Regional Anesthesia and Lung Cancer Recurrence

September 13, 2016 updated by: Andrea Kurz, The Cleveland Clinic

The Effect of Adding Intraoperative Regional Anesthesia on Cancer Recurrence in Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Resection

Test the effect of combined regiona/general anesthesia on lung cancer recurrence compared to general anesthesia alone.

Study Overview

Status

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Terminated

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Surgery is the primary treatment of lung cancer, but surgery releases tumor cells into the systemic circulation. Whether this minimal residual disease results in clinical metastases is a function of host defense. At least three perioperative factors shift the balance toward initiation and progression of minimal residual disease. (1) Surgery per se depresses cell-mediated immunity, reduces concentrations of tumor-related anti-angiogenic factors (e.g., angiostatin and endostatin), and increases concentrations of pro-angiogenic factors such as VEGF. (2) Anesthesia impairs numerous immune functions, including neutrophil, macrophages, dendritic cells, T lymphocytes (T-cell), and Natural killer cell (NK-cell) functions. (3) Opioid analgesics inhibit both cellular and humoral immune function in humans, and promote tumor growth in rodents. Regional analgesia attenuates each of these adverse effects. For example, regional anesthesia largely prevents the neuroendocrine stress response to surgery by blocking afferent neural transmission. With combined regional and general anesthesia/analgesia, the amount of general anesthetic required is much reduced - as is, presumably, immune suppression. And finally, regional analgesia provides superb pain relief, essentially obliterating the need for postoperative opioids. Animal studies show that regional anesthesia improves natural kill cell function and reduces the metastatic burden in animals inoculated with carcinoma cells. Preliminary retrospective data in cancer patients showed, that paravertebral analgesia for breast cancer surgery reduced risk of recurrence or metastasis by 40% during a 2.5 to 4-year follow-up period.

The investigators thus propose to evaluate the effect of combined epidural-general anesthesia compared to general anesthesia on cancer recurrence semi-annually over a period of 5 years.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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67

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • China
      • Shanghai, China
        • Shanghai Chest Hospital
  • United States
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Primary non-small cell lung cancer (stage 1-3) as determined according to the IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project;
  • Scheduled for potentially curative tumor resection;
  • Written informed consent, including willingness to be randomized to epidural anesthesia/analgesia plus general anesthesia or to general anesthesia and postoperative opioid analgesia.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any contraindication to epidural anesthesia, (including coagulopathy, abnormal anatomy).
  • Any contraindication to midazolam, propofol, sevoflurane, fentanyl, morphine, or hydromorphone.
  • Age < 18 or > 85 years old.
  • Other cancer not believed by the attending surgeon to be in long-term remission.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: General-epidural anesthesia
Epidural and general anesthesia
Other: General-epidural anesthesia
General anesthesia combined with epidural anesthesia
Active Comparator: General anesthesia
General anesthesia alone
Other: Balanced general anesthesia and postoperative opioids
General anesthesia alone

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
disease-free survival
Time Frame: up to 5 years after surgery
The effect of regional versus general anesthesia on the primary outcome of disease-free survival (time to the earlier or recurrence or death from any cause)
up to 5 years after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
NK cell function
Time Frame: up to three years post procedure
Secondary outcomes measured at repeated perioperative time points, include NK cell function, immune-function markers (cytokines, cortisol) and pain.
up to three years post procedure
Immune function markers
Time Frame: for up to 3 years post procedure
Secondary outcomes measured at repeated perioperative time points, include NK cell function, immune-function markers (cytokines, cortisol) and pain.
for up to 3 years post procedure
Pain
Time Frame: up to 3 years post proceudure
Secondary outcomes measured at repeated perioperative time points, include NK cell function, immune-function markers (cytokines, cortisol) and pain.
up to 3 years post proceudure

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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The Cleveland Clinic

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Andrea Kurz, M.D., The Cleveland Clinic

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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August 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

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August 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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August 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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August 10, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 10, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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August 11, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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September 15, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 13, 2016

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 10-610

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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