Single Fraction or Multi-fraction Palliative Radiation Therapy for the Improvement of Quality of Life in Patients With Metastatic Gynecologic Cancers

NCT ID: NCT04516135

Last Updated: 2026-01-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

108 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-01-11

Study Completion Date

2029-12-31

Brief Summary

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This phase II trial studies if a single session of palliative radiation therapy can help improve symptoms of gynecologic cancers that have spread to other places in the body (metastatic) and that affect quality of life as well or more so than multiple sessions (which is the standard of care). Palliative radiation therapy may help patients with metastatic gynecologic cancers live more comfortably. Researchers also want to learn how radiation affects the immune system and to compare the effects of giving one radiation treatment to giving multiple radiation treatments.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To determine whether single fraction palliative radiation therapy (SFRT) improves health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) over multi-fraction palliative radiotherapy (MFRT).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine whether single fraction palliative radiation therapy (SFRT) improves individual domains of health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) over multi-fraction palliative radiotherapy (MFRT).

II. To determine whether SFRT increases clinically meaningful HR-QOL improvement over MFRT.

III. To determine whether SFRT provides non-inferior symptom burden improvement to MFRT.

IV. To describe radiation related toxicity rates within 21 days and within year for patients receiving SFRT and MFRT.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To describe T-cell repertoire of patients receiving SFRT and MFRT. II. To describe vaginal microbiome of patients receiving SFRT and MFRT. III. To describe gut microbiome of patients receiving SFRT and MFRT. IV. To describe financial burden of patients undergoing palliative pelvic radiation with either SFRT or MFRT.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM A: Patients undergo standard of care radiation therapy in the form of 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D CRT), intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), or volume modulated arc therapy (VMAT) at the physician's discretion for 1 fraction in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with \< 30% decrease in the Symptom Inventory Scale (SIS) may receive an additional fraction on day 21 at the physician's discretion.

ARM B: Patients undergo standard of care radiation therapy in the form of 3D CRT, IMRT, or VMAT at the physician's discretion over 2 weeks for 10 fractions in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for up to 1 year.

Conditions

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Metastatic Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm A (radiation therapy)

Patients undergo standard of care radiation therapy in the form of 3D CRT, IMRT, or VMAT at the physician's discretion for 1 fraction in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with \< 30% decrease in the SIS may receive an additional fraction on day 21 at the physician's discretion.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Undergo 3D CRT

Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Undergo IMRT

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Volume Modulated Arc Therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Undergo VMAT

Arm B (radiation therapy)

Patients undergo standard of care radiation therapy in the form of 3D CRT, IMRT, or VMAT at the physician's discretion over 2 weeks for 10 fractions in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Undergo 3D CRT

Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Undergo IMRT

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Volume Modulated Arc Therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Undergo VMAT

Interventions

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3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy

Undergo 3D CRT

Intervention Type RADIATION

Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy

Undergo IMRT

Intervention Type RADIATION

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Volume Modulated Arc Therapy

Undergo VMAT

Intervention Type RADIATION

Other Intervention Names

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3-dimensional radiation therapy 3D CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY 3D CRT 3D-CRT Conformal Therapy Radiation Conformal Therapy Radiation, 3D Conformal IMRT Intensity Modulated RT Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Radiation, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Quality of Life Assessment VMAT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically or cytologically documented gynecologic cancer with prior or current evidence of metastatic disease
* Measurable pelvic disease with any pain and/or bleeding
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of =\< 3
* Estimated life expectancy \> 3 months at discretion of treating physician
* Female participants of childbearing potential must be willing to use an adequate method of contraception for the course of the study through 120 days after the last dose of study medication
* Patient able to provide properly obtained written informed consent
* Gynecologic Section Radiation Oncology Quality Assurance (QA) for eligibility for single fraction radiation treatment

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior pelvic radiation therapy that would make treatment unsafe at the discretion of the treating physician
* Systemic therapy concurrently or within 21 days of first dose of radiation
* Concurrent participation in another interventional radiation therapy trial concurrently or within 30 days of study consent. Note: Patients who are participating in systemic clinical trials and non-interventional clinical trials (e.g., QOL, imaging, observational, follow-up studies, etc.) are eligible, regardless of the timing of participation
* Known second malignancy that requires active treatment (at the discretion of the primary investigator)
* Documented psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial
* Pregnant or breastfeeding at any point starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lauren Colbert

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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Cooper Hospital University

Camden, New Jersey, United States

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

OhioHealth

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Lauren Colbert

Role: CONTACT

832-652-6033

Facility Contacts

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Megan DeHaan, M D

Role: primary

614-566-5560

Lauren Colbert

Role: primary

832-652-6033

Related Links

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http://www.mdanderson.org

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2020-05684

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2020-0517

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2020-0517

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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