Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Conditions
Keywords
HCC
Brief summary
Treatment options for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are often limited. In most cases, they are not amenable to local therapies including surgery or radiofrequency ablation. The multi-kinase inhibitor sorafenib has shown to increase overall survival in this patient group for about 3 months. Radiation therapy is a treatment alternative, however, high local doses are required for long-term local control. However, due to the relatively low radiation tolerance of liver normal tissue, even using stereotactic techniques, delivery of sufficient doses for successful local tumor control has not be achieved to date. Carbon ions offer physical and biological characteristics. Due to their inverted dose profile and the high local dose deposition within the Bragg peak precise dose application and sparing of normal tissue is possible. Moreover, in comparison to photons, carbon ions offer an increased relative biological effectiveness (RBE), which can be calculated between 2 and 3 depending on the HCC cell line as well as the endpoint analyzed. Japanese Data on the evaluation of carbon ion radiation therapy showed promising results for patients with HCC. In the current Phase I-PROMETHEUS-01-Study, carbon ion radiotherapy will be evaluated for patients with advanced HCC. The study will be performed as a dose-escalation study evaluating the optimal carbon ion dose with respect to toxicity and tumor control. Primary endpoint is toxicity, secondary endpoint is progression-free survival and response.
Interventions
RADIATIONCarbon Ion Radiotherapy
Increasing Dose of Carbon Ion Radiotherapy 4 x 10 Gy E to 4 x 14 Gy E
Sponsors
University Hospital Heidelberg
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* histologically confirmed HCC or diagnosis of HCC according to AASLD-guidelines * macroscopic tumor * liver-confined disease without extrahepatic disease as diagnosed by CT, MRT, ultrasound and bone scan * minimal distance of tumor edge to the intestines of 1cm * age ≥ 18 years of age * Karnofsky Performance Score ³60 * For women with childbearing potential, (and men) adequate contraception. * Ability of subject to understand character and individual consequences of the clinical trial * Written informed consent (must be available before enrolment in the trial)
Exclusion criteria
* refusal of the patients to take part in the study * previous radiotherapy of the hepatobiliary system * margin of \< 1cm between tumor edge and intestines * Patients who have not yet recovered from acute toxicities of prior therapies * Known carcinoma \< 2 years ago (excluding Carcinoma in situ of the cervix, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin) requiring immediate treatment interfering with study therapy * Pregnant or lactating women * Participation in another clinical study or observation period of competing trials, respectively
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) | 3 months | Determination the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) of carbon ion radiotherapy |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Progression-free Survival | Follow-up until progression up to 12 months |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed