'SOURCE - LUNG' Stereotactic Ablative Radiation Therapy Of UltRaCEntral LUNG Tumours (SOURCE Lung)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCancer Trials Ireland

About this trial

This is a phase II, non-randomised study examining the safety of treating high risk centrally located non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tumours and single pulmonary oligometastatic lesions using radiation therapy (RT), for patients whose disease is inoperable. The method of delivering the RT in this study is image guided stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (IG-SABR). This method involves using imaging to ensure the radiation is being delivered to the correct location within the body and using higher than normal doses per treatment (fraction) to treat the lung cancer (NSCLC)/oligometastatic lung lesion. This study aims to determine its safety by looking at the number and severity of side effects. This study will deliver 8 treatments/fractions of RT with 7.5 Gy delivered in each fraction. To be eligible for this study the initial treatment plan for the patient must be shown to not fulfil certain criteria relating to doses to the tumour and surrounding normal tissue. This study has its own study specific criteria which must be adhered to. Translational sub-studies (optional) are open to patients in participating centres only. Patients will have the option to consent to participating in both translational studies or to neither.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Written informed consent obtained prior to any study-specific procedures

≥ 18 years of age

Life expectancy >6 months

ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status 0-2

Disqualifiers

Known co-existing or prior malignancy within the last 5 years (except for adequately treated basal cell carcinoma (BCC) or Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the skin)) which is likely to interfere with treatment or assessment of outcomes

Tumour/oligometastatic lesion that is abutting the oesophagus

Evidence of regional (nodal) or distant metastases or metastatic pleural effusion for patients with primary NSCLC

Spinal canal involvement

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Image-Guided Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (IG-SABR)

    Radiation

    Image-Guided Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (IG-SABR) delivered in 8 fractions of 7.5 Gy. OAR constraints must be respected but a minimum dose coverage to 95% of the PTV will be allowed down to 75% and a minimum dose to 99% of the GTV allowed at 75%. Respiratory monitoring/active respiratory management will be used. Plans will be created and delivered using photon beams with energies between 6-10 MV.

Treatment groups

68 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: RadiationExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

The rate of ≥ Grade 3 treatment-related toxicities occurring between start of treatment and one-year from the end of treatment using NCI CTCAE V5

The rates of ≥ Grade 3 treatment-related adverse events (TxR-AEs) will be calculated as the proportion of evaluable patients (along with the 95% CI) who have any \>= Grade 3 treatment-related adverse event occurring between the start of RT and one year post-RT, among the total evaluable patients. These rates will be reported (for applicable patients) by T stage (T1 versus T2 versus T3 versus T4 or combined T stages). The NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE Version 5.0) for scoring the treatment-related adverse events will be used. The following will be reported at the time of primary endpoint analysis * Tabulation of all cases entered, and any patients excluded from the analysis with reasons for exclusion; * Distribution of important prognostic baseline and other pre-treatment variables; * Frequency and severity of adverse events; * Compliance rates of treatment delivery with respect to the protocol prescription

Time frame
From start of treatment to 1 year post treatment

Secondary outcomes

1

Estimate time to locoregional recurrence/progression, locoregional recurrence-free survival (LRFS), disease-free survival (DFS) and metastasis-free survival rates / further metastasis-free survival rates (for patients with an oligometastatic lesion).

The Kaplan-Meier method will be used to estimate time to locoregional recurrence; the cumulative proportion surviving without local recurrence at 1- year, 3-years and 5-years; DFS; metastasis-free survival for patients with primary NSCLC; further metastasis-free survival for patients with an oligometastatic lesion. These efficacy endpoints will be expressed as median survival with 95% confidence interval.

Time frame
Up to 5 years post treatment
2

Estimates of 1-year, 3-year and 5-year overall survival rates

The Kaplan-Meier method will be used to estimate time the cumulative proportion surviving (overall survival) at 1-year, 3-years and 5-years. Overall survival will be measured from date of registration/ enrolment. Patients alive and free of event at the time of analysis and patients lost to follow-up will be censored at the last available assessment. The event for overall survival is a death due to any cause. The primary time-point of interest is 12 months.

Time frame
Up to 5 years post treatment

Other outcomes

1

Post treatment response and outcomes using PET and CT at 3, 6, 9, 12,18, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months post-RT

Only patients who received the prescribed RT dose and who are alive at the specified CT TA timepoints during follow up will be evaluated for tumour response and included in the analysis of tumour response rates. Whole body FDG-PET-CT scan will be done within 18 weeks prior to registration (may be conducted 18-22 weeks prior to registration for some patients, if the patient has had a CT TA within 18 weeks prior to registration), at 6 months and as clinically indicated post-SABR based on review of CT-TA scans.

Time frame
Up to 60 months (5 years) post treatment
2

Acute toxicity profiles on treatment to 3 months post treatment

Acute toxicity rates will be calculated, summarised and presented in tabular format with proportions plus 95% confidence intervals where appropriate.

Time frame
Up to 3 months post treatment
3

Late toxicity profiles to 5 years post treatment

Late toxicity rates will be calculated, summarised and presented in tabular format with proportions plus 95% confidence intervals where appropriate.

Time frame
Up to 5 years post treatment
4

Time to onset of acute and late ≥ Grade 2 and ≥ Grade 3 toxicities

Time to event will be measured for toxicities (which are related to trial treatment) from treatment start date. Patients alive and free of event at the time of analysis and patients lost to follow-up will be censored at the last available assessment. The primary time-point of interest is 12 months.

Time frame
Up to 5 years post treatment

Sponsors and contacts

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Cancer Trials Ireland

Lead sponsor

Technological University Dublin

Collaborator

University College Dublin

Collaborator