Treatment of Malignant Sinonasal Tumours With Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) and Carbon Ion Boost (C12) (IMRT-HIT-SNT)

August 29, 2022 updated by: Alexandra Jensen, Heidelberg University
The IMRT-HIT-SNT trial is a prospective, mono-centric, phase II trial evaluating toxicity and efficacy in the combined treatment with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and carbon ion (C12) boost. Primary endpoint is mucositis ≥ CTC°3, secondary endpoints are local control, disease-free survival, overall survival, and toxicity. Planned accrual of the trial includes 36 patients with histologically proven (≥R1-resected or inoperable) sinonasal malignancies.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Local control in sinonasal malignancies is dose dependent. However, dose escalation at acceptable toxicity is technically demanding even with modern radiotherapy techniques. Raster-scanned carbon ion therapy with highly conformal dose distributions may allow higher doses at comparable or reduced side-effects.

Methods/ design:

The IMRT-HIT-SNT trial is a prospective, mono-centric, phase II trial evaluating toxicity in the combined treatment with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and carbon ion (C12) boost in 36 patients with histologically proven (≥R1-resected or inoperable) adeno-/ or squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal cavity or paransal sinuses. Patients receive 24 GyE carbon ions (8 fractions) and IMRT (2.0 Gy/ fraction).

Study objectives:

Incidence of mucositis ≥ CTC°3 will be assessed as the primary endpoint of the trial, local control, disease-free survival, overall survival, and toxicity (incl. mucositis CTC °I-II and late toxicity at 2 years post RT)are secondary endpoints.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

36

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

      • Heidelberg, Germany, 69120
        • Dept of Radiation Oncology, University of Heidelberg, INF 400

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

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically confirmed or surgically removed adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal cavity or paranasal sinuses
  • Inoperable tumour or refusal to undergo surgical resection
  • Macroscopic or microscopic residual tumour (R2/ R1) or
  • ≥T3/T4 or
  • written informed consent
  • pts aged 18 - 80 years
  • effective contraception for pts in childbearing age (<12 months post beginning of menopause)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior radio- or chemotherapy for tumours of the head and neck
  • Other previous malignancy within the past 5 years except prior, adequately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin or pre-invasive carcinoma of the cervix
  • Significant neurological or psychiatric condition including dementia or seizures or other serious medical condition prohibiting the patient's participation in the trial by judgement of the investigators
  • Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity
  • Positive serum/ urine beta-HCG/ pregnancy
  • Drug abuse

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
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: IMRT + carbon ion boost
(8 x 3 GyE) carbon ion therapy followed by 50 Gy IMRT (2 Gy/ Fx)corresponding to a total dose of approximately 74 GyE.
8 fractions carbon ion (8 x 3 GyE C12) therapy followed by 25 fractions of IMRT corresponding to a total dose of approximately 74 GyE. Treatment duration is approximately 61/2-7 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
mucositis CTC grade 3
Time Frame: 6-8 weeks post completion of treatment
Incidence of mucositis ≥ CTC°III will be assessed as the primary endpoint of the trial at completion of radiation therapy
6-8 weeks post completion of treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
local control
Time Frame: 2 years post completion of RT
2 years post completion of RT
disease-free survival
Time Frame: 2 years post completion of RT
2 years post completion of RT
overall survival
Time Frame: 2 years post completion of RT
2 years post completion of RT
acute toxicity CTC grade 1/2
Time Frame: within 90 days of RT
within 90 days of RT
late toxicity
Time Frame: from 90 days to trial completion
from 90 days to trial completion

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 17, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 29, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

December 19, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 12, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 13, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

October 14, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 1, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 29, 2022

Last Verified

August 1, 2022

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on Sinonasal Malignancies

Clinical Trials on carbon ion boost

Subscribe