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IR-guided Ablation (IRGA) Combined With Stereotactic Ablative Radiation (SABR) for Large Lung Tumors

Phase 1
Terminated
Conditions
Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Interventions
Radiation: Stereotactic body RT and IRGA
Registration Number
NCT01746810
Lead Sponsor
New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance
Brief Summary

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of stereotactic body radiation therapy when given together with ablation therapy in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer or lung metastases. Ablation therapy, such as radiofrequency ablation uses a high-frequency, electric current to kill tumor cells. Ablation therapy, such as microwave ablation kills tumor cells by heating them to several degrees above normal body temperature. Stereotactic body radiation therapy may be able to send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue. Giving ablation therapy together with stereotactic body radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.

Detailed Description

This is a dose-escalation study of stereotactic body radiation therapy.

Patients undergo stereotactic body radiation therapy once daily (QD) for a total of 5 fractions and then undergo IRGA (either radiofrequency ablation or microwave ablation) 1 week later.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 4 weeks, every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1
Inclusion Criteria
  • Pathological (histologically or cytologically) diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); or if lung tumor is considered to be metastases (even from primary NSCLC), then clinical diagnosis is sufficient
  • For NSCLC: Staging workup at initial diagnosis demonstrates T2-T4N0M0, or T2-T4,N1-3,M1; node-positive patients will be allowed on study only if they have M1 disease; clinical diagnosis of M1 disease is sufficient
  • Patient is deemed (a) to be medically inoperable after evaluation by thoracic surgeon based on, but not limited to the following: baseline forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) < 40% predicted, post-operative FEV1 < 30% predicted, severely reduced diffusion capacity, baseline hypoxemia/hypercapnia, coronary artery disease, end-organ damage, or (b): patient has refused surgery after thoracic surgery consultation
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
  • NSCLC only: pleural effusion, if present, will undergo routine assessment for malignancy; inability to obtain fluid or non-diagnostic cytology will not preclude eligibility
  • Negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 4 weeks prior to registration in women with childbearing potential
  • Able to provide written, informed consent
  • Minimum of 4 weeks from last dose of chemotherapy to start of treatment
Exclusion Criteria
  • For NSCLC only: prior invasive malignancy (except non-melanoma skin cancer) unless disease-free for a minimum of 2 years, including previous history of lung cancer
  • Prior radiation to the region of current cancer that would result in > 50% overlap of the old treatment field on the new treatment area based on radiation oncologist evaluation
  • International normalization ratio (INR) of > 1.5
  • Platelets of < 50,000 /uL
  • Inability to meet maximum point dose constraints

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Stereotactic Body RT and IRGAStereotactic body RT and IRGAPatients undergo stereotactic body radiation therapy QD for a total of 5 fractions and then undergo IRGA (either radiofrequency ablation or microwave ablation) 1 week later.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)30 to 90 days

The MTD will be defined as the highest dose level where less than or equal to 33% patients incurred a dose-limiting toxicity (DLT). A DLT will be defined as an acute (within 30 days) or subacute (31-90 days) irreversible grade 3 or any grade 4-5 toxicity (using National Cancer Institute \[NCI\]-Common Toxicity Criteria \[CTC\] version 4.0 criteria) that is possibly, probably, and definitely attributed to the therapy.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Biomarker testing2 weeks

Size of tissue samples sufficient for DNA analyses

Quality of LifeUp to 6 years

Quality of life (European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer \[EORTC\])

SurvivalUp to 6 years

Rates of local control, disease-free survival, and overall survival

Pathological ResponseUp to 6 years

Pathological response, changes in protein expression, and biomarker correlations with clinical outcome

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of New Mexico Cancer Center

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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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