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DAHANCA 37. Re-irradiation With Proton Radiotherapy

DAHANCA 37 A Phase II Study of Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) for Re-irradiation With Curative Intent for Recurrent or New Primary Head and Neck Cancer

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03981068
Enrollment
20
Registered
2019-06-10
Start date
2019-09-01
Completion date
2025-08-30
Last updated
2020-09-25

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

Conditions

Head and Neck Neoplasms

Keywords

recurrent, reirradiation, second primary

Brief summary

Summary Design Phase II observational Treatment * 60 Gy/50 fx / 10W-1 at 1.2 Gy/fx o i.e. EQD2 tumor=56 Gy, EQD2 late=50.4 Gy at α/β= 10 and 3, respectively * Proton radiotherapy * Concomitant cisplatin for eligible patients\* * Nimorazole recommended for SCC\* \*The concurrent medical treatment (weekly cisplatin and nimorazole) are prescribed according to the national treatment guidelines, and are not part of the experimental treatment. Endpoints * Primary: o Any new late toxicity grade \>=3 according to CTC AE 5.0 * Secondary * Side effects according to DAHANCA scoring system * Quality of life and PROM according to EORTC C30 and HN43 * Loco-regional control (LRC) * Overall survival (OS)

Detailed description

Summary Design Phase II observational Inclusion criteria * Histological verified loco-regional recurrence or new primary * Available dose plan from primary radiotherapy course * Comparative dose plan with advantages for proton radiotherapy e.g. integral dose * Dmax dose (0.03 cm3) on the cumulated photon dose plan≥90 Gy * Complete Response (CR)\* after initial therapy, except in the case where the recurrence is considered a geometric miss (recurrence center of mass (COM) outside the 95% of prescription dose. * Inoperable or salvage surgery with R1/R2 resection, extranodal extension (ENE) or extensive soft tissue infiltration * Absence of distant metastasis at both * clinical examination AND * PET-CT or CT of thorax and upper abdomen * Life expectancy due to age and co-morbidity of \>=1 year. The general condition must be sufficient to tolerate persistent significant side effects, e.g. tube or cannulae * PS\<=2 (WHO See appendix) * The patients should be able to read Danish in order to participate with quality of life questionnaires, but can participate in the rest of the protocol without being fluent in Danish, if capable of reading the patient information. \* Complete Response is defined as the situation when a trained clinician, ideally at a multidisciplinary team conference, defines the patient as in complete remission, based on clinical examination and available imaging. This status can of course later be considered wrong as new information becomes available (sub-centimeter nodes grow etc.) Exclusion criteria * Radical surgery (R0) and absence of adverse prognostic pathological features * Lymphoma or malignant melanoma * Inability to attend full course of radiotherapy or follow-up visits in the outpatient clinic * As of 2019, patients with tracheal cannulas are excluded due to dose uncertainties. This may change if a technical solution becomes available. Treatment * 60 Gy/50 fx / 10W-1 at 1.2 Gy/fx o i.e. EQD2 tumor=56 Gy, EQD2 late=50.4 Gy at α/β= 10 and 3, respectively * Proton radiotherapy * Concomitant cisplatin for eligible patients\* * Nimorazole recommended for SCC\* \*The concurrent medical treatment (weekly cisplatin and nimorazole) are prescribed according to the national treatment guidelines, and are not part of the experimental treatment. Endpoints * Primary: o Any new late toxicity grade \>=3 according to CTC AE 5.0 * Secondary * Side effects according to DAHANCA scoring system * Quality of life and PROM according to EORTC C30 and HN43 * Loco-regional control (LRC) * Overall survival (OS) Derived projects * Morbidity (NTCP) modeling for cumulative doses * Metrics for uncertainties regarding cumulative doses

Interventions

Cisplatin for all eligible patients, nimorazole for all SCC

Sponsors

Danish Head and Neck Cancer Group
Lead SponsorNETWORK

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

* Histological verified loco-regional recurrence or new primary * Available dose plan from primary radiotherapy course * Comparative dose plan with advantages for proton radiotherapy e.g. integral dose * Dmax dose (0.03 cm3) on the cumulated photon dose plan≥90 Gy * Complete Response (CR)\* after initial therapy, except in the case where the recurrence is considered a geometric miss (recurrence center of mass (COM) outside the 95% of prescription dose. * Inoperable or salvage surgery with R1/R2 resection, extranodal extension (ENE) or extensive soft tissue infiltration * Absence of distant metastasis at both * clinical examination AND * PET-CT or CT of thorax and upper abdomen * Life expectancy due to age and co-morbidity of \>=1 year. The general condition must be sufficient to tolerate persistent significant side effects, e.g. tube or cannulae * PS\<=2 (WHO See appendix)

Exclusion criteria

* Radical surgery (R0) and absence of adverse prognostic pathological features * Lymphoma or malignant melanoma * Inability to attend full course of radiotherapy or follow-up visits in the outpatient clinic * As of 2019, patients with tracheal cannulas are excluded due to dose uncertainties. This may change if a technical solution becomes available.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Any new grade >=3 toxicity3 years after radiotherapyCTC AE 5.0

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Side effects, any grade5 years after radiotherapyAccording to CTC AE or Dahanca
Quality of life and PROM6 monthsEORTC QLQ HN43 , swallowing scale. Difference (mean) between baseline and 6 months
Loco-regional control (LRC)5 years after radiotherapy -actuarial analysisAbscence of locoregional failure
Overall survival (OS)Median Survival up to 5 yearsAbscence of death

Countries

Denmark

Contacts

Primary ContactKenneth Jensen, PhD
kennjens@rm.dk+45 21284108
Backup ContactJesper Eriksen, Professor
jesper@oncology.au.dk

Outcome results

None listed

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