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International Validation Study of Sentinel Node Biopsy in Early Cervical Cancer

International Validation Study of Sentinel Node Biopsy in Early Cervical Cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03386734
Acronym
SENTICOLIII
Enrollment
989
Registered
2017-12-29
Start date
2018-05-03
Completion date
2029-05-31
Last updated
2024-07-08

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

Conditions

Cervical Cancer

Brief summary

SENTICOL III is large prospective multicenter international randomized study designed to validate the Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) mapping technique in early cervical cancer. This validation study will compare the outcome of patients with negative SLN (experimental arm) vs patients with negative SLN + Pelvic Lymph Node dissection (PLN)(reference arm). There will be a quality assurance program which will be developed in participating centers with detailed requirements in terms of surgeons' qualifications, pathology qualification, SLN ultrastaging, standardization of the procedure, etc. as well as respect of the safety algorithm.

Interventions

PROCEDURESLN biopsy only

In experimental arm, SLN dissection only. A full lymphadenectomy will not be performed. The radical hysterectomy or trachelectomy will be done.

PROCEDURESLN biopsy + PLN dissection

In active comparator arm, SLN dissection + full lymphadenectomy will be performed.

Sponsors

ARCAGY/ GINECO GROUP
CollaboratorOTHER
European Network of Gynaecological Oncological Trial Groups (ENGOT)
CollaboratorOTHER
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

I 1. Patient must be ≥ 18 years old, I 2. With squamous or adenocarcinoma or adenosquamous carcinoma of the cervix (proven by biopsy or cone biopsy), I 3. Stage Ia1 with lymphovascular emboli, Ia2, Ib1 IIa1, Ib2 (clinical stage) of the 2018 FIGO classification (see appendix 1), I 4. Maximum diameter ≤ 40 mm by clinical examination and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), I 5. No suspicious node on pelvic MRI with an exploration up to the left renal vein (according to RECIST 1.1), I 6. ECOG performance status 0-2 (see appendix 2), I 7. Signed informed consent and ability to comply with follow-up, I 8. French subjects: in France, a subject will be eligible for inclusion in this study only if either affiliated to, or a beneficiary of, a social security category.

Exclusion criteria

E 1. Pregnancy, E 2. Previous pelvic or abdominal cancer, E 3. Previous chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy for the cervical cancer (previous brachytherapy is accepted), E 4. Proven allergy to blue dye, isotope or indocyanine green (ICG) E 5. Other malignancy within the last 5 years except for treated cancer free of disease and treatment, E 6. Patients with synchronous cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Health-related quality of life (HR-QoL)Year 3Composite outcome: significant deterioration will specifically be assessed through 3 targeted dimensions (pain score, global health score and physical functioning scores) in EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CX24 questionnaires. These scores will be analysed concomitantly with DFS as a composite outcome.
Disease Free Survival (DFS)Year 3Composite outcome: the time interval between randomization and recurrence (local/distant) or second cancer or death (all causes), whichever occurs first. This time interval will be analysed concomitantly with HR-QoL scores as a composite outcome.

Countries

Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czechia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 3, 2026