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Pencil Beam Scanning in Patients With Renal Tumors

Pilot Study of Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Beam Radiation Therapy in Patients With Renal Tumors

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03810651
Enrollment
28
Registered
2019-01-22
Start date
2017-12-26
Completion date
2028-10-30
Last updated
2026-04-15

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Conditions

Renal Tumor, Wilms Tumor

Brief summary

This is a pilot study to assess acute toxicity in patients receiving flank irradiation using proton therapy for renal tumors.

Detailed description

Patients with renal tumors including Wilms and clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (CCSK) are treated with multimodality therapy which may include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. While long-term disease control is excellent, these patients remain at risk for early and late toxicities partially from radiation. There have been no significant changes to traditional photon radiation fields, which encompass the post-operative bed, anterior abdomen, and vertebral body. Proton beam radiation using pencil beam scanning, which is characterized by Bragg peak dose deposition and high conformality of dose to target regions, is ideally suited to treat the retroperitoneum. This pilot study evaluates pencil beam scanning proton therapy (PBS-PT) to: * result in low acute gastrointestinal toxicity in patients receiving radiation therapy for renal tumors as measured by laboratory evaluations, clinician-assessed, and patient reported health related quality of life outcomes * decrease the duration of radiation therapy * compare doses to organs at risk (OARs) using PBS-PT as compared to traditional photon fields

Interventions

OTHERProton beam radiation using pencil beam scanning

Proton beam radiation using pencil beam scanning, characterized by Bragg peak dose deposition and high conformality of dose to target regions

Sponsors

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
0 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Less than 30 years of age * Diagnosis a. Any patient with Wilms tumor or clear cell sarcoma of the kidney who would require radiation therapy as standard of care including 1. Any patient with favorable histology (FH), stage III disease 2. Any patient with focal or diffuse anaplasia 3. Any patient with CCSK * The patient is a candidate for external beam radiotherapy based on standard of care for treatment of Wilms tumor or CCSK

Exclusion criteria

* Prior radiotherapy to the region of the study cancer * Chemotherapy administered for diagnosis of Wilms tumor or CCSK * Pregnant or breastfeeding

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Occurrence of any non-hematologic toxicity that occurs within 90 days following the start of proton therapy assessed with with NCI Common toxicity criteria (CTC Version 4.0) grades].90 daysAcute toxicity in patients receiving flank irradiation using proton therapy for renal tumors. Acute toxicity is defined as any non-hematologic toxicity that occurs within 90 days following the start of proton therapy. NCI Common toxicity criteria (CTC Version 4.0) grades will be employed. Individual category content listings are available to investigators at http://ctep.cancer.gov, with attention to the following System Organ Classes and CTCAE Adverse Events: General Disorders and Administration Site Conditions, Hepatobiliary Disorders, Blood and Lymphatic System Disorders, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Renal and Urinary Disorders, Injury, poisoning, or procedural complications, Metabolism and nutrition disorders, and Benign, Malignant, and Unspecified Neoplasms.

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTChristine Hill-Kayser, MD
hill@uphs.upenn.edu215-590-2810
CONTACTRatnakar Patti
PATTIR@chop.edu
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORChristine Hill-Kayser, MD

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 16, 2026