Cervical CancerPhase 2NCT00590967
A Phase II Study of Extended Field IMRT External Beam Irradiation and Intracavitary Brachytherapy
A Phase 2 study testing IMRT extended field external beam radiation therapy, Brachytherapy and Cisplatin in people with Cervical Cancer, run by Washington University School of Medicine at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Recent studies have shown that the chance of survival among women with advanced cervical cancer is increased when they receive concurrent chemotherapy and radiation to the pelvis. However, patients who have advanced disease show loco-regional failure as well as a high incidence of distant metastasis. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Cervical Cancer
- What is being tested?
- IMRT extended field external beam radiation therapy, Brachytherapy and Cisplatin
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 69 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- May 2003to Jan 2013
- 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
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients must have carcinoma of the uterine cervix.
- Patients with squamous cell, adenocarcinoma, and adenosquamous carcinoma are eligible.
- International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) Stage I to IVA
- Patients must have no evidence of metastatic disease outside of the pelvis (except to the para-aortic nodes), by PET.
- Patients must have a Karnofsky Performance Status of >= 60 and no medical contraindications to the administration of chemotherapy.
- Age >= 18.
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- Adequate bone marrow function: white blood cells (WBC) >= 4000/mm3, platelets >= 100,000 mm3.
- Adequate renal function: BUN <= 25 mg/dl, creatinine <= 1.2 mg/dl (urinary diversion is permitted to improve renal function).
- Patients must have bilirubin <= 1.5 mg/dl.
- Signed study-specific informed consent.
Who cannot join
- No positive lymph nodes by FDG PET
- Positive supraclavicular lymph nodes by FDG PET Scan or evidence of more distant disease.
- FIGO Stage IVB+ Cervical Cancer
- No prior (within 5 years) or simultaneous malignancies (other than cutaneous basal cell carcinoma).
- Karnofsky Performance Status <60.
- Patients with significant medical illness preventing the use of full dose chemotherapy are excluded.
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- Patients with the following histologies are excluded: small cell, carcinoid, glassy cell, clear cell and adenoid cystic.
- Life expectancy < 6 months.
- Patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (fasting blood glucose level > 200 mg/dL) are not eligible.
- No prior surgery for treatment of disease other than exploratory laparotomy or biopsy.
- No previous systemic chemotherapy.
- No pelvic radiation therapy is permitted other than transvaginal irradiation to control bleeding.
- Pregnant women are ineligible and those of child-bearing potential should practice contraception.
- Patients with abnormal liver function tests
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110
About this study
Official title: A Phase II Study of Extended Field IMRT External Beam Irradiation and Intracavitary Brachytherapy With Concurrent Weekly Cisplatin in Patients With Stage I-IVA Cervical Cancer Who Have FDG PET Positive Pelvic or Para-Aortic Lymph Nodes
Recent studies have shown that the chance of survival among women with advanced cervical cancer is increased when they receive concurrent chemotherapy and radiation to the pelvis. However, patients who have advanced disease show loco-regional failure as well as a high incidence of distant metastasis. Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning has high sensitivity and specificity in the detection of pelvic and para-aortic lymph node metastases. While the detection of para-aortic metastases by PET significantly impacts prognosis, PET has been known to show positive lymph node metastasis in the pelvis only while not detecting micrometastatic disease in the para-aortic lymph nodes (despite the fact that they are histologically known).
In addition, patients with positive para-aortic lymph nodes on PET, greater amounts (more than 45 Gy) of radiation must be used to improve the probability of controlling the cancer. However, doses greater than this have been limited because of the dose and volume limits to the small bowel. But, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) is a new way of calculating and delivering radiation therapy. Compared to external beam radiation, IMRT has the improved ability to deliver large doses of radiation to specific targets while minimizing the exposure to surrounding normal tissue.
With IMRT, however, the effective dose/volume can be increased more safely and lower the toxicity of surrounding tissue, thus making prophylactic dosing to para-aortic lymph nodes not detected by PET safer and more effective.
Read the detailed description
Prior to entrance on the study, patients will undergo a history and physical and evaluation of Karnofsky Performance Status. They will have a biopsy of their tumor and will undergo a fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET scan and must include evaluation of para-aortic lymph nodes. Blood work will be done (complete blood count (CBC), differential, platelets, blood urea nitrogen(BUN), serum creatinine, bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase. Also, pre-treatment, patients will receive a chest x-ray and an intravenous push (IVP) (unless a computed tomography (CT) with contrast has been performed). Additionally, patient may undergo a CT, magnetic resonance (MRI) and/or lymphangiogram.
Patients will then be registered to a treatment arm, depending on the outcome of their PET scan. Patients with positive pelvic lymph nodes but no positive para-aortic lymph nodes by PET will be assigned to Treatment Arm 1. Patients with positive pelvic lymph nodes and positive para-aortic lymph nodes by PET will be assigned to treatment arm 2.
Treatment Group 1. Either a conventional or CT simulation may be performed. Patients will be treated with IMRT extended field external beam radiation therapy (to cover pelvis and para-aortic lymph nodes) and intracavitary radiation (6 high dose radiation (HDR) treatments) concurrently with cisplatin (40 mg/m^2/week)
Treatment Group 2. A CT simulation must be performed. Patients will be treated with extended field external beam radiation therapy to the pelvis and with IMRT to cover the para-aortic lymph nodes to 60 Gy, 50.4 Gy to the para-aortic lymph node bed in conjunction with external beam pelvic radiation therapy as appropriate for disease stage and intracavitary radiation (6 HDR treatments) concurrently with cisplatin (40 mg/m^2/week).
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer
- Being tested
- IMRT extended field external beam radiation therapy, Brachytherapy, Cisplatin
- Keywords
- para-aortic lymph nodes
- Medical subject headings
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
IMRT extended field external beam radiation therapyRadiation
BrachytherapyRadiation
CisplatinDrug
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment Group 1 | Experimental | Pelvic Lymph Nodes Only Positive on FDG PET.
IMRT External Beam radiation to the para-aortic region (45 Gy)
Pelvis intracavitary brachytherapy (6 HDR treatments)
Weekly cisplatin 40 mg/m^2 Receives: Radiation: IMRT extended field external beam radiation therapy; Radiation: Brachytherapy; Drug: Cisplatin |
| Treatment Group 2 | Experimental | Para-Aortic Lymph Nodes Positive on FDG PET
IMRT (50.4 Gy to para-aortic lymph node bed with a 10.8 Gy boost to nodes)
IMRT external beam pelvic radiation therapy as appropriate for stage
Intracavitary brachytherapy (6 HDR treatments)
Weekly cisplatin (40 mg/m^2) Receives: Radiation: IMRT extended field external beam radiation therapy; Radiation: Brachytherapy; Drug: Cisplatin |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Tolerance of IMRT Extended-field External Radiotherapy to Pelvis and Para-aortic Region, Combined With Intracavitary Irradiation, and Cisplatin Chemotherapy as Measured the Number of Participants With by Grade 4 or Higher Toxicity
-The descriptions and grading scales found in the revised NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0 will be utilized for all toxicity reporting.
Measured: 1 year post start of radiation therapy
Number of Participants With Acute Toxicity of IMRT Extended-field External Radiotherapy to Pelvis and Para-aortic Region, Combined With Intracavitary Irradiation, and Cisplatin Chemotherapy (Grade 3 or Higher)
Measured: 30 days after completion of radiation therapy
Efficacy of IMRT Extended-field Radiation Combined With Intracavitary Irradiation, and Cisplatin Chemotherapy as Measured by PET Scan Disease Status
Measured: 1st PET scan after completion of treatment (approximately month 6)
Secondary outcomes (1)
Efficacy of IMRT to the Para-aortic Lymph Nodes, IMRT External Beam Radiotherapy to the Pelvis, Intracavitary Irradiation, and Cisplatin Chemotherapy as Measured by the Frequency of Distant Metastasis
Measured: 5 years after completion of radiation therapy
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Jan 2008 (estimated)
- Study startMay 2003
- Primary completionJan 2013
- Study completionJan 2013
Why it stopped: Due to low accrual
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for Cervical CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Washington University School of MedicineThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 69 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Perry Grigsby, MD, Principal investigator, Washington University School of Medicine
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00590967
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 03-0300 / 201105362
- Status last verified
- Jun 2016
- First submitted
- 31 Dec 2007
- Last updated
- 29 Aug 2016
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Aug 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Phase II Study of Extended Field IMRT External Beam Irradiation and Intracavitary Brachytherapy With Concurrent Weekly Cisplatin in Patients With Stage I-IVA Cervical Cancer Who Have FDG PET Positive Pelvic or Para-Aortic Lymph Nodes
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00590967
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 03-0300 / 201105362
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer
- Keywords
- para-aortic lymph nodes
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: Due to low accrual
- Enrolment
- 69 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Washington University School of MedicineUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- May 2003
- Primary completion
- Jan 2013 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jan 2013 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 Jan 2008 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 29 Aug 2016
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Recent studies have shown that the chance of survival among women with advanced cervical cancer is increased when they receive concurrent chemotherapy and radiation to the pelvis. However, patients who have advanced disease show loco-regional failure as well as a high incidence of distant metastasis. Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning has high sensitivity and specificity in the detection of pelvic and para-aortic lymph node metastases. While the detection of para-aortic metastases by PET significantly impacts prognosis, PET has been known to show positive lymph node metastasis in the pelvis only while not detecting micrometastatic disease in the para-aortic lymph nodes (despite the fact that they are histologically known).
In addition, patients with positive para-aortic lymph nodes on PET, greater amounts (more than 45 Gy) of radiation must be used to improve the probability of controlling the cancer. However, doses greater than this have been limited because of the dose and volume limits to the small bowel. But, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) is a new way of calculating and delivering radiation therapy. Compared to external beam radiation, IMRT has the improved ability to deliver large doses of radiation to specific targets while minimizing the exposure to surrounding normal tissue.
With IMRT, however, the effective dose/volume can be increased more safely and lower the toxicity of surrounding tissue, thus making prophylactic dosing to para-aortic lymph nodes not detected by PET safer and more effective.
Detailed description
Prior to entrance on the study, patients will undergo a history and physical and evaluation of Karnofsky Performance Status. They will have a biopsy of their tumor and will undergo a fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET scan and must include evaluation of para-aortic lymph nodes. Blood work will be done (complete blood count (CBC), differential, platelets, blood urea nitrogen(BUN), serum creatinine, bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase. Also, pre-treatment, patients will receive a chest x-ray and an intravenous push (IVP) (unless a computed tomography (CT) with contrast has been performed). Additionally, patient may undergo a CT, magnetic resonance (MRI) and/or lymphangiogram.
Patients will then be registered to a treatment arm, depending on the outcome of their PET scan. Patients with positive pelvic lymph nodes but no positive para-aortic lymph nodes by PET will be assigned to Treatment Arm 1. Patients with positive pelvic lymph nodes and positive para-aortic lymph nodes by PET will be assigned to treatment arm 2.
Treatment Group 1. Either a conventional or CT simulation may be performed. Patients will be treated with IMRT extended field external beam radiation therapy (to cover pelvis and para-aortic lymph nodes) and intracavitary radiation (6 high dose radiation (HDR) treatments) concurrently with cisplatin (40 mg/m^2/week)
Treatment Group 2. A CT simulation must be performed. Patients will be treated with extended field external beam radiation therapy to the pelvis and with IMRT to cover the para-aortic lymph nodes to 60 Gy, 50.4 Gy to the para-aortic lymph node bed in conjunction with external beam pelvic radiation therapy as appropriate for disease stage and intracavitary radiation (6 HDR treatments) concurrently with cisplatin (40 mg/m^2/week).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment Group 1 | Experimental | Radiation: IMRT extended field external beam radiation therapy, Radiation: Brachytherapy, Drug: CisplatinPelvic Lymph Nodes Only Positive on FDG PET. IMRT External Beam radiation to the para-aortic region (45 Gy) Pelvis intracavitary brachytherapy (6 HDR treatments) Weekly cisplatin 40 mg/m^2 |
| Treatment Group 2 | Experimental | Radiation: IMRT extended field external beam radiation therapy, Radiation: Brachytherapy, Drug: CisplatinPara-Aortic Lymph Nodes Positive on FDG PET IMRT (50.4 Gy to para-aortic lymph node bed with a 10.8 Gy boost to nodes) IMRT external beam pelvic radiation therapy as appropriate for stage Intracavitary brachytherapy (6 HDR treatments) Weekly cisplatin (40 mg/m^2) |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (10 listed)
- Patients must have carcinoma of the uterine cervix.
- Patients with squamous cell, adenocarcinoma, and adenosquamous carcinoma are eligible.
- International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) Stage I to IVA
- Patients must have no evidence of metastatic disease outside of the pelvis (except to the para-aortic nodes), by PET.
- Patients must have a Karnofsky Performance Status of >= 60 and no medical contraindications to the administration of chemotherapy.
Key exclusion criteria (14 listed)
- No positive lymph nodes by FDG PET
- Positive supraclavicular lymph nodes by FDG PET Scan or evidence of more distant disease.
- FIGO Stage IVB+ Cervical Cancer
- No prior (within 5 years) or simultaneous malignancies (other than cutaneous basal cell carcinoma).
- Karnofsky Performance Status <60.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| IMRT extended field external beam radiation therapy | Radiation | Treatment Group 1, Treatment Group 2 |
| Brachytherapy | Radiation | Treatment Group 1, Treatment Group 2 |
| Cisplatin | Drug | Treatment Group 1, Treatment Group 2 |
Primary outcome
Tolerance of IMRT Extended-field External Radiotherapy to Pelvis and Para-aortic Region, Combined With Intracavitary Irradiation, and Cisplatin Chemotherapy as Measured the Number of Participants With by Grade 4 or Higher Toxicity
Time frame: 1 year post start of radiation therapy
-The descriptions and grading scales found in the revised NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0 will be utilized for all toxicity reporting.
Number of Participants With Acute Toxicity of IMRT Extended-field External Radiotherapy to Pelvis and Para-aortic Region, Combined With Intracavitary Irradiation, and Cisplatin Chemotherapy (Grade 3 or Higher)
Time frame: 30 days after completion of radiation therapy
Efficacy of IMRT Extended-field Radiation Combined With Intracavitary Irradiation, and Cisplatin Chemotherapy as Measured by PET Scan Disease Status
Time frame: 1st PET scan after completion of treatment (approximately month 6)
1 secondary outcome
Efficacy of IMRT to the Para-aortic Lymph Nodes, IMRT External Beam Radiotherapy to the Pelvis, Intracavitary Irradiation, and Cisplatin Chemotherapy as Measured by the Frequency of Distant Metastasis
Time frame: 5 years after completion of radiation therapy
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 29 Aug 2016.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of MedicineLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Perry Grigsby, MD principal investigator
Washington University School of Medicine
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing IMRT extended field external beam radiation therapy, Brachytherapy and Cisplatin in people with Cervical Cancer, run by Washington University School of Medicine 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 10 inclusion and 14 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Aug 2016. 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.
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 29 Aug 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?
Tolerance of IMRT Extended-field External Radiotherapy to Pelvis and Para-aortic Region, Combined With Intracavitary Irradiation, and Cisplatin Chemotherapy as Measured the Number of Participants With by Grade 4 or Higher Toxicity (time frame: 1 year post start of radiation therapy). The study lists 3 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 29 Aug 2016.