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Cancer of CervixMITORNCT04999696

Minimally Invasive Therapy Versus Open Radical Hysterectomy for Management of Early Stage Cervical Cancer

A study testing radical hysterectomy in people with Cancer of Cervix and Laparoscopic Surgery, run by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

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Opening soon. The study is approved but enrolment has not started yet. Sites may already take enquiries.

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Trial summary

Radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection (+/- aortic lymph node dissection) is the standard treatment for early stage cervical cancer. And minimally invasive surgery has been successfully and safely demonstrated in the treatment of early stage cervical cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Cancer of Cervix, Laparoscopic Surgery
What is being tested?
radical hysterectomy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
820 participants
Where
1 siteTaiwan
Study dates
Sep 2023to Jul 2033
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 with histologically confirmed primary squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma or adenosquamous carcinoma of the uterine cervix
  • Patients with histologically confirmed stage IAI (+) LVSI, IA2, IB1, IB2 and IIA1 disease (TNM and 2018 FIGO staging for carcinoma of the uterine cervix)
  • Patients undergoing a Type II/Type III radical hysterectomy (Piver-Rutledge Classification) or Type B/Type C radical hysterectomy (Querleu-Morrow Classification)
  • Patients with adequate bone marrow, renal and hepatic function using Standard International Units 4.1 WBC > 3.0 x 109 cells/L 4.2 Platelets > 100 x 109 cells/L 4.3 Creatinine < 2.0 mg/dL 4.4 Bilirubin < 1.5 x upper normal limit and AST/SGOT or ALT/SGPT < 3 x upper normal limit
  • ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1
  • Patients who have signed an approved Informed Consent
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  • Patients with a prior malignancy if > 5 years ago with no current evidence of disease
  • Females aged 18 years or older
  • Negative serum pregnancy test ≤ 30 days of surgery in premenopausal women and women < 2 years after the onset of menopause

Who cannot join

  • Patients with any histology other than squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma or adenosquamous carcinoma of the uterine cervix
  • Stage IB3, IIA2-IV (TNM and 2018 FIGO staging for carcinoma of the uterine cervix)
  • Patients with evidence of metastatic disease by conventional imaging studies (CT Scan, MRI or PET CT Scan), enlarged pelvic or aortic lymph nodes > 2cm, or histologically positive lymph nodes
  • Patients with a history of pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy
  • Uterine size larger than 12 cm in length
  • Patients with contraindications to surgery or who are unfit for surgery with serious concomitant systemic disorders incompatible with the study (at the discretion of the investigator)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Taiwan1 site
  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

    Taoyuan, 333

    LEE Chyi-Long, MD-PHD, +886-3-328-1200 ext. 5400, leechyilong@gmail.com

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About this study

Official title: Minimally Invasive Therapy Versus Open Radical Hysterectomy (MITOR) for Management of Early Stage Cervical Cancer

Radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection (+/- aortic lymph node dissection) is the standard treatment for early stage cervical cancer. And minimally invasive surgery has been successfully and safely demonstrated in the treatment of early stage cervical cancer. This study aims to compare total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and total abdominal radical hysterectomy in terms of disease-free survival and overall survival. Rates and characteristics of recurrence, incidence of complications and morbidity, impact on quality of life and cost-effectiveness will also be determined.

Read the detailed description

Radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection (+/- aortic lymph node dissection) is the standard treatment for early stage cervical cancer. Laparotomy has been the surgical method of choice for a considerable length of time. While it is an accepted effective treatment, laparotomy is highly invasive and is associated with increased risk of tissue trauma, intraoperative and postoperative complications, and longer hospital stay.

Minimally invasive surgery has been successfully and safely demonstrated in the treatment of early stage cervical cancer. Retrospective studies have shown that oncologic outcomes in terms of recurrence rates and patterns of recurrence are similar in patients who had a laparoscopic or an open approach to radical hysterectomy. There is reduction of overall postoperative complications, treatment-related morbidity and length of hospital stay. However, there are two studies stating poorer survival of women treated by minimally invasive surgery. An epidemiologic study using two large US databases (National Cancer Database and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database) showed a reduction in overall survival of patients undergoing minimally invasive radical hysterectomy. Furthermore, in a prospective, multi-center, open-label randomized clinical trial, minimally invasive radical hysterectomy (both total laparoscopic and total robotic radical hysterectomy) was associated with significantly worse disease-free survival and overall survival compared to open abdominal radical hysterectomy among women with early stage cervical cancer. Recurrence rates were also higher in the minimally invasive group.

This study aims to compare total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and total abdominal radical hysterectomy in terms of disease-free survival and overall survival. Rates and characteristics of recurrence, incidence of complications and morbidity, impact on quality of life and cost-effectiveness will also be determined.

Being tested
radical hysterectomy
Keywords
Cervical cancer, Radical hysterectomy, Laparotomy, Laparoscopy, Outcome
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.

  • radical hysterectomyProcedure or surgery

    To compare disease-free survival and overall survival of patients with early stage cervical cancer undergoing total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy versus total abdominal radical hysterectomy

Study groups in NCT04999696
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Laparoscopic radical hysterectomyExperimentalNot described
Receives: Procedure: radical hysterectomy
Laparotomic radical hysterectomyActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Procedure: radical hysterectomy

What is being measured

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

  1. Disease-Free Survival

    the time from randomization to disease recurrence or death from cervical cancer

    Measured: 5 year

  2. Overall Survival

    the time from randomization to disease recurrence or death from any cause

    Measured: 5 year

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Recurrence Pattern

    Recurrences will be described in detail and recorded according to date and location of first recurrence. The location can be designated as local, vault, pelvis or distal metastasis.

    Measured: 5 years

  2. Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications

    • Intraoperative complications - hemorrhage; injury to bladder, ureter, bowel; vascular injury; nerve injury
    • Perioperative complications (from post-surgery to discharge from hospital) - genitourinary (urinary tract infection, urinary retention), gastrointestinal (ileus), cardiac (myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation), pulmonary (edema, atelectasis, pneumonia), renal and cerebrovascular morbidity. Wound and vault complications (infection, breakdown and dehiscence). Septicemia and thromboembolic complications (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism). Lymphocyst and abscess formation.
    • Early postoperative complications (<4 weeks from surgery): Wound and vault complications (infection, dehiscence). Urinary retention, urinary incontinence. Lymphocyst, lymphedema, abscess formation, or fistula formation.
    • Long term morbidity (4 weeks to 12 months from surgery): Urinary retention, urinary incontinence. lymphedema, incisional hernia formation, vaginal evisceration.

    Measured: 1 year

  3. Impact on Quality of Life

    Change in quality of life using Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Cervical (FACT-Cx) between baseline (pre-surgery) and 6 months after surgery. The FACT-CX comprises 42 items with 5 domains and a score range of 0-168.

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted11 Aug 2021
  2. Study startSep 2023 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionJul 2031 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJul 2033 (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
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
820 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04999696
Sponsor's protocol ID
201902269A3
Acronym
MITOR
Status last verified
Jul 2022
First submitted
12 Jul 2021
Last updated
10 Feb 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Wang YZ, Deng L, Xu HC, Zhang Y, Liang ZQ. Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for the management of early stage cervical cancer. BMC Cancer. 2015 Nov 24;15:928. doi: 10.1186/s12885-015-1818-4.

    PubMed 26596955
  • Shazly SA, Murad MH, Dowdy SC, Gostout BS, Famuyide AO. Robotic radical hysterectomy in early stage cervical cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gynecol Oncol. 2015 Aug;138(2):457-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.06.009. Epub 2015 Jun 6.

    PubMed 26056752
  • Melamed A, Margul DJ, Chen L, Keating NL, Del Carmen MG, Yang J, Seagle BL, Alexander A, Barber EL, Rice LW, Wright JD, Kocherginsky M, Shahabi S, Rauh-Hain JA. Survival after Minimally Invasive Radical Hysterectomy for Early-Stage Cervical Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2018 Nov 15;379(20):1905-1914. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1804923. Epub 2018 Oct 31.

    PubMed 30379613
  • Ramirez PT, Frumovitz M, Pareja R, Lopez A, Vieira M, Ribeiro R, Buda A, Yan X, Shuzhong Y, Chetty N, Isla D, Tamura M, Zhu T, Robledo KP, Gebski V, Asher R, Behan V, Nicklin JL, Coleman RL, Obermair A. Minimally Invasive versus Abdominal Radical Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2018 Nov 15;379(20):1895-1904. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1806395. Epub 2018 Oct 31.

    PubMed 30380365
  • Bray F, Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Siegel RL, Torre LA, Jemal A. Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2018 Nov;68(6):394-424. doi: 10.3322/caac.21492. Epub 2018 Sep 12.

    PubMed 30207593
  • Bhatla N, Aoki D, Sharma DN, Sankaranarayanan R. Cancer of the cervix uteri. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2018 Oct;143 Suppl 2:22-36. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12611.

    PubMed 30306584
  • Matsuo K, Machida H, Mandelbaum RS, Konishi I, Mikami M. Validation of the 2018 FIGO cervical cancer staging system. Gynecol Oncol. 2019 Jan;152(1):87-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.10.026. Epub 2018 Oct 30.

    PubMed 30389105
  • Yan X, Li G, Shang H, Wang G, Han Y, Lin T, Zheng F. Twelve-year experience with laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy in cervical cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2011 Mar;120(3):362-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2010.11.033. Epub 2010 Dec 18.

    PubMed 21168904
  • Nam JH, Park JY, Kim DY, Kim JH, Kim YM, Kim YT. Laparoscopic versus open radical hysterectomy in early-stage cervical cancer: long-term survival outcomes in a matched cohort study. Ann Oncol. 2012 Apr;23(4):903-11. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdr360. Epub 2011 Aug 12.

    PubMed 21841155
  • Yang L, Cai J, Dong W, Shen Y, Xiong Z, Wang H, Min J, Li G, Wang Z. Laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy can be routinely used for treatment of early-stage cervical cancer: a single-institute experience with 404 patients. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2015 Feb;22(2):199-204. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2014.09.009. Epub 2014 Oct 2.

    PubMed 25281840
  • Wang W, Chu HJ, Shang CL, Gong X, Liu TY, Zhao YH, Huang JM, Yao SZ. Long-Term Oncological Outcomes After Laparoscopic Versus Abdominal Radical Hysterectomy in Stage IA2 to IIA2 Cervical Cancer: A Matched Cohort Study. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2016 Sep;26(7):1264-73. doi: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000749.

    PubMed 27643649
  • Marcos-Sanmartin J, Lopez Fernandez JA, Sanchez-Paya J, Pinero-Sanchez OC, Roman-Sanchez MJ, Quijada-Cazorla MA, Candela-Hidalgo MA, Martinez-Escoriza JC. Does the Type of Surgical Approach and the Use of Uterine Manipulators Influence the Disease-Free Survival and Recurrence Rates in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer? Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2016 Nov;26(9):1722-1726. doi: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000808.

    PubMed 27518143
  • Uccella S, Bonzini M, Malzoni M, Fanfani F, Palomba S, Aletti G, Corrado G, Ceccaroni M, Seracchioli R, Shakir F, Ferrero A, Berretta R, Tinelli R, Vizza E, Roviglione G, Casarella L, Volpi E, Cicinelli E, Scambia G, Ghezzi F. The effect of a uterine manipulator on the recurrence and mortality of endometrial cancer: a multi-centric study by the Italian Society of Gynecological Endoscopy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Jun;216(6):592.e1-592.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.01.027. Epub 2017 Jan 29.

    PubMed 28147240
  • Piver MS, Rutledge F, Smith JP. Five classes of extended hysterectomy for women with cervical cancer. Obstet Gynecol. 1974 Aug;44(2):265-72. No abstract available.

    PubMed 4417035
  • Querleu D, Morrow CP. Classification of radical hysterectomy. Lancet Oncol. 2008 Mar;9(3):297-303. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(08)70074-3.

    PubMed 18308255

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing radical hysterectomy in people with Cancer of Cervix and Laparoscopic Surgery, run by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

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 6 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Feb 2023. 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 Taiwan. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Chyi-Long Lee, MD-PHD (+886-3-328-1200 ext. 5400, leechyilong@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Disease-Free Survival (time frame: 5 year). The study lists 2 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 NCT04999696, which also lists 20 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 10 Feb 2023.

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