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Interim Digital PET/CT in Predicting Outcomes for Participants With Locally Advanced Oropharyngeal Cancer Undergoing Chemoradiation Therapy

A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Utility of Interim Digital PET/CT in Predicting Outcomes for Locally Advanced Oropharyngeal Cancer

Status
Withdrawn
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03611205
Enrollment
0
Registered
2018-08-02
Start date
2019-07-01
Completion date
2020-12-31
Last updated
2019-08-07

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Conditions

HPV Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Keywords

Oropharyngeal, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HPV

Brief summary

This pilot trial studies how well interim digital positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) works in predicting outcomes in participants with oropharyngeal cancer that has spread from its original site of growth to nearby tissues or lymph nodes who are undergoing chemoradiation therapy. Diagnostic procedures, such as PET/CT may help measure a participant's response to treatment.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the utility of early (i.e. during treatment) digital (d)PET as a diagnostic tool to predict local control 6 months after definitive chemoradiation for patients with locally advanced oropharyngeal carcinoma. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To study the association between dynamic dPET parameters taken at early time points (i.e. during treatment) and complete response (CR) on PET after definitive chemoradiation. II. To study the association between dynamic dPET parameters taken at early time points (i.e. during) treatment and 2 year LC after definitive chemoradiation. III. To assess the ability of dynamic dPET compared to conventional PET or conventional-equivalent dPET reconstruction to identify tumor volumes with greater sensitivity at the time of before (dPET1), during (dPET2, dPET3) and after (dPET4, dPET5) chemoradiation. OUTLINE: Participants receive radiotracer injection and undergo dPET/CT over 20-75 minutes at baseline, during the 2nd and 4th week of radiotherapy, and 3 months after the completion of chemoradiation therapy.

Interventions

PROCEDUREComputed Tomography

Undergo dPET/CT

PROCEDUREPositron Emission Tomography

Undergo dPET/CT

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patient who will undergo definitive radiation with concurrent chemotherapy with weekly (preferred) or high dose cisplatin for histologically confirmed locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharyngeal carcinoma * Patient must have clinically or radiographically evident measurable disease at the primary site and at nodal station(s). Tonsillectomy or local excision of the primary or nodal disease is not permitted * P16 and/or human papillomavirus (HPV) status obtained on biopsy specimen * Low risk classification: * HPV positive, T1-3, N1-2b, M0 with =\< 10 pack years smoking history * Note: Twenty cigarettes is considered equivalent to one pack. * Number of pack years = (number \[No.\] of cigarettes per day x number of years of smoking)/20 OR * Intermediate risk classification: * HPV positive, T4, N3, M0 and/or HPV positive with \> 10 pack year smoking history * HPV negative, T1-3, N1-2b, M0, with =\< 10 pack years smoking history OR * High risk classification: HPV negative, T4, N3, M0 and/or HPV negative with \> 10 pack year smoking history * Patients with no contraindications to PET imaging or cisplatin as stated in the section

Exclusion criteria

* No prior history of radiation therapy * Patient has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 * Patients with remaining teeth will have undergo a dental evaluation prior to enrollment * Ability to provide informed consent obtained prior to participation in the study and any related procedures being performed * Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of the first administration of study treatment. Urine human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is an acceptable pregnancy assessment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Quantitative assessments of digital positron emission tomography (dPET) characteristics generated at early time points during treatmentUp to 2 yearsFor each of the promising dPET parameters identified in the primary analysis we will examine potential cut-points to be used to best predict 6-month response/non-response using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) methods. Here we will examine specificity, sensitivity, positive predictive value and negative predictive values for each promising parameter to allow for preliminary data to be generated to anticipate which parameters may warrant future study.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Response rate for each patient local controlAt 2 yearsWill be defined as no evidence of disease at 6 months on physical and endoscopic exam for patient with a compete response on 3 month PET. Will be performed using Kaplan-Meier methods.
Progression-free survival (PFS)Up to 2 yearsPFS will be performed using Kaplan-Meier methods.
Tumor burdenUp to 2 yearsWill compare digital versus conventional PET. Comparison of PET parameters from the dPET or the conventional (c)PET will be visualized using scatterplots; agreement between the two methods will be summarized.
Metabolic tumor volume (MTV) from digital/conventional PETAt 3 monthsWill assess MTV and will compare mean values for each interim dPET. The changes of dPET/cPET MTV over the study period will be visualized using longitudinal plot, summarized at each time point, and modeled using linear mixed model for repeated measures.
Total lesion glycolysis (TLG) from digital/conventional PETAt 3 monthsWill calculate TLG based on MTV and SUV and will compare mean values for each interim dPET. The changes of dPET/cPET TLG over the study period will be visualized using longitudinal plot, summarized at each time point, and modeled using linear mixed model for repeated measures.
Standard uptake volume (SUV) from digital/conventional PETAt 3 monthsWill assess SUV and will compare mean values for each interim dPET. The changes of dPET/cPET SUV over the study period will be visualized using longitudinal plot, summarized at each time point, and modeled using linear mixed model for repeated measures.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026