Respiratory Motion-Corrected Cone-Beam CT and Intratreatment Gating Based on Electromagnetic Transponders to Reduce Target Position Uncertainty in Radiation Treatment of Lung Malignancies

Investigation of Respiratory Motion-Corrected Cone-Beam CT and Intratreatment Gating Based on Electromagnetic Transponders to Reduce Target Position Uncertainty in Radiation Treatment of Lung Malignancies

The first purpose of this study is to test a new computer program that reduces the blurring in the cone-beam CT scan and helps the doctor to better locate the tumor. The investigators want to find out what effects, good and/or bad, that this has on the patient and the way we treat the cancer in the lungs.

The second purpose of this study is to test how well this computer program tracks markers in the images, compared to using radio signals to follow the markers.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Lung Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: Bronchoscopic Implantation; Device: Cone-Beam CT-Guided; Radiation: stereotactic body radiation treatments

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 17
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • New York
    • Commack, New York, United States, 11725
      • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Commack
    • Harrison, New York, United States, 10604
      • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
    • New York, New York, United States, 10065
      • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Histologic proof of malignancy suitable for thoracic radiation therapy
• Patient is planning to undergo radiation therapy for primary or recurrent malignancies of the lung or metastatic malignancies to the lung.
• Age ≥ 18 years old
• Karnofsky Performance Status ≥ 60%
• At least part of the tumor must be visible as observed in a diagnostic or planning CT.
• Able to have bronchoscopic placement of Calypso transponders as confirmed on a recent (within the past 8 weeks) CT scan.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with clinically significant active infections.
• Bronchiectasis in the region of the intended implantation.
• History of hypersensitivity to nickel.
• Other medical condition or laboratory value that would, at the discretion of the investigator, preclude the patient from participation in this clinical study.
• Deemed unable to safely undergo or tolerate flexible bronchoscopy as per institutional guidelines
• Unable to tolerate anesthesia or sedation
• Enrolled in any other clinical studies the investigator believes to be in conflict with this investigation.
• Female patients who are pregnant or nursing

Exclusion criteria for Calypso transponders:

• Implants in the chest region that contain metal or conductive materials (e.g., metal implants, rods, or plates) which Calypso Medical considers will interfere with the Calypso System's electromagnetic localization.
• Active implanted devices, such as pacemakers, defibrillators, and drug infusion pumps since the effects of the Calypso System operation on these devices are unknown.
• Patients whose lung tumors are being monitored by MR imaging as part of standard clinical care. Implantation of transponders will degrade MR images.
• Posterior lesions that would be >19 cm distance from Calypso detector plate.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Patients with lung cancer; Physician evaluation of patient setup accuracy will be performed using all available images and adjustments will be made as per standard practice. In addition, a respiration motion-corrected CBCT (daily for SBRT, weekly for standard fractionation) will be used to confirm the accuracy of Calypso-based setup. Patients will return for follow up at 3,6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 months (+/- 4 weeks) following completion of radiation therapy. The following assessments will be performed at these visits: history and physical exam, diagnostic CT chest, and toxicity assessment.

Procedure: Bronchoscopic Implantation; Calypso transponders; Device: Cone-Beam CT-Guided; Radiation: stereotactic body radiation treatments

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
successful Calypso transponder implantation	The RapidTrack algorithm will be considered successful if the centroid position of the Calypso transponders, as determined by the RapidTrack algorithm, are within 2 mm of the positions determined by the Calypso system 95% of the time.	1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Zhang Peng, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: April 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 30, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 30, 2015
• First Posted (Estimated): May 5, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 26, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 24, 2023
• Last Verified: May 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Radiation; Respiratory Motion-Corrected Cone-Beam CT; 14-225
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: 14-225