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Sacral Chordoma: Surgery Versus Definitive Radiation Therapy in Primary Localized Disease

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Chordoma
Interventions
Other: Randomized Cohort
Radiation: Prospective cohort
Registration Number
NCT02986516
Lead Sponsor
Italian Sarcoma Group
Brief Summary

Comparative study on surgery versus definitive radiation therapy in primary localized sacral chordoma

Detailed Description

International, multicenter, comparative, open-label, parallel-group, mixed Observational-Randomized Controlled Trial.

All the patients, who are candidate for the study will receive full information on the characteristics, potential effectiveness and side effects of the two alternatives treatments: radiotherapy (RT) and surgical treatment Eligible patients will be asked to be randomized in order to receive treatment A (surgery, with or without RT) or treatment B (definitive RT) Who will refuse randomization will be included in the Prospective Cohort Study (PCS) and will be treated accordingly to their choice (treatment option A or treatment option B).

The same radiotherapy and surgical regimen will be administered in the PCS and in the Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) cohort

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis (brachyury expression) of primary sacral chordoma,of any diameter and arising at any site from S1 to coccyx.
  • Age≥18years
  • ECOG-performance status (PS) 0-2
  • No previous antineoplastic therapy
  • Macroscopic tumor detectable at MRI/CT scan
  • Patient amenable for surgery
  • Patient amenable for RT
  • Written informed consent given before the enrolment, according to International Conference on Harmonisation/good clinical practice (ICH/GCP).
Exclusion Criteria
  • Distant metastasis
  • Inability to maintain treatment position
  • Prior radiotherapy to the pelvic region
  • Prior therapy for sacral chordoma (including surgery, cryoablation, hyperthermia, etc)
  • Local conditions that increase the risk of RT toxicity (tumor ulcerated skin infiltration, non-healing soft tissue infection, fistula in treatment field)
  • Rectal wall infiltration
  • General conditions that increase the risk of RT toxicity (active sclerodermia, xeroderma pigmentosum, cutaneous porphyria)
  • Presence of a second active cancer (with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer in-situ cervix neoplasia and other in-situ neoplasia)
  • Severe comorbidities resulting in a prognosis of less than 6 months
  • Inability to give informed consent
  • Other malignancy within the last 5 years
  • Performance status ≥ 2 (ECOG).
  • Significant cardiovascular disease (for example, dyspnea > 2 NYHA)
  • Significant systemic diseases grade >3 on the NCI-CTCAE v4.03 scale, that limit patient availability, or according to investigator judgment may contribute significantly to treatment toxicity
  • Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Psychological, familial, social or geographic circumstances that limit the patient's ability to comply with the protocol or informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Randomized CohortRandomized CohortParticipants who will decided to undergo to randomization, will receive surgical treatment or definitive radiotherapy according with randomization assignment
Prospective CohortProspective cohortParticipants who will not decide to be randomized, will received the surgical or definite radiotherapy treatment according to their choice
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Relapse Free Survival (RFS)5 years

The time from randomization or treatment start date to the date of local disease relapse, distant disease relapse, second primary malignancy or death from any cause, whichever occurred first.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Survival Post Progression (SPP)Expected average: 36 months

The time from local disease relapse, distant disease relapse or second primary malignancy, whichever occurred first, to the date of death from any cause

Local Relapse Failure (LRF)Expected average: 60 months

The time from randomization or treatment start date to the date of local disease relapse

Distant Relapse Failure (DRF)Expected average: 60 months

The time from randomization or treatment start date to the date of distant disease relapse

Time to best response rate to definitive radiotherapyAt 12 months, 2 years and 5 years after radiotherapy

Time to best response rate to definitive radiotherapy

Evaluation of quality of life measured with Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Generalevery 6 months (expected average: 5 years)

Evaluation of quality of life measured with Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy General

Best Response rate to definitive radiotherapyAt 12 months, 2 years and 5 years after radiotherapy

Best Response rate to definitive radiotherapy

Evaluation of quality of life measured with Brief Inventory Pain questionnairesevery 6 months (expected average: 5 years)

Evaluation of quality of life measured with Brief Inventory Pain questionnaires

Adverse Events IncidenceAt end of treatment , 6 months , 12 months 2 years and 5 years after surgery or radiotherapy

Adverse Events incidence

Overall Survival (OS)The patients will be followed in term of Overall Survival, for all the study period (expected average: 10 years)

The time from randomization or treatment start date to the date of death from any cause

Trial Locations

Locations (28)

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

🇮🇹

Milano, Italy

Hosptial San Pau

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Medical University of Graz

🇦🇹

Graz, Austria

EBG GmbH MedAustron

🇦🇹

Wiener Neustadt, Österreich, Austria

Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology,

🇩🇪

Dresden, Germany

Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center - HIT

🇩🇪

Heidelberg, Germany

University Hospital Essen. West German Proton Therapy Center Essen

🇩🇪

Essen, Germany

University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden

🇩🇪

Dresden, Germany

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

🇮🇹

Bologna, Italy

National Center for Spinal Disorders

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Budapest, Hungary

Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

🇮🇹

Milano, MI, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

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Firenze, Italy

Istituto Regina Elena - IFO

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Rome, Italy

I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi

🇮🇹

Milano, Italy

II Clinica Universitaria Ortopedia e Traumatologia AO Pisa

🇮🇹

Pisa, Italy

Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica - CNAO

🇮🇹

Pavia, Italy

Agenzia Provinciale per la Protonterapia - AtreP

🇮🇹

Trento, Italy

Saitama Medical Center

🇯🇵

Saitama, Japan

Netherlands Cancer Institute

🇳🇱

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Leiden University Medical Center

🇳🇱

Leiden, Netherlands

H. Val D'Hebron

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Norwegian Radium Hospital/Oslo Univeristi Hospital

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Oslo, Norway

Centrum Onkologii-Instytut im. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie

🇵🇱

Warsaw, Poland

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

🇪🇸

Sevilla, Spain

Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

🇬🇧

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

H. San Carlos

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

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