Grid Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT ID: NCT06660407

Last Updated: 2025-04-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: PHASE2
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-11-14
• Study Completion Date: 2027-01-10

Brief Summary

This phase II trial tests the safety and effectiveness of the combination of grid radiation therapy and standard of care (SOC) immunotherapy in treating patients with stage IV non-small lung cancer (NSCLC). Conventional radiation therapy treatments typically deliver the same radiation dose to the entire tumor. Spatially fractionated radiation therapy or grid therapy is approved and a technique which permits the delivery of high doses of radiation to small regions of the tumor which can lead to enhanced tumor cell killing. Grid therapy has been shown to produce dramatic relief of severe symptoms, significant tumor regression (decrease in the size of a tumor), and above average local control rates often exceeding those expected with conventionally delivered radiation treatments, all with minimal associated toxicity. Immunotherapy has become combined into treating patients, which has led improvements in survival and quality of life. Immunotherapy is now the cornerstone of SOC therapy for stage IV NSCLC. Grid radiation therapy combined with immunotherapy may be safe and effective in treating patients with stage IV NSCLC.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To describe the safety and toxicity of grid + immunotherapy in stage IV NSCLC using any Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v)5.0.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Evaluation of objective response rate using Immune-based Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (iRECIST) in non-irradiated lesion(s) after grid therapy in the setting of ongoing immunotherapy.

CORRELATIVE RESEARCH:

I. Monitoring of peripheral blood T cell activation and immunity markers before and after grid therapy.

II. Evaluation of objective response rate using RECIST in the irradiated lesion after grid therapy.

III. Evaluation of time to change in systemic therapy. IV. Evaluation of overall survival.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo grid radiation therapy over a single fraction on day 1 and palliative radiation therapy over 5 fractions on days 2 and -1 post-grid in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive SOC immunotherapy and undergo computed tomography (CT) at the discretion of the physician and undergo blood sample collection throughout the study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days then every 8-12 weeks and every 3 months up to 5 years.

Conditions

Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma; Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Treatment (grid radiation therapy)

Patients undergo grid radiation therapy over a single fraction on day 1 and palliative radiation therapy over 5 fractions on days 2 and -1 post-grid in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive SOC immunotherapy and undergo CT at the discretion of the physician and undergo blood sample collection throughout the study.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Biospecimen Collection

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Undergo blood sample collection

Computed Tomography

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Undergo CT

Immunotherapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Given immunotherapy

Palliative Radiation Therapy

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Undergo palliative radiation therapy

Spatially-fractionated Radiation Therapy

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Undergo grid radiation therapy

Interventions

Biospecimen Collection

Undergo blood sample collection

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Computed Tomography

Undergo CT

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Immunotherapy

Given immunotherapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Palliative Radiation Therapy

Undergo palliative radiation therapy

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Spatially-fractionated Radiation Therapy

Undergo grid radiation therapy

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Other Intervention Names

Biological Sample Collection; Biospecimen Collected; Specimen Collection; CAT; CAT Scan; Computed Axial Tomography; Computerized Axial Tomography; Computerized axial tomography (procedure); Computerized Tomography; Computerized Tomography (CT) scan; CT; CT Scan; tomography; Immunological; Immunological Therapy; Immunologically Directed Therapy; Palliative Radiotherapy; GRID Therapy; SFRT

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age ≥ 18 years
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0, 1, or 2
• Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer progressing on standard of care first line immunotherapy or chemoimmunotherapy
• Patients have not had stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) ≤ 30 days prior to registration
• Extracranial lesion ≥ 3 cm amenable to grid therapy

• Patients with brain metastases are permitted to enroll if all of the following are true:

• They are stable (without evidence of progression by imaging ≤ 30 days prior to enrollment and any neurologic symptoms have returned to baseline)
• Have no evidence of new or enlarging brain metastases, and
• Are not using steroids ≤ 14 days prior to enrollment
• Patients may receive conventional palliative radiation to up to 2 other metastatic sites (with at least one evaluable non-irradiated lesion)
• Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL (obtained ≤ 15 days prior to enrollment)
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/mm^3 (obtained ≤ 15 days prior to enrollment)
• Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3 (obtained ≤ 15 days prior to enrollment)
• Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or direct bilirubin ≤ ULN if total bilirubin is > 1.5 x ULN (obtained ≤ 15 days prior to enrollment)
• Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) ≤ 2.5 x ULN (≤ 5 x ULN for patients with liver involvement) (obtained ≤ 15 days prior to enrollment)
• Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN OR glomerular filtration rate (GFR) > 60 mL/min for patients with creatinine > 1.5 x ULN (obtained ≤ 15 days prior to enrollment)
• Negative pregnancy test done ≤ 7 days prior to registration for females of childbearing potential only
• Provide written informed consent
• Willing to provide mandatory blood specimens for correlative research
• Willing to return to Mayo Clinic for follow-up (during the Active Monitoring Phase of the study)
• Estimated by investigator to have a life expectancy > 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

• Co-morbid systemic illnesses or other severe concurrent disease which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens
• Active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment, documented history of severe autoimmune disease, or a syndrome that requires systemic steroids or immunosuppressive agents

• NOTE: Exceptions are allowed for:

• Vitiligo
• Resolved childhood asthma/atopy
• Intermittent use of bronchodilators or inhaled steroids
• Daily steroids at dose of ≤ 10mg of prednisone (or equivalent)
• Local steroid injections
• Stable hypothyroidism on replacement therapy
• Stable diabetes mellitus on non-insulin therapy
• Sjogren's syndrome
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to:

• Ongoing or active infection requiring systemic therapy
• Interstitial lung disease
• Serious, chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea (e.g., Crohn's disease or others)
• Known active hepatitis B (i.e., known positive hepatitis B virus [HBV] surface antigen [HBsAg] reactive)

• Known active hepatitis C (i.e., positive for hepatitis C virus [HCV] ribonucleic acid [RNA] detected by polymerase chain reaction [PCR])
• Known active tuberculosis (TB)
• Symptomatic congestive heart failure
• Unstable angina pectoris
• Unstable cardiac arrhythmia
• Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements (e.g., substance abuse)
• History of myocardial infarction ≤ 6 months, or congestive heart failure requiring use of ongoing maintenance therapy for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias
• Receiving any other investigational agent which would be considered as a treatment for the primary neoplasm
• Hypersensitivity to immunotherapy
• Previous adverse event attributed to immunotherapy that led to drug discontinuation
• History of grade 3+ immune-related adverse event or any grade of immune-related neurologic or ocular adverse event while receiving immunotherapy

• Note: Patients who had endocrine adverse events ≤ grade 2 are allowed to enroll if they are stable on appropriate replacement therapy and asymptomatic
• Other active malignancy < 6 months prior to registration

• EXCEPTIONS: Non-melanotic skin cancer, papillary thyroid cancer, prostate cancer, or carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix, or others curatively treated and now considered to be at less than 30% risk of relapse
• History of allogenic organ transplantation
• History of active primary immunodeficiency
• Known to have tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (positive HIV 1/2 antibodies) or active tuberculosis infection (clinical evaluation that may include clinical history, physical examination and radiographic findings, or tuberculosis testing in line with local practice)
• Known active hepatitis infection, positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody, hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) or HBV core antibody (anti-HBc), at screening. Participants with a past or resolved HBV infection (defined as the presence of anti-HBc and absence of HBsAg) are eligible. Participants positive for HCV antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV RNA

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Mayo Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Dawn Owen, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Locations

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

Clinical Trials Referral Office

Role: CONTACT

mayocliniccancerstudies@mayo.edu

855-776-0015

Facility Contacts

Referral Office

Role: primary

mayocliniccancerstudies@mayo.edu

855-776-0015

Related Links

https://www.mayo.edu/research/clinical-trials

Mayo Clinic Clinical Trials

Other Identifiers

NCI-2024-08757

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

GMROR2221

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

22-008589

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

GMROR2221

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id