Phase II Randomized Trial of Neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery and Post-Operative Radiation Versus Surgery and Post-Operative Radiation for Organ Preservation of T3 and T4a Nasal and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma (NPNSCC)
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Intervention
- Image Guided Radiation Therapy
- Conditions
- Stage III Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
- Sponsor
- ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
- Enrollment
- 82
- Locations
- 271
- Primary Endpoint
- Overall survival (OS)
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- last month
Overview
Brief Summary
This randomized phase II trial studies how well chemotherapy before surgery and radiation therapy works compared to surgery and radiation therapy alone in treating patients with nasal and paranasal sinus cancer that can be removed by surgery. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, cisplatin, and carboplatin work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Giving chemotherapy before surgery and radiation therapy may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed and treated with radiation.
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the structure preservation rate for patients with locally advanced resectable nasal and paranasal sinus squamous cell carcinoma (NPNSCC) with or without neoadjuvant therapy; all patients will undergo surgical resection and postoperative standard care. II. Evaluate overall survival (OS) for patients with locally advanced resectable NPNSCC with or without neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgical resection and postoperative standard care. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate progression-free survival (PFS) for this patient population. II. Examine the rate of structure preservation for the orbit (freedom from orbital exenteration). III. Evaluate site reported p16 data and correlate with outcome. IV. Determine the accuracy of baseline/post-chemotherapy magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and fludeoxyglucose F-18 positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT)-based prediction of orbit and skull base preservation. V. Determine the accuracy of baseline/post-chemotherapy MRI and/or FDG PET/CT-based prediction of 2-year overall survival. TERTIARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the effects of tobacco, operationalized as combustible tobacco (1a), other forms of tobacco (1b), and environmental tobacco exposure (ETS) (1c) on provider-reported cancer-treatment toxicity (adverse events \[both clinical and hematologic\] and dose modifications). II. To determine the effects of tobacco on patient-reported physical symptoms and psychological symptoms. III. To examine quitting behaviors and behavioral counseling/support and cessation medication utilization. IV. To explore the effect of tobacco use and exposure on treatment duration, relative dose intensity, and therapeutic benefit. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM A: Patients undergo standard of care surgery. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) once daily (QD) for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive extracapsular spread (ECS) in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin intravenously (IV) over 1-2 hours or carboplatin IV over 30 minutes (for patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin) weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. ARM B: Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours on day 1. Patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin receive carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo standard of care surgery no later than 6 weeks following the last dose of chemotherapy. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours or carboplatin IV over 30 minutes (for patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin) weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months if \< 2 years from study entry and then every 6 months if 2-5 years from study entry.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
- •General physical condition compatible with the proposed chemotherapy and surgery
- •Stage T3 or T4a, histologically-confirmed NPNSCC requiring orbital or skull base resection:
- •Stages T3 and T4a disease will be included regardless of nodal status (N0 or N1-3), provided that surgical therapy would require orbital or skull base resection
- •The surgical oncologist in each institution will determine the need for resection of the orbit OR base of skull at baseline for patients on both Arms A and B and following neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for patients on Arm B
- •Resection of skull base will be deemed necessary according to skull base bone erosion by CT or marrow involvement by MRI is noted; for any disease abutting the skull base; or for ethmoid sinus or frontal sinus involvement
- •Resection of orbital contents will be deemed necessary according to skull base society guidelines, based on involvement of periorbital fat documented by MRI imaging
- •Patients must be deemed surgically resectable by the surgical teams at each institution and must have a determination of degree of anticipated structure preservation of orbit and skull base; this needs to be determined prior to randomization
- •Patients may not be receiving investigational agents at time of registration, or at any time while on study and during the 4 weeks preceding enrollment
- •Patients with a history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to docetaxel and/or both platinum-based chemotherapy agents are excluded; patient must be able to receive at least one of the two proposed chemotherapy regimens
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
Arm A (surgery, IMRT, cisplatin, carboplatin)
Patients undergo standard of care surgery. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours or carboplatin IV over 30 minutes (for patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin) weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: Image Guided Radiation Therapy
Arm A (surgery, IMRT, cisplatin, carboplatin)
Patients undergo standard of care surgery. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours or carboplatin IV over 30 minutes (for patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin) weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
Arm A (surgery, IMRT, cisplatin, carboplatin)
Patients undergo standard of care surgery. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours or carboplatin IV over 30 minutes (for patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin) weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Arm A (surgery, IMRT, cisplatin, carboplatin)
Patients undergo standard of care surgery. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours or carboplatin IV over 30 minutes (for patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin) weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: Questionnaire Administration
Arm A (surgery, IMRT, cisplatin, carboplatin)
Patients undergo standard of care surgery. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours or carboplatin IV over 30 minutes (for patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin) weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: Carboplatin
Arm A (surgery, IMRT, cisplatin, carboplatin)
Patients undergo standard of care surgery. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours or carboplatin IV over 30 minutes (for patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin) weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: Cisplatin
Arm A (surgery, IMRT, cisplatin, carboplatin)
Patients undergo standard of care surgery. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours or carboplatin IV over 30 minutes (for patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin) weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery
Arm B (docetaxel, cisplatin, carboplatin, surgery, IMRT)
Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours on day 1. Patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin receive carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo standard of care surgery no later than 6 weeks following the last dose of chemotherapy. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV or carboplatin IV weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: Carboplatin
Arm B (docetaxel, cisplatin, carboplatin, surgery, IMRT)
Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours on day 1. Patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin receive carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo standard of care surgery no later than 6 weeks following the last dose of chemotherapy. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV or carboplatin IV weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: Cisplatin
Arm B (docetaxel, cisplatin, carboplatin, surgery, IMRT)
Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours on day 1. Patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin receive carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo standard of care surgery no later than 6 weeks following the last dose of chemotherapy. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV or carboplatin IV weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: Docetaxel
Arm B (docetaxel, cisplatin, carboplatin, surgery, IMRT)
Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours on day 1. Patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin receive carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo standard of care surgery no later than 6 weeks following the last dose of chemotherapy. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV or carboplatin IV weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: Image Guided Radiation Therapy
Arm B (docetaxel, cisplatin, carboplatin, surgery, IMRT)
Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours on day 1. Patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin receive carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo standard of care surgery no later than 6 weeks following the last dose of chemotherapy. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV or carboplatin IV weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
Arm B (docetaxel, cisplatin, carboplatin, surgery, IMRT)
Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours on day 1. Patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin receive carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo standard of care surgery no later than 6 weeks following the last dose of chemotherapy. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV or carboplatin IV weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Arm B (docetaxel, cisplatin, carboplatin, surgery, IMRT)
Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours on day 1. Patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin receive carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo standard of care surgery no later than 6 weeks following the last dose of chemotherapy. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV or carboplatin IV weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: Questionnaire Administration
Arm B (docetaxel, cisplatin, carboplatin, surgery, IMRT)
Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours on day 1. Patients who are ineligible to receive cisplatin receive carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo standard of care surgery no later than 6 weeks following the last dose of chemotherapy. Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions. Patients with positive margins/positive ECS in lymph nodes undergo image guided IMRT QD for 5 fractions per week for 30 fractions and cisplatin IV or carboplatin IV weekly for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Intervention: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Overall survival (OS)
Time Frame: From date of randomization, censoring follow-up at last date of contact, assessed for up to 5 years
Log rank test will be used to compare OS between the two arms. The comparison between the two arms for OS will be conducted separately (each at one-sided 0.05 significance level).
Structure preservation rate defined as both skull base and orbit being preserved
Time Frame: Up to 5 years
Fisher?s exact test will be used to compare the structure preservation rate between the two arms. The comparison between the two arms for structure preservation will be conducted separately (each at one-sided 0.05 significance level).