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A Randomized Phase III Trial of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Patients With Up to 10 Oligometastases and a Synchronous Primary Tumor.

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Metastatic Tumor
Interventions
Radiation: Palliative Radiotherapy
Drug: Chemotherapy
Drug: Immunotherapy
Drug: Targeted Systemic Therapy
Other: Observation
Radiation: Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy
Procedure: Surgery
Other: Radiofrequency Therapy (RFA)
Radiation: Fractionated Radiation
Registration Number
NCT05717166
Lead Sponsor
David Palma
Brief Summary

This study is a phase III multi-institutional randomized trial. Patients will be randomized in a 1:2 ratio between current standard of care treatment (Arm 1) vs. standard of care treatment + SABR (Arm 2) to sites of known disease.

Patients will be stratified by two of the strongest prognostic factors, based on a large multi-institutional analysis3: histology (Group 1: hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, breast, or renal; Group 2: all others), and number of metastases (Group 1: 1-3; Group 2: 4-10).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
180
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age 18 years or older
  • Willing to provide informed consent
  • Karnofsky performance status > 60
  • Life expectancy > 6 months
  • Histologically confirmed malignancy with metastatic disease detected on imaging. Biopsy of metastasis is preferred, but not required.
  • Total number of metastases 1-10 at the time of enrollment, with a primary tumor also present
  • Restaging completed within 12 weeks prior to randomization (see section 5.1)
  • For patients receiving thoracic radiotherapy, the enrolling physician must confirm there are no computed tomography (CT) changes suggestive of fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) (i.e. reticular changes, traction bronchiectasis, or honeycombing) reported on any prior CT scans. If any are present, the patient must be assessed by a respirologist to rule out ILD prior to enrollment.
  • 10 or fewer lifetime metastases from the cancer for which participants are being enrolled
Exclusion Criteria
  • Serious medical comorbidities precluding radiotherapy. These include ILD in patients requiring thoracic radiation, Crohn's disease in patients where the gastrointestinal (GI) tract will receive radiotherapy, or ulcerative colitis where the bowel will receive radiotherapy and connective tissue disorders such as lupus or scleroderma.
  • For patients with liver metastases, moderate/severe liver dysfunction (Child Pugh B or C); please see the Child-Pugh score calculator.
  • Substantial overlap with a previously treated radiation volume. Prior radiotherapy in general is allowed, as long as the composite plan meets dose constraints herein. For patients treated with radiation previously, biological effective dose calculations should be used to equate previous doses to the tolerance doses listed in Appendix 1. All such cases must be discussed with a member of the study steering committee.
  • Malignant pleural effusion
  • Inability to treat all sites of disease
  • Brain metastasis > 3 cm in size or a total volume of brain metastases greater than 30 cc.
  • Metastasis in the brainstem
  • Clinical or radiologic evidence of spinal cord compression
  • Metastatic disease that invades any of the following: GI tract (including esophagus, stomach, small or large bowel), or skin
  • Pregnant or lactating women

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Standard Arm (Arm 1)Hormone therapyRadiotherapy for patients in the standard arm should follow the principles of palliative radiotherapy as per the individual institution, with the goal of alleviating symptoms or preventing imminent complications.
Standard Arm (Arm 1)ImmunotherapyRadiotherapy for patients in the standard arm should follow the principles of palliative radiotherapy as per the individual institution, with the goal of alleviating symptoms or preventing imminent complications.
Standard Arm (Arm 1)Targeted Systemic TherapyRadiotherapy for patients in the standard arm should follow the principles of palliative radiotherapy as per the individual institution, with the goal of alleviating symptoms or preventing imminent complications.
Standard Arm (Arm 1)ObservationRadiotherapy for patients in the standard arm should follow the principles of palliative radiotherapy as per the individual institution, with the goal of alleviating symptoms or preventing imminent complications.
Standard Arm (Arm 1)Palliative RadiotherapyRadiotherapy for patients in the standard arm should follow the principles of palliative radiotherapy as per the individual institution, with the goal of alleviating symptoms or preventing imminent complications.
Standard Arm (Arm 1)ChemotherapyRadiotherapy for patients in the standard arm should follow the principles of palliative radiotherapy as per the individual institution, with the goal of alleviating symptoms or preventing imminent complications.
Experimental Arm (Arm 2)ChemotherapyConsists of treatment to the primary tumor and metastases, with SABR preferred, but other options all allowable (e.g. surgery, RFA, fractionated radiation, chemoradiation) if those are deemed to be preferable by the treating oncologists.
Experimental Arm (Arm 2)Palliative RadiotherapyConsists of treatment to the primary tumor and metastases, with SABR preferred, but other options all allowable (e.g. surgery, RFA, fractionated radiation, chemoradiation) if those are deemed to be preferable by the treating oncologists.
Experimental Arm (Arm 2)ImmunotherapyConsists of treatment to the primary tumor and metastases, with SABR preferred, but other options all allowable (e.g. surgery, RFA, fractionated radiation, chemoradiation) if those are deemed to be preferable by the treating oncologists.
Experimental Arm (Arm 2)Targeted Systemic TherapyConsists of treatment to the primary tumor and metastases, with SABR preferred, but other options all allowable (e.g. surgery, RFA, fractionated radiation, chemoradiation) if those are deemed to be preferable by the treating oncologists.
Experimental Arm (Arm 2)ObservationConsists of treatment to the primary tumor and metastases, with SABR preferred, but other options all allowable (e.g. surgery, RFA, fractionated radiation, chemoradiation) if those are deemed to be preferable by the treating oncologists.
Experimental Arm (Arm 2)Stereotactic Ablative RadiotherapyConsists of treatment to the primary tumor and metastases, with SABR preferred, but other options all allowable (e.g. surgery, RFA, fractionated radiation, chemoradiation) if those are deemed to be preferable by the treating oncologists.
Experimental Arm (Arm 2)SurgeryConsists of treatment to the primary tumor and metastases, with SABR preferred, but other options all allowable (e.g. surgery, RFA, fractionated radiation, chemoradiation) if those are deemed to be preferable by the treating oncologists.
Experimental Arm (Arm 2)Radiofrequency Therapy (RFA)Consists of treatment to the primary tumor and metastases, with SABR preferred, but other options all allowable (e.g. surgery, RFA, fractionated radiation, chemoradiation) if those are deemed to be preferable by the treating oncologists.
Experimental Arm (Arm 2)Fractionated RadiationConsists of treatment to the primary tumor and metastases, with SABR preferred, but other options all allowable (e.g. surgery, RFA, fractionated radiation, chemoradiation) if those are deemed to be preferable by the treating oncologists.
Experimental Arm (Arm 2)Hormone therapyConsists of treatment to the primary tumor and metastases, with SABR preferred, but other options all allowable (e.g. surgery, RFA, fractionated radiation, chemoradiation) if those are deemed to be preferable by the treating oncologists.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall SurvivalApproximately end of year 6 (Study Completion)

Time from randomization to death from any cause, or date of last follow-up, whichever occurs first.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of Life (QOL) assessed with the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy: General (FACT-G).Quality of Life outcomes to be collected for the first 2 years (3, 6, 12, 18, 24 months)
Quality of Life (QOL) assessed with the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy: The EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L).Quality of Life outcomes to be collected for the first 2 years (3, 6, 12, 18, 24 months)
Toxicity assessed by the Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5 for each organ treated (e.g. liver, lung, bone).Toxicity outcomes to be collected for the first 2 years (Last week of treatment, in 6 weeks, in 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 months)
Time to next systemic therapyFrom randomization to year 6 (study completion).

The time from randomization until commencement of any systemic anti-cancer therapy, or date of last follow-up, whichever occurs first.

Receipt of additional radiation during follow-upDuring year 6 (follow-up year).

Will be collected for SABR (as a binary endpoint; yes/no), and non-SABR (yes/no).

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

BC Cancer - Vancouver

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal-CHUM

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Montréal, Quebec, Canada

BC Cancer - Centre for the North

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Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

London Regional Cancer Program of the Lawson Health Research Institute

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London, Ontario, Canada

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