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Ion Therapy within the Trimodal Management of Superior Sulcus Tumors

Ion Therapy within the Trimodal Management of Superior Sulcus Tumors - INKA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00006323
Enrollment
20
Registered
2014-10-07
Start date
2015-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

C34.1

Interventions

Group 1: Preoperative particle therapy (39GyE in 13 fractions) of the primary tumor and adjective lymphatic drainage in combination with a cisplatin/vinorelbine chemotherapy followed by surgical resec

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • histological confirmed superior sulcus tumor (NSCLC) • maximal stage N1 in a FDG-PET-CT (not older than 6 weeks) • age between 18 and 75 years • Karnofsky Performance Score >/=70 • Written informed consent (must be available before enrolment in the trial)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • refusal of the patients to take part in the study • medical contraindications against one of the parts in the trimodal concept • stage N2/3 disease in FDG-PET-CT • stage IV disease • previous radiotherapy of the thoracic region • Participation in another clinical study or observation period of competing trials, respectively • no capacity to consent • active medical devices, for which no approval for ion-therapy exists (i.e. cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator, …) • decompensated diseases of the lungs, cardio-pulmonal system, metabolism, hematopoetic system, coagulation system or renal function

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Safety and feasibility based on the incidence of NCI-CTC-AE °3/4 side effects and/or discontinuance due to any reason

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Regression rate, metabolic tumor regression, morphologic tumor regression, quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30, LC13) after 5-7, 13-15 weeks and 6 month

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 17, 2026