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Lung CancerNCT00303901

Cryotherapy in Treating Patients With Primary Lung Cancer or Lung Metastases That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery

A study testing cryosurgery and positron emission tomography in people with Lung Cancer and Metastatic Cancer, run by Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute at 1 site in United States.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Cryotherapy kills tumor cells by freezing them. This may be an effective treatment for primary lung cancer or lung metastases that cannot be removed by surgery. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well cryotherapy works in treating patients with primary lung cancer or lung metastases that cannot be… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
What is being tested?
cryosurgery and positron emission tomography
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Nov 2005to Jul 2011
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 120 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed malignant pulmonary neoplasm
  • New lung lesion(s) with definitive clinical and imaging features of primary or metastatic disease allowed
  • Imaging findings compatible with localized treatment failure after prior cryotherapy allowed
  • Malignant pleural effusion allowed provided it is associated with a distinct measurable pulmonary mass amenable to cryotherapy
  • Metastatic disease must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Primary tumors have been resected or have been deemed controlled by other therapies
  • No other widespread metastases evident (e.g., multiple hepatic or brain metastases)
  • Each pulmonary mass must be amenable to CT-guided percutaneous cryotherapy approach
  • No more than 5 targeted masses for study therapy
  • Target mass defined as pulmonary, hilar, mediastinal, and/or chest wall mass > 1 cm, but < 10 cm in average diameter
  • Unresectable disease by surgical consultation OR patient refused surgical options
  • Nonenhanced and enhanced CT scan required within the past 6 weeks done at 4-5 mm increments with available soft tissue and mediastinal windows to assess size and extent of all thoracic tumors
  • PET scan required within the past 6 months noting the correlation with the above CT locations, if not already obtained by a combined PET/CT scanner

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Karnofsky performance status (PS) > 60-100% OR WHO/ECOG/Zubrod PS 0-2
  • FEV_1 > 30% of predicted
  • DLCO > 40% of predicted
  • Platelet count ≥ 70,000/mm^3
  • INR < 1.5
  • No uncontrolled coagulopathy or bleeding diathesis
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • No serious medical illness, including any of the following:
  • Uncontrolled congestive heart failure
  • Uncontrolled angina
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Cerebrovascular event within 6 months prior to study entry
  • No medical contraindication or potential problem that would preclude study compliance

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • At least 7 days since prior aspirin and aspirin-like medications
  • At least 3 days since prior warfarin, clopidogrel bisulfate, or similar compounds
  • No concurrent drugs causing bleeding tendencies (e.g., aspirin, warfarin, or clopidogrel bisulfate)
  • No concurrent participation in other experimental studies

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201-1379

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About this study

Official title: Percutaneous Thoracic Cryotherapy (PTC) for Inoperable Primary Lung Cancer and Metastatic Management

RATIONALE: Cryotherapy kills tumor cells by freezing them. This may be an effective treatment for primary lung cancer or lung metastases that cannot be removed by surgery.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well cryotherapy works in treating patients with primary lung cancer or lung metastases that cannot be removed by surgery.

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OBJECTIVES:

  • Estimate the local and distant failure rates after percutaneous thoracic cryotherapy (PTC) in patients with unresectable primary lung cancer or lung metastases.
  • Estimate rates of PTC complications and adverse reactions.
  • Determine the correlations between procedural parameters and follow-up imaging parameters, with the latter being used as surrogates of local and/or distant treatment failure.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo CT-guided percutaneous thoracic cryotherapy over 2 hours under local or general anesthesia. Grouped cryoprobes are inserted into the tumor, utilizing a freeze-thaw-freeze cycle, creating cytotoxic temperatures (less than -20°C to -40°C) that encompass the entire anticipated tumor volume.

Patients undergo positron emission tomography at baseline and after cryotherapy to assess tumor standard uptake variable.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study.

Being tested
cryosurgery, positron emission tomography
Keywords
lung metastases, recurrent non-small cell lung cancer, recurrent small cell lung cancer, stage I non-small cell lung cancer, stage II non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV non-small cell lung cancer, extensive stage small cell lung cancer, limited stage small cell lung cancer, pulmonary carcinoid tumor
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00303901
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
cryosurgeryExperimentalcryoprobe is placed in the proper position using CT imaging guidance, and as internal tissue is being frozen, the physician avoids damaging healthy tissue by viewing the movement of the probe on CT images transmitted to a monitor similar to a television screen. Living tissue, healthy or diseased, cannot withstand extremely cold conditions.
Receives: Procedure: cryosurgery; Procedure: positron emission tomography

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Local Failure Rates by CT Scan

    Local Failure Rates by CT Scan Assessed as Percentage of Participants with Local Recurrence

    Measured: at 3, 6, and 12 months

  2. Distant Failure Rate

    Distant Failure Rates by CT Scan Assessed as Percentage of Participants with Local Recurrence

    Measured: at 3, 6, and 12 months

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Rate of Complications and Adverse Reactions by Occurrences of Toxicities

    Rate of complications and adverse reactions by occurrences of toxicities as measured by the number of participants with a given category of toxicity.

    Measured: at 3, 6, and 12 months

  2. Correlate Procedural Parameters and Follow-up Imaging Parameters

    Measured: at 3, 6, and 12 months

  3. Point and Exact Confidence Interval Estimates of Patients Who Undergo Multiple Cryotherapy Procedures

    Measured: 12 months after the last patient was enrolled

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Mar 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2005
  3. Primary completionJul 2011
  4. Study completionJul 2011

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00303901
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000462091
Other IDs
P30CA022453, WSU-C-2975, WSU-0509002942
Status last verified
Jul 2020
First submitted
15 Mar 2006
Last updated
22 Jul 2020
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing cryosurgery and positron emission tomography in people with Lung Cancer and Metastatic Cancer, run by Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Jul 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 23 Feb 2015). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Local Failure Rates by CT Scan (time frame: at 3, 6, and 12 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Jul 2020.

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