Radiotherapy With Hyperthermia in Recurrent and Radiation-Induced Sarcomas

NCT ID: NCT04398095

Last Updated: 2025-04-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-10-23

Study Completion Date

2023-06-20

Brief Summary

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After a screening, which consists of biopsy, physical examination, initial diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI-MRI) or body computed tomography (CT) scan, blood tests and case analysis on Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meeting, a patient with radiation-induced or in-field recurrent sarcoma will receive the hypofractionated radiotherapy with deep hyperthermia (twice a week) within three weeks. The response analysis in CT or DWI-MRI and toxicity assessment will be performed after 6 weeks. In resectable tumors, a patient will be referred to surgery. In the case of unresectability, the patient will followed-up.

Detailed Description

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Due to the rarity of radiation-induced (RIS) or previously irradiated recurrent (PIRS) sarcomas, no guidelines nor randomized prospective clinical trials on this topic exist. Thus the management of RIS and PIR is challenging. The only curable modality in non-metastatic RIS/PIRS is radical resection with wide negative margins. The role of secondary radiotherapy in locally advanced RIS/PIRS is unclear, mostly due to the concerns about possible severe side effects after re-irradiation.

The addition of deep hyperthermia to irradiation and in the prolonged gap between the end of moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy (with or without integrated boost) and surgery may allow obtaining the long-term local control with the maintenance of a good treatment tolerance Hyperthermia is a method of increasing the temperature in the tumor to damage cancer cells with minimum injury to the normal cells. It should be combined with another treatment modality (radio- or chemotherapy) rather than used alone. Its efficacy was proven in clinical trials. Treatment tolerance is usually very good.

Conditions

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Radiation Induced Neoplasms Radiation-Induced Cancer Recurrent Sarcoma Recurrent Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Radiotherapy with hyperthermia in resectable sarcomas

12x 3 Gy (4 fractions per week) + hyperthermia (6x) + surgery

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hypofractionated radiotherapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Resectable or marginally resectable tumors: preoperative hypofractionated 12x 3 Gy radiotherapy (4 days in a week, three weeks) prescribed on planned target volume (tumor volume + elective margins + setup/error margin) with daily image guidance with cone beam-CT or kV-portal position verification.

Hyperthermia

Intervention Type OTHER

Deep hyperthermia (Celsius TCS or BSD-2000) according to local protocol combined with radiotherapy, twice a week.

Radiotherapy with hyperthermia in non-resectable sarcomas

12x 3 Gy with simultaneous integrated boost 3.5 Gy (4 fractions per week) + hyperthermia (6x)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hyperthermia

Intervention Type OTHER

Deep hyperthermia (Celsius TCS or BSD-2000) according to local protocol combined with radiotherapy, twice a week.

Hypofractionated radiotherapy with boost

Intervention Type RADIATION

Non-resectable/inoperable tumors: definitive hypofractionated 12x 3 Gy radiotherapy prescribed on planned target volume (tumor volume + elective margins + setup/error margin) with simultaneous integrated boost 3.5 Gy per fraction prescribed on boost planned target volume (tumor volume + setup/error margin), 4 days in a week, three weeks.

Radiotherapy with daily image guidance with cone beam-CT or kV-portal position verification.

Interventions

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Hypofractionated radiotherapy

Resectable or marginally resectable tumors: preoperative hypofractionated 12x 3 Gy radiotherapy (4 days in a week, three weeks) prescribed on planned target volume (tumor volume + elective margins + setup/error margin) with daily image guidance with cone beam-CT or kV-portal position verification.

Intervention Type RADIATION

Hyperthermia

Deep hyperthermia (Celsius TCS or BSD-2000) according to local protocol combined with radiotherapy, twice a week.

Intervention Type OTHER

Hypofractionated radiotherapy with boost

Non-resectable/inoperable tumors: definitive hypofractionated 12x 3 Gy radiotherapy prescribed on planned target volume (tumor volume + elective margins + setup/error margin) with simultaneous integrated boost 3.5 Gy per fraction prescribed on boost planned target volume (tumor volume + setup/error margin), 4 days in a week, three weeks.

Radiotherapy with daily image guidance with cone beam-CT or kV-portal position verification.

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Able to provide informed consent
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0 - 2
* Age ≥18 years old
* Histologically-proven diagnosis of radiation-induced or recurrent soft tissue sarcoma
* Previous radiotherapy within the planned target volume

Exclusion Criteria

* Histologic diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma (except spindle cell and pleomorphic subtype), osteogenic sarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma/PNET, aggressive fibromatosis
* Contraindications to radiotherapy or hyperthermia
* Predicted unacceptable high risk of reirradiation-related toxicity, in the Investigator's judgment
* Unresectable metastases
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mateusz J Spałek, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology in Warsaw

Locations

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The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology in Warsaw

Warsaw, Mazovian, Poland

Site Status

Countries

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Poland

References

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de Jong MA, Oldenborg S, Bing Oei S, Griesdoorn V, Kolff MW, Koning CC, van Tienhoven G. Reirradiation and hyperthermia for radiation-associated sarcoma. Cancer. 2012 Jan 1;118(1):180-7. doi: 10.1002/cncr.26252. Epub 2011 Jun 28.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21713762 (View on PubMed)

Haas RL, Miah AB, LePechoux C, DeLaney TF, Baldini EH, Alektiar K, O'Sullivan B. Preoperative radiotherapy for extremity soft tissue sarcoma; past, present and future perspectives on dose fractionation regimens and combined modality strategies. Radiother Oncol. 2016 Apr;119(1):14-21. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.12.002. Epub 2015 Dec 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26718153 (View on PubMed)

Kosela-Paterczyk H, Szacht M, Morysinski T, Lugowska I, Dziewirski W, Falkowski S, Zdzienicki M, Pienkowski A, Szamotulska K, Switaj T, Rutkowski P. Preoperative hypofractionated radiotherapy in the treatment of localized soft tissue sarcomas. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2014 Dec;40(12):1641-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.05.016. Epub 2014 Sep 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25282099 (View on PubMed)

Lindner LH, Issels RD. Hyperthermia in soft tissue sarcoma. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2011 Mar;12(1):12-20. doi: 10.1007/s11864-011-0144-6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21360087 (View on PubMed)

Borghede G, Hedelin H. Radiotherapy of localised prostate cancer. Analysis of late treatment complications. A prospective study. Radiother Oncol. 1997 May;43(2):139-46. doi: 10.1016/s0167-8140(96)01871-3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9192958 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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HOT1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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