Radiation Therapy in Patients With Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer in Complete Remission

NCT ID: NCT00005062

Last Updated: 2014-03-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1999-09-30

Study Completion Date

2005-12-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and prevent the spread of cancer to the brain. It is not yet known if standard-dose radiation therapy is more effective than high-dose radiation therapy in preventing the spread of limited-stage small cell lung cancer cells to the brain.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is comparing two different regimens of radiation therapy to see how well they work in treating patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer in complete remission.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Compare high-dose versus standard-dose prophylactic cranial radiotherapy in terms of the incidence of brain metastases and overall and disease free survival at 2 years in patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer in complete remission.
* Evaluate the quality of life and late sequelae in this patient population treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center, age (60 and under vs over 60), and interval between the start of induction therapy and date of randomization (90 days or less vs 91-180 days vs more than 180 days). Patients are randomized into one of two treatment arms according to the prophylactic cranial radiotherapy dose.

* Arm I: Patients receive standard-dose prophylactic cranial radiotherapy (10 fractions/12 days).
* Arm II: Patients receive high-dose prophylactic cranial radiotherapy administered over 16 or 24 days based on the choice of their treatment center.

* 18 fractions/24 days (conventional radiotherapy) OR
* 24 fractions/16 days (accelerated hyperfractionated radiotherapy) Patients with isolated brain failure may undergo further radiotherapy.

Quality of life is assessed prior to randomization, at 6 months, at 1 year, and then annually thereafter.

Patients are followed at least every 6 months for 2 years and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 700 patients will be accrued for this study within 3 years.

Conditions

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Lung Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically proven limited stage small cell lung cancer
* Complete response to induction therapy (at least on chest x-ray)
* Normal brain CT scan or MRI less than 1 month prior to study
* No metastases (including ipsilateral lung metastases and malignant pleural effusion)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 70 and under

Performance status:

* WHO 0-2

Life expectancy:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* Not specified

Hepatic:

* Not specified

Renal:

* Not specified

Cardiovascular:

* No prior cerebrovascular disease

Other:

* No epilepsy requiring permanent oral medication
* No other prior malignancy except skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* Not specified

Chemotherapy:

* See Disease Characteristics
* No concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

* Concurrent steroids allowed

Radiotherapy:

* Concurrent thoracic radiotherapy allowed

Surgery:

* Not specified

Other

* No other concurrent antitumoral agent
Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

NETWORK

Sponsor Role collaborator

Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Cecile Le Pechoux, MD

Role:

Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris

Suresh Senan

Role:

Free University Medical Center

Locations

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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas

Houston, Texas, United States

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Cancer Therapy Centre at Campbelltown Hospital

Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia

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Radiation Oncology Victoria

East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen Middelheim

Antwerp, , Belgium

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Universiteit Gent

Ghent, , Belgium

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Hopital de Jolimont

Haine-Saint-Paul, , Belgium

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Cazk Groeninghe - Campus Maria's Voorzienigheid

Kortrijk, , Belgium

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Clinique Saint-Joseph

Liège, , Belgium

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Clinique Sainte Elisabeth

Namur, , Belgium

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Instituto Nacional de Cancer

Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Instituto de Radiomedicina

Santiago, , Chile

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Clinica Renaca - Gocchi

Viña del Mar, , Chile

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Rui Jin Hospital

Shanghai, , China

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Hospital Militar Central

Bogotá, , Colombia

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Bank Of Cyprus Oncology Centre

Nicosia, , Cyprus

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Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute

Brno, , Czechia

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First Medical Clinic of Charles University Hospital

Prague, , Czechia

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Clinique De Rochebelle

Alès, , France

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Centre de Traitement Hautes - Energies

Amiens, , France

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Centre Paul Papin

Angers, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Victor Dupouy

Argenteuil, , France

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C.H.G. Beauvais

Beauvais, , France

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Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine

Boucher, , France

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Centre Regional Francois Baclesse

Caen, , France

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Centre Jean Perrin

Clermont-Ferrand, , France

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Centre de Radiotherapie

Compiègne, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien - Site Corbeil

Corbeil, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor

Créteil, , France

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Hopital Intercommunal De Creteil

Créteil, , France

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Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Georges-Francois Leclerc

Dijon, , France

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Centre De Radiotherapie Charlebourg

La Garenne-Colombes, , France

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Centre Guillaume Le Conquerant

Le Havre, , France

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Centre Hospital Regional Universitaire de Limoges

Limoges, , France

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C.R.T.T.

Meudon-la-Forêt, , France

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C.H. General De Montbelliard

Montbelliard, , France

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Centre Regional de Lutte Contre le Cancer - Centre Val d'Aurelle

Montpellier, , France

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CRLCC Nantes - Atlantique

Nantes-Saint Herblain, , France

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Centre Antoine Lacassagne

Nice, , France

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CHR D'Orleans - Hopital de la Source

Orléans, , France

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Institut Curie - Section Medicale

Paris, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

Pierre-Bénite, , France

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Institut Jean Godinot

Reims, , France

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Centre Frederic Joliot

Rouen, , France

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Centre du Rouget

Sarcelles, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Prive Des Yvelines

Sartrouville, , France

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Hopitaux Universitaire de Strasbourg

Strasbourg, , France

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Centre Medico-Chirurgical Foch

Suresnes, , France

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Hopital d'Instruction des Armes Sainte-Anne

Toulon, , France

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Centre d'Oncologie Saint-Yves

Vannes, , France

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Institut Gustave Roussy

Villejuif, , France

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Universitaetsklinikum Essen

Essen, , Germany

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University Hospital of Heraklion

Heraklion, Crete, Greece

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Evaggelismos Hospital

Athens, , Greece

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Sotiria Hospital Chest Diseases

Athens, , Greece

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Venizelion Gr.

Heraklion, , Greece

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University of Patras Medical School

Rio Patras, , Greece

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Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Tel Aviv, , Israel

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Chaim Sheba Medical Center

Tel Litwinsky, , Israel

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Ospedale Bellaria

Bologna, , Italy

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Universita Degli Studi Di Pisa

Pisa, , Italy

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Ospedale Ostetrico Ginecologica Sant Anna

Turin, , Italy

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Osaka National Hospital

Osaka, , Japan

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Institute of Oncology at Vilnius University

Vilnius, , Lithuania

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Akademisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit - Medisch Centrum

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Arnhems Radiotherapeutisch Instituut

Arnhem, , Netherlands

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Nijmegen Cancer Center at Radboud University Medical Center

Nijmegen, , Netherlands

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University Medical Center Rotterdam at Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

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Institute of Radiotherapy and Oncology

Skopje, , North Macedonia

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Medical University of Gdansk

Gdansk, , Poland

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Institute of Oncology

Lodz, , Poland

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Regional Lung Diseases Hospital

Poznan, , Poland

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Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology

Warsaw, , Poland

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Hospital Santa Maria

Lisbon, , Portugal

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Institutul Oncologic - Universitatea de Medicina

Cluj-Napoca, , Romania

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Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia

Belgrade, , Serbia

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Groote Schuur Hospital

Cape Town, , South Africa

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Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

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Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca

El Palmar, , Spain

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Hospital Virgen de las Nieves

Granada, , Spain

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Lausanne, , Switzerland

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Marmara University Hospital

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Christie Hospital N.H.S. Trust

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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Northern Centre for Cancer Treatment at Newcastle General Hospital

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

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Mount Vernon Cancer Centre at Mount Vernon Hospital

Northwood, England, United Kingdom

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Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

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New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom

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Western General Hospital

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Beatson Oncology Centre

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Raigmore Hospital

Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Nevill Hall Hospital

Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom

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Royal Gwent Hospital

Newport Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom

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Velindre Cancer Center at Velinde Hospital

Cardiff, , United Kingdom

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Cancer Research Centre at Weston Park Hospital

Sheffield, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Belgium Brazil Chile China Colombia Cyprus Czechia France Germany Greece Israel Italy Japan Lithuania Netherlands North Macedonia Poland Portugal Romania Serbia South Africa South Korea Spain Switzerland Turkey (Türkiye) United Kingdom

References

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Le Pechoux C, Dunant A, Senan S, Wolfson A, Quoix E, Faivre-Finn C, Ciuleanu T, Arriagada R, Jones R, Wanders R, Lerouge D, Laplanche A; Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation (PCI) Collaborative Group. Standard-dose versus higher-dose prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) in patients with limited-stage small-cell lung cancer in complete remission after chemotherapy and thoracic radiotherapy (PCI 99-01, EORTC 22003-08004, RTOG 0212, and IFCT 99-01): a randomised clinical trial. Lancet Oncol. 2009 May;10(5):467-74. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(09)70101-9. Epub 2009 Apr 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19386548 (View on PubMed)

Pechoux CL, Hatton M, Kobierska A, et al.: Randomized trial of standard dose to a higher dose prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) in limited-stage small cell cancer (SCLC) complete responders (CR): primary endpoint analysis (PCI99-01, IFCT 99-01, EORTC 22003-08004, RTOG 0212). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 26 (Suppl 15): A-LBA7514, 2008.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Le Pechoux C, Laplanche A, Faivre-Finn C, Ciuleanu T, Wanders R, Lerouge D, Keus R, Hatton M, Videtic GM, Senan S, Wolfson A, Jones R, Arriagada R, Quoix E, Dunant A; Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation (PCI) Collaborative Group. Clinical neurological outcome and quality of life among patients with limited small-cell cancer treated with two different doses of prophylactic cranial irradiation in the intergroup phase III trial (PCI99-01, EORTC 22003-08004, RTOG 0212 and IFCT 99-01). Ann Oncol. 2011 May;22(5):1154-1163. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdq576. Epub 2010 Dec 7.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21139020 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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FRE-IGR-PCI-99

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EU-99051

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

FRE-IFCT-99.01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

FRE-IGR-PCI99-EULINT1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EORTC-22003

Identifier Type: -

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EORTC-08004

Identifier Type: -

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CDR0000067664

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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