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Clinical Trials/NCT01325753
NCT01325753
Withdrawn
Not Applicable

A Pilot Study of Cryoablation for Patients With Oligometastatic Cancer Involving the Lung

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Advanced Malignant Mesothelioma
Sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Primary Endpoint
Safety of interventional cryoablation to the lung
Status
Withdrawn
Last Updated
7 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

This pilot clinical trial studies the side effects of cryotherapy (cryoablation [CA]) in treating patients with lung cancer. Cryotherapy kills cancer cells by freezing them.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the initial safety of the CA for lung tumors less than or equal to 3.5 cm in size including acute toxicity (30 days). SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Estimate local control. II. To assess physical function for this cohort of patients. III. To evaluate the impact of treatment on generic and disease-specific quality of life. IV. To obtain pilot data useful for the design of a subsequent phase II or randomized phase II trial. V. Evaluate changes in pulmonary function at 3 months. OUTLINE: Patients undergo computed tomography (CT)-guided CA After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 1 week and 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
March 2011
End Date
March 2017
Last Updated
7 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Single Group
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) seventh edition metastatic carcinoma or sarcoma involving the lungs or pleura.
  • Pathologic diagnosis of stage 4 cancer prior to enrollment by biopsy or on imaging with known (biopsied) primary disease
  • The target lesion is determined (by CT or magnetic resonance imaging \[MRI\] images) to be in a location where cryoablation is technically achievable based on the proximity of adjacent organs and structures
  • Maximum number of lesions per patient will be 5 total (a maximum of 3 on either the right or left side and 2 lesions on the respective contralateral side)
  • Of these, any lesion not treated with cryoablation will be planned to be treated with radiotherapy or radiofrequency ablation, such that all known active pulmonary disease is planned to be treated with a definitive local therapy
  • If treatment of both lungs is to occur by cryoablation, these treatments must be separated by at least one week
  • The lesion(s) treated with cryoablation may be intrapulmonary or pleural and must be =\< 3.5 cm in greatest dimension
  • All patients are required to have been evaluated either in consultation with a radiation oncologist or at least in a multi-disciplinary tumor conference to ensure that all local therapy options are appropriately considered for each patient
  • Performance Status 0-2 (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group \[ECOG\]); Karnofsky Performance Scale \>= 60
  • Life expectancy \> 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

  • Primary lung cancer
  • Unable to lie flat or has respiratory distress at rest
  • Uncontrolled coagulopathy or bleeding disorders
  • Evidence of active systemic, pulmonary, or pericardial infection
  • Pregnant, nursing or wishes to become pregnant during the study
  • Debilitating medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude giving informed consent or receiving optimal treatment or follow up
  • Currently participating in other experimental studies that could affect the primary endpoint

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Safety of interventional cryoablation to the lung

Time Frame: 6 months

Unexpected toxiticities or Grade 4 or 5 toxicities will be recorded and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE).

Secondary Outcomes

  • Local control measured by imaging(At 1 year)
  • Changes in Physical function and quality of life(approximately 60 months)
  • Changes in pulmonary function(At 3 months)
  • Obtain pilot data useful for the design of a subsequent phase II or randomized phase II trial(approximately 60 months)

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