High-Dose 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Inoperable Stage I, Stage II, or Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

September 20, 2012 updated by: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

A Phase I Study On The Feasibility Of High Dose Three Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy In Patients With Inoperable And Locally Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

RATIONALE: Using computer systems that create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor to plan treatment may enable doctors to provide more effective radiation therapy that will cause less damage to normal tissue.

PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of high-dose 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy in treating patients with inoperable stage I, stage II, or stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the optimal dose of high-dose 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy in patients with inoperable stage I, II, or IIIA non-small cell lung cancer who are treated according to the total lung volume irradiated.
  • Determine the feasibility of this regimen, in terms of local control rates and incidence of distant metastases, in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is an open-label, nonrandomized, dose-escalation, multicenter study. Patients are assigned to 1 of 3 strata according to the total lung volume irradiated (less than 25% vs 25-37% vs over 37%).

  • Stratum I: Patients undergo high-dose 3-dimensional (3-D) conformal radiotherapy 5 days a week for 6 weeks.
  • Stratum II: Patients undergo high-dose 3-D conformal radiotherapy 5 days a week for 5.5-7 weeks.
  • Stratum III: Patients undergo high-dose 3-D conformal radiotherapy 5 days a week for 5.5-6.5 weeks.

Cohorts of 6-15 patients in each stratum receive escalating dose intensities of high-dose 3-D conformal radiotherapy (either by increasing the total dose or by shortening treatment time) until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose at which 2 of 6, 2 of 15, or 3 of 30 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

Patients are followed at 1 month, at least every 2 months for 1 year, every 3 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 54-135 patients (18-45 per stratum) will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

14

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Belgium
      • Brussels, Belgium, 1000
        • Institut Jules Bordet
      • Brussels, Belgium, 1090
        • Academisch Ziekenhuis der Vrije Universiteit Brussel
      • Ghent, Belgium, B-9000
        • Akademisch Ziekenhuis Gent
  • France
      • Montpellier, France, 34298
        • Centre Regional de Lutte Contre le Cancer - Centre Val d'Aurelle
      • Nice, France, 06189
        • Centre Antoine Lacassagne
      • Paris, France, 75248
        • Institut Curie - Section Medicale
  • Switzerland
      • Lausanne, Switzerland, CH-1011
        • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer

    • Medically inoperable stage I or II disease

    • Stage III disease eligible provided the following are true:

      • No supraclavicular node involvement
      • No peripherally located lower lobe tumor AND contralateral upper mediastinal node involvement
  • No distant metastasis
  • No malignant pleural or pericardial effusion

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • Not specified

Performance status

  • WHO 0-2

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Not specified

Hepatic

  • Not specified

Renal

  • Not specified

Cardiovascular

  • No prior myocardial infarction
  • No prior complete bundle branch block
  • No other prior cardiovascular disease resulting in New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease
  • No clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias
  • No congestive heart failure

Pulmonary

  • FEV_1 at least 1.2 L OR
  • DLCO at least 60%

Other

  • No other prior or concurrent malignancy except cured basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No intractable or uncontrolled infection
  • No psychological, familial, social, or geographical condition that would preclude study compliance and follow-up
  • Able to tolerate a course of radiotherapy

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy
  • No prior anthracyclines
  • No concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • No prior radiotherapy to the chest area

Surgery

  • No prior therapeutic surgery to the chest area

Other

  • No other prior therapy to the chest area

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Maximum tolerated dose as measured by NCI-CTC v2.0 during treatment and up to 6 months after completion of radiotherapy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Late toxicity measured every 2 months in year 1, then every 3 months in year 2, and then every 6 months thereafter
Disease progression measured every 2 months in year 1, then every 3 months in year 2, and then every 6 months thereafter

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Jacques Bernier, MD, PhD, Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana - Ospedale San Giovanni

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 5, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 5, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

June 6, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 24, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 20, 2012

Last Verified

September 1, 2012

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • EORTC-22994

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