Radiation Therapy With or Without Carbogen and Niacinamide in Treating Patients With Bladder Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00033436

Last Updated: 2013-09-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

330 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-10-31

Study Completion Date

2008-11-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs such as carbogen and niacinamide may make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. It is not yet known whether radiation therapy is more effective with or without carbogen and niacinamide in treating patients who have bladder cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy with or without carbogen and niacinamide in treating patients who have locally advanced bladder cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the 6-month cystoscopic response in patients with locally advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder treated with radical radiotherapy with or without radiosensitization with carbogen and niacinamide.
* Compare the local failure-free and overall disease-specific survival of patients treated with these regimens.
* Compare the treatment-related morbidity, in particular acute and chronic bowel and bladder symptoms, in patients treated with these regimens.
* Compare the quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive radical radiotherapy once daily, 5 days a week, for 4-6.4 weeks. Patients also receive oral niacinamide once daily 1.5-2 hours before initiation of each radiotherapy dose and carbogen through a closed breathing system (face mask with a tight air seal or a mouthpiece with nasal clip) once daily beginning 5 minutes before initiation and continuing until completion of each radiotherapy dose.
* Arm II: Patients receive radiotherapy as in arm I. Quality of life is assessed at baseline; at 4 weeks; at 3, 6, and 12 months; and then annually for 4 years.

Patients are followed at 8 and 12 weeks; at 6, 9, and 12 months; and then every 6 months for 4 years.

Peer Reviewed and Funded or Endorsed by Cancer Research UK

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 330 patients (165 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Bladder Cancer

Keywords

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stage I bladder cancer stage II bladder cancer stage III bladder cancer transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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niacinamide

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

carbogen

Intervention Type DRUG

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder

* Muscle invasive carcinoma (stage T2 or T3) of any grade OR
* High-grade (G3) superficial bladder carcinoma (T1) OR
* Prostatic invasion (T4a)
* No squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma of the bladder
* No locally advanced T4b carcinoma
* No distant metastasis or enlarged pelvic lymph nodes on CT staging scan of the pelvis

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* Over 18

Performance status:

* Not specified

Life expectancy:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* Not specified

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin no greater than 2 times normal

Renal:

* Creatinine no greater than 2 times normal

Cardiovascular:

* No ischemic heart disease or peripheral vascular disease requiring diuretics or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

Pulmonary:

* No concurrent respiratory disease with reduced respiratory drive that would preclude the delivery of 95% oxygen

Other:

* Capable of complying with a closed breathing system delivering carbogen through either a mask or a mouthpiece with nasal clip

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* Not specified

Chemotherapy:

* Not specified

Endocrine therapy:

* Not specified

Radiotherapy:

* Not specified

Surgery:

* Not specified
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mount Vernon Cancer Centre at Mount Vernon Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Peter J. Hoskin, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre at Mount Vernon Hospital

Locations

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Sussex Cancer Centre at Royal Sussex County Hospital

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Kent and Canterbury Hospital

Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Derbyshire Royal Infirmary

Derby, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust

Ipswich, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Cookridge Hospital at Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Christie Hospital NHS Trust

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Trust

Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Northern Centre for Cancer Treatment at Newcastle General Hospital

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre at Mount Vernon Hospital

Northwood, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Oldchurch Hospital

Romford, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Cancer Research Centre at Weston Park Hospital

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Velindre Cancer Center at Velindre Hospital

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Hoskin PJ, Rojas AM, Saunders MI, Bentzen SM, Motohashi KJ; BCON investigators. Carbogen and nicotinamide in locally advanced bladder cancer: early results of a phase-III randomized trial. Radiother Oncol. 2009 Apr;91(1):120-5. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.10.001. Epub 2008 Nov 5.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18992952 (View on PubMed)

Choudhury A, Porta N, Hall E, Song YP, Owen R, MacKay R, West CML, Lewis R, Hussain SA, James ND, Huddart R, Hoskin P; BC2001 and BCON investigators. Hypofractionated radiotherapy in locally advanced bladder cancer: an individual patient data meta-analysis of the BC2001 and BCON trials. Lancet Oncol. 2021 Feb;22(2):246-255. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30607-0.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33539743 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MTVERNHOSP-BCON

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EU-20051

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000069283

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id