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Lung CancerNCT00499447

Radiofrequency Ablation and External-Beam Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

A study testing radiofrequency ablation and radiation therapy in people with Lung Cancer, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences at 1 site in United States.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Radiofrequency ablation uses a high-frequency electric current to kill tumor cells. External-beam radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving radiofrequency ablation together with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
radiofrequency ablation and radiation therapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
13 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
May 2007to Mar 2010
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

Who may be able to join

  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile women must use effective contraception

Who cannot join

  • History of prior malignancy within the past 2 years except for curatively treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia, T1N0 squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, or localized prostate cancer with a current PSA level < 1.0 mg/dL on 2 successive evaluations, at least 3 months apart, with the most recent evaluation no more than 4 weeks prior to study entry
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Previous chest radiation to the lung or mediastinum
  • Patients must not receive other concurrent anticancer therapies while on protocol including any of the following:
  • Radiotherapy
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  • Radiofrequency ablation
  • Other antineoplastic interventional radiology techniques
  • Chemotherapy
  • Biological therapy
  • Vaccine therapy
  • Surgery
  • Surgical treatment of nonmelanomatous skin cancer or ≤ T1 urothelial cell carcinoma allowed

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1096

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About this study

Official title: A Phase II Study of Radiofrequency Ablation Combined With External Beam Radiation Therapy for Patients With Medically Inoperable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Stage Ia and Select Ib) and the Predictive Value of Positron Emission Tomography

RATIONALE: Radiofrequency ablation uses a high-frequency electric current to kill tumor cells. External-beam radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving radiofrequency ablation together with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving radiofrequency ablation together with external-beam radiation therapy works in treating patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To determine progession free survivial rates in patients with inoperable stage IA and select stage IB non-small cell lung cancer treated with external-beam radiation therapy and radiofrequency ablation (RFA).

Secondary

  • To determine the acute and late toxicity of combining RFA with external-beam radiation therapy.
  • To determine the patterns of failure at time of first relapse.
  • To determine the rate of overall survival at 1 and 2 years after treatment.
  • To evaluate the ability of peak standard uptake value (SUV) and max SUV obtained prior to RFA to predict local control and time to progression.
  • To measure post RFA/simulation (treatment planning) PET max and peak SUV's and correlate this data with local control at 1 and 2 years.
  • To evaluate the ability of peak and max SUV's for fludeoxyglucose F 18 obtained shortly after radiotherapy (post-treatment) to predict local control and time to progression.
  • To evaluate PET-CT data and its utility in guiding radiation therapy treatment planning.
  • To explore the use of dual time point imaging PET data obtained to predict local control and also to differentiate between recurrence versus inflammation when applicable.
  • To assess physical function as a prognostic measure, and to determine the impact of treatment on physical function.
  • To evaluate the impact of treatment on generic and disease-specific quality of life.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo fludeoxyglucose F18 positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and CT scan at baseline. Patients then undergo radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Beginning within 5 weeks after completion of RFA, patients undergo external-beam radiation therapy once daily, 5 days a week, for 5-6 weeks. FDG-PET/CT scan is repeated 3-4 weeks after RFA and 12-16 weeks after completion of external-beam radiation therapy.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline, during treatment, and at 16 weeks and at 1 year after completion of treatment.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically for 2 years.

Conditions
Lung Cancer
Being tested
radiofrequency ablation, radiation therapy
Keywords
stage I non-small cell lung cancer, adenocarcinoma of the lung, adenosquamous cell lung cancer, large cell lung cancer, squamous cell lung cancer
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Adenocarcinoma of Lung

What participants receive

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

  • radiofrequency ablationProcedure or surgery

  • radiation therapyRadiation

Study groups in NCT00499447
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Radiofrequency Ablation with External Beam RadiationExperimentalRadiofrequency Ablation (RFA)under computerized tomography guidance followed 3-4 weeks later with External Beam Radiation Therapy
Receives: Procedure: radiofrequency ablation; Radiation: radiation therapy

What is being measured

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

  1. Two Year Progression Free Survival Rate

    the number of patients surviving progression-free at two years.

    Measured: 2 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted11 Jul 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2007
  3. Primary completionMar 2010
  4. Study completionMar 2010

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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
13 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00499447
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000555009
Other IDs
CCCWFU 62306, IRB00001334
Status last verified
Mar 2016
First submitted
10 Jul 2007
Last updated
8 May 2019
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing radiofrequency ablation and radiation therapy in people with Lung Cancer, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences 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?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. 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 8 May 2019. 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 1 Mar 2013). 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?

Two Year Progression Free Survival Rate (time frame: 2 years). 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 8 May 2019; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.

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