Chemotherapy-immunotherapy-based Split-course Adaptive Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Extensive-stage SCLC

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

35 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-12-26

Study Completion Date

2028-10-31

Brief Summary

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This study is a prospective, single-arm, phase Ⅱ trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of Chemotherapy-immunotherapy-based split-course adaptive hypofractionated radiotherapy for extensive-stage SCLC

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Detailed Description

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Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) represents the most aggressive and metastatic form of lung carcinoma, particularly in its extensive stage1. SCLC is initially highly chemotherapy sensitive, yet it is paradoxically characterized by nearly ubiquitous metastatic relapse and secondary chemoresistance2. Despite the incorporation of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has led to improvements in survival, the benefit is only modest, with an overall survival (OS) improvement of approximately 3-5 months, and the median OS has yet to surpass two years3. This highlights the need for innovative combination strategies. Although consolidative thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) has shown promise in improving local control and two-year survival in ES-SCLC patients with residual intrathoracic disease after first-line chemotherapy 4-6, the efficacy of TRT remains uncertain in the era of immunotherapy. RAPTOR (NCT04402788) is an ongoing phase Ⅱ/Ⅲ trial evaluating the addition of TRT to the usual maintenance therapy with atezolizumab in ES-SCLC patients with a partial response (PR)/stable disease (SD). Given that TRT is administered exclusively to selected patients who have demonstrated a positive response to first-line treatment without disease progression（PD）, a significant proportion of patients are ineligible for TRT due to disease progression. ES-SCLC typically presents with a high tumor burden and bulky thoracic lymph nodes which are the most dominant failure site after chemotherapy or chemoimmunotherapy. According to multiregion sequencing, it is reported that treatment-naive SCLC exhibited clonal homogeneity at distinct tumour sites, whereas a multitude of subclones driven by the most recent common ancestor at clinically overt recurrence, which markedly increases spatial and intratumour heterogeneity7. Considering of initial chemotherapy and radiation sensitivity of SCLC and potential synergistic effects of radiotherapy and immunotherapy, investigator hypothesized that add primary thoracic site RT to first-line chemoimmuntherapy may help killing more clonal tumor cells and enhancing systemic disease control. Whereas it must balance the specific toxicity risks of combined therapy to avoid systemic therapy interruption. Based on the findings of split-course SBRT based on systemic therapy (3S) in for locally advanced rectal cancer（NCT05176964）and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer (NCT04289792) in the institution，this study designed as a single-centre, single- arm, prospective phase Ⅱ trial in subjects with treatment- naïve ES-SCLC to treated with EP regimen chemotherapy, PD-L1/1 inhabitors and split-course hypofractionated radiotherapy (SCHR) as first-line therapy. Patients will be synchronously treated with etoposide/platinum (E/P) doublet plus ICIs and SCHR (4-6 fractions×5 Gy). Chemotherapy and ICIs start on days 1,2,3 and day 8 of every 21-day cycle, respectively. A single dose of 5 Gy radiotherapy may be administered either during a three-day chemotherapy cycle or within a two-day window preceding or following the cycle, taking into account the necessary time for radiotherapy planning and potential scheduling constraints such as weekends.Split-course hypofractionated radiotherapy will be response-adaptively delivered in 4-6 treatments to primary lesion, thoracic lymph nodes in thoracic cavity, adjacent involved supraclavicular and cervical lymph nodes because of shrinkage of bulky tumor. Chemotherapy interval spanning weeks not only allow for greater recovery of normal tissue following an injury from initial bulky-area radiation, but may also maximize potential synergies resulting from concomitant immune-oncology approaches.

Conditions

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Small-cell Lung Cancer

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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Chemotherapy-immunotherapy-based split-course adaptive hypofractionated radiotherapy

Each cycle of chemotherapy and immunotherapy is synchronized with a 5 Gy dose of radiotherapy, which is precisely targeted at the gross tumor located within the thoracic cavity. The delineation of the target is adaptively adjusted based on the volumetric reduction of the tumor observed at each treatment session.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

split-course adaptive hypofractionated radiotherapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Each treatment cycle comprises a solitary radiotherapy session, which allows for its integration with chemotherapy and immunotherapy. The radiotherapy sessions are scheduled at three-week intervals, thereby affording extended recovery periods for normal tissues. An adaptive radiotherapy plan is implemented for each cycle, enabling precise adjustments to the treatment target area in response to the reduction in tumor volume.

Interventions

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split-course adaptive hypofractionated radiotherapy

Each treatment cycle comprises a solitary radiotherapy session, which allows for its integration with chemotherapy and immunotherapy. The radiotherapy sessions are scheduled at three-week intervals, thereby affording extended recovery periods for normal tissues. An adaptive radiotherapy plan is implemented for each cycle, enabling precise adjustments to the treatment target area in response to the reduction in tumor volume.

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Any pathologic confirmation of ES-SCLC at any site, either primary or metastases.
2. Patients must have measurable disease and 3 or fewer observable liver metastases.
3. If there is a pleural effusion, patients will be eligible if thoracentesis is cytologically negative or if pleural fluid is too small a volume to effectively sample by thoracentesis and does not show increased metabolic activity on CT/PET imaging
4. Age greater than or equal to 18 years.
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2
6. Adequate normal organ and bone marrow function
7. The patient or a legally authorized representative must provide study-specific informed consent prior to study entry
8. Life expectancy greater than six (6) months
9. If the autoimmune disease is not active for over 3 years and the patient is not receiving immunosuppressive treatment such as methotrexate or steroids above a dose equivalent to 10 mg prednisone daily, the patient is eligible.
10. Patients with a history of autoimmune hypothyroidism on a stable dose of thyroid replacement hormone are eligible.
11. Patients with controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus on a stable insulin regimen are eligible.
12. Patients with eczema, psoriasis, lichen simplex chronicus or vitiligo with dermatologic manifestations are excluded only if they have active disease with acute exacerbation and on immunosuppressive medications within the 12 months prior to enrollment. They are eligible otherwise.
13. Severe, active co-morbidity defined as follows: Any other diseases, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of radiation, chemotherapy and ICIs or that may affect the interpretation of the results or render the patient at high risk from treatment complications;
14. Active tuberculosis;
15. Known clinically significant liver disease, including active viral, alcoholic, or other hepatitis; cirrhosis; fatty liver; and inherited liver disease.
16. Patients with past or resolved hepatitis B infection (defined as having a negative hepatitis B surface antigen \[HBsAg\] test and a positive anti-HBc \[antibody to hepatitis B core antigen\] antibody test) are eligible.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Metastatic disease invading the liver (\> 3 metastases)
2. Patients with malignant pleural and/or pericardial effusions
3. Prior radiotherapy in the thorax that would result in overlapping RT fields
4. Active autoimmune disease, including, but not limited to: systemic lupus erythematosus; rheumatoid arthritis; inflammatory bowel disease (e.g. Crohn's, ulcerative colitis); vascular thrombosis associated with antiphospholipid syndrome; Wegener's granulomatosis; Sjogren's syndrome; Guillain-Barre syndrome; multiple sclerosis; vasculitis; or glomerulonephritis.
5. Known immunosuppressive disease, for example history of bone marrow transplant or chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL);
6. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring chronic oral steroid therapy of \> 10 mg prednisone daily or equivalent at the time of registration. Inhaled corticosteroids are not exclusionary;
7. Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 3 months;
8. History of recent myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to registration.
9. Clinically significant interstitial lung disease;
10. History of allogeneic organ transplant;
11. Patients positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months and a stable regimen of highly active anti-retroviral (HAART) HIV-positive patients must have no requirement for concurrent antibiotics or antifungal agents for the prevention of opportunistic infections.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No