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Cervical CancerNCT01016561

Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Radiation Therapy and Cisplatin in Patients With Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Cervical Cancer

A study testing intracavitary balloon brachytherapy, external beam radiation therapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy in people with Cervical Cancer, run by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Rationale: Computer systems that allow doctors to create a 3 dimensional (3-D) picture of the tumor may help in planning radiation therapy and may result in more tumor cells being killed. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Cervical Cancer
What is being tested?
intracavitary balloon brachytherapy, external beam radiation therapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
12 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2009to Dec 2016
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
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Subjects must have histologically confirmed squamous cell, adenosquamous or adenocarcinoma of the cervix
  • Subjects must have non-metastatic FIGO Stage Ia-IVa cervical cancer
  • Claustrophobic subjects must agree to be sedated during MRI procedures
  • ECOG performance status of 0-2

Who cannot join

  • Subjects with an inability to tolerate MR imaging
  • Subjects who have had prior surgery for treatment of disease other than exploratory laparotomy or biopsy
  • Study subjects who have contraindication to MRI scanning such as but not limited to subjects with pacemakers, metal fragments in the eye or certain metallic implants
  • Women of childbearing potential who have a positive result on screening serum pregnancy test

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Abramson Cancer Center of the Unviersity of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

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About this study

Official title: A Pilot Study of MR Imaging Based Intracavitary Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer

Rationale: Computer systems that allow doctors to create a 3 dimensional (3-D) picture of the tumor may help in planning radiation therapy and may result in more tumor cells being killed. Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. Drugs, such as cisplatin, may make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy.

Read the detailed description

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying magnetic resonance imaging-based radiation therapy and cisplatin in treating patients with stage I, stage II, stage III, or stage IV cervical cancer.Detailed DescriptionPRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To evaluate the feasibility of using MRI based treatment planning for intracavitary brachytherapy treatment planning.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To evaluate the incidence of early toxicities, specifically genitourinary and gastrointestinal.

II. To evaluate the incidence of late toxicities, specifically genitourinary and gastrointestinal.

III. To evaluate local, regional, and distant recurrence rates. IV. To evaluate disease-free and overall survival rates. OUTLINE: Patients undergo external beam radiotherapy (3-dimensional conformal OR intensity-modulated) and 4-6 insertions of MRI-guided intracavitary brachytherapy over 8 weeks. Patients also receive cisplatin IV over 30-60 minutes for 5-6 weeks during radiotherapy.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed at 6 weeks, every 4 months for 2 years, and then every 6 months for 3 years.

Conditions
Cervical Cancer
Being tested
intracavitary balloon brachytherapy, external beam radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, radiation therapy treatment planning/simulation, 3-dimensional conformal radiation 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.

  • intracavitary balloon brachytherapyRadiation

  • external beam radiation therapyRadiation

    Also called EBRT

  • intensity-modulated radiation therapyRadiation

    Also called IMRT

  • radiation therapy treatment planning/simulationRadiation

  • 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapyRadiation

    Also called 3D-CRT, conformal radiation therapy

  • CisplatinDrug

Study groups in NCT01016561
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm IExperimentalPatients undergo external beam radiotherapy (3-dimensional conformal OR intensity-modulated) and 4-6 insertions of MRI-guided intracavitary brachytherapy over 8 weeks. Patients also receive cisplatin IV over 30-60 minutes for 5-6 weeks during radiotherapy.
Receives: Radiation: intracavitary balloon brachytherapy; Radiation: external beam radiation therapy; Radiation: intensity-modulated radiation therapy; Radiation: radiation therapy treatment planning/simulation; Radiation: 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy; Drug: Cisplatin

What is being measured

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

  1. Feasibility of Using MRI for Intracavitary Brachytherapy Treatment Planning.

    Feasibility will be defined if no greater than 10% of patients experience one of the following events: a) patient is unable to tolerate 50% of MRI-based brachytherapy treatments and b) patient experiences any grade 4 acute ("early") non-hematologic toxicity attributed to brachytherapy. Acute toxicity occurs within 60 days of therapy.

    Measured: Completion of study

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Frequency of Grade 2 and Higher Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Early Event Rates as Compared to Historical Series.

    Measured: 60 days post treatment

  2. True Pelvis Failure

    Measured: Time to local recurrence

  3. Pelvis Failure

    Measured: Time to loco-regional recurrence

  4. Progression-free Survival

    Measured: Time to recurrence

  5. Overall Survival

    Measured: Time to death

Timeline

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

  1. First posted19 Nov 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2009
  3. Primary completionJul 2012
  4. Study completionDec 2016

Why it stopped: Poor accrual/enrollments

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
12 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01016561
Sponsor's protocol ID
UPCC 01809
Status last verified
May 2021
First submitted
18 Nov 2009
Last updated
5 May 2021
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing intracavitary balloon brachytherapy, external beam radiation therapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy in people with Cervical Cancer, run by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine at 1 site in United States.

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 4 inclusion and 4 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 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 1 site in United States. 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 5 May 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?

Feasibility of Using MRI for Intracavitary Brachytherapy Treatment Planning. (time frame: Completion of study). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 5 May 2021.

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