LiposarcomaTOMOREPNCT01841047
Assessment of Helical Tomotherapy Radiotherapy (54 Gy) Followed by Surgery in Retro-peritoneal Liposarcoma
A study testing Radiotherapy in people with Liposarcoma, run by Institut Bergonié at 5 sites in France.
Trial summary
Retro peritoneal liposarcomas are rare (less than 15% of sarcomas) whose prognosis is locoregional. In the treatment of retroperitoneal liposarcomas main prognostic factor is the quality of the surgical resection. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Liposarcoma
- What is being tested?
- Radiotherapy
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 48 participants
- Where
- 5 sitesFrance
- Study dates
- 20 Jan 2009to 19 Dec 2018
- 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 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Liposarcoma histologically proven, in case of non-contributive biopsy: diagnosis radiologically validated within a multidisciplinary meeting
- Protocol TOMOREP technically feasible,
- Patients over 18 years
- Considered as resectable even if multi-visceral excision is needed
- Absence of morbidity contra-indicating surgery. The evaluation will be performed by the surgeon or the radiotherapist according to the definitions by the ASA classification.
- Original form (as well as tumors made after first incomplete excision) and form in first relapse.
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- Life expectancy greater than 6 months
- Patient signed informed consent,
- Patient affiliated to a social security.
Who cannot join
- Metastasis associated
- Extension intraperitoneal associated, mesenteric extension
- bilaterally
- Against disease-indicating the need for surgery (ASA 3 and 4).
- Contra-indication to radiotherapy (such as prior radiotherapy into the volume to treat).
- Patient included in another clinical trial
- Patient unable to undergo medical monitoring test for any geographical, social or psychological reasons,
- Private patient freedom and major subject of a measure of legal protection or unable to consent.
Trial locations and contacts
5 sites in 1 country.
5 sites in 1 country
France5 sites
Institut Bergonié
Bordeaux, Aquitaine, 33000
Centre René Gauducheau
Nantes, Pays de la Loire Region, 44000
Institut Curie
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75000
Centre Paul Strauss
Strasbourg, Alsace, 67000
Centre Claudius Regaud
Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, 31000
About this study
Retro peritoneal liposarcomas are rare (less than 15% of sarcomas) whose prognosis is locoregional.
In the treatment of retroperitoneal liposarcomas main prognostic factor is the quality of the surgical resection. The effect of radiotherapy combined with surgery is uncertain and until now limited perhaps because of limited prescribed doses (of the order of 45Gy to 50Gy) due to high risk of organ toxicity nearby.
The helical tomotherapy is an innovative equipment radiotherapy to make conformational radiotherapy modulation intensity and is particularly suitable for irradiations precision (imaging mode associated with daily scanner) in large complex volumes. Increasing doses (increase of the prescribed dose to 54 Gy, thus potentially curative), the helical tomotherapy should allow to improve the efficacy of radiotherapy.
Read the detailed description
Retro peritoneal liposarcomas are rare (less than 15% of sarcomas) whose prognosis is locoregional. In the treatment of retroperitoneal liposarcomas main prognostic factor is the quality of the surgical resection. The effect of radiotherapy combined with surgery is uncertain and until now limited perhaps because of limited prescribed doses (of the order of 45Gy to 50Gy) due to high risk of organ toxicity nearby.
Two elements can overcome these difficulties:
- Preoperative radiotherapy made rather than Postoperatively, the tumor in place back the gastrointestinal tract and reducing toxicity,
- The contribution of conformal radiotherapy techniques with intensity modulation (IMRT). The helical tomotherapy is an innovative equipment radiotherapy to make conformational radiotherapy modulation intensity and is particularly suitable for irradiations precision (imaging mode associated with daily scanner) in large complex volumes. Increasing doses (increase of the prescribed dose to 54 Gy, thus potentially curative), the helical tomotherapy should allow to improve the efficacy of radiotherapy.
- Conditions
- Liposarcoma
- Being tested
- Radiotherapy
- Keywords
- Retroperitoneal liposarcoma operable
- Medical subject headings
- Liposarcoma
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
RadiotherapyRadiation
Evaluation of the efficacy of the combination with radio-surgery helical tomotherapy irradiation to a dose of radiation of 54 Gy in patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma of operable
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Radiotherapy | Other | Evaluation of the combination of radiotherapy with helical tomotherapy (54 Gy) followed by surgery in retro-peritoneal liposarcomas. Receives: Radiation: Radiotherapy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Cumulative Incidence Rate of Local Recurrence and Competing Risks (All Patients)
Evaluation of the efficacy of the combination with radio-surgery helical tomotherapy irradiation to a dose of radiation of 54 Gy in patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma of operable.
The effectiveness will be evaluated in terms of local recurrence-free survival 3 years. Given the data and the lack of independence between local recurrence and metastasis events, the Kaplan Meier method cannot be applied. An estimation method adapted to the presence of competing risks is necessary. Including other events (metastasis, deaths...) consist in using a competing risk analysis methodology where the specific incidence of each type of event is estimated in the presence of the other types of events. The following results represent the cumulative incidence (as a percentage) of local recurrence on the one hand and the cumulative incidence of competing risks (distant metastasis or death) on the other hand.
Measured: 3 years from start of the tomotherapy treatment
Cumulative Incidence Rate of Local Recurrence and Competing Risks (Liposarcoma Well Differentiated)
Evaluation of the efficacy of the combination with radio-surgery helical tomotherapy irradiation to a dose of radiation of 54 Gy in patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma of operable.
The effectiveness will be evaluated in terms of local recurrence-free survival 3 years.Given the data and the lack of independence between local recurrence and metastasis events, the Kaplan Meier method cannot be applied. An estimation method adapted to the presence of competing risks is necessary. Including other events (metastasis, deaths...) consist in using a competing risk analysis methodology where the specific incidence of each type of event is estimated in the presence of the other types of events. The following results represent the cumulative incidence (as a percentage) of local recurrence on the one hand and the cumulative incidence of competing risks (distant metastasis or death) on the other hand.
Measured: 3 years from start of the tomotherapy treatment
Cumulative Incidence Rate of Local Recurrence and Competing Risks (Liposarcoma Dedifferentiated or Pleomorphic)
Evaluation of the efficacy of the combination with radio-surgery helical tomotherapy irradiation to a dose of radiation of 54 Gy in patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma of operable.
The effectiveness will be evaluated in terms of local recurrence-free survival 3 years.Given the data and the lack of independence between local recurrence and metastasis events, the Kaplan Meier method cannot be applied. An estimation method adapted to the presence of competing risks is necessary. Including other events (metastasis, deaths...) consist in using a competing risk analysis methodology where the specific incidence of each type of event is estimated in the presence of the other types of events. The following results represent the cumulative incidence (as a percentage) of local recurrence on the one hand and the cumulative incidence of competing risks (distant metastasis or death) on the other hand.
Measured: 3 years from start of the tomotherapy treatment
Secondary outcomes (4)
Percentage of Participants With Disease-Free Survival (All Patients)
Evaluation of the efficacy of the combination with radio-surgery helical tomotherapy irradiation to a dose of radiation of 54 Gy in patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma of operable.
The effectiveness will be evaluated in terms of disease free survival rate at 3 years, with the kaplan-meier method.
The disease-free survival time is calculated between the date of the start of the tomotherapy treatment and the date of death, distant metastasis or local recurrence (events), whichever occur first, or the date of last news (censorship).
Measured: 3 years from start of the tomotherapy treatment
Percentage of Participants With Disease-Free Survival (Liposarcoma Well Differentiated)
Evaluation of the efficacy of the combination with radio-surgery helical tomotherapy irradiation to a dose of radiation of 54 Gy in patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma of operable.
The effectiveness will be evaluated in terms of disease free survival rate at 3 years, with the kaplan-meier method.
The disease-free survival time is calculated between the date of the start of the tomotherapy treatment and the date of death, distant metastasis or local recurrence (events), whichever occur first, or the date of last news (censorship).
Measured: 3 years from start of the tomotherapy treatment
Percentage of Participants With Disease-Free Survival (Liposarcoma Dedifferentiated or Pleomorphic)
Evaluation of the efficacy of the combination with radio-surgery helical tomotherapy irradiation to a dose of radiation of 54 Gy in patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma of operable.
The effectiveness will be evaluated in terms of disease free survival rate at 3 years, with the kaplan-meier method.
The disease-free survival time is calculated between the date of the start of the tomotherapy treatment and the date of death, distant metastasis or local recurrence (events), whichever occur first, or the date of last news (censorship).
Measured: 3 years from start of the tomotherapy treatment
Percentage of Participants With Overall Survival (All Patients)
Evaluation of the efficacy of the combination with radio-surgery helical tomotherapy irradiation to a dose of radiation of 54 Gy in patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma of operable.
The effectiveness will be evaluated in terms of overall survival rate at 1, 3 and 5 years, with the kaplan-meier method.
The overall survival time is calculated between the date of the start of the tomotherapy treatment and the date of death (event), or the date of last news (censorship).
Measured: 1 year, 3 years and 5 years from start of the tomotherapy treatment
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Apr 2013 (estimated)
- Study start20 Jan 2009
- Primary completion14 Jun 2016
- Study completion19 Dec 2018
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.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for LiposarcomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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 N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 48 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Institut Bergonié
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- KANTOR Guy, PU-PH, Study chair, Institut Bergonié
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01841047
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IB2008-42
- Acronym
- TOMOREP
- Status last verified
- Feb 2021
- First submitted
- 5 Nov 2012
- Last updated
- 3 Sep 2025
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Sargos P, Stoeckle E, Ducassou A, Giraud A, Mervoyer A, Italiano A, Albert S, Ferron G, Bellera C, Kantor G. High dose (54 Gy) pre-operative helical tomotherapy for retroperitoneal liposarcoma: Results of a phase II multicenter study. Radiother Oncol. 2023 Sep;186:109791. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109791. Epub 2023 Jul 10.
PubMed 37437608
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 3 Sep 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Assessment of Helical Tomotherapy Radiotherapy (54 Gy) Followed by Surgery in Retro-peritoneal Liposarcoma
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01841047
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- TOMOREP / IB2008-42
- Conditions
- Liposarcoma
- Keywords
- Retroperitoneal liposarcoma operable
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 48 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Institut BergoniéUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 20 Jan 2009 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 14 Jun 2016 (actual)
- Study completion
- 19 Dec 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 26 Apr 2013 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 16 Mar 2021
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Retro peritoneal liposarcomas are rare (less than 15% of sarcomas) whose prognosis is locoregional.
In the treatment of retroperitoneal liposarcomas main prognostic factor is the quality of the surgical resection. The effect of radiotherapy combined with surgery is uncertain and until now limited perhaps because of limited prescribed doses (of the order of 45Gy to 50Gy) due to high risk of organ toxicity nearby.
The helical tomotherapy is an innovative equipment radiotherapy to make conformational radiotherapy modulation intensity and is particularly suitable for irradiations precision (imaging mode associated with daily scanner) in large complex volumes. Increasing doses (increase of the prescribed dose to 54 Gy, thus potentially curative), the helical tomotherapy should allow to improve the efficacy of radiotherapy.
Detailed description
Retro peritoneal liposarcomas are rare (less than 15% of sarcomas) whose prognosis is locoregional. In the treatment of retroperitoneal liposarcomas main prognostic factor is the quality of the surgical resection. The effect of radiotherapy combined with surgery is uncertain and until now limited perhaps because of limited prescribed doses (of the order of 45Gy to 50Gy) due to high risk of organ toxicity nearby.
Two elements can overcome these difficulties:
- Preoperative radiotherapy made rather than Postoperatively, the tumor in place back the gastrointestinal tract and reducing toxicity,
- The contribution of conformal radiotherapy techniques with intensity modulation (IMRT). The helical tomotherapy is an innovative equipment radiotherapy to make conformational radiotherapy modulation intensity and is particularly suitable for irradiations precision (imaging mode associated with daily scanner) in large complex volumes. Increasing doses (increase of the prescribed dose to 54 Gy, thus potentially curative), the helical tomotherapy should allow to improve the efficacy of radiotherapy.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Radiotherapy | Other | Radiation: RadiotherapyEvaluation of the combination of radiotherapy with helical tomotherapy (54 Gy) followed by surgery in retro-peritoneal liposarcomas. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Liposarcoma histologically proven, in case of non-contributive biopsy: diagnosis radiologically validated within a multidisciplinary meeting
- Protocol TOMOREP technically feasible,
- Patients over 18 years
- Considered as resectable even if multi-visceral excision is needed
- Absence of morbidity contra-indicating surgery. The evaluation will be performed by the surgeon or the radiotherapist according to the definitions by the ASA classification.
Key exclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Metastasis associated
- Extension intraperitoneal associated, mesenteric extension
- bilaterally
- Against disease-indicating the need for surgery (ASA 3 and 4).
- Contra-indication to radiotherapy (such as prior radiotherapy into the volume to treat).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| RadiotherapyEvaluation of the efficacy of the combination with radio-surgery helical tomotherapy irradiation to a dose of radiation of 54 Gy in patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma of operable | Radiation | Radiotherapy |
Primary outcome
Cumulative Incidence Rate of Local Recurrence and Competing Risks (All Patients)
Time frame: 3 years from start of the tomotherapy treatment
Evaluation of the efficacy of the combination with radio-surgery helical tomotherapy irradiation to a dose of radiation of 54 Gy in patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma of operable. The effectiveness will be evaluated in terms of local recurrence-free survival 3 years. Given the data and the lack of independence between local recurrence and metastasis events, the Kaplan Meier method cannot be applied. An estimation method adapted to the presence of competing risks is necessary. Including other events (metastasis, deaths...) consist in using a competing risk analysis methodology where the specific incidence of each type of event is estimated in the presence of the other types of events. The following results represent the cumulative incidence (as a percentage) of local recurrence on the one hand and the cumulative incidence of competing risks (distant metastasis or death) on the other hand.
Cumulative Incidence Rate of Local Recurrence and Competing Risks (Liposarcoma Well Differentiated)
Time frame: 3 years from start of the tomotherapy treatment
Evaluation of the efficacy of the combination with radio-surgery helical tomotherapy irradiation to a dose of radiation of 54 Gy in patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma of operable. The effectiveness will be evaluated in terms of local recurrence-free survival 3 years.Given the data and the lack of independence between local recurrence and metastasis events, the Kaplan Meier method cannot be applied. An estimation method adapted to the presence of competing risks is necessary. Including other events (metastasis, deaths...) consist in using a competing risk analysis methodology where the specific incidence of each type of event is estimated in the presence of the other types of events. The following results represent the cumulative incidence (as a percentage) of local recurrence on the one hand and the cumulative incidence of competing risks (distant metastasis or death) on the other hand.
Cumulative Incidence Rate of Local Recurrence and Competing Risks (Liposarcoma Dedifferentiated or Pleomorphic)
Time frame: 3 years from start of the tomotherapy treatment
Evaluation of the efficacy of the combination with radio-surgery helical tomotherapy irradiation to a dose of radiation of 54 Gy in patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma of operable. The effectiveness will be evaluated in terms of local recurrence-free survival 3 years.Given the data and the lack of independence between local recurrence and metastasis events, the Kaplan Meier method cannot be applied. An estimation method adapted to the presence of competing risks is necessary. Including other events (metastasis, deaths...) consist in using a competing risk analysis methodology where the specific incidence of each type of event is estimated in the presence of the other types of events. The following results represent the cumulative incidence (as a percentage) of local recurrence on the one hand and the cumulative incidence of competing risks (distant metastasis or death) on the other hand.
4 secondary outcomes
Percentage of Participants With Disease-Free Survival (All Patients)
Time frame: 3 years from start of the tomotherapy treatment
Percentage of Participants With Disease-Free Survival (Liposarcoma Well Differentiated)
Time frame: 3 years from start of the tomotherapy treatment
Percentage of Participants With Disease-Free Survival (Liposarcoma Dedifferentiated or Pleomorphic)
Time frame: 3 years from start of the tomotherapy treatment
Percentage of Participants With Overall Survival (All Patients)
Time frame: 1 year, 3 years and 5 years from start of the tomotherapy treatment
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 3 Sep 2025.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Background: PubMed 37437608Sargos P, Stoeckle E, Ducassou A, Giraud A, Mervoyer A, Italiano A, Albert S, Ferron G, Bellera C, Kantor G. High dose (54 Gy) pre-operative helical tomotherapy for retroperitoneal liposarcoma: Results of a phase II multicenter study. Radiother Oncol. 2023 Sep;186:109791. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109791. Epub 2023 Jul 10.
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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.
KANTOR Guy, PU-PH study chair
Institut Bergonié
5 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Radiotherapy in people with Liposarcoma, run by Institut Bergonié at 5 sites in France.
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 9 inclusion and 8 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 3 Sep 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 5 sites in France. 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 16 Mar 2021). 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?
Cumulative Incidence Rate of Local Recurrence and Competing Risks (All Patients) (time frame: 3 years from start of the tomotherapy treatment). 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?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01841047, 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 3 Sep 2025.