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Alpha Radiation Emitters Device for the Treatment of Cutaneous, Mucosal or Superficial Soft Tissue Neoplasia (DaRT)

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Skin Cancer
Soft Tissue Neoplasm
Mucosal Neoplasm of Oral Cavity
Registration Number
NCT03737734
Lead Sponsor
Alpha Tau Medical LTD.
Brief Summary

A unique approach for cancer treatment employing intratumoral diffusing alpha radiation emitter device for superficial cutaneous, mucosal or soft tissue neoplasia

Detailed Description

This will be a prospective, open label, single arm, controlled study, assessing the safety and efficacy of diffusing alpha emitters radiation therapy (DaRT) delivered through radioactive seeds inserted into the tumor.

This approach combines the advantages of local intratumoral irradiation of the tumor, as used in conventional brachytherapy, with the power of the alpha radiation emitting atoms, that will be introduced in quantities considerably lower than radiation therapy already used in patients.

Superficial lesions with histopathological confirmation of malignancy will be treated using DaRT seeds.

Reduction in tumor size 70 days after DaRT insertion will be assessed. Safety will be assessed by the incidence, severity and frequency of all Adverse Events (AE).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subjects with histopathological confirmation of primary or secondary malignant cutaneous neoplastic lesions, or oral cavity mucosal tumors, or superficial soft tissue sarcoma.
  • Subjects with a tumor size ≤ 7 centimeters in the longest diameter.
  • Patients who have either failed first-line treatment, or are medically unfit for standard of care (surgery, external-beam radiation therapy or chemotherapy), or refuse standard of care.
  • Subjects' ECOG Performance Status Scale is < 2.
  • Subjects' life expectancy is more than 6 months.
  • Platelet count ≥100,000/mm3.
  • International normalized ratio of prothrombin time ≤1.8.
  • Creatinine ≤1.9 mg/dL.
  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) will have evidence of negative pregnancy test.
  • Subjects are willing to sign an informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Subject has a tumor of Keratoacanthoma histology.
  • Patients with significant comorbidities that the treating physician deems may conflict with the endpoints of the study (e.g., poorly controlled autoimmune diseases, vasculitis, etc.)
  • Patients undergoing systemic immunosuppressive therapy excepting intermittent, brief use of systemic corticosteroids
  • Volunteers participating in another interventional study in the past 30 days which might conflict with the endpoints of this study or the evaluation of response or toxicity of DaRT.
  • High probability of protocol non-compliance (in opinion of investigator)
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Tumor response to DaRT9-11 weeks post DaRT insertion

Assessed using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) (Version 1.1)

Adverse EventsUp to 24 Months

The incidence, frequency, severity and causality of acute adverse events related to the DaRT treatment according to Common Terminology and Criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) version 5.0.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in quality of lifeDay 30, Day 70, Day 180 post DaRT insertion

Assessment of patient reported health-related Quality of Life outcome after DaRT, using QoL questionnaire Skin Cancer Index (SCI) questionnaire score

DaRT seeds placementDay of insertion procedure

Assessment by localization of the DaRT seeds in the tumor using CT imaging on the day of DaRT insertion

Adverse EventsUp to 24 Months

All Adverse Events (AE) related and unrelated to the study treatment

Reduction in tumor volume9-11 weeks post DaRT insertion

based on imaging

Progression Free Survival24 months post DaRT insertion

Time elapsed from response to disease progression

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Davidof Cancer Institution at the Rabin Medical Center Israel

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Petah tikva, Israel

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