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Retroperitoneal SarcomaPhase 2PROTONS-RPSNCT05302570

Neoadjuvant Short-course Hypofractionated PBT for Non-metastatic RPS

A Phase 2 study testing Hypofractionated Proton Beam Therapy in people with Retroperitoneal Sarcoma, run by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins at 2 sites in United States.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

The investigators' study titled "PROTONS-RPS: a Phase II non-Randomized Open-label single-arm Trial Of Neoadjuvant Short-course hypofractionated proton beam therapy for non-metastatic RetroPeritoneal Sarcoma" is a phase II trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of hypofractionated proton beam therapy (H-PBT) in the… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
What is being tested?
Hypofractionated Proton Beam Therapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Dec 2022to Dec 2027
Phase
Phase 2
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Adult patients (≥18 years of age)
  • Patients with primary non-recurrent retroperitoneal sarcoma
  • Calculated creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min and functional contralateral kidney based on nuclear medicine renal scan
  • Normal bone marrow function (WBC ≥ 4 x109 /L)
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group status ≤ 2
  • Cardiac function ≤ New York Heart Association class II
  • Proton beam therapy approved by insurance (including Medicare/Medicaid)

Who cannot join

  • Evidence of metastatic disease on staging CT of chest/abdomen/pelvis
  • History of abdominal or pelvic radiation therapy
  • Inability to tolerate supine position for duration of PBT simulation or treatment
  • Tumor originating from gastrointestinal or gynecologic organs
  • Specific sarcoma histologies including osteosarcoma, desmoid tumors, chondrosarcoma arising from vertebrae or pelvic bones, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Tumor extending into femoral or obturator canal
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  • History of systemic lupus erythematosus or ulcerative colitis
  • Genetic syndrome with radiation-associated tumorigenicity (i.e.: Li-Fraumeni)
  • Presence of clinically significant ascites
  • Co-existing malignancy or treated malignancy in the last 2 years expected to limit life expectancy; does not include completely resected cutaneous basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, in situ breast or cervical malignancies, or other pathologies at the discretion of the investigators.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • Sibley Memorial Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20018

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About this study

Official title: PROTONS-RPS: a Phase II Non-Randomized Open-label Single-arm Trial Of Neoadjuvant Short-course Hypofractionated Proton Beam Therapy for Non-metastatic RetroPeritoneal Sarcoma

The investigators' study titled "PROTONS-RPS: a Phase II non-Randomized Open-label single-arm Trial Of Neoadjuvant Short-course hypofractionated proton beam therapy for non-metastatic RetroPeritoneal Sarcoma" is a phase II trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of hypofractionated proton beam therapy (H-PBT) in the neoadjuvant (NA) setting for patients with non-metastatic retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS) planned for surgical resection. This trial will include adult patients with resectable RPS.

Read the detailed description

The investigators' primary outcome is overall complication rate after treatment with NA H-PBT and surgical resection based on National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0.2 Secondary objectives include evaluating the acute toxicity of H-PBT prior to surgical resection, rate of progression between diagnosis and definitive resection, early post-operative complication rate after resection of RPS in patients who received NA H-PBT, and local recurrence-free survival at 1 and 2 years. A priori subset analyses will be conducted for patients with well-differentiated and dedifferentiated liposarcoma.

The investigators plan to accrue a minimum of 44 patients to evaluate the investigators' primary outcome. Treatment will be 5 doses of H-PBT including a simultaneous integrated boost to at-risk margins followed by surgical resection after 4-6 weeks. Patients will be followed in the post-operative setting according to standard of care surveillance for RPS.

Being tested
Hypofractionated Proton Beam Therapy

What participants receive

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

  • Hypofractionated Proton Beam TherapyRadiation

    5 fractions of 5 Gy of PBT to clinical tumor volume +/- an additional simultaneous 1 Gy per fraction to any pre-determined at-risk margin (for a total of 6 Gy per fraction x 5 fractions for at-risk margins as a simultaneous integrated boost (SIB)).

Study groups in NCT05302570
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Hypofractionated Proton Beam TherapyExperimental5 fractions of 5 Gy of PBT to clinical tumor volume +/- an additional simultaneous 1 Gy per fraction to any pre-determined at-risk margin (for a total of 6 Gy per fraction x 5 fractions for at-risk margins as a simultaneous integrated boost (SIB)).
Receives: Radiation: Hypofractionated Proton Beam Therapy

What is being measured

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

  1. Overall serious adverse event rate for patients with primary resectable RPS receiving NA short-course h-PBT followed by surgical resection

    Incidence of acute Grade 3+ adverse events after PBT and surgical resection during median follow-up based on the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0.

    Measured: 24 months

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Safety of NA short-course hypofractionated PBT for primary resectable RPS as assessed by incidence of acute Grade 3+ adverse events

    Safety determined by incidence of acute Grade 3+ adverse events per the NCI CTCAE v5.0 in patients on treatment with H-PBT prior to surgical resection.

    Measured: Up to 6 weeks

  2. Tolerability of NA short-course hypofractionated PBT for primary resectable RPS as assessed by cessation of NA H-PBT due to toxicity or required dose reduction for serious adverse events

    Lack of tolerability determined by cessation of NA H-PBT due to toxicity or required dose reduction for serious adverse events (NCI CTCAE v5.0).

    Measured: Up to 6 weeks

  3. Rate of local or distant tumor progression from diagnosis to time of surgery after treatment with PBT

    Local or distant tumor progression based on RECIST 1.1 criteria on pre-operative contrast-enhanced CT scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvic compared to staging CT.

    Measured: Up to 6 weeks (pre-operatively)

  4. Rate of acute post-operative surgical complications in patients receiving NA short-course hypofractionated PBT

    Incidence of 30-day (acute) post-operative complications based on Clavien-Dindo classification.

    Measured: 30 days after surgery

  5. Local recurrence-free survival (LRFS)

    Time from study enrollment to the earliest of local recurrence, death, or loss to follow-up after NA short-course h-PBT and resection. Recurrence will be determined on CT of the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis at 6-month intervals for 2 years.

    Measured: Every 6 months, Up to 2 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted31 Mar 2022
  2. Study startDec 2022 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionDec 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2027 (estimated)

Why it stopped: withdrawn by PI

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05302570
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB00315399
Acronym
PROTONS-RPS
Status last verified
Dec 2022
First submitted
21 Mar 2022
Last updated
15 Dec 2022
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Hypofractionated Proton Beam Therapy in people with Retroperitoneal Sarcoma, run by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins at 2 sites 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 7 inclusion and 10 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 15 Dec 2022. 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 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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

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?

Overall serious adverse event rate for patients with primary resectable RPS receiving NA short-course h-PBT followed by surgical resection (time frame: 24 months). 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 15 Dec 2022.

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