Hypofractionated Chemoradiotherapy and Thymosin α1 in Unresectable or Recurrent Thymic Epithelial Tumor

NCT ID: NCT03663764

Last Updated: 2021-12-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

57 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-08-13

Study Completion Date

2023-08-31

Brief Summary

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This phase II study was to assess the efficacy and toxicity of hypofractionated radiotherapy (HRT) combined with weekly docetaxel/platinum and thymosin α1 in patients with unresectable or recurrent thymic epithelia tumors (TETs).

Detailed Description

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HRT using the IMRT technique was administered. For patients with limited pulmonary or pleural metastases (≤3 lesions), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) could be used.

All patients received weekly docetaxel(25mg/㎡) and nedaplatin or cisplatin (25mg/㎡), each of 1 day's duration, concurrently with hypofractionated radiotherapy .

Meanwhile they received weekly thymosin a1(1.6mg) during and within 2 months after the end of chemoradiotherapy.

Conditions

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Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma

Keywords

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Unresectable or Recurrent Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Hypofractionated Chemoradiotherapy Thymosin a1

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Expeiment

HRT using the IMRT technique was administered. For patients with limited pulmonary or pleural metastases (≤3 lesions), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) could be used.

All patients received weekly docetaxel(25mg/㎡) and nedaplatin or cisplatin (25mg/㎡), each of 1 day's duration, concurrently with hypofractionated radiotherapy .

Meanwhile they received weekly thymosin a1(1.6mg) during and within 2 months after the end of chemoradiotherapy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Thymosin a1

Intervention Type DRUG

All patients received weekly thymosin a1(1.6mg) during and within 2 months after the end of chemoradiotherapy.

hypofractionated radiotherapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

HRT using the IMRT technique was administered. For patients with limited pulmonary or pleural metastases (≤3 lesions), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) could be used.

concurrent chemoradiotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

All patients received weekly docetaxel(25mg/㎡) and nedaplatin or cisplatin (25mg/㎡), each of 1 day's duration, concurrently with hypofractionated radiotherapy .

Interventions

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Thymosin a1

All patients received weekly thymosin a1(1.6mg) during and within 2 months after the end of chemoradiotherapy.

Intervention Type DRUG

hypofractionated radiotherapy

HRT using the IMRT technique was administered. For patients with limited pulmonary or pleural metastases (≤3 lesions), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) could be used.

Intervention Type RADIATION

concurrent chemoradiotherapy

All patients received weekly docetaxel(25mg/㎡) and nedaplatin or cisplatin (25mg/㎡), each of 1 day's duration, concurrently with hypofractionated radiotherapy .

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Pathologic confirmation of thymoma, thymic carcinoma or thymic endocrine tumors.
* Patients have measurable or evaluable lesions based on the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria.
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1.
* Unresectable disease or recurrent intrathoracic disease which could be encompassed within radiation fields.
* White blood cell count ≥4×109 /L, neutrophile granulocyte count≥1.5×109 /L, platelet count≥100×109 /L, hemoglobin ≥100 g /L, serum creatinine and bilirubin 1.5 times less than the upper limits of normal (ULN),aminotransferase two times less than the ULN.
* FEV1 \>0.8 L
* CB6 within normal limits
* Patients and their family signed the informed consents

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous or recent another malignancy, except for nonmelanoma skin cancer or cervical cancer in situ.
* Any contraindication for chemotherapy or radiotherapy(such as a myocardial infarction within 6 months,immunosuppressive therapy,symptomatic heart disease,including unstable angina pectoris, congestive heart failure,and uncontrolled arrhythmia).
* Malignant pleural effusion or pericardial effusion.
* Weight loss \>10% within the past 3 months.
* Recruited in other clinical trials within 30 days
* Drug addiction, long-term alcohol abuse and AIDS patients.
* Uncontrollable epileptic attack or psychotic patients without self-control ability.
* Severe allergy or idiosyncrasy.
* Not suitable for this study judged by researchers.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sun Yat-sen University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hui Liu

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hui Liu, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sun Yat-sen University

Locations

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Sun yat-sen University Cancer Center

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Other Identifiers

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GASTO-1042

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id