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Proton therapy of skull base tumors : Prospective collection of effectiveness and side effects with standard clinical doses

Proton therapy of skull base tumors : Prospective collection of effectiveness and side effects with standard clinical doses - Proto-R-Schädelbasis

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00008569
Enrollment
118
Registered
2015-05-21
Start date
2014-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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

Conditions

C07 C08 C41 D16 D48

Interventions

Group 1: Chordoma: Proton radiotherapy 2,0 Gy (RBE)/ Fx, total dose 72-76 Gy (RBE) Group 2: Chondrosarcoma with macroscopic tumour (residuum): Proton radiotherapy
2,0 Gy (RBE)/ Fx, total dose 70-72 Gy (RBE) Group 3: Chondrosarcoma, marginal R0 or R1: Proton radiotherapy 2,0 Gy (RBE)/Fx, total dose 60-66 Gy (RBE) Group 4: Salivary gland tumours, primary or incom

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - skull base tumor: chordomas, chondrosarcomas, salivary gland carcinomas (e.g. adenoid cystic carcinomas) - ECOG <= 2 - Indication for high-dose radiotherapy - Capacity to consent and written consent of the patient

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Lack of capacity to consent or lack of written consent of the patient - Inability to MRI planning (eg. contraindications to performing MRI) - Lack of compliance of the patient - Lack of or limited possibility of a reproducible positioning (eg by severe restriction of mobility of the patient) - Metals in the region to be irradiated (e.g. internal fixator in the affected section of the cervical spine), if they disturb the dose distribution

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Grade III / IV toxicity (CTCAE 4.0) after 2 years; evaluation by one-sided one-sample binomial test with normal approximation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Local tumor control, overall survival, acute toxicity >= grade II and late toxicity grade II after 2 years in each case; evaluation by single-sided one-sample binomial test with normal approximation

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnnett Petzold

Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Klinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Klinisches Studienzentrum

str.studien@uniklinikum-dresden.de0351-458 2238

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 5, 2026