Radiation Therapy in Patients With Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer in Complete Remission
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer
- Registration Number
- NCT00005062
- Lead Sponsor
- Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris
- Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and prevent the spread of cancer to the brain. It is not yet known if standard-dose radiation therapy is more effective than high-dose radiation therapy in preventing the spread of limited-stage small cell lung cancer cells to the brain.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is comparing two different regimens of radiation therapy to see how well they work in treating patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer in complete remission.
- Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
* Compare high-dose versus standard-dose prophylactic cranial radiotherapy in terms of the incidence of brain metastases and overall and disease free survival at 2 years in patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer in complete remission.
* Evaluate the quality of life and late sequelae in this patient population treated with these regimens.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center, age (60 and under vs over 60), and interval between the start of induction therapy and date of randomization (90 days or less vs 91-180 days vs more than 180 days). Patients are randomized into one of two treatment arms according to the prophylactic cranial radiotherapy dose.
* Arm I: Patients receive standard-dose prophylactic cranial radiotherapy (10 fractions/12 days).
* Arm II: Patients receive high-dose prophylactic cranial radiotherapy administered over 16 or 24 days based on the choice of their treatment center.
* 18 fractions/24 days (conventional radiotherapy) OR
* 24 fractions/16 days (accelerated hyperfractionated radiotherapy) Patients with isolated brain failure may undergo further radiotherapy.
Quality of life is assessed prior to randomization, at 6 months, at 1 year, and then annually thereafter.
Patients are followed at least every 6 months for 2 years and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 700 patients will be accrued for this study within 3 years.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Not provided
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of brain metastases 2 years after randomization
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Overall survival and disease-free survival 2 years after randomization Quality of life as assessed by Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ)-C30/BN20 before randomization, at 6 and 12 months, and annually thereafter Treatment late sequelae as assessed by Late Effect of Normal Tissue - Subjective Objective Management Analytic scale, brain CT scan, or MRI before randomization and then annually thereafter
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Trial Locations
- Locations (93)
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States
Cancer Therapy Centre at Campbelltown Hospital
🇦🇺Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Radiation Oncology Victoria
🇦🇺East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen Middelheim
🇧🇪Antwerpen, Belgium
Universiteit Gent
🇧🇪Ghent, Belgium
Hopital de Jolimont
🇧🇪Haine Saint Paul, Belgium
Cazk Groeninghe - Campus Maria's Voorzienigheid
🇧🇪Kortrijk, Belgium
Clinique Saint-Joseph
🇧🇪Liege, Belgium
Clinique Sainte Elisabeth
🇧🇪Namur, Belgium
Instituto Nacional de Cancer
🇧🇷Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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