Electrochemotherapy With Carboplatinum Plus Bleomycin Versus Bleomycin Alone in Vulvar Cancer (Elechtra)

Electrochemotherapy With Carboplatinum Plus Bleomycin Versus Bleomycin Alone in Vulvar Cancer: the ElechtraPlatinum Study. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Patients with vulvar cancer who underwent multiple treatments (surgery and radiation therapy or chemoradiation, radiation therapy or chemoradiation and chemotherapy), or patients not eligible for standard therapies.

The study aims to:

• Evaluate the oncology response to electroporation after administration of Bleomycin (BLM) + carboplatinum (CBP )to BLM alone in terms of local progression-free survival (LPFS) in women with relapsed vulvar cancer after multimodal treatments.
• Compare quality of life (HR-QoL) in the two groups of patients with questionnaires (FACT-V, FACT-PAL, E5-5L-D5).
• To compare Overall Survival in the two study arms.
• To compare local and systemic toxicity, morbidity and mortality, intraoperative and post-operative complications among the two study arms.
• To compare costs and cost-effectiveness between the two study arms.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Vulvar Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Bleomycin; Drug: Carboplatin

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 92
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Anna Myriam Perrone, MD; Phone Number: +393498359048; Email: myriam.perrone@aosp.bo.it

Study Locations

• Italy
  • Bo
    • Bologna, Bo, Italy, 40138
      • Recruiting
      • IRCCS- Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria di Bologna
      • Principal Investigator: Giulia Dondi

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥ 18 years old
• Recurrent VC confirmed by histological examination
• Patient who underwent multiple treatments (surgery and radiation therapy or chemoradiation, radiation therapy or chemoradiation and chemotherapy).
• Patient not eligible for standard therapies (surgery, radiation therapy and systemic chemotherapy in case of metastatic disease) due to the performance status (ECOG Performance Status ≥ 3 )
• Life expectancy more than three months
• Measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1

• Adequate bone marrow, liver, and kidney function (creatinine <1.5 mg/dl), and coagulation parameters as follows:

  • Bone marrow (Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL with or without transfusion support, Platelet count ≥ 75 × 109/L?) o INR >1.5;
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/serum glutamic-pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) ≤3.0 × upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Total bilirubin ≤2.0 × ULN or ≤3 × ULN except for subjects with Gilbert's syndrome
  • Serum creatinine <1.5 mg/dl and creatinine clearance > 30 ml/min All blood assessments must be performed within 15 days from ECT treatment.
• For females of childbearing potential, a negative serum pregnancy human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) pregnancy test within 72 hours of study Day 1.
• Signed informed consent obtained prior to initiation of any study-specific procedures and treatment as confirmation of the patient's awareness and willingness to comply the study requirements.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of other malignancies in the previous five years, except basal cell carcinoma of the skin.
• History of psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition potentially preventing compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule.
• Allergic reactions to the two chemotherapy drugs (BLM and AUC2-CARBOPLATIN) and/or their excipients.
• Evidence of pulmonary fibrosis.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: BLM	Drug: Bleomycin; treatment with bleomycin in association with electroporation
EXPERIMENTAL: BLM+CBP	Drug: Bleomycin; treatment with bleomycin in association with electroporation; Drug: Carboplatin; treatment with bleomycin and carboplatin in association with electroporation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Compare Local progression-free survival	Evaluate the oncology response to electroporation after administration of BLM + CBP to BLM alone in terms of local progression-free survival (LPFS) in women with relapsed vulvar cancer after multimodal treatments.	5 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Compare Health-Related Quality of life (HR-QoL) in patients undergoing BLM + AUC2-CARBOPLATIN vs BLM alone assessed with questionnaires in patients undergoing BLM + CBP vs BLM alone assessed with questionnaires.	Paper or electronic questionnaires will be given to the patient at baseline (within 30 days prior to randomization) and then at every follow-up visit within the first year after randomization.The significance and relevance of the data need to be explained carefully to participating patients so that they are motivated to comply with data collection. The patient must complete the questionnaire him/herself without receiving help from relatives, friends or clinic staff to answer the questionnaire. However, if the patient is unable to read the questionnaire (e.g., is blind or illiterate) the questionnaire may be read out by trained clinic staff and responses recorded.	5 years
Compare Health-Related Quality of life (HR-QoL) in the two study arms assessed with the EQ-5D-5L (5-level EQ-5D version) questionnaire.	The EQ-5D-5L descriptive system comprises the following five dimensions, each describing a different aspect of health: MOBILITY, SELF-CARE, USUAL ACTIVITIES, PAIN / DISCOMFORT and ANXIETY / DEPRESSION. Each dimension has five response levels: no problems, slight problems, moderate problems, severe problems, unable to/extreme problems. The respondent is asked to indicate his/her health state by checking the box next to the most appropriate response level for each of the five dimensions.	5 years
Compare Health-Related Quality of life (HR-QoL) in the two study arms assessed with the FACT-V (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Vulva) questionnaire.	The FACT-V is a supplemental module that contains questions specifically related to the quality of life of patients with VC. The survey assesses the impacts of cancer therapy in four domains: physical, social/family, emotional, and functional. The response scale is a 5-point Likert type scale. The FACT-V is also has additional questions regarding issues that may be affected by vulvar cancer.	5 years
Compare Health-Related Quality of life (HR-QoL) in the two study arms assessed with the FACIT-PAL ( Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Palliative Care) questionnaire.	The FACIT-PAL ( is a 19-item palliative care subscale with items that pertain to persons with life-limiting illness. This questionnaire has items that pertain to symptoms that can be seen in advanced illness (e.g., shortness of breath, constipation, xerostomia), family and friend relationships (e.g., feeling appreciated by family, being a burden to family, maintaining contact with friends), life closure issues (e.g., having "made peace" with others, feeling hopeful, making "each day count"), and decision-making and communication abilities. The response scale is a 5-point Likert type scale.	5 years
Compare Overall Survival	To compare Overall Survival in the two study arms.	5 years
Reporting of Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events	Toxicity will be evaluated by CTCAE 5.0 (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events) criteria based on AE (Adverse Events) related or possibly related to the procedure and the drugs utilized, and to SAE (Serious Adverse Event) and AESI (Adverse Events of Special Interest), whether or not the event is considered treatment related.	5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): April 8, 2022
• Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED): April 7, 2025
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): April 7, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 11, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 25, 2022
• First Posted (ACTUAL): May 27, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): May 27, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 25, 2022
• Last Verified: May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Genital Neoplasms, Female; Vulvar Diseases; Vulvar Neoplasms; Antineoplastic Agents; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Carboplatin; Bleomycin
• Other Study ID Numbers: 41/2022/Farm/AOUBo

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

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