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MR-Linac for Head and Neck SBRT

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Head and Neck Cancer
Interventions
Radiation: SBRT on the MR-Linac
Registration Number
NCT04809792
Lead Sponsor
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the feasibility and safety of using MR-guided adaptive Head and Neck stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT) at each fraction on the 1.5T MR-Linac.

Detailed Description

At the Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre (OCC), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) (35- 50 Gy in 5 fractions delivered 2x/week) has been employed in a subgroup of palliative Head and Neck cancer (HNC) patients, as part of an institutional protocol, when greater tumor response is desirable when compared to more palliative regimens.

The MR-Linac has been approved by Health Canada for radiation treatment. With superior soft tissue contrast and the possibility for daily plan adaptation, it allows for higher treatment precision delivery, improved target coverage and greater normal tissue sparing.

As a first step, this study will evaluate the feasibility and safety of using the 1.5T MR-Linac on patients with HNC who are treated with SBRT.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients aged 18 years and older
  • Karnofsky performance status score of ≥70
  • Biopsy-proven oligometastatic cancer to the HN
  • Biopsy-proven primary HN cancer (either mucosal, nodal, skin)
  • Patients deemed unsuitable by the treating radiation oncologist for radiation treatment with curative intent owing to advanced age, significant comorbidities, poor performance status, distant metastatic disease.
  • ≥ 1 site amenable to HN SBRT
  • Capable of providing informed consent
  • Required to complete any systemic therapy ≥ 10 days prior to planned start of HN SBRT, with no plans to initiate systemic therapy ≥10 days following completion of HN SBRT.
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of radiation within the projected treatment field
  • Contraindications to MR imaging per institutional policy
  • Patients with connective tissue disorders
  • History of severe claustrophobia
  • Pregnant and or breastfeeding females
  • Having an estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) <40 ml/min/1.73m2

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Head and neck cancerSBRT on the MR-LinacIn this arm patients with head and neck cancers treated with SBRT are recruited.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of patients who complete ≥80% of treatment fractions in ≤60 minutes.2 years

Clinical feasibility of delivering radiotherapy treatment on the MR Linac within 60 minutes and the need for patients to transfer to a CT-based linear accelerator will be monitored. The radiotherapy timing sheet will be used to record the length of time for patients to have their MR guided adaptive radiotherapy for each fraction.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of Life as measured by the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI)2 years

Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) measure of symptoms

Quality of Life as measured by the Xerostomia Questionnaire (XQ)2 years

Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) measure of symptoms

Changes in tumor apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps from diffusion weighted (DWI) MRI scan at baseline and at each fraction2 years

Functional imaging kinetics as a correlate of treatment response

Number of participants with Acute and Late Toxicity2 years

Acute toxicity (during and up to 3 months from the end of treatment) and late toxicity (after 3 months) secondary to SBRT will be graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5.0) scale.

Overall survival2 years

Calculated as time from diagnosis to either death or last follow-up

Dosimetric outcomes in HN SBRT patients treated with MR-guided adaptation as compared to non-adaptive HN SBRT.2 years

Prospectively recorded OAR dose, cumulative GTV/PTV dose, and projected dose that would have been delivered by non-adaptive plans.

Quality of Life as measured by the Patient experience Questionnaire for MR-Linac2 years

Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) measure of symptoms

Quality of Life as measured by the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory - Head and Neck (MDASI-HN)2 years

Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) measure of symptoms

Locoregional control 6 months based on RECIST criteria 1.1 and assessed on MRI or CT scan imaging6 months

Calculated from time of treatment completion to disease progression at primary site or regional lymph nodes

Progression-free survival2 years

Calculated as time from diagnosis to either death or detection of recurrent disease

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