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Pancreatic TumorNCT02716207

Phase ǀ Study on Pancreatic Cancer Treated by CyberKnife

A study testing CyberKnife in people with Pancreatic Tumor, run by Changhai Hospital at 2 sites in China.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The maximum tolerated dose on locally advanced unresectable pancreatic tumor treated with CyberKnife SBRT will be evaluated. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Pancreatic Tumor
What is being tested?
CyberKnife
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
16 participants
Where
2 sitesChina
Study dates
Mar 2016to Dec 2020
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma or unsuitable/unwilling for resection which is proved by biopsy.
  • A life expectancy of >3months
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) status ≤2
  • Tumor size < 5 cm
  • Tumor location: Head of pancreas
  • Patients must be able to undergo contrast enhanced CT for planning
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  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 ×109 cells/L
  • Leukocyte count≥ 3.5 ×109cells/L
  • Platelets ≥ 70×109cells/L
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dl
  • Albumin > 2.5 g/dL
  • Total bilirubin < 3 mg/dL
  • Creatinine < 2.0 mg/dL
  • INR < 2 (0.9-1.1)
  • Aspartate transaminase (AST) <2.5 × Upper Limit of Normal (ULN )(0-64U/L)
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) <2.5 × ULN(0-64U/L)
  • Both men and women and members of all races and ethnic groups are eligible for this study
  • Ability of the research subject or authorized legal representative to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
  • Tumor markers and lab test should be done less than 1 week before recruitment

Who cannot join

  • Prior surgery, chemotherapy or radiation for the pancreatic tumor
  • Prior radiotherapy to the upper abdomen, evidence of metastatic disease such as nodal or distant metastases by abdomen CT and chest CT or FDG PET-CT
  • Contraindication to receiving radiotherapy
  • Distance between gross tumor volume (GTV) (lesion) and luminal structures (including liver, stomach, duodenum, small or large bowel) is<5 mm
  • Women who are pregnant
  • Participation in another clinical treatment trial while on study
  • Patients in whom fiducial implantation was not possible

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

China2 sites
  • Huojun Zhang

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, +86

  • HuojunZhang

    Shanghai, 200433

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About this study

Official title: Mono-Center Phase ǀ Study on Dose Escalation of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) Treating Pancreatic Cancer Patients With CyberKnife

The maximum tolerated dose on locally advanced unresectable pancreatic tumor treated with CyberKnife SBRT will be evaluated.

Read the detailed description

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth-leading cause of cancer-related death in the world. It is characterized by metastatic spread and local failure and seldom detected in its earlier stages. For locally advanced stage pancreatic cancer, the complete surgical removal is hard to achieve.

Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) with CyberKnife for unresectable pancreatic tumor is a relatively new treatment option made available because of significant improvements in diagnostic imaging and radiation delivery techniques. Different from the conventional radiotherapy, radiation dose is delivered in fewer fractions and higher fractional doses in SBRT. Gurka (1) reported that 14 patients received SBRT with prescription dose of 25 Gy in five fractions with biologically equivalent doses (BED) of α/β=10 in correspondence to 37.5Gy. Grade 1 to 2 gastrointestinal toxicity (no grade 3 or 4 radiation-related toxicities) was observed two weeks after treatment. Two patients had a partial response, and 12 patients were with stable diseases. In the previous dose escalation study, a single fraction up to15 Gy, 20 Gy, 25 Gy which is an equivalent BED10 to 37.5 Gy, 60 Gy, 87.5 Gy respectively is recommended by Koong AC (2) and his team. Even though the local control rate is 100%, the follow up is short and the sample size of 15 patients is relatively small. Moreover, the late toxicity is not investigated. And with single fraction scheme, higher late gastrointestinal (GI) toxicities were reported (2,3,4). In the meanwhile, investigators (5, 6) from South Korea examined that a Dmax of 35Gy and 38Gy in 3 fractions (BED10 to 75.8Gy and 86.1Gy) of SBRT correlated with a 5% and 10% rate of grade 3 of gastroduodenal toxicity for abdominal malignant tumor, respectively.

Chuong (7) used 5 fractions to potentially decrease the risk of late normal tissue injury compared with 1 to 3 fractions commonly used in other institutions. Assuming α/β=3, the BED3 delivered to normal tissue in this study (using a mean 36.4 Gy in 5 fractions to the high dose PTV) was 125 Gy, which is lower than the mean BED3 from other series, the corresponding values from Boston and Stanford were 153.7 Gy (mean, 32.96 Gy in 3 fractions) and 233.3 Gy (mean, 25Gy in 1 fraction), respectively (8, 9). And a relatively lower incidence of grade ≥3 late adverse effects (5.3% VS 9%) was observed.

Since the treatment modality and dose are still under exploratory stage, we propose to conduct a Phase I study determining the maximum tolerated dose of CyberKnife SBRT on dose escalation for the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic tumor based on a 5 fractions treatment regimen. A prescription dose of 35-47.5 Gy in five fractions was chosen, with an equivalent to the traditional dose of 2 Gy in 25-39 fractions of BED10. And this is assumed to be the safe and effective dose for unresectable pancreatic cancer patients.

Study Procedure:

CyberKnife SBRT body fixation (vacuum-bag) will be used in immobilizing the body, the arms and the legs.

  • Patients will undergo a plain CT as well as an enhanced pancreatic parenchymal CT for radiation treatment planning and target delineation.
  • SBRT will be delivered on CyberKnife with Synchrony Respiratory Tracking system. The tumor will be tracked with implanted fiducial markers by Fiducial Tracking System. Treatment will be delivered in 5 fractions within 1 to 2 weeks at the discretion of the investigator.
  • A body fixation (vacuum-bag) will be used in immobilizing the body, the arms (both arms are along the body) and the legs.
Being tested
CyberKnife
Keywords
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT), CyberKnife, Dose Escalation
Medical subject headings
Pancreatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • CyberKnifeDevice

    Radiation Therapy

Study groups in NCT02716207
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Maximal tolerated dose with CyberKnifeExperimentalSBRT will be delivered in 5 fractions within 1 to 2 weeks by the following schedule: Doses of 7 Gy, 7.5 Gy, 8 Gy, 8.5 Gy, 9 Gy, 9.5 Gy x 5 with BED10 in correspondence to 59.5 Gy, 65.6 Gy, 72 Gy, 78.6 Gy, 85.5 Gy, 92.6 Gy respectively while meeting with normal tissue constraints. A minimum of three patients will be included for each dosage level. And an interval is four weeks between each dose level. In case patient presents III/IV GI toxicity, three additional patients will be included at the same dose level. The Maximal Tolerated Dose will be defined as the dose for which at least 2 patients in 3, or at least 3 patients in 9, will present with a limiting toxicity.
Receives: Device: CyberKnife

What is being measured

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

  1. The maximum tolerated dose will be determined

    The maximal tolerated dose will be defined as the dose for which at least 2 patients in 3, or at least 3 patients in 9, will present with a limiting toxicity.

    Measured: 2 years

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. The acute toxicities following SBRT will be determined.

    The acute toxicities are determined by RTOG Acute Radiation Morbidity Scoring Criteria.

    Measured: 1 year

  2. The late toxicities following SBRT will be determined.

    The late toxicities are determined by RTOG/EORTC Late Radiation Morbidity

    Measured: 1 year

  3. Pain intensity will be determined.

    Pain intensity is assessed by the numeric rating scales 0-10

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted23 Mar 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2016
  3. Primary completionDec 2020
  4. Study completionDec 2020

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
16 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02716207
Sponsor's protocol ID
ChanghaiH001
Status last verified
May 2021
First submitted
6 Jan 2016
Last updated
14 May 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Gurka MK, Collins SP, Slack R, Tse G, Charabaty A, Ley L, Berzcel L, Lei S, Suy S, Haddad N, Jha R, Johnson CD, Jackson P, Marshall JL, Pishvaian MJ. Stereotactic body radiation therapy with concurrent full-dose gemcitabine for locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a pilot trial demonstrating safety. Radiat Oncol. 2013 Mar 1;8:44. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-8-44.

    PubMed 23452509
  • Koong AC, Le QT, Ho A, Fong B, Fisher G, Cho C, Ford J, Poen J, Gibbs IC, Mehta VK, Kee S, Trueblood W, Yang G, Bastidas JA. Phase I study of stereotactic radiosurgery in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Mar 15;58(4):1017-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.11.004.

    PubMed 15001240
  • Koong AC, Christofferson E, Le QT, Goodman KA, Ho A, Kuo T, Ford JM, Fisher GA, Greco R, Norton J, Yang GP. Phase II study to assess the efficacy of conventionally fractionated radiotherapy followed by a stereotactic radiosurgery boost in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Oct 1;63(2):320-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.07.002.

    PubMed 16168826
  • Schellenberg D, Kim J, Christman-Skieller C, Chun CL, Columbo LA, Ford JM, Fisher GA, Kunz PL, Van Dam J, Quon A, Desser TS, Norton J, Hsu A, Maxim PG, Xing L, Goodman KA, Chang DT, Koong AC. Single-fraction stereotactic body radiation therapy and sequential gemcitabine for the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Sep 1;81(1):181-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.05.006. Epub 2011 May 5.

    PubMed 21549517
  • Bae SH, Kim MS, Cho CK, Kang JK, Lee SY, Lee KN, Lee DH, Han CJ, Yang KY, Kim SB. Predictor of severe gastroduodenal toxicity after stereotactic body radiotherapy for abdominopelvic malignancies. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Nov 15;84(4):e469-74. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.06.005.

    PubMed 23078899
  • Bae SH, Kim MS, Kim SY, Jang WI, Cho CK, Yoo HJ, Kim KB, Lee DH, Han CJ, Yang KY, Kim SB. Severe intestinal toxicity after stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for abdominopelvic malignancies. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2013 Dec;28(12):1707-13. doi: 10.1007/s00384-013-1717-6. Epub 2013 Jun 18.

    PubMed 23775098
  • Chuong MD, Springett GM, Freilich JM, Park CK, Weber JM, Mellon EA, Hodul PJ, Malafa MP, Meredith KL, Hoffe SE, Shridhar R. Stereotactic body radiation therapy for locally advanced and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer is effective and well tolerated. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013 Jul 1;86(3):516-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.02.022. Epub 2013 Apr 5.

    PubMed 23562768
  • Mahadevan A, Miksad R, Goldstein M, Sullivan R, Bullock A, Buchbinder E, Pleskow D, Sawhney M, Kent T, Vollmer C, Callery M. Induction gemcitabine and stereotactic body radiotherapy for locally advanced nonmetastatic pancreas cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Nov 15;81(4):e615-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.04.045. Epub 2011 Jun 12.

    PubMed 21658854
  • Chang DT, Schellenberg D, Shen J, Kim J, Goodman KA, Fisher GA, Ford JM, Desser T, Quon A, Koong AC. Stereotactic radiotherapy for unresectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Cancer. 2009 Feb 1;115(3):665-72. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24059.

    PubMed 19117351
  • Hoyer M, Roed H, Sengelov L, Traberg A, Ohlhuis L, Pedersen J, Nellemann H, Kiil Berthelsen A, Eberholst F, Engelholm SA, von der Maase H. Phase-II study on stereotactic radiotherapy of locally advanced pancreatic carcinoma. Radiother Oncol. 2005 Jul;76(1):48-53. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.12.022.

    PubMed 15990186
  • Didolkar MS, Coleman CW, Brenner MJ, Chu KU, Olexa N, Stanwyck E, Yu A, Neerchal N, Rabinowitz S. Image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery for locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma results of first 85 patients. J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Oct;14(10):1547-59. doi: 10.1007/s11605-010-1323-7. Epub 2010 Sep 14.

    PubMed 20839073
  • Mahadevan A, Jain S, Goldstein M, Miksad R, Pleskow D, Sawhney M, Brennan D, Callery M, Vollmer C. Stereotactic body radiotherapy and gemcitabine for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Nov 1;78(3):735-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.08.046. Epub 2010 Feb 18.

    PubMed 20171803
  • Polistina F, Costantin G, Casamassima F, Francescon P, Guglielmi R, Panizzoni G, Febbraro A, Ambrosino G. Unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a multimodal treatment using neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (gemcitabine plus stereotactic radiosurgery) and subsequent surgical exploration. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Aug;17(8):2092-101. doi: 10.1245/s10434-010-1019-y. Epub 2010 Mar 12.

    PubMed 20224860
  • Rwigema JC, Parikh SD, Heron DE, Howell M, Zeh H, Moser AJ, Bahary N, Quinn A, Burton SA. Stereotactic body radiotherapy in the treatment of advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Am J Clin Oncol. 2011 Feb;34(1):63-9. doi: 10.1097/COC.0b013e3181d270b4.

    PubMed 20308870
  • Schellenberg D, Goodman KA, Lee F, Chang S, Kuo T, Ford JM, Fisher GA, Quon A, Desser TS, Norton J, Greco R, Yang GP, Koong AC. Gemcitabine chemotherapy and single-fraction stereotactic body radiotherapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Nov 1;72(3):678-86. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.01.051. Epub 2008 Apr 18.

    PubMed 18395362

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing CyberKnife in people with Pancreatic Tumor, run by Changhai Hospital at 2 sites in China.

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 19 inclusion and 7 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 14 May 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in China. 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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

The maximum tolerated dose will be determined (time frame: 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 NCT02716207, which also lists 22 linked publications.

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 14 May 2021.

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