Calcium Electroporation as a Treatment for Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Malignant Tumours

NCT ID: NCT04225767

Last Updated: 2022-12-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

19 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-02-18

Study Completion Date

2023-08-01

Brief Summary

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Phase II Investigation of Calcium Electroporation as a Treatment for Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Malignant Tumours.

Detailed Description

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This will be a non-randomized phase II trial with the objective of evaluating the clinical response rate of calcium electroporation treatment of malignant tumours of the skin and assessing treatment impact on quality of life. This study will investigate the response rate of calcium electroporation treatment of skin metastases and malignant wounds in a real-world setting, in three different cancer centres in Northern Europe. The centres aim to treat a total of 30 patients with cancer in the skin of any histology. The patients will be treated once and followed with regular examinations for 12 months, starting from first treatment day. All patients will have been offered the standard of care and all available alternatives before entering the protocol. Calcium electroporation will not be compared to other means of treatment.

The primary endpoint of this study is to evaluate the clinical overall response rate of calcium electroporation treatment of malignant tumours of the skin after two months. A subset of patients will undergo MR scans after treatment and another subset of patients will be interviewed regarding treatment impact on quality of life.

Conditions

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Cancer

Keywords

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Calcium Electroporation Cancer Skin

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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Calcium electroporation treatment

Experimental treatment with calcium electroporation for malignant cutaneous and subcutaneous tumours

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Calcium electroporation

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Patients with cutaneous or subcutaneous malignant tumours will be treated with calcium electroporation, i.e. intratumoral injection of calcium followed by electroporation by electric pulses applied directly to the tumor.

Interventions

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Calcium electroporation

Patients with cutaneous or subcutaneous malignant tumours will be treated with calcium electroporation, i.e. intratumoral injection of calcium followed by electroporation by electric pulses applied directly to the tumor.

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Trial subject ≥ 18 years.
* Trial subject must be able to understand the participant information.
* Histologically verified cutaneous or subcutaneous, primary or secondary cancer of any histology.
* The patient must have been offered other relevant standard treatment for their cancer disease.
* The patient can undergo any simultaneous medical treatment (endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy etc.) if progressive or stable disease is present after a treatment period of two months or more.
* The patient can undergo radiation therapy, provided that the treatment field does not involve treated area.
* Performance status ECOG/WHO ≤2.
* At least one cutaneous or subcutaneous tumour measuring up to 3 cm.
* Both men and women who are sexually active must use safe contraception (contraceptive coil, deposit injection of gestagen, subdermal implantation, hormonal vaginal ring or transdermal patch).
* Signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnancy or lactation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Vejle Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University College Absalon

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Zealand University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Julie Gehl, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Zealand University Hospital

Locations

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Zealand University Hospital

Næstved, Region Sjælland, Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

References

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Vissing M, Ploen J, Pervan M, Vestergaard K, Schnefeldt M, Frandsen SK, Rafaelsen SR, Lindhardt CL, Jensen LH, Rody A, Gehl J. Study protocol designed to investigate tumour response to calcium electroporation in cancers affecting the skin: a non-randomised phase II clinical trial. BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 16;11(6):e046779. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046779.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34135049 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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REG-115-2019

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id