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Uterine Cervical NeoplasmsPROTECTNCT05406856

PROTECT: On-line Adaptive Proton Therapy for Cervical Cancer

A study testing External beam radiation therapy: IMRT/VMAT, External beam radiation therapy: IMPT and Cisplatin in people with Uterine Cervical Neoplasms and Locally Advanced Cervical Carcinoma, run by Leiden University Medical Center at 2 sites in Netherlands.

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Looking for participants now. Contact the study team or a site below to ask about taking part.

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Trial summary

This prospective, multicenter, nonrandomized phase-II-trial investigates in clinical practice the differences between intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and standard intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) or volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) in the effects on dose-volume parameters and… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
What is being tested?
External beam radiation therapy: IMRT/VMAT, External beam radiation therapy: IMPT and Cisplatin
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
2 sitesNetherlands
Study dates
2 May 2022to 1 Dec 2026
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

  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of cervical cancer (squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma or adenosquamous carcinoma, HPV positive or negative) with an indication for curative treatment with primary chemoradiation with concurrent cisplatin followed by 3D image-guided adaptive brachytherapy.
  • Indication to include the common iliac region (minimum 5, maximum 8) or the common iliac and para-aortic regions (minimum 7, maximum 10) into the elective clinical target volume of the external beam radiotherapy.
  • No distant metastasis beyond the para-aortic lymph node chain as determined by diagnostic imaging (CT or PET-CT scan)
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • WHO 0-1
  • Adequate systemic organ function:
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  • Creatinine clearance (> 50 cc/min)
  • Adequate bone marrow function : white blood cells (WBCs) ≥3.0 x 109/l, neutrophils ≥1.5 x 109/l, platelets ≥100 x 109/l
  • Patients must be accessible for treatment and follow-up
  • Written informed consent according to the local Ethics Committee requirements

Who cannot join

  • Small cell cancer, melanoma and other rare histological types of the cervix.
  • History of another primary malignancy that could conceivably be active evaluated by the study physician. Examples of exception include, but are not limited to:
  • Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease ≥5 years.
  • Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease.
  • Other severe diseases such as recent myocardial infarction, clinical signs of cardiac failure or clinically significant arrhythmias
  • Previous pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy
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  • History of active primary immunodeficiency
  • Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease [e.g. colitis or Crohn's disease])
  • The use of immunosuppressive drugs at baseline
  • Contraindications for weekly Cisplatin (or Carboplatin)
  • Contraindications for the use of MRI

Trial locations and contacts

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

Anouk Corbeau, MSc contact

+31 71 529 7893

a.corbeau@lumc.nl

Stephanie M. de Boer, MD, PhD contact

+31 71 529 9380

s.m.de_boer.onco@lumc.nl

Netherlands2 sites, 2 recruiting
  • Leiden University Medical Center

    Leiden, 2333 ZA

    Anouk Corbeau, MSc, +31 71 529 7893, a.corbeau@lumc.nl

    Stephanie M. de Boer, MD, PhD, +31 71 529 9380, s.m.de_boer.onco@lumc.nl

    Recruiting
  • Erasmus Medical Center

    Rotterdam, 3015 GD

    Remi A. Nout, professor, +31 10 704 1366, r.nout@erasmusmc.nl

    Jan Willem M. Mens, MD, +31 10 703 0751, j.w.m.mens@erasmusmc.nl

    Not yet recruiting

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About this study

Official title: PROTECT: On-line Adaptive Proton Therapy for Cervical Cancer to Reduce the Impact on Morbidity and the Immune System

This prospective, multicenter, nonrandomized phase-II-trial investigates in clinical practice the differences between intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and standard intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) or volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) in the effects on dose-volume parameters and treatment-related morbidity for women with locally advanced cervical cancer undergoing chemoradiation.

Read the detailed description

External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) with concurrent chemotherapy followed by brachytherapy is a highly effective treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC). However, treatment-related toxicity is common and reduces the patient's quality of life (QoL) and may affect ability to complete treatment or undergo adjuvant therapies. Intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) enables a significant dose reduction in organs at risk (OAR), when compared to that of standard intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) or volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT). However, clinical studies evaluating whether IMPT consequently reduces side effects for LACC are lacking. The PROTECT trial is a nonrandomized prospective multicenter phase-II-trial comparing clinical outcomes after IMPT or IMRT/VMAT in LACC. Thirty women aged >18 years with a histological diagnosis of LACC will be included in either the IMPT or IMRT/VMAT group. Treatment includes EBRT (45 Gy in 25 fractions of 1.8 Gy), concurrent five weekly cisplatin (40 mg/m2), and 3D image (MRI)-guided adaptive brachytherapy. The primary endpoint is pelvic bones Dmean and mean bowel V15Gy. Secondary endpoints include dosimetric parameters, oncological outcomes, health-related QoL, immune response, safety, and tolerability. This study provides the first data on the potential of IMPT to reduce OAR dose in clinical practice and improve toxicity and QoL for patients with LACC.

Being tested
External beam radiation therapy: IMRT/VMAT, External beam radiation therapy: IMPT, Cisplatin, Brachytherapy
Keywords
Non-randomized phase-II trial, Primary chemoradiotherapy, Proton therapy, Organ sparing therapy
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.

  • External beam radiation therapy: IMRT/VMATRadiation

    Also called Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy

    EBRT is given to a total dose of 45 Gy in 25 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy in 5 weeks. Involved nodes are boosted using a simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) to reach a total EBRT plus brachytherapy dose of 60 Gy EQD2 to provide high nodal control.

  • External beam radiation therapy: IMPTRadiation

    Also called Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy

    EBRT is given to a total dose of 45 Gy in 25 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy in 5 weeks. Involved nodes are boosted using a simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) to reach a total EBRT plus brachytherapy dose of 60 Gy EQD2 to provide high nodal control.

  • CisplatinDrug

    The standard chemotherapy regimen is weekly cisplatin (40 mg/m2) for 5 weeks.

  • BrachytherapyRadiation

    Brachytherapy is performed using a high-dose rate (HDR) after loading system to deliver a boost to any residual tumor and the cervix. Brachytherapy dose is (21-) 28 Gy in fractions of 7 Gy specified at 100% isodose around the high-risk CTV, according to the EMBRACE-II prescription protocol. The aim is to reach an equivalent dose in 2 Gy fractions including EBRT (EQD2_D90) of the high-risk CTV between 90-95 Gy, using MRI-guided adaptive brachytherapy.

Study groups in NCT05406856
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
IMRT/VMAT groupActive comparatorThis group receives standard of care curative treatment with primary external beam radiation therapy (IMRT/VMAT), combined with chemotherapy, followed by 3D image (MRI)-guided adaptive brachytherapy.
Receives: Radiation: External beam radiation therapy: IMRT/VMAT; Drug: Cisplatin; Radiation: Brachytherapy
IMPT groupExperimentalThis group receives curative treatment with primary external beam radiation therapy (IMPT), combined with chemotherapy, followed by 3D image (MRI)-guided adaptive brachytherapy.
Receives: Radiation: External beam radiation therapy: IMPT; Drug: Cisplatin; Radiation: Brachytherapy

What is being measured

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

  1. Dmean to the pelvic bones

    Mean dose to the pelvic bones (Gy).

    Measured: During treatment

  2. Mean V15Gy to the bowel

    Mean volume of the bowel (cc) receiving 15Gy.

    Measured: During treatment

Secondary outcomes (18)
  1. Key dosimetric parameters of the bladder

    Mean volume of the bladder (%) receiving greater than or equal to 15, 30, and 40Gy.

    Measured: During treatment

  2. Key dosimetric parameters of the rectum

    Mean volume of the rectum (%) receiving greater than or equal to 15, 30, and 40Gy.

    Measured: During treatment

  3. Key dosimetric parameters of the sigmoid

    Mean volume of the sigmoid (%) receiving greater than or equal to 15, 30, and 40Gy.

    Measured: During treatment

  4. Key dosimetric parameters of the bowel

    Mean volume of the bowel (cc) receiving greater than or equal to 30 and 40Gy.

    Measured: During treatment

  5. Key dosimetric parameters of the body

    Mean dose to the body (Gy) and mean volume of the body (cm3) receiving greater than or equal to 10 Gy.

    Measured: During treatment

  6. Key dosimetric parameters of the pelvic bones

    Mean volume of the pelvic bones (% or cc) receiving greater than or equal to 10, 20, and 40Gy.

    Measured: During treatment

  7. Key dosimetric parameter of the kidneys

    Mean dose to the kidneys (Gy).

    Measured: During treatment

  8. Key dosimetric parameters of the spinal cord

    Mean volume of the spinal cord (%) receiving greater than or equal to 15 and 30Gy.

    Measured: During treatment

  9. Other dosimetric parameters of critical organs

    Mean volume of an organ at risk (% or cc) receiving greater than or equal to xGy.

    Measured: During treatment

  10. Overall survival

    The percentage (%) of included patients who are alive after start of treatment

    Measured: At Month 12 after end of treatment

  11. Complete response

    Absence of disease in the cervix, uterus, upper vagina, and parametria.

    Measured: At Month 3 after end of treatment

  12. Pelvic recurrence-free survival

    The time from start of treatment to the first occurrence of pelvic recurrence.

    Measured: At Month 12 after end of treatment

  13. Distant recurrence-free survival

    The time from start of treatment to the first occurrence of distant recurrence.

    Measured: At Month 12 after end of treatment

  14. Health-related Quality of Life

    For the evaluation of patient reported symptoms and QoL, the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)-core (C-30) questionnaire, the CX24 module for cervical cancer, and six additional questions from EN24 module will be used.

    Measured: At baseline, week 4 of EBRT, end of treatment, and at Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, and Month 12 after end of treatment

  15. Safety and tolerability (toxicity)

    Toxicity will be graded according to the NCI-CTCAE version 5.0.

    Measured: At baseline, week 4 of EBRT, end of treatment, and at Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, and Month 12 after end of treatment

  16. The effect on the local immune system (analyzed with the Nanostring PanCancer IO 360 panel)

    Tumor biopsies will be collected for evaluation of the impact of treatment on the local immune response.

    Measured: At baseline and at the first brachytherapy session

  17. The effect on the systemic immune system

    Blood samples will be collected for immune-monitoring. Full blood count, peripheral blood mononuclear cells, leukocyte differentiation, APC quality, T cell reactivity, and immune composition changes will be measured.

    Measured: At baseline, week 4 of treatment, and at Month 1, Month 2, Month 3, and Month 12 after end of treatment

  18. The effect on bone marrow fat fraction

    Patients will have an MR scan with Dixon technique for evaluation of bone marrow fat fraction in the vertebral column and femoral necks.

    Measured: At baseline, for brachytherapy purposes, and at Month 3 and Month 12 after end of treatment.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted7 Jun 2022
  2. Study start2 May 2022
  3. Primary completion1 Jul 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Dec 2026 (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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Sequential
Model description
The study is designed as a prospective, multicenter, nonrandomized phase-II-trial. During the first phase of the trial, 15 patients will be enrolled in the IMRT/VMAT treatment group. In the second phase of the trial, 15 patients will be enrolled in the IMPT group.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05406856
Sponsor's protocol ID
NL77911.058.21
Acronym
PROTECT
Status last verified
Oct 2023
First submitted
11 May 2022
Last updated
11 Oct 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: After completion of the trial and publication of the final results, data will be available upon request with a scientific proposal. Approval by the trial management group is necessary.

Publications

  • Corbeau A, Nout RA, Mens JWM, Horeweg N, Godart J, Kerkhof EM, Kuipers SC, van Poelgeest MIE, Kroep JR, Boere IA, van Doorn HC, Hoogeman MS, van der Heide UA, Putter H, Welters MJP, van der Burg SH, Creutzberg CL, de Boer SM. PROTECT: Prospective Phase-II-Trial Evaluating Adaptive Proton Therapy for Cervical Cancer to Reduce the Impact on Morbidity and the Immune System. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Oct 15;13(20):5179. doi: 10.3390/cancers13205179.

    PubMed 34680328

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing External beam radiation therapy: IMRT/VMAT, External beam radiation therapy: IMPT and Cisplatin in people with Uterine Cervical Neoplasms and Locally Advanced Cervical Carcinoma, run by Leiden University Medical Center at 2 sites in Netherlands.

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 11 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Oct 2023. 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 Netherlands. 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 Anouk Corbeau, MSc (+31 71 529 7893, a.corbeau@lumc.nl), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Dmean to the pelvic bones (time frame: During treatment). 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 NCT05406856, 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 11 Oct 2023.

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