Integration of Neutron Therapy in the Treatment Plan for Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

NCT ID: NCT01416961

Last Updated: 2012-08-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: WITHDRAWN
• Clinical Phase: PHASE1
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2011-08-31
• Study Completion Date: 2011-12-31

Brief Summary

This study is needed to assess the feasibility of integrating this therapy with current treatment regimens. If this study shows success a formal phase II test study to conduct feasibility will be the next step. The first dose level chosen for this study is 66Gy of radiation to the tumor between LET and standard photon therapy. This dose is the current standard of care for stage III . If this dose is found to be feasible then the dose of LET will escalate to the total dose of 74Gy.

Conditions

Lung Cancer

Keywords

Squamous Cell; Non-squamous cell

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Interventions

Radiation Therapy

Concurrent chemo and photon radiation therapy will start within 7 days of completing neutron therapy. There will be a Day 1 of neutron therapy and a Day 1 of concurrent therapy.Photon radiation therapy will begin within 24 hours of the first cycle of chemotherapy and will be delivered 5 days per week, one fraction per day, in 1.8 Gy per fraction. High LET radiotherapy will be delivered in 1 NGy per fraction five days per week. High LET radiotherapy will be delivered first followed by combined chemoradiotherapy.

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Chemotherapy - Squamous Cell Histologies

Cisplatin 50 mg/m2 administered on days 1,8, 29, 36; Etoposide 50 mg/m2 administered on days 1-5 and then again days 29-33

Intervention Type: DRUG

Chemotherapy - NSCLC other than squamous cell

Cisplatin 75 mg/m2 days 1,22,43; Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 days 1,22,43

Intervention Type: DRUG

Other Intervention Names

Platinol ®; Platinol®-AQ; CDDP; Toposar®; VePesid®; Etopophos®; VP-16; Etoposide phosphate; Alimta; Platinol ®; Platinol®-AQ; CDDP

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• IIIA :

Histologic or cytologic diagnosis of ipsilateral mediastinal lymph node involvement, or Tumors greater than 7 cm or with chest wall invasion, or involvement of one of the following diaphragm, phrenic nerve, mediastinal pleura or parietal pericardium with hilar or mediastinal lymph node involvement.

More than one mediastinal lymph node enlarged on CT scan and the same lymph nodes positive on PET scans or Paralyzed left vocal cord with separate lung primary distinct from the aorto-pulmonary lymph nodes on the CT scan.

Evidence of tumor extension into the mediastinum and/or mediastinal structures either at the time of mediastinoscopy, bronchoscopy or on CT scans.

• IIIB:

Histologic or cytologic diagnosis of N3 lymph node involvement; or Enlarged N3 lymph nodes on CT scan that are positive on PET scan as well. Patient must not have extension of lymph node involvement to cervical lymph nodes other than supraclavicular lymph nodes; or Right sided primary with left vocal cord paralysis; or Patients with a nodules in the same lung but no other areas of involvement. Patients with prior surgically resected stage I NSCLC who did not receive any adjuvant therapy, who now have stage IIIA or B NSCLC will be eligible.

• Age ≥ 18 years
• SWOG performance status 0 or 1 (see Appendix)
• Adequate organ function as evidenced by Absolute neutrophil count of ≥ 1.5 x 10(9)/L, Platelet count ≥ 100,000 x 109/L Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 times the institutional upper limit of normal (ULN), Calculated creatinine clearance (Cockcroft-Gault formula) of ≥ 45mL/min, Serum bilirubin ≤ ULN, Transaminases (SGOT and/or SGPT) ≤ 1.5 times institutional ULN and alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times ULN, FEV1 of ≥ 1 liter and DLCO > 50% of predicted.
• Patient should undergo brain imaging (CT scan or MRI) to rule out brain metastases.
• Signed informed consent that details the investigational nature of the study according to institutional and federal guidelines.
• Registered with Clinical Trials Office at Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University.

Exclusion Criteria

• Prior chemotherapy, radiation for any malignancy in which they received any thoracic radiotherapy.
• Patients with concurrent malignancy. Patients with prior or concurrent malignancy will be allowed as long as the treating physician considers it unlikely to impact the clinical outcome of the patient.
• Patients with peripheral neuropathy ≥ 2.
• Serious medical illness including but not limited to uncontrolled congestive heart failure, uncontrolled angina, myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular event with 6 months of registration, history of chronic active hepatitis or history of HIV or an active bacterial infection will not be eligible.
• Inability or unwillingness to take folic acid or Vitamin B12 or dexamethasone.
• Pregnant or lactating women. All pre-menopausal and peri-menopausal women should have a urine test for pregnancy within a week of starting therapy. All patients of child bearing potential should agree to use an effective contraceptive method.
• Patients should not participate in any other therapeutic investigational study while taking part in this study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Shirish Gadgeel

Physician Manager, Wayne State University Faculty; Associate Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Shirish M. Gadgeel, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

2011-005

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id