TBI Using IMRT (VMAT or Tomotherapy) for the Prevention of Pul Toxicities in Patients Undergoing Donor SCT

Multi-Institutional Pilot Study of Total Body Irradiation Using Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) (VMAT or Tomotherapy) for Allogeneic HSCT With New Lung Radiation Dose Guidelines to Prevent Pul Toxicities

This trial studies how well radiation therapy techniques, volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and tomotherapy, work to reduce doses to the lung compared to standard total body irradiation methods to prevent pulmonary toxicities. Standard total body irradiation is limited in its ability to spare normal organs, with only the lung being partially spared by lung blocks and risks the development of pulmonary toxicities. Reducing the doses to the lung using VMAT or tomotherapy may improve survival and decrease long term lung side effects in patients undergoing stem cell transplant.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Acute Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndrome
• Intervention / Treatment: Radiation: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy; Radiation: Total-Body Irradiation; Procedure: Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; Radiation: Tomotherapy; Radiation: Volume Modulated Arc Therapy

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To test whether the investigators can achieve a mean lung dose of < 8 Gy and still treat the total body at a minimum of 85% prescribed dose in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation who are eligible for standard total body irradiation (TBI)-based myeloablative regimens.

II. To evaluate TBI coverage from tomotherapy and VMAT with new lung sparing guidelines.

III. To assess the rate of adverse events with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) TBI: type, frequency, severity, attribution, time course, duration, and complications (acute graft versus host disease [GvHD], infections, and delayed neutrophil/platelet engraftment) measured by Bearman and Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v)5.0.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate dose homogeneity for all target and non-target structures using dose volume histograms.

II. To evaluate non-relapse mortality at 100 days, and 1 year post IMRT TBI. III. To evaluate relapse-free survival (RFS) at 100 days, and 1 year post IMRT TBI.

IV. To evaluate extramedullary recurrence rate at 1 year post IMRT TBI.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo TBI using IMRT with VMAT or tomotherapy twice daily (BID) on days -7 to -4 then undergo stem cell transplantation on day 0.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 100 days and 1 year post transplant.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 20
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Duarte, California, United States, 91010
      • City of Hope Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years to 60 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Karnofsky performance status (KPS) >= 70
• Acute leukemia or myelodysplastic patients evaluated within 30 days of start of conditioning regimen who would be candidates for TBI-cyclophosphamide (Cy) or TBI-etoposide (VP16) per City of Hope (COH) standard operating procedure (SOP) for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant
• Patients must be suitable for TBI conditioning regimens as part of transplant per the referring hematologist
• Patients must have adequate organ function for hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) as determined by the hematologist
• Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control or abstinence) prior to study entry and for six months following duration of study participation
• All subjects must have the ability to understand the treatment and the willingness to sign a written informed consent
• The effects of total body radiation on the developing fetus are unknown. For this reason, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control or abstinence) prior to study entry and for six months following duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect that she is pregnant while participating on the trial, she should inform her treating physician immediately
• Although not mandated by the protocol, the results of the imaging scans and labs (complete blood count [CBC], comprehensive metabolic panel [CMP]) that are performed as part of the standard work up should be available and should have been done within 2 months prior to study entry
• Prior therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy) must be completed at least 2 weeks prior to TBI
• All patients with prior radiotherapy need to be reviewed with the principal investigator (PI) to determine eligibility
• Prior therapy with chemotherapeutic agents is allowed
• DONOR: Donor evaluation and eligibility will be assessed per current COH standard operating procedure

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients should not have any uncontrolled illness including ongoing or active infection
• Prior history of radiation therapy must be presented to study PI for eligibility determination
• Pregnant women are excluded from this study because total body irradiation is an agent with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects
• Subjects, who in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• 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: Treatment (TBI, IMRT); Patients undergo TBI using IMRT with VMAT or tomotherapy BID on days -7 to -4 then undergo stem cell transplantation on day 0.

Radiation: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy; Undergo IMRT; Other Names: IMRT; Intensity Modulated RT; Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy; Radiation, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy; Radiation: Total-Body Irradiation; Undergo TBI; Other Names: Total Body Irradiation; TBI; Whole Body Irradiation; Whole-Body Irradiation; Procedure: Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; Undergo HCT; Other Names: HSCT; HCT; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; stem cell transplantation; Stem Cell Transplant; Radiation: Tomotherapy; Undergo IMRT with tomotherapy; Other Names: helical tomotherapy; Radiation: Volume Modulated Arc Therapy; Undergo IMRT with VMAT; Other Names: VMAT

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Completion of all fractions of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) total body irradiation (TBI) (volume modulated arc therapy or tomotherapy)	Will be summarized using percentage and its 95% confidence interval.	Up to 1 year post transplant

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Dose homogeneity for all target and non-target structures	Will use dose volume histograms.	Up to 1 year post transplant
Rate of adverse events with IMRT TBI	Type, frequency, severity, attribution, time course, duration, and complications will be measured by Bearman and Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0. Tables will be constructed to summarize the observed incidence, severity, and type of toxicity, including infection.	Up to 1 year post transplant
Rate of complications with IMRT TBI	Will include acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD), infections, delayed neutrophil/platelet engraftment. Cumulative incidence rate will be used for aGVHD, and chronic GVHD.	Up to 1 year post transplant
Non-relapse mortality	Cumulative incidence rate will be used.	From start of therapy until non-disease related death, or last follow-up, whichever comes first, assessed at 100 days and 1 year
Extramedullary recurrence		From start of therapy, assessed at 1 year
Relapse free survival	Kaplan-Meier curves will be used.	From start of therapy, assessed at 100 days and 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Savita V Dandapani, City of Hope Medical Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 28, 2020
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 14, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 14, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 20, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 21, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): February 24, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): September 16, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 14, 2025
• Last Verified: September 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Hematologic Diseases; Bone Marrow Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Investigative Techniques; Therapeutics; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Transplantation; Radiotherapy; Cell Transplantation; Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy; Biological Therapy; Radiotherapy, Conformal; Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted; Stem Cell Transplantation; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Whole-Body Irradiation; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
• Other Study ID Numbers: 19508 (Other Identifier: City of Hope Medical Center); NCI-2019-08957 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No