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Clinical Trials/NCT01325753
NCT01325753WithdrawnNot Applicable

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

Wake Forest University Health Sciences0 sitesStarted: March 2011Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Withdrawn
Primary Endpoint
Safety of interventional cryoablation to the lung

Study 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.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Na
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

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
  • Clinically suitable for cryoablation procedure as determined by the treating physician
  • Platelet count > 50,000/mm^3 within 60 days prior to study registration
  • International normalized ratio (INR) < 1.5 within 60 days prior to study registration
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1000 within 21 days prior to study registration
  • A signed study specific consent form is required

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

Arms & Interventions

Treatment (cryoablation)

Experimental

Patients undergo CT-guided CA.

Intervention: cryotherapy (Procedure)

Treatment (cryoablation)

Experimental

Patients undergo CT-guided CA.

Intervention: quality-of-life assessment (Procedure)

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)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

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