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Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy vs. Microwave Ablation for Colorectal Cancer Patients With Metastatic Disease in the Liver

Phase 2
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Colorectal Carcinoma
Liver Metastases
Interventions
Device: MWA
Radiation: SBRT
Registration Number
NCT03654131
Lead Sponsor
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Brief Summary

This study is a randomized phase II trial between microwave ablation (MWA) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) - two standard treatment modalities for colorectal patients with metastatic disease in the liver. Primary endpoint is freedom form local lesion progression.

Detailed Description

Colorectal cancer patients with 1-3 liver metastases (diameter ≤4.0 cm) found unsuitable for resection are randomized 1:1 to either MWA or SBRT. Chemotherapy is allowed. Curative treatment of extrahepatic disease must be initiated in patients with lung metastases and/or primary tumors. Patients will be analyzed according to the intention-to-treat principle.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Colorectal cancer patients with oligo metastatic disease in the liver (1 to 3 tumors), and where metastases are found unsuitable for resection because of

    1. non-resectability
    2. small metastasis localized deep in the liver, where a parenchyma sparing intervention is preferred over an extensive resection
    3. previous extensive liver surgery
    4. comorbidity
  2. The multidisciplinary team should all agree that both percutaneous or open surgical MW-ablation and SBRT are safe as first treatment choice for the individual patient.

  3. Tumor sizes ≤4.0 cm

  4. Age > 18 years

  5. Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Previous radiotherapy to the liver
  2. Liver volume < 700 ml
  3. Another active cancer disease within the past 36 months
  4. Not able to understand written or oral protocol information

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
MWAMWAPercutaneous ultrasound-guided MWA or open surgery MWA. The patient is fully anesthetized during the treatment.
SBRTSBRT3 fractions of 15 Gy (in total 45 Gy), 3 fractions per week. The dose is prescribed to the PTV encompassing 67% isodose. The SBRT plan is normalized such that the mean dose to the GTV is 100% = 67.5 Gy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Freedom from local lesion progression (analyzed on patient-level)3 years

* Defined as the time from randomization to local progression

* Censoring: death from any cause, last follow-up

* No censoring on disease progression outside of the treated lesions

* Local lesion progression is defined as \>20% increase in the longest diameter and minimum 5 mm increase talking as reference the smallest longest diameter recorded since the treatment started in any of the treated lesions

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival3 years

* Defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause

* Censoring: last follow-up

Freedom from local lesion progression (analyzed on lesion-level)3 years

* Defined as the time from randomization to local progression

* Censoring: death from any cause, last follow-up

* No censoring on disease progression outside of the treated lesions

* Local lesion progression is defined as \>20% increase in the longest diameter and minimum 5 mm increase talking as reference the smallest longest diameter recorded since the treatment started in any of the treated lesions

≥ grade 3 toxicity potentially associated with the treatment3 years

* Defined as the time from randomization to first ≥ grade 3 toxicity using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0

* Censoring: death from any cause, last follow-up

Toxicity profile as descriptive statistics3 years

Using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0

Quality of life as descriptive statistics: EORTC QLQ-C303 years

Using EORTC QLQ-C30

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Righospitalet

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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