient-Reported Outcomes instruments (PRO-CTCAE)Baseline to week 3 and 1 year

estimate impact upon patient reported gastrointestinal toxicities

Change in urinary domain of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) instrumentBaseline to week 3 and 1 year

estimate impact on acute and 1 year urinary toxicity

Change in COST-FACIT Measure of Financial ToxicityBaseline to week 3 and 1 year

To assess acute and 1 year quality of life following treatment

Change in Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Cervix (FACT-Cx)Baseline to week 3 and 1 year

To assess acute and 1 year quality of life following treatment.

Decision Regret Scale- summary scoreAt week 3 and 1 year

To assess satisfaction with decision-making following treatment.

Overall survivalTime to the earliest of all-cause mortality (event), end of study follow-up (censoring criteria), or loss to follow-up (censoring criteria), assessed up to 3 years

Will use the Kaplan-Meier method to estimate overall survival throughout three years from the time of completing treatment.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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