A Clinical Trial of Endoscopic Surgery Followed by Chemotherapy and Proton Radiation for the Treatment of Tumors in the Sinus and Nasal Passages

May 8, 2025 updated by: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

A Phase II, Single-Arm Trial Assessing Local Control of Near Total Endoscopic Resection Followed by Concurrent Chemotherapy and Proton Radiation in the Treatment of Unresectable Sinonasal Tumors

This study is being done to test a new treatment plan for large tumors in the sinus or nasal cavity that will include endoscopic surgery plus chemotherapy and proton-beam radiation therapy.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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3

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Jersey
      • Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920
        • Memoral Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
      • Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748
        • Memoral Sloan Kettering Monmouth
      • Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
    • New York
      • Harrison, New York, United States, 10604
        • Memoral Sloan Kettering Westchester
      • New York, New York, United States, 10021
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years.

  • Histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of one the following cancer types:

    • Squamous cell carcinoma
    • Esthesioneuroblastoma
    • Adenoid cystic carcinoma
    • Adenocarcinoma

  • Paranasal sinus/nasal cavity malignancy is considered unresectable with negative margins surgery or resection would be considered excessively morbid. This could include lesions with:

    • Carotid involvement
    • Cavernous sinus invasion
    • Brain invasion
    • Orbital apex
    • Intraconal space
    • Pterygoid musculature involvement
    • Invasion of the clivus
  • Resection of at least 80% of the volume of the tumor is feasible. Resectability will be determined by the surgeon and radiologist after discussion among the multidisciplinary team. For patients who have had surgery at an outside institution, the same parameters will be thoroughly screened to ensure the patient met the same inclusion criteria and resection standards.
  • Patients must be a candidate for surgery (as per treating surgeon) and be able to tolerate proton radiation and chemotherapy (as per treating radiation oncologist and medical oncologist).
  • Karnofsky performance statue >/= 70

  • The subject has organ and marrow function and laboratory values rendering safe administration of Cisplatin:

    • The ANC >/= 1000/mm3 without colony stimulating factor support
    • Platelets >/= 100,000/mm3
    • Hemoglobin >/= 9 g/dL
    • Bilirubin </= 1.5 mg/dL the ULM. For subjects with Gilbert's disease, bilirubin </= 3.0 mg/dL
    • Serum albumin >/= 2.8 g/dl
    • Creatinine clearance (CrCl) >/= 60 mL/min. For creatinine clearance estimation, the Cockcroft and Gault equation should be used:
    • Male: CrCl (mL/min) = (140 = age) x wt (kg) / (serum creatinine x 72)
    • Female: Multiply above result by 0.85
    • ALT and AST </= 3.0 ULN
    • Serum phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and potassium >/= LLN
  • No evidence of intercurrent infection
  • Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential (<51 years of age) as per institutional policy.
  • Patients with distant metastatic disease may not be included.
  • Patient must be able to read and write in English.
  • Patients who intitially meet the histopathological inclusion criteria but surgical pathology report shows Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Tumor is deemed to be resectable with negative margins by conventional surgical standards.
  • Patients not able to receive standard-dose cisplatin based on the judgement of the treating medical oncologist.

  • Patients with chronic kidney disease (GFR <60), uncontrolled hypertension, congestive heart failure, pre-existing bone marrow dysfunction, or cytopenias.

    ° Congestive heart failure (CHF): New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II-IV at the time of screening

  • Concurrent uncontrolled hypertension defined as sustained blood pressure > 150 mm Hg systolic or > 100 mm Hg diastolic despite optimal antihypertensive treatment within 7 days of the first dose of study treatment; If severe hearing impairment is measured or if significant neuropathy is reported at baseline the treating physician will discuss the risks for further permanent hearing loss and neuropathy with the patient.
  • Patients not able to have a MRI (due to pacemaker, claustrophobia, etc.).
  • Inability to return to MSKCC for frequent scheduled hydration sessions post-chemotherapy.
  • Inability to comply with requirements for cisplatin administration anti-emetic regimens post-treatment.
  • Patients not able or unwilling to travel for proton therapy.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Unresectable paranasal sinus/nasal cavity malignancy
Drug: Cisplatin
Cisplatin should be administered on day 1 (+/- 3 days) of the start of radiotherapy and then every 3 weeks (unless there is a delay for safety concerns such as neutropenia) for a total of 3 cycles. 100 mg/m^2 (dose reductions after the first cycle allowed for toxicity)
Radiation: Adjuvant Proton Radiotherapy
Proton therapy treatment will follow the National Cancer Institute's "Guidelines for the Use of Proton Radiation Therapy in NCI-Sponsored Cooperative Group Trials". Proton therapy techniques may include passively scattered or scanning or pencil beam technology.
Procedure: Endoscopic Resection
In brief, an endoscope is used and two surgeons perform the intervention in a binostril manner. Tumor is generally resected with an emphasis on identification of the attachments in the paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, or skull base.
Drug: cisplatin and etoposide
If the final surgical pathology report shows SNUC, at the discretion of the treating medical oncologist, the patient will receive an addition of etoposide chemotherapy to cisplatin chemotherapy. The dose of cisplatin will be decresed from 100 mg/m2 to 60 mg/m2. Cisplatin should be administered on days 1-2, 21-22 and 42-43 at a dose of 60 mg/m2 and Etoposide should be administered at days 1-3, 21-23, and 42-44 at a dose of 120 mg/m2.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Local Control Assessment of Unresectable Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Tumors
Time Frame: 1 year
Assessment of local control after near-total endoscopic resection (NTR) followed by concurrent chemotherapy with proton-beam radiation in unresectable tumors (which we define as expected inability to perform negative margin surgery) of the paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity.
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Marc Cohen, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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September 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

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January 13, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

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January 13, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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September 5, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 5, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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September 7, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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May 16, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 8, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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January 1, 2023

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  • 17-442

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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