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Surgery With or Without Postoperative Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Urothelial Bladder Cancer

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Stage III Bladder Cancer
Stage IV Bladder Cancer
Registration Number
NCT02316548
Lead Sponsor
NRG Oncology
Brief Summary

This randomized phase II trial studies the side effects and how well postoperative intensity modulated radiotherapy works after surgery in treating patients with urothelial bladder cancer. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells left behind in the pelvis after surgery. It is not yet known whether surgery followed by radiotherapy is more effective than surgery alone in treating patients with urothelial bladder cancer.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To evaluate the ability of postcystectomy adjuvant radiotherapy to safely reduce pelvic tumor recurrence, defined as pelvic recurrence-free survival.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Evaluate increase in disease-free survival. II. Evaluate toxicity of adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. Patients are stratified by neoadjuvant preoperative or postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 6 weeks, every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually for 5 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
14
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pelvic Recurrence-free Survival (PRFS)From randomization to study termination, maximum follow-up was 13.3 months, median follow-up was 1.9 months

PRFS is defined as time free of pelvic recurrence or death, with patients who experience distant metastasis censored at the time of occurrence. Pelvic recurrence is specifically defined as soft tissue and /or lymph node tumor recurrence in the pelvis anywhere between the L5-S1 disc space superiorly and the pelvic floor inferiorly. This was to be determined on the basis of pelvic imaging (CT or MRI scan demonstrating soft tissue or nodal recurrence at least 1cm in linear dimension) or urethroscopy; biopsy was not required. PRFS was to be tested between arms in terms of a difference in cause-specific-hazards using the log-rank test and cumulative incidence of PRFS in the presence of competing risks was to be computed via cumulative incidence. Due to early termination with few patients, only counts of events have been calculated.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease Free Survival (DFS)From randomization to study termination, maximum follow-up was 13.3 months, median follow-up was 1.9 months

Disease free survival (DFS) is defined as the first occurrence of either: pelvic failure, distant metastasis, or death and was to be estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method and arms compared using the log-rank test. Pelvic recurrence is specifically defined as soft tissue and /or lymph node tumor recurrence in the pelvis anywhere between the L5-S1 disc space superiorly and the pelvic floor inferiorly. This was to be determined on the basis of pelvic imaging (CT or MRI scan demonstrating soft tissue or nodal recurrence at least 1cm in linear dimension) or urethroscopy; biopsy was not required. Distant metastases is defined as any hematogenous metastases and/or lymph node metastases above the L5-S1 interspace, documented by imaging (CT and/or MRI and/or bone scans). Due to early termination with few patients, only counts of events have been calculated.

Number of Patients With Bowel ToxicityFrom randomization to study termination, maximum follow-up was 13.3 months, median follow-up was 1.9 months

Adverse events (AE) evaluated using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v4.0. Bowel toxicity= abdominal distension/pain, colitis, colonic fistula/ hemorrhage/obstruction/perforation/stenosis/ulcer, diarrhea, enterocolitis, fecal incontinence/gastrointestinal/fistula/pain, ileal fistula/hemorrhage/obstruction/perforation/stenosis/ulcer, Ileus, jejunal fistula/hemorrhage/obstruction/perforation/stenosis/ulcer, lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage, rectal fistula/hemorrhage/mucositis/necrosis/obstruction/pain/perforation/stenosis/ulcer, small intestinal mucositis/obstruction/perforation/stenosis/ulcer, vomiting. Highest grade adverse event per subject counted. Grade refers to AE severity and ranges from 1 to 5 with unique clinical descriptions of severity for each AE based on this general guideline: 1 Mild, 2 Moderate, 3 Severe, 4 Life-threatening or disabling, 5 Death related to AE.

Trial Locations

Locations (127)

AIS Cancer Center at San Joaquin Community Hospital

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Bakersfield, California, United States

Marin General Hospital

🇺🇸

Greenbrae, California, United States

Los Angeles General Medical Center

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Stanford Cancer Institute Palo Alto

🇺🇸

Palo Alto, California, United States

University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Sacramento, California, United States

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

🇺🇸

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Penrose-Saint Francis Healthcare

🇺🇸

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central

🇺🇸

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Poudre Valley Hospital

🇺🇸

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

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AIS Cancer Center at San Joaquin Community Hospital
🇺🇸Bakersfield, California, United States

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