Image-guided Proton Therapy for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Unresectable Head and Neck Cancer

July 26, 2023 updated by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Proton Image-Guided Radiation Assignment for Therapeutic Escalation Via Selection of Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Patients [PIRATES]

This phase I trial studies the side effects of image-guided hyper-fractioned proton therapy in treating patients with head and neck cancer that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced) and cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). Radiation therapy uses high energy protons to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. The change in dose radiation frequency and dose investigated in this study may help to better control the tumor and prevent it from coming back or growing. The goal of this study is to test a new radiation schedule that administers more radiation to the tumor tissue using image guided proton therapy for patients that have a high risk of having a tumor recurrence (the tumor comes back after treatment).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To assess the safety & feasibility of image guided mid-treatment hyper-fractioned dose-escalation with proton therapy and identify the maximum tolerable dose (MTD) for the treatment of locally advanced human papillomavirus (HPV) negative head and neck cancer.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo radiation therapy once daily (QD) 5 days a week (Monday through Friday) for the first 18 days and then twice daily (BID) for 15 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 8 weeks, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months in the first year after radiation therapy, every 4 months in the second year after radiation therapy, and then every 9 months thereafter.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

3

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

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • M D Anderson Cancer Center

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Biopsy proven diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck cancer originating in the oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, oral cavity (base of tongue) or nasopharynx. Clinical evidence should be documented, and may consist of imaging, endoscopic evaluation, palpation, and should be sufficient to estimate the image tumor characteristic of the primary tumor
  • Negative for HPV by p16 immunohistochemistry (IHC) or in situ hybridization (ISH)
  • Inoperable locally advances disease, i.e. stage >= III and T stage >= 2
  • The primary radiotherapy, either in combination with chemotherapy or not, with curative intent
  • No head and neck surgery of the primary tumor or lymph nodes except for incisional or excisional biopsies
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) = 0, 1, or 2
  • For females of child-bearing age, a negative pregnancy test

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have undergone definitive resection of their primary or nodal disease as well as any chemotherapy or radiation therapy for their head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)
  • Patient that refuse or are unable to stop smoking and/or consuming alcohol during and after radiotherapy. In addition, patients that refuse or fail tobacco and alcohol blood test
  • Patients that have no detectable no tumor in both the primary site and lymph nodes at week 4 in treatment, because there will not be a volume to boost
  • Patients unable or unwilling to give written, informed consent or to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging
  • Women of childbearing potential (a woman of child-bearing potential is a sexually mature woman who has not undergone a hysterectomy or who has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 24 consecutive months [i.e., who has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months]). Male partners must practice effective contraception (oral, injectable, or implantable hormonal contraceptive; tubal ligation; intra-uterine device; barrier contraceptive with spermicide; or vasectomized partner) throughout the study
  • Patients unable to tolerate intravenous contrast for both computed tomography (CT) and MRI, having an estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 60 ml/min/1.73 m^2 or any contraindications to gadolinium-based contrast agents
  • Contraindications to iron supplementation include hemochromatosis, colitis, history of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeds, alcoholism, or liver disease. Ferumoxytol is contraindicated in patients with evidence of iron overload and/or known hypersensitivity to Feraheme or any of its components. Consequently, we will plan to exclude patients who have symptoms or signs that might be caused by iron overload. These include patients with (unexplained): arthritis (including premature osteoarthritis), congestive heart failure or cardiomyopathy, adult-onset diabetes, secondary hypogonadism, increased skin pigmentation, or patients with persistently elevated serum ferritin not explained by an underlying inflammatory/systemic disease, unless these patients demonstrate a fasting transferrin saturation =< 0.45
  • Patients with any evidence of iron overload on pre-imaging laboratory studies

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Treatment (proton therapy)
Patients undergo radiation therapy QD 5 days a week (Monday through Friday) for the first 18 days and then BID for 15 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
Ancillary studies
Other Names:
  • Quality of Life Assessment
Other: Questionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies
Radiation: Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
Undergo radiation therapy
Other Names:
  • Proton Radiation Therapy
  • PBRT
  • Radiation, Proton Beam

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence of severe unacceptable local adverse events which are radio therapeutically attributable
Time Frame: Up to 6 months after radiation therapy
Specifically, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5 grade 4 mucositis, dermatitis or aspiration that does not resolve to a grade =< 3 in 3 months, and CTCAE version 5 grade >= 3 myelopathy, and/or osteonecrosis. Summary statistics, including mean, standard deviation and 95% confidence interval will be used to describe safety data. Toxicity will be tabulated and summarized by grade and type.
Up to 6 months after radiation therapy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence of grade 3 toxicity
Time Frame: At 3-6 months after radiation therapy
Specifically, CTCAE version 5 grade 3 mucositis, dermatitis, aspiration, dysphagia, hearing impaired, xerostomia, weight loss, trismus, hoarseness, oropharyngeal pain. Summary statistics, including mean, standard deviation and 95% confidence interval will be used to describe safety data. Toxicity will be tabulated and summarized by grade and type. Radiation induced side effect (RISE) rate will be summarized by frequency, standard deviation and 95% confidence interval.
At 3-6 months after radiation therapy

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Clifton D Fuller, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

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)

October 19, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 11, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

July 11, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 23, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 30, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

May 4, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 27, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 26, 2023

Last Verified

July 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2019-0467 (Other Identifier: M D Anderson Cancer Center)
  • NCI-2020-04072 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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