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Radioterapia con protoni o fotoni nel trattamento di pazienti con cancro al fegato

9 ottobre 2026 aggiornato da: NRG Oncology

Uno studio randomizzato di fase III di protoni contro fotoni per il carcinoma epatocellulare

This phase III trial studies how well radiation therapy with protons works compared with photons in treating patients with liver cancer. Radiation therapy, such as photon therapy, uses high energy x-rays to send the radiation inside the body to the tumor while proton therapy uses a beam of proton particles. Proton therapy can stop shortly after penetrating through the tumor and may cause less damage to the surrounding healthy organs and result in better survival in patients with liver cancer.

Panoramica dello studio

Descrizione dettagliata

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To determine if overall survival (OS) is different for hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with protons compared to photons.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the difference in progression-free-survival (PFS) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with protons compared to patients with HCC treated with photons.

II. To determine the difference in local progression (LP) in patients with HCC treated with protons compared to patients with HCC treated with photons.

III. To determine differences in toxicity in patients with HCC treated with protons versus photons.

IV. To determine differences in fatigue, as measured by Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) fatigue in patients with HCC treated with protons, versus photons; as well as quality-adjusted survival, if the primary endpoint is met.

V. To determine if there are correlations between the baseline values of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and outcomes (OS/PFS/fatigue).

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine differences in overall quality of life, measured by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Hepatobiliary Cancer (FACT-Hep) in patients with HCC treated with protons.

II. Biospecimen collection for future correlative science projects.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms, photon or proton therapy (see Arms and Interventions).

Patients undergo computed tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and blood sample collection throughout the study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then yearly thereafter.

Tipo di studio

Interventistico

Iscrizione (Effettivo)

116

Fase

  • Fase 3

Contatti e Sedi

Questa sezione fornisce i recapiti di coloro che conducono lo studio e informazioni su dove viene condotto lo studio.

Luoghi di studio

    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, Stati Uniti, 30308
        • Emory University Hospital Midtown
      • Atlanta, Georgia, Stati Uniti, 30322
        • Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
      • Atlanta, Georgia, Stati Uniti, 30342
        • Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
      • Atlanta, Georgia, Stati Uniti, 30308
        • Emory Proton Therapy Center
    • Illinois
      • Warrenville, Illinois, Stati Uniti, 60555
        • Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, Stati Uniti, 21201
        • University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center
      • Baltimore, Maryland, Stati Uniti, 21201
        • Maryland Proton Treatment Center
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
    • Michigan
      • Dearborn, Michigan, Stati Uniti, 48124
        • Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital
      • Royal Oak, Michigan, Stati Uniti, 48073
        • Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
      • Troy, Michigan, Stati Uniti, 48085
        • Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital
    • Missouri
      • St Louis, Missouri, Stati Uniti, 63110
        • Washington University School of Medicine
    • New Jersey
      • Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Stati Uniti, 07920
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
      • Middletown, New Jersey, Stati Uniti, 07748
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
      • Montvale, New Jersey, Stati Uniti, 07645
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
    • New York
      • Commack, New York, Stati Uniti, 11725
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack
      • East White Plains, New York, Stati Uniti, 10604
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
      • New York, New York, Stati Uniti, 10065
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
      • New York, New York, Stati Uniti, 10035
        • New York Proton Center
      • Uniondale, New York, Stati Uniti, 11553
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau
    • Ohio
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, Stati Uniti, 45219
        • University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-UC Medical Center
      • Cleveland, Ohio, Stati Uniti, 44106
        • Case Western Reserve University
      • Columbus, Ohio, Stati Uniti, 43210
        • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • West Chester, Ohio, Stati Uniti, 45069
        • University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-West Chester
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, Stati Uniti, 77030
        • UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, Stati Uniti, 98195
        • University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake
      • Seattle, Washington, Stati Uniti, 98109
        • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Criteri di partecipazione

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Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

18 anni e precedenti (Adulto, Adulto più anziano)

Accetta volontari sani

No

Sessi ammissibili allo studio

Tutto

Descrizione

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pathologically (histologically or cytologically) or radiographically-proven (based on the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases [AALSD] criteria) unresectable or locally recurrent hepatocellular cancer prior to registration

  • Appropriate stage for study entry based on the following diagnostic workup:

    • All patients must have computed tomography (CT) scan chest/abdomen/pelvis with multiphasic liver CT scan prior to registration; if CT contrast is contraindicated, CT chest without contrast and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of abdomen is permitted
    • Participants must have measurable disease at study entry, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as > 2 cm with conventional techniques or as > 1 cm with spiral CT scan
    • Patient must have 3 or fewer single or multinodular tumors; for patients with a single lesion, lesion must be 15 cm or less in greatest dimension; for patients with two lesions, no lesion may be greater than 10 cm in greatest dimension; for patients with three lesions, no lesion may be greater than 6 cm in greatest dimension; portal vein involvement or thrombosis combined with a single lesion that is >= 1 cm and =< 15 cm in greatest dimension is allowed
  • Age >= 18

  • Zubrod performance status 0-1 within 30 days prior to registration

  • Negative urine or serum pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential within 7 days prior to study entry

  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,000 cells/mm^3

  • Platelets >= 50,000 cells/mm^3

  • Hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dl; (Note: The use of transfusion or other intervention to achieve hemoglobin [Hgb] >= 9.0 g/dl is acceptable)

  • Total bilirubin < 4 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)

  • Transaminases (aspartate aminotransferase [AST] and alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) < 6 x institutional ULN

  • Albumin >= 2.5 g/dl

  • Creatinine < 2 mg/dl

  • Prior chemotherapy, targeted biological therapy (e.g. sorafenib), surgery, transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), ablation for present disease is acceptable

  • Must have Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) A or B7

  • The patient or a legally authorized representative must provide study-specific informed consent prior to study registration

Exclusion Criteria:

  • PRIOR TO STEP ONE REGISTRATION:
  • Definitive clinical or radiologic documentation of extrahepatic tumor, defined as extrahepatic metastases or malignant nodes (that enhance with typical features of HCC) > 3.0 cm, in sum of maximal diameters (e.g. presence of one 3.4 cm metastatic lymph node or two 2 cm lung lesions); note that benign non-enhancing periportal lymphadenopathy is not unusual in the presence of hepatitis and is permitted, even if the sum of enlarged nodes is > 2.0 cm
  • Uncontrolled prior invasive malignancy, excluding the current diagnosis
  • Systemic chemotherapy for the study cancer < 2 weeks prior to registration
  • Pregnancy or women of childbearing potential and men who are sexually active and not willing/able to use medically acceptable forms of contraception; this exclusion is necessary because the treatment involved in this study may be significantly teratogenic
  • HIV positive with CD4 count < 200 cells/microliter; note that patients who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 (cluster of differentiation 4)count >= 200 cells/microliter prior to registration; note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol; this exclusion criterion is necessary because the treatments involved in this protocol may be significantly immunosuppressive
  • Prior radiotherapy to the region of the study cancer that would result in overlap of radiation therapy fields (to include Y90)
  • Prior liver transplant
  • PRIOR TO STEP TWO RANDOMIZATION:
  • Unable to obtain confirmation of payment coverage (insurance or other) for either possible treatment

Piano di studio

Questa sezione fornisce i dettagli del piano di studio, compreso il modo in cui lo studio è progettato e ciò che lo studio sta misurando.

Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

  • Scopo principale: Trattamento
  • Assegnazione: Randomizzato
  • Modello interventistico: Assegnazione parallela
  • Mascheramento: Nessuno (etichetta aperta)

Armi e interventi

Gruppo di partecipanti / Arm
Intervento / Trattamento
Sperimentale: Proton Therapy (Arm 1)

Proton therapy delivered in 5 fractions over 15 days or 15 fractions over 24 days, determined by the treating physician.

Fractions

Altri nomi:
  • Radioterapia del cancro
  • TIPO_ENERGIA
  • Irradiare
  • Irradiato
  • Irradiazione
  • Radiazione
  • Radioterapia, NAS
  • Radioterapia
  • RT
  • Terapia, radiazioni
  • Tipo di energia
Sperimentale: Photon Therapy (Arm 2)

Photon therapy delivered in 5 fractions over 15 days or 15 fractions over 24 days, determined by the treating physician.

Fractions

Altri nomi:
  • Radioterapia del cancro
  • TIPO_ENERGIA
  • Irradiare
  • Irradiato
  • Irradiazione
  • Radiazione
  • Radioterapia, NAS
  • Radioterapia
  • RT
  • Terapia, radiazioni
  • Tipo di energia

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Percentage of Participants Alive (Overall Survival)
Lasso di tempo: From randomization to death or last follow-up. Median follow-up time for all patients at time of analysis was 20.4 months. One- and two-year estimates are reported.

Survival rates are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive at last known follow-up.

From randomization to death or last follow-up. Median follow-up time for all patients at time of analysis was 20.4 months. One- and two-year estimates are reported.

Misure di risultato secondarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Percentage of Participants Alive Without Progression (Progression-free Survival)
Lasso di tempo: From randomization to progression, death, or last follow-up, whichever occurs first. Median follow-up time for all patients at time of analysis was 20.4 months. One- and two-year estimates are reported.

Progression is defined as local, regional, or distant progression. Progression-free survival rates are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive without progression at time of last follow-up.

From randomization to progression, death, or last follow-up, whichever occurs first. Median follow-up time for all patients at time of analysis was 20.4 months. One- and two-year estimates are reported.
Percentage of Participants With Local Progression
Lasso di tempo: From randomization to local progression, death, or last follow-up, whichever occurs first. Median follow-up time for all patients at time of analysis was 20.4 months. One- and two-year estimates are reported.

Local progression rates are estimated using the cumulative incidence method in which death is treated as competing risk and participants alive without local failure are censored at last known follow-up.

From randomization to local progression, death, or last follow-up, whichever occurs first. Median follow-up time for all patients at time of analysis was 20.4 months. One- and two-year estimates are reported.
Percentage of Participants With Grade 3+ Treatment-Related Adverse Events
Lasso di tempo: From randomization to death or last follow-up. Median follow-up time for all patients at time of analysis was 20.4 months.

Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (version 5.0) grades adverse event severity as follows: 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe, 4 = life-threatening, 5 = death related to adverse event. Adverse events reported as possibly, probably, or definitely related to treatment are considered to be treatment-related adverse events.

From randomization to death or last follow-up. Median follow-up time for all patients at time of analysis was 20.4 months.
Change From Baseline to One Month in the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System - Fatigue Short Form version1.0 8a [PROMIS Fatigue Score]
Lasso di tempo: Baseline and one month

The PROMIS Fatigue Short Form v1.0 8a contains 8 items that assess self-reported fatigue symptoms over the past 7 days. Item responses are summed to obtain a raw score ranging from 8 to 40, which is then converted to a standardized T-score (mean = 50, standard deviation = 10). Higher T-scores indicate greater fatigue. Change from baseline is calculated as the post-baseline T-score minus the baseline T-score, with positive change scores indicating increased fatigue and negative change scores indicating decreased fatigue.

Baseline and one month
Quality-adjusted LIfe Years
Lasso di tempo: Baseline up to 12 months

Was to be calculated using the EuroQol 5-Dimension Three Level Questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L).

Baseline up to 12 months
Percentage of Participants Alive (Overall Survival) by Plasma Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) Level
Lasso di tempo: From randomization to death or last follow-up. One- and two-year estimates will be reported.

Survival rates are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive at last known follow-up. HGF will be dichotomized at 2311 pg/mL.

From randomization to death or last follow-up. One- and two-year estimates will be reported.
Percentage of Participants Alive Without Progression (Progression-free Survival) by HGF Level
Lasso di tempo: From randomization to progression, death, or last follow-up, whichever occurs first. One- and two-year estimates will be reported.

Progression is defined as local, regional, or distant progression. Progression-free survival rates are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive without progression at time of last follow-up. HGF will be dichotomized at 2311 pg/mL.

From randomization to progression, death, or last follow-up, whichever occurs first. One- and two-year estimates will be reported.
Change From Baseline to One Month in PROMIS Fatigue Score by HGF Level
Lasso di tempo: Baseline and one month

The PROMIS Fatigue Short Form v1.0 8a contains 8 items that assess self-reported fatigue symptoms over the past 7 days. Item responses are summed to obtain a raw score ranging from 8 to 40, which is then converted to a standardized T-score (mean = 50, standard deviation = 10). Higher T-scores indicate greater fatigue. Change from baseline is calculated as the post-baseline T-score minus the baseline T-score, with positive change scores indicating increased fatigue and negative change scores indicating decreased fatigue. HGF will be dichotomized at 2311 pg/mL.

Baseline and one month

Altre misure di risultato

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Overall Quality of Life by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Hepatobiliary (FACT-Hep) Version 4
Lasso di tempo: Baseline up to 12 months

Differences between treatment arms in the overall score, the four domains (physical, social, emotional, and functional well-being), and the additional concerns subscale will also be analyzed.

Baseline up to 12 months
Title: Percentage of Participants Alive (Overall Survival) by Sex
Lasso di tempo: From randomization to death or last follow-up. Median follow-up for all patients at time of analysis was 20.4 months. Two-year estimates are reported.

NIH-required analysis. Survival rates are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive at time of analysis.

From randomization to death or last follow-up. Median follow-up for all patients at time of analysis was 20.4 months. Two-year estimates are reported.
Percentage of Participants Alive (Overall Survival) by Race
Lasso di tempo: From randomization to death or last follow-up. Median follow-up time for all patients at time of analysis was 20.4 months. Two-year estimates are reported.

NIH-required analysis. Survival rates are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive at time of analysis.

From randomization to death or last follow-up. Median follow-up time for all patients at time of analysis was 20.4 months. Two-year estimates are reported.
Percentage of Participants Alive (Overall Survival) by Ethnicity
Lasso di tempo: From randomization to death or last follow-up. Median follow-up time for all patients at time of analysis was 20.4 months. Two-year estimates are reported.

NIH-required analysis. Survival rates are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive at time of analysis.

From randomization to death or last follow-up. Median follow-up time for all patients at time of analysis was 20.4 months. Two-year estimates are reported.

Collaboratori e investigatori

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Sponsor

Investigatori

  • Investigatore principale: Theodore S Hong, NRG Oncology

Pubblicazioni e link utili

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Inizio studio (Effettivo)

26 gennaio 2018

Completamento primario (Effettivo)

20 gennaio 2026

Completamento dello studio (Stimato)

20 gennaio 2031

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

12 giugno 2017

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

12 giugno 2017

Primo Inserito (Effettivo)

14 giugno 2017

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

3 novembre 2026

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

9 ottobre 2026

Ultimo verificato

1 ottobre 2026

Maggiori informazioni

Termini relativi a questo studio

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

  • NRG-GI003
  • U10CA180868 (Sovvenzione/contratto NIH degli Stati Uniti)
  • NRG-GI003 (Altro identificatore: CTEP)
  • NCI-2016-02009 (Identificatore di registro: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))
  • NRG-GI003 (Altro identificatore: NRG Oncology)

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No

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