Safety and Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Ablation System in the Treatment of Peripheral Lung Tumors

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Completed

• Conditions: Pulmonary Metastasis; Lung Neoplasms
• Interventions: Device: Pulmonary Radiofrequency Ablation System and the Disposable Pulmonary Radiofrequency Ablation Catheter

• Registration Number: NCT04619472
• Lead Sponsor: Hangzhou Broncus Medical Co., Ltd.

Brief Summary

It is a multicenter, single group target value clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation for peripheral lung tumors under the conjunction of the pulmonary radiofrequency ablation system with the disposable pulmonary radiofrequency ablation catheter developed by Hangzhou Broncus Medical Co., Ltd.

Detailed Description

The subjects will first undergo interventional bronchoscopy to reach the target lesion through the bronchial pathway. Then the lung lesions will be treated with radiofrequency ablation using the pulmonary radiofrequency ablation system and the disposable pulmonary radiofrequency ablation catheter. During the study, eligible subjects will be followed up intraoperatively, 24 hours after operation, before discharge/ 7 days after operation (whichever occurs first), 30 days (±7 days) after operation, 3 months (±7 days) after operation, 6 months (±15 days) after operation, 9 months (±15 days) after operation, and 12 months (±15 days) after operation.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-11-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-11-02
• Study First Posted: 2020-11-06
• Study Start: 2021-01-07
• Primary Completion: 2022-10-24
• Study Completion: 2023-03-27
• Status Verified: 2023-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-19
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 126

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age ≥ 18 years old;
2. Planned ablated main lesions are pathologically confirmed and other planned ablated lesions are pathologically confirmed or clinical evaluated as primary NSCLC or pulmonary metastasis, and the primary lesions of lung metastasis subjects has been well controlled;
3. Number of unilateral lung lesions: ≤ 3 (excepting for multiple primary lung cancers);
4. Each lung lesion in size: ≤3 cm ;
5. Subjects refuse surgery or are considered intolerant of surgery;
6. Subjects refuse or are considered unsuitable for radiotherapy/chemotherapy, or are non-responders for previous radiotherapy/chemotherapy, or has disease progression after radiotherapy/chemotherapy;
7. It is feasible to arrive at the target lesions through bronchus path and carry out ablation operations, assessed by investigators;
8. Subjects whose Eastern oncology cooperative group (ECOG) physical state score: ≤3;
9. Subjects agree to undergo radiofrequency ablation to treat pulmonary lesions.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subjects with severe bleeding tendency and irreversible clotting disorders; or subjects who have stopped anticoagulation therapy and/or antiplatelet drugs for less than 7 days before ablation;
2. Subjects whose preoperative examination within 1 month shows intrathoracic lymph node or extra-pulmonary metastasis (except for extra-pulmonary metastasis controlled by local therapy);
3. Planned ablated lesions have received radiotherapy within past 6 months;
4. Subjects with high-risk disease for ablation operation;
5. The nearest distance between the tumors and trachea, main bronchial tube, esophagus, aortic arch branch, main pulmonary artery, left and right pulmonary artery and the heart is less than 2cm;
6. Subjects who have participated in the last 30 days or is participating in other clinical studies;
7. Subjects who are pregnant or have pregnancy plan during the study;
8. Subjects with bronchoscopy contraindications;
9. Subjects with implantable cardiac pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, or other active implants;
10. Subjects with general anesthesia contraindications;
11. Subjects with other conditions that need to be excluded as determined by investigators.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)	Pulmonary Radiofrequency Ablation System and the Disposable Pulmonary Radiofrequency Ablation Catheter	The subjects will first undergo interventional bronchoscopy to reach the target lesion through the bronchial pathway. Then the lung lesions will be treated with radiofrequency ablation using the pulmonary radiofrequency ablation system and the disposable pulmonary radiofrequency ablation catheter.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Complete ablation rate of main lesions at 6 months	Six months	Six months after the overall ablation procedure, the proportion that subjects whose main lesions maintain completely ablated account for all evaluable subjects who receive radiofrequency ablation.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life (QoL)	Twelve months	The QoL changes are evaluated according to the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORCT QLQ C30) assessment scale during the follow-up. The EORCT QLQ C30 incorporates five functional scales (physical, role, cognitive, emotional, and social), three symptom scales (fatigue, pain, and nausea and vomiting), a global health status / QoL scale, and a number of single items assessing additional symptoms commonly reported by cancer patients (dyspnoea, loss of appetite, insomnia, constipation and diarrhoea) and perceived financial impact of the disease.
Complete ablation rate at 6 months (in terms of subjects)	Six months	Six months after overall ablation procedure, the proportion that subjects whose all ablation lesions maintain completely ablated account for all evaluable subjects who receive radiofrequency ablation.
Complete ablation rate at 12 months (in terms of ablation lesions)	Twelve months	Twelve months after the completion of the overall ablation, the proportion that lesions which maintain completely ablated account for all evaluable lesions that receive radiofrequency ablation.
Technical success rate (in terms of ablation operations)	Immediately after Each Operation	It is defined as the proportion that the ablation operations in which the test device is successfully placed at the target lesion and the device is successfully withdrawn after treatment procedure, account for all ablation operations.
Intrapulmonary progression-free survival rate at 6 months	Six months	Six months after overall ablation procedure, the proportion that subjects with no progression in the lung (the original ablation lesions maintain completely ablated, no metastasis of hilar lymph nodes, and no new lesions) account for all evaluable subjects who receive radiofrequency ablation.
Intrapulmonary progression-free survival rate at 1 year	Twelve months	Twelve months after the completion of the overall ablation, the proportion that subjects with no progression in the lung (the original ablation lesions maintain completely ablated, no metastasis of hilar lymph nodes, and no new lesions) account for all evaluable subjects who receive radiofrequency ablation.
Complete ablation rate at 6 months (in terms of ablation lesions)	Six months	Six months after overall ablation procedure, the proportion that lesions completely ablated account for all evaluable lesions that receive radiofrequency ablation.
Complete ablation rate at 12 months (in terms of subjects)	Twelve months	Twelve months after overall ablation procedure, the proportion that subjects whose all ablation lesions maintain completely ablated account for all evaluable subjects who receive radiofrequency ablation.
Overall survival rate (OS) at 1 year	Twelve months	It is defined as the proportion of surviving subjects at 1 year from enrollment.
Safety	Twelve months	All adverse events will be recorded during operation and during the follow-up, and be evaluated according to the CTCAE v5.0 (if applicable). Related and possible related AEs and SAEs will be determined and evaluated.

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University; 🇨🇳 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

The First Hospital of Peking University; 🇨🇳 Beijing, Beijing, China

Shanghai Chest Hospital; 🇨🇳 Shanghai, Shanghai, China