Study of Split-course Chemoradiotherapy For Postoperative Locoregional Recurrence Of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
NCT ID: NCT03006575
Last Updated: 2021-01-20
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
PHASE2
57 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-08-31
2021-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Patients received four cycles of weekly docetaxel(25mg/㎡) and nedaplatin(25mg/㎡), each of 1 day's duration, combined with split-course thoracic radiotherapy of 40-51 Gy/10-17 fractions and 15-24 Gy/5-8 fractions administered in the first and second courses, respectively, with one-month break. The primary end point is progression-free survival, which is the time that passes from the first day of radiotherapy to the date at which disease progresses. Progression-free survival will be calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method.Toxicities will be graded according to CTCAE v. 4.0.
Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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split-course radiotherapy
The radiotherapy is delivered using simultaneous integrated boost (SIB)-IMRT. Patients are irradiation at a palliative dose at the initial course: 40-51Gy/10-17f to PTV-GTV. The disease is re-evaluated one month after the end of the initial course using CT. The patient who achieved a partial remission according to the RECIST criteria and had a recovery of lung function should get the additional boost. At the second course, the tumor is repositioned and scanned. The residual tumor was then treated with the second course of radiotherapy. A dose of 15-24 Gy/5-8f is delivered to the residue tumor. Concurrent chemotherapy consists of weekly docetaxel(25mg/㎡) and nedaplatin(25mg/㎡), each of 1 day's duration.
split-course radiotherapy
split-course chest radiation at 40-51 Gy/10-17f and 15-24 Gy/5-8f
concurrent chemotherapy
weekly docetaxel(25mg/㎡) and nedaplatin(25mg/㎡) concurrent with chest radiation
Interventions
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split-course radiotherapy
split-course chest radiation at 40-51 Gy/10-17f and 15-24 Gy/5-8f
concurrent chemotherapy
weekly docetaxel(25mg/㎡) and nedaplatin(25mg/㎡) concurrent with chest radiation
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patients have measurable or evaluable lesions based on the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria.
* Postoperative locoregional recurrence including ipsilateral hemithorax and the mediastinum.
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1.
* Previously treated with chemotherapy or treatment-naive
* No previous chest radiotherapy, immunotherapy or biotherapy
* Hemoglobin≥10 mg/dL, platelet≥100000/μL,absolute neutrophil count ≥1500/μL
* Serum creatinine ≤1.25 times the upper normal limit(UNL), or creatinine clearance≥60 ml/min
* Bilirubin ≤1.5 times UNL, AST(SGOT)≤2.5 times UNL ,ALT(SGPT)≤2.5 times UNL,alkaline phosphatase ≤5 times UNL
* Forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1) \>0.8 L
* Coagulation tests within normal limits
* patients and their family signed the informed consents
Exclusion Criteria
* Second primary carcinoma of the lung
* Contraindication for chemotherapy
* Malignant pleural or pericardial effusion.
* Women in pregnancy, lactation period, or no pregnancy test 14 days before the first dos
* Women who has the probability of pregnancy without contraception
* Tendency of hemorrhage
* In other clinical trials within 30 days
* Addicted in drugs or alcohol, AIDS patients
* Uncontrollable seizure or psychotic patients without self-control ability
* Severe allergy or idiosyncrasy
* Not suitable for this study judged by researchers
18 Years
75 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Sun Yat-sen University
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Responsible Party
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Hui Liu
Professor
Principal Investigators
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Hui Liu, professor
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Sun yat-sen universtiy cancer center
Locations
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Hui Liu
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Countries
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Central Contacts
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