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Endometrial CancerALICENCT03366051

Sentinel Node Mapping in High Risk Endometrial Cancer

A study testing Sentinel Node Mapping and Lymphadenectomy in people with Endometrial Cancer and Lymph Node Metastases, run by AC Camargo Cancer Center at 5 sites in Brazil.

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Trial summary

This study will evaluate the role of systematic lymphadenectomy after sentinel node (SLN) mapping in high risk endometrial cancer (high grade histologies or deep myometrial invasion). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Endometrial Cancer, Lymph Node Metastases
What is being tested?
Sentinel Node Mapping and Lymphadenectomy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
178 participants
Where
5 sitesBrazil
Study dates
22 Dec 2017to 20 Dec 2024
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
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • High grade histologies (endometrioid grade 3, serous, clear cell and carcinosarcoma)
  • Endometrioid grades 1 or 2 with myometrial invasion of ≥50%
  • Endometrioid grades 1 or 2 with cervical invasion
  • Clinically suitable to receive systematic lymphadenectomy
  • Consent statement

Who cannot join

  • Previous hysterectomy in other institution
  • Presence of extra-uterine disease (peritoneal, visceral or suspicious lymph node metastasis)
  • Previous pelvic node dissection

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 1 country.

Bruna Goncalves, RN, MSc contact

551121895110

bruna.goncalves@accamargo.org.br

5 sites in 1 country

Brazil5 sites, 5 recruiting
  • Hospital do Cancer de Barretos

    Barretos, São Paulo

    Carlos Andrade, MD, PhD, mdcarlosandrade@gmail.com

    Recruiting
  • Hospital Erasto Gaertner

    Curitiba, Paraná

    Reitan Ribeiro, MD, reitanribeiro@hotmail.com

    Recruiting
  • AC Camargo Cancer Center

    São Paulo, São Paulo, 01509010

    Glauco Baiocchi, MD, PhD, 551121895110, glauco.baiocchi@accamargo.org.br

    Recruiting
  • Albert Einstein Hospital

    São Paulo, São Paulo

    Renato Moretti-Marques, MD, PhD, morettimarques@gmail.com

    Recruiting
  • Sao Camilo Oncologia

    São Paulo, São Paulo

    Andre Lopes, MD, PhD, andrelopes.cirurgia@gmail.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Sentinel Node Mapping Versus Sentinel Node Mapping With Systematic Lymphadenectomy in High Risk Endometrial Cancer: a Open Label, Non-inferiority, Randomized Trial.

This study will evaluate the role of systematic lymphadenectomy after sentinel node (SLN) mapping in high risk endometrial cancer (high grade histologies or deep myometrial invasion). The participants will be randomized in a non-inferiority controlled trial in 2 groups: SLN mapping or SLN mapping followed by systematic lymphadenectomy.

Read the detailed description

Although most patients with endometrial cancer present with early-stage disease, the standard treatment still includes systematic lymph node dissection for staging. Recently, SLN mapping has emerged as an acceptable surgical strategy when deciding between complete lymphadenectomy and no node dissection. This approach can help avoid the morbidity that is associated with a complete lymphadenectomy, such as neurovascular injury, lymphocyst formation, and lymphedema. A recent meta-analysis that included 55 studies and 4915 patients reported an overall SLN detection rate of 81% versus 50% for bilateral SLNs. Moreover, the use of indocyanine green increased the bilateral SLN detection rate compared with blue dye (74.6% vs. 50.5%). Yet, the studies noted an overall sensitivity of 96% and false negative rates of less than 5% when analyzed per hemipelvis. Since 2014, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines have recommended SLN mapping as an alternative option for node staging in endometrial cancer. However, most studies on SLN mapping have included patients who are at low risk for lymph node involvement and thus might underestimate the false negative rate. Recently, Soliman et al. reported a series of only high-grade and deep invasive endometrial cancers for which patients underwent SLN mapping, followed by pelvic and para-aortic lymph node dissection. An 89% detection rate was reported, suggesting that SLN mapping accurately identifies node metastases, with an negative predictive value (NPV) of 98% and an false negative predictive value (FNPV) of 2% when analyzed by hemipelvises. Positive nodes were found in 22.8% of patients (43% of isolated tumor cells and micrometastases), and in 40% of cases, the SLN was the only positive node. Data from the investigators corroborate these findings-26.7% of high-risk cases had positive nodes (50% of isolated tumor cells and micrometastases), and when analyzed by hemipelvis, the NPV was 97.9% and the FNPV was 2.1%. In 14 (70%) patients, the SLN was the only positive node. Moreover, there are few publications that have compared the results of the addition of SLN mapping to lymphadenectomy alone. Raimond et al. compared 156 patients that had SLN mapping with 95 who had pelvic node dissection. In their study, SLN mapping and imuno-histochemistry (IHC) were performed in low- and intermediate-risk patients, and the former detected metastatic node 3 times more often than complete pelvic lymphadenectomy alone (16.2% vs. 5.1%, p=0.03). They had no false negatives, and the IHC findings modified the adjuvant therapy in half of all cases. Holloway et al. compared a series of 661 patients who had undergone pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy with 119 who were subjected to SLN mapping plus node dissection, including 68 high-intermediate- and high-risk patients in the SLN mapping group (GOG99 stratification). Despite the similarity in demographics and pathological risk factors, the SLN group had more LN metastases that were detected (30.3% vs. 16.3%; p<0.001) and received more adjuvant therapy (28.6% vs. 16.3%; p=0.003). The SLN was the only positive node in 18 (50%) of mapped cases, and the false negative rate was 2.8%.The investigators recently published a series on high risk endometrial cancer and also recorded a higher pelvic node metastasis rate for the SLN mapping group (26.7% vs. 14.3%, p=0.02) but no significant difference in para-aortic node metastases (13.5% vs. 5.6%, p=0.12). Notably, if considered only patients in whom SLNs were mapped, 31.3% had pelvic positive nodes. Despite the differences in uterine risk factors between groups, 10.6% (8/75) of patients in the SLN group had node metastasis that was diagnosed only after IHC. Excluding these patients, the SLN group would have had a node positivity rate of 17.3%, similar to the N-SLN group (17.4%), reinforcing the impact of IHC in the detection of node metastases. Moreover, the SLN group received more adjuvant chemotherapy (33.5% vs. 48%). The overall detection rate for SLNs was 85.3%, and bilateral SLNs were observed in 60%. The investigators noted an overall sensitivity of 90%, a negative predictive value of 95.7%, and a false negative predictive value of 4.3%. Recently, Touhami et al. showed that the risk of non-SLN metastasis is 61% when the SLN metastasis size is ≥2mm, and 5% for SLN metastasis of <2mm. However, one of the remaining uncertainties is the role of systematic lymphadenectomy after a positive SLN. In other words, is there any benefit in favor of systematic lymphadenectomy in a patient that already undergo adjuvant chemotherapy? The investigators hypothesized that there is no disease free survival benefit in adding systematic lymphadenectomy to only sentinel node mapping and proposed a prospective randomized controlled non-inferiority trial comparing SLN mapping to SLN mapping with systematic lymphadenectomy in high risk endometrial cancer.

Being tested
Sentinel Node Mapping, Lymphadenectomy
Keywords
Endometrial Cancer, Sentinel Lymph Node, Lymphadenectomy
Medical subject headings
Endometrial Neoplasms, Lymphatic Metastasis

What participants receive

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

  • Sentinel Node MappingProcedure or surgery

    At least one sentinel node should be retrieved in both hemipelvis. If no sentinel node is found in one hemipelvis, a side specific lymphadenectomy will be performed.

  • LymphadenectomyProcedure or surgery

    Systematic Pelvic and Para-Aortic Lymphadenectomy

Study groups in NCT03366051
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Sentinel Node Mapping plus LymphadenectomyActive comparatorPatients with high risk endometrial cancer will undergo Sentinel Node Mapping followed by Systematic Pelvic and Para-Aortic Lymphadenectomy
Receives: Procedure: Sentinel Node Mapping; Procedure: Lymphadenectomy
Sentinel Node MappingExperimentalPatients with high risk endometrial cancer will undergo Sentinel Node Mapping per NCCN algorithm
Receives: Procedure: Sentinel Node Mapping

What is being measured

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

  1. Recurrence

    Recurrence Free Survival

    Measured: 3 years

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Survival

    Overall Survival

    Measured: 5 years

  2. Early morbidity

    Surgical and clinical morbidity

    Measured: <30 days after surgery

  3. Late morbidity

    Surgical and clinical morbidity

    Measured: >30 days after surgery

  4. Lymphedema

    Presence and lymphedema graduation

    Measured: Evaluation before surgery and after 6 and 12 months of follow-up

  5. Quality of Life Questionary (QLQ)

    EORTC QLQ-C30

    Measured: Evaluation before surgery and after 1 and 6 months of follow-up

Timeline

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

  1. First posted8 Dec 2017
  2. Study start22 Dec 2017
  3. Primary completion20 Dec 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completion20 Dec 2024 (estimated)

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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Randomized Controlled Non-Inferiority Trial
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
178 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03366051
Sponsor's protocol ID
2.392.088
Acronym
ALICE
Status last verified
Jul 2024
First submitted
4 Dec 2017
Last updated
30 Jul 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Baiocchi G, Mantoan H, Kumagai LY, Goncalves BT, Badiglian-Filho L, de Oliveira Menezes AN, Faloppa CC, De Brot L, da Costa AABA. The Impact of Sentinel Node-Mapping in Staging High-Risk Endometrial Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Dec;24(13):3981-3987. doi: 10.1245/s10434-017-6132-8. Epub 2017 Oct 20.

    PubMed 29058141
  • Holloway RW, Abu-Rustum NR, Backes FJ, Boggess JF, Gotlieb WH, Jeffrey Lowery W, Rossi EC, Tanner EJ, Wolsky RJ. Sentinel lymph node mapping and staging in endometrial cancer: A Society of Gynecologic Oncology literature review with consensus recommendations. Gynecol Oncol. 2017 Aug;146(2):405-415. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.05.027. Epub 2017 May 28.

    PubMed 28566221
  • Holloway RW, Gupta S, Stavitzski NM, Zhu X, Takimoto EL, Gubbi A, Bigsby GE, Brudie LA, Kendrick JE, Ahmad S. Sentinel lymph node mapping with staging lymphadenectomy for patients with endometrial cancer increases the detection of metastasis. Gynecol Oncol. 2016 May;141(2):206-210. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.02.018. Epub 2016 Mar 2.

    PubMed 26905211
  • Soliman PT, Westin SN, Dioun S, Sun CC, Euscher E, Munsell MF, Fleming ND, Levenback C, Frumovitz M, Ramirez PT, Lu KH. A prospective validation study of sentinel lymph node mapping for high-risk endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2017 Aug;146(2):234-239. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.05.016. Epub 2017 May 18.

    PubMed 28528918
  • Rossi EC, Kowalski LD, Scalici J, Cantrell L, Schuler K, Hanna RK, Method M, Ade M, Ivanova A, Boggess JF. A comparison of sentinel lymph node biopsy to lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer staging (FIRES trial): a multicentre, prospective, cohort study. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Mar;18(3):384-392. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30068-2. Epub 2017 Feb 1.

    PubMed 28159465
  • Bodurtha Smith AJ, Fader AN, Tanner EJ. Sentinel lymph node assessment in endometrial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 May;216(5):459-476.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.11.1033. Epub 2016 Nov 18.

    PubMed 27871836
  • Abu-Rustum NR. Sentinel lymph node mapping for endometrial cancer: a modern approach to surgical staging. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014 Feb;12(2):288-97. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2014.0026.

    PubMed 24586087
  • Raimond E, Ballester M, Hudry D, Bendifallah S, Darai E, Graesslin O, Coutant C. Impact of sentinel lymph node biopsy on the therapeutic management of early-stage endometrial cancer: Results of a retrospective multicenter study. Gynecol Oncol. 2014 Jun;133(3):506-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.03.019. Epub 2014 Mar 15.

    PubMed 24642092
  • Baiocchi G, Andrade CEMC, Ribeiro R, Moretti-Marques R, Tsunoda AT, Alvarenga-Bezerra V, Lopes A, Costa RLR, Kumagai LY, Badiglian-Filho L, Faloppa CC, Mantoan H, De Brot L, Dos Reis R, Goncalves BT. Sentinel lymph node mapping versus sentinel lymph node mapping with systematic lymphadenectomy in endometrial cancer: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomized trial (ALICE trial). Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2022 May 3;32(5):676-679. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2022-003378.

    PubMed 35236752

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Sentinel Node Mapping and Lymphadenectomy in people with Endometrial Cancer and Lymph Node Metastases, run by AC Camargo Cancer Center at 5 sites in Brazil.

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 5 inclusion and 3 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Jul 2024. 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 Brazil. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Bruna Goncalves, RN, MSc (551121895110, bruna.goncalves@accamargo.org.br), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Recurrence (time frame: 3 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 NCT03366051, which also lists 9 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 30 Jul 2024; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 31 Oct 2026.

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