AzTrials
AzTrials

Lung CancerPhase 2NCT00551369

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage I or Stage II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Can Be Removed By Surgery

A Phase 2 study testing SBRT in people with Lung Cancer, run by Radiation Therapy Oncology Group at 19 sites in United States.

Completed

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

Official record
Search all trials

Trial summary

RATIONALE: Stereotactic body radiation therapy may be able to send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue near the tumor. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well stereotactic body radiation therapy works in treating patients with stage I or stage II non-small cell lung cancer… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
SBRT
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
33 participants
Where
19 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Dec 2007to 14 May 2018
Phase
Phase 2
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer, including any of the following primary tumor types:
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Large cell carcinoma
  • Large cell neuroendocrine tumor
  • Non-small cell carcinoma not otherwise specified
  • No pure type bronchoalveolar cell carcinoma
  • Stage I or II disease based on 1 of the following combinations of primary tumor, regional nodes, metastasis (TNM) staging:
  • T1, N0, M0
  • T2 (≤ 5 cm), N0, M0
  • T3 (≤ 5 cm), N0, M0 (chest wall primary tumors only)
  • No T2 or T3 primary tumors > 5 cm or T3 primary tumors involving the central chest and structures of the mediastinum
  • No primary tumor of any T-stage within or touching the zone of the proximal bronchial tree, defined as a volume of 2 cm in all directions around the proximal bronchial tree (carina, right and left main bronchi, right and left upper lobe bronchi, intermedius bronchus, right middle lobe bronchus, lingular bronchus, or right and left lower lobe bronchi)
  • Patients with hilar or mediastinal lymph nodes ≤ 1 cm AND no abnormal hilar or mediastinal uptake on positron emission tomography (PET) scan will be considered N0
  • Patients with > 1 cm hilar or mediastinal lymph nodes on CT scan OR abnormal PET scan (including suspicious but nondiagnostic uptake) will still be eligible if directed tissue biopsies of all abnormally identified areas are negative for cancer
  • No direct evidence of regional or distant metastases after appropriate staging studies
  • Considered a reasonable candidate for surgical resection of the primary tumor, according to the following criteria:
  • Primary tumor predicted to be technically resectable with a high likelihood of negative surgical margins (as determined by a qualified thoracic surgeon)
  • Baseline forced expiratory volume (FEV)_1 > 35% predicted
  • Postoperative predicted FEV_1 > 30% predicted
  • Diffusion capacity > 35% predicted
  • No hypoxemia (e.g., partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) of ≤ 60 mm Hg) and/or hypercapnia (e.g., partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO2) > 50 mm Hg) at baseline
  • No severe pulmonary hypertension
  • No severe cerebral, cardiac, or peripheral vascular disease
  • No severe chronic heart disease
  • Pleural effusion, if present, must be deemed too small to tap under CT scan guidance and must not be evident on chest x-ray
  • Pleural effusion that appears on chest x-ray will be allowed only after thoracotomy or other invasive procedure

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Zubrod performance status 0-1
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,800/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL (transfusion allowed)
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No synchronous primary or other invasive malignancy within the past 3 years other than nonmelanoma skin cancer or in situ cancer
  • No active systemic, pulmonary, or pericardial infection
  • No weight loss > 5% for any reason within the past 3 months

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • No prior radiotherapy for lung cancer
  • Prior radiotherapy as part of treatment for head and neck cancer, breast cancer, or other non-lung cancer is allowed provided there will not be significant overlap with the stereotactic body radiotherapy fields
  • No prior chemotherapy or surgical resection for this lung cancer
  • No other concurrent local or regional antineoplastic therapy (including standard fractionated radiotherapy, non-approved systemic therapy, and surgery), except at disease progression

Trial locations and contacts

19 sites in 1 country.

19 sites in 1 country

United States19 sites
  • INOVA Alexandria Hospital

    Alexandria, Virginia, 22304

  • Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

  • St. Joseph Cancer Center

    Bellingham, Washington, 98225

  • Alta Bates Summit Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Berkeley, California, 94704

  • UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294

  • Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy San Juan Medical Center

    Carmichael, California, 95608

  • Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75390

  • Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary's Health Care

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503

  • Marin Cancer Institute at Marin General Hospital

    Greenbrae, California, 94904

  • Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033-0850

  • Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0093

  • Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226

  • NYU Cancer Institute at New York University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10016

  • William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak Campus

    Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073

  • University of California Davis Cancer Center

    Sacramento, California, 95817

  • Memorial Hospital of South Bend

    South Bend, Indiana, 46601

  • Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Saint Louis

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

  • Stony Brook University Cancer Center

    Stony Brook, New York, 11794-9446

  • Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1096

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: A Phase II Trial of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) in the Treatment of Patients With Operable Stage I/II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

RATIONALE: Stereotactic body radiation therapy may be able to send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue near the tumor.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well stereotactic body radiation therapy works in treating patients with stage I or stage II non-small cell lung cancer that can be removed by surgery.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Determine whether treatment with radiotherapy involving a high biological dose with limited treatment volume (using stereotactic body radiotherapy [SBRT] techniques) achieves acceptable primary tumor control (i.e., ≥ 90% at 2 years) in patients with resectable early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.

Secondary

  • Determine whether treatment with radiotherapy involving a high biological dose with limited treatment volume (using SBRT techniques) achieves acceptable treatment-related toxicity.
  • Estimate the disease-free survival and the overall survival rate at 2 years.
  • Observe patterns of failure in the first 2 years.
  • Assess the level of comorbidity burden on morbidity and efficacy.
  • Determine if blood markers prior to, during the course of treatment (between the second and the last dose of SBRT), and at the first follow-up after SBRT predict 2-year primary tumor control and predict for grade ≥ 2 treatment-related toxicities

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive 3 fractions of stereotactic body radiotherapy over 14 days. Patients with disease progression undergo surgical resection as salvage local therapy.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years and then annually thereafter.

Conditions
Lung Cancer
Being tested
SBRT
Keywords
stage I non-small cell lung cancer, stage II non-small cell lung cancer, adenocarcinoma of the lung, large cell lung cancer, squamous cell lung cancer, adenosquamous 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.

  • SBRTRadiation

    Also called Stereotactic body radiation therapy, Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, SABR

    SBRT delivered in 3 fractions of 20 Gy/fraction over 1.5 to 2 weeks for a total of 60 Gy

Study groups in NCT00551369
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
SBRTExperimentalStereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
Receives: Radiation: SBRT

What is being measured

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

  1. Primary Tumor Control at 2 Years

    Primary tumor control is defined as the absence of primary tumor failure by 2 years after the start of SBRT. Primary tumor failure was considered as the development of either failure within the SBRT treatment fields (in-field failure) or failure within 1.0 cm of the treatment field (marginal failure). An acceptable tumor control rate at 2 years was considered to be 90% (monthly hazard of 0.00439), and an unacceptable rate was 70% (monthly hazard of 0.01486). A one-sided type 1 error of 0.05 and statistical power of 90% was used. A one-sided Z-test was used to determine if the difference between the logarithm of the observed hazard rate and the logarithm of the hypothesized hazard rate of 0.01486 was statistically significant.

    Measured: From start of treatment to 2 years.

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Rate of Treatment-related Grade 3 or 4 Toxicity

    The development of any treatment-related toxicity from among the following: Gastrointestinal: dysphagia, esophagitis, esophageal stricture/stenosis, esophageal ulceration; Cardiac: pericarditis, pericardial effusion, restrictive cardiomyopathy, ventricular dysfunction (left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, left ventricular systolic dysfunction, right ventricular dysfunction); Neurologic: myelitis, neuropathy (cranial and motor); Hemorrhage: pulmonary or upper respiratory; Pulmonary: decline in pulmonary function as measured by pulmonary function tests (DLCO, FEV1,FVC), pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis, hypoxia, pleural effusion, cough, and dyspnea; Any grade 4 or 5 adverse event attributed to the therapy

    Measured: From start of treatment to end of follow-up. Analysis can occur at or after time of primary outcome measure analysis.

  2. Other Grade 3-5 Adverse Events

    The development of any treatment-related toxicity not from among the following: Gastrointestinal: dysphagia, esophagitis, esophageal stricture/stenosis, esophageal ulceration; Cardiac: pericarditis, pericardial effusion, restrictive cardiomyopathy, ventricular dysfunction (left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, left ventricular systolic dysfunction, right ventricular dysfunction); Neurologic: myelitis, neuropathy (cranial and motor); Hemorrhage: pulmonary or upper respiratory; Pulmonary: decline in pulmonary function as measured by pulmonary function tests (DLCO, FEV1,FVC), pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis, hypoxia, pleural effusion, cough, and dyspnea; Any grade 4 or 5 adverse event attributed to the therapy

    Measured: From start of treatment to end of follow-up. Analysis can occur at or after time of primary outcome measure analysis.

  3. Primary Tumor Failure (PTF), Marginal Failure (MF), Regional Failure (RF), Metastatic Dissemination (MD), Disease-free Survival (DFS), and Overall Survival (OS) at 2 Years

    PTF: the development of either failure within the SBRT treatment fields (in-field failure) or failure within 1.0 cm of the treatment field (marginal failure) within the first two years after start of SBRT. RF: the development of measurable tumor within lymph nodes along the natural lymphatic drainage typical for the location of the treated primary disease only with dimension of at least 1.0 cm on imaging studies (preferably CT scans) within the lung, bronchial hilum, or the mediastinum within the first two years after start of SBRT. MD: the appearance after protocol therapy of cancer deposits characteristic of metastatic dissemination from non-small cell lung cancer within the first two years after start of SBRT. DFS: the state of being alive without development of progressive disease, with failure considered the earliest development of either progression or death. OS: the state of being alive, with failure is considered death due to any cause.

    Measured: From start of treatment to 2 years.

  4. Level of Comorbidity Burden on Morbidity and Efficacy

    Measured: From start of treatment to end of follow-up.

  5. Assessment of Predictive Value of Blood Markers for Primary Tumor Control at 2 Years and Treatment-related Adverse Events ≥ Grade 2

    Assess if blood markers prior to, during the course of treatment (between the second and the last dose of SBRT), and at the first follow-up after SBRT predict 2 year primary tumor control and predict for grade ≥ 2 treatment-related adverse events. Unfortunately, there were not enough specimens submitted to perform this analysis. The specimens that were collected remain in the NRG Oncology Biobank and are available to be combined with other specimens from other studies for an appropriately powered project.

    Measured: From start of treatment to 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 posted31 Oct 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2007
  3. Primary completionMay 2012
  4. Study completion14 May 2018

Resources

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
33 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00551369
Sponsor's protocol ID
RTOG-0618
Other IDs
CDR0000571744
Status last verified
Mar 2019
First submitted
30 Oct 2007
Last updated
30 Apr 2019
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Timmerman RD, Paulus R, Pass HI, Gore EM, Edelman MJ, Galvin J, Straube WL, Nedzi LA, McGarry RC, Robinson CG, Schiff PB, Chang G, Loo BW Jr, Bradley JD, Choy H. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Operable Early-Stage Lung Cancer: Findings From the NRG Oncology RTOG 0618 Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Sep 1;4(9):1263-1266. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.1251.

    PubMed 29852037

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing SBRT in people with Lung Cancer, run by Radiation Therapy Oncology Group at 19 sites 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 30 Apr 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 19 sites 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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 27 Oct 2016). 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?

Primary Tumor Control at 2 Years (time frame: From start of treatment to 2 years.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00551369, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 30 Apr 2019.

Free account

Log in to keep searching

You’ve used your 3 free searches. AzTrials is free: log in or create a free account to keep searching clinical trials and save the ones you want to follow.

Create a free accountLog in