Non-Small Cell Lung CancerNCT01946490
Time Trends in Waiting Times of NSCLC Patients.
An observational study of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Maastricht Radiation Oncology at 1 site in Netherlands.
Trial summary
A large group of non-small cell lung cancer patients is treated with radiotherapy. Delivery of very high radiation doses is needed to obtain local control, but due to the large tumor and nodal volume this is often impossible without causing unrepairable damage to the normal tissue of the mediastinum, spinal cord… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- How many people
- 0 participants
- Where
- 1 siteNetherlands
- Study dates
- Dec 2015to Sep 2016
- Phase
- Observational
- 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 Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Study population: Four cohorts of NSCLC patients will be analyzed. Patients were all treated with radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy. To investigate the time trends, cohorts referred for radiotherapy treatment in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2010 will be analyzed.
Who may be able to join
- Patients with NSCLC treated in the Dutch province Limburg from 2001 onwards.
Who cannot join
None listed.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Time Trends in Diagnostic Delay and Waiting Times of Four Patient Cohorts, Diagnosed With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Treated With High Dose Radiotherapy.
A large group of non-small cell lung cancer patients is treated with radiotherapy. Delivery of very high radiation doses is needed to obtain local control, but due to the large tumor and nodal volume this is often impossible without causing unrepairable damage to the normal tissue of the mediastinum, spinal cord, esophagus and lung.
Although every tumor is different with respect to the speed with which it grows and spreads, it is obvious that time plays an important role in cancer therapy. Recently it was reported that disease progression or increase of tumor volume occurred during the time interval between diagnosis and treatment.(1, 2) This could lead to a less optimal radiation treatment and consequently have an impact on overall survival. Moreover, the increasing number of diagnostic procedures, aimed at obtaining more accurate information about the tumor extension and biology, as well as the use of more sophisticated but labor intense radiation techniques could prolong the time interval between clinical symptoms and the start of the treatment. However, the influence of new diagnostic procedures or the applied radiotherapy techniques on waiting times is not yet known. The investigators therefore want to investigate 1) time trends in the waiting time for NSCLC patients, 2) the correlation between waiting times and the use of more advanced diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, and 3) the correlation between waiting times and overall survival.
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The hypotheses of the study:
- The diagnostic delay for NSCLC patients has increased during the last 12 years.
- The preparation time for radiotherapy of NSCLC patients has increased during the last 12 years.
- Prolonged waiting times are associated with worse overall survival outcome.
Read the detailed description
A large group of non-small cell lung cancer patients is treated with radiotherapy. Delivery of very high radiation doses is needed to obtain local control, but due to the large tumor and nodal volume this is often impossible without causing unrepairable damage to the normal tissue of the mediastinum, spinal cord, esophagus and lung.
Although every tumor is different with respect to the speed with which it grows and spreads, it is obvious that time plays an important role in cancer therapy. Recently it was reported that disease progression or increase of tumor volume occurred during the time interval between diagnosis and treatment.(1, 2) This could lead to a less optimal radiation treatment and consequently have an impact on overall survival. Moreover, the increasing number of diagnostic procedures, aimed at obtaining more accurate information about the tumor extension and biology, as well as the use of more sophisticated but labor intense radiation techniques could prolong the time interval between clinical symptoms and the start of the treatment. However, the influence of new diagnostic procedures or the applied radiotherapy techniques on waiting times is not yet known. The investigators therefore want to investigate 1) time trends in the waiting time for NSCLC patients, 2) the correlation between waiting times and the use of more advanced diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, and 3) the correlation between waiting times and overall survival.
The hypotheses of the study:
- The diagnostic delay for NSCLC patients has increased during the last 12 years.
- The preparation time for radiotherapy of NSCLC patients has increased during the last 12 years.
- Prolonged waiting times are associated with worse overall survival outcome.
The IKL collected data on waiting times and treatment of NSCLC patients treated in 2001 and 2004. These data will be used for this project. In addition, the MAASTRO lung database contains information of patients treated in 2006 and 2010. Additional information about the diagnostic procedure and radiation treatment preparation will be collected by reviewing the patient charts. For this study a data request has to be submitted to the IKL and access to MAASTRO patient data (charts and EMD) is needed.
The investigators aim to collect the following variables: Date of consultation pulmonologist; Date of multidisciplinary meeting; Date of first consultancy at radiotherapy; Date of start radiotherapy; Information about diagnostic procedure (PET/CT/Pathology/EBUS/EUS); Information about RT procedure (3Dconventional/IMRT); General patient characteristics; Overall survival
- Conditions
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Radiotherapy in 2001 | Not described | |
| Radiotherapy in 2004 | Not described | |
| Radiotherapy in 2006 | Not described | |
| Radiotherapy in 2010 | Not described |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Analysis of waiting times
Retrospective analysis of the time passed between consultation and start of radiotherapy (an expected average time frame of two weeks).
Measured: From intake to start of radiotherapy
Correlation of waiting times and treatment outcome
Is there a correlation between the time passed between consultation and start of radiotherapy and treatment outcome? (Time frame: 12 years)
Measured: From treatment until date of censoring (12 years)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 Sep 2013 (estimated)
- Study startDec 2015
- Primary completionSep 2016 (estimated)
- Study completionSep 2016 (estimated)
Why it stopped: Not subsidized, will not start in the near future
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Non-Small Cell Lung CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Maastricht Radiation Oncology
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Comprehensive Cancer Centre The Netherlands
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01946490
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Waiting Times
- Status last verified
- Sep 2015
- First submitted
- 3 Sep 2013
- Last updated
- 30 Sep 2015
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 30 Sep 2015. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Time Trends in Diagnostic Delay and Waiting Times of Four Patient Cohorts, Diagnosed With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Treated With High Dose Radiotherapy.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01946490
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Waiting Times
- Conditions
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- WithdrawnReason stopped: Not subsidized, will not start in the near future
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Maastricht Radiation OncologyUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Comprehensive Cancer Centre The Netherlands
- Study start
- Dec 2015
- Primary completion
- Sep 2016 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Sep 2016 (estimated)
- First posted
- 19 Sep 2013 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
A large group of non-small cell lung cancer patients is treated with radiotherapy. Delivery of very high radiation doses is needed to obtain local control, but due to the large tumor and nodal volume this is often impossible without causing unrepairable damage to the normal tissue of the mediastinum, spinal cord, esophagus and lung.
Although every tumor is different with respect to the speed with which it grows and spreads, it is obvious that time plays an important role in cancer therapy. Recently it was reported that disease progression or increase of tumor volume occurred during the time interval between diagnosis and treatment.(1, 2) This could lead to a less optimal radiation treatment and consequently have an impact on overall survival. Moreover, the increasing number of diagnostic procedures, aimed at obtaining more accurate information about the tumor extension and biology, as well as the use of more sophisticated but labor intense radiation techniques could prolong the time interval between clinical symptoms and the start of the treatment. However, the influence of new diagnostic procedures or the applied radiotherapy techniques on waiting times is not yet known. The investigators therefore want to investigate 1) time trends in the waiting time for NSCLC patients, 2) the correlation between waiting times and the use of more advanced diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, and 3) the correlation between waiting times and overall survival.
The hypotheses of the study:
- The diagnostic delay for NSCLC patients has increased during the last 12 years.
- The preparation time for radiotherapy of NSCLC patients has increased during the last 12 years.
- Prolonged waiting times are associated with worse overall survival outcome.
Detailed description
A large group of non-small cell lung cancer patients is treated with radiotherapy. Delivery of very high radiation doses is needed to obtain local control, but due to the large tumor and nodal volume this is often impossible without causing unrepairable damage to the normal tissue of the mediastinum, spinal cord, esophagus and lung.
Although every tumor is different with respect to the speed with which it grows and spreads, it is obvious that time plays an important role in cancer therapy. Recently it was reported that disease progression or increase of tumor volume occurred during the time interval between diagnosis and treatment.(1, 2) This could lead to a less optimal radiation treatment and consequently have an impact on overall survival. Moreover, the increasing number of diagnostic procedures, aimed at obtaining more accurate information about the tumor extension and biology, as well as the use of more sophisticated but labor intense radiation techniques could prolong the time interval between clinical symptoms and the start of the treatment. However, the influence of new diagnostic procedures or the applied radiotherapy techniques on waiting times is not yet known. The investigators therefore want to investigate 1) time trends in the waiting time for NSCLC patients, 2) the correlation between waiting times and the use of more advanced diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, and 3) the correlation between waiting times and overall survival.
The hypotheses of the study:
- The diagnostic delay for NSCLC patients has increased during the last 12 years.
- The preparation time for radiotherapy of NSCLC patients has increased during the last 12 years.
- Prolonged waiting times are associated with worse overall survival outcome.
The IKL collected data on waiting times and treatment of NSCLC patients treated in 2001 and 2004. These data will be used for this project. In addition, the MAASTRO lung database contains information of patients treated in 2006 and 2010. Additional information about the diagnostic procedure and radiation treatment preparation will be collected by reviewing the patient charts. For this study a data request has to be submitted to the IKL and access to MAASTRO patient data (charts and EMD) is needed.
The investigators aim to collect the following variables: Date of consultation pulmonologist; Date of multidisciplinary meeting; Date of first consultancy at radiotherapy; Date of start radiotherapy; Information about diagnostic procedure (PET/CT/Pathology/EBUS/EUS); Information about RT procedure (3Dconventional/IMRT); General patient characteristics; Overall survival
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Number of arms
- 4
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Radiotherapy in 2001 | – | – |
| Radiotherapy in 2004 | – | – |
| Radiotherapy in 2006 | – | – |
| Radiotherapy in 2010 | – | – |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Four cohorts of NSCLC patients will be analyzed. Patients were all treated with radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy. To investigate the time trends, cohorts referred for radiotherapy treatment in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2010 will be analyzed.
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Patients with NSCLC treated in the Dutch province Limburg from 2001 onwards.
Key exclusion criteria (0 listed)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Analysis of waiting times
Time frame: From intake to start of radiotherapy
Retrospective analysis of the time passed between consultation and start of radiotherapy (an expected average time frame of two weeks).
Correlation of waiting times and treatment outcome
Time frame: From treatment until date of censoring (12 years)
Is there a correlation between the time passed between consultation and start of radiotherapy and treatment outcome? (Time frame: 12 years)
Results and safety
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 30 Sep 2015.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Maastricht Radiation Oncology at 1 site 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 1 inclusion and 0 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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Sep 2015. 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 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?
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
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?
Analysis of waiting times (time frame: From intake to start of radiotherapy). 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?
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 Sep 2015; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.