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Intrathoracic Chemotherapy for TETs With Pleural Spread or Recurrence

Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intrathoracic Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Thymic Epithelial Malignancies With Pleural Spread or Recurrence (CHOICE): a Prospective, Open, Single-arm Study Choice

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05446935
Acronym
CHOICE
Enrollment
37
Registered
2022-07-07
Start date
2022-10-01
Completion date
2025-11-30
Last updated
2022-09-19

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

Conditions

Thymic Epithelial Tumor

Keywords

Hyperthermic Intrathoracic Chemotherapy, Thymic Epithelial Malignancies

Brief summary

Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITOC) offers an additional treatment option for malignant pleural tumors after surgical cytoreduction. Especially it is used to further improve local tumor control in thymic malignancies with pleural spread, who underwent multimodality therapy including surgical resection. A phase II clinical study was conducted to explore the efficacy and safety of surgery followed by HITOC (POD1: DOX, POD2: cisplatin) for thymic epithelial tumors with pleural spread or recurrence.

Interventions

PROCEDUREHITOC

Doxorubicin(dose: 25mg/m2) + Cisplatin(dose: 50mg/m2).

Sponsors

Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

A Prospective single-arm Study

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Puncture biopsy, thoracoscopic/mediastinal biopsy, or surgery to confirm pathologically thymic epithelial tumor (TETs) 2. Imaging examination shows TETs with pleural spread or recurrence, and the mediastinal MDT team considers HITOC suitable. 3. Patients with ≥16 and ≤80 years old. 4. ASA I-II. 5. The patients should have no functional disorders in the main organs. 6. There was no history of other malignant carcinomas. 7. The duration from the last chemotherapy was \>4 weeks, the duration from the last radiotherapy was \>6 weeks, and the duration from the last immunotherapy was \>6 weeks. 8. Not allergic to cisplatin or doxorubicin. 9. The patients should be able to understand our research and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. Imaging or pathological examination shows TETs without pleural spread or recurrence, or with pericardial dissemination or extrathoracic metastasis. 2. Patients with lymphoid system, neurogenic or reproductive system carcinoma. 3. Patients who have been receiving chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy. 4. Patients with myasthenia gravis in unstable or acute exacerbation stage. 5. The patients have been proven history of congestive heart failure, angina without good control with medicine; ECG-proved penetrating myocardial infarction; hypertension with bad control; valvulopathy with clinical significance; arrhythmia with high risk and out of control. 6. The patients have the severe systematic intercurrent disease, such as active infection or poorly controlled diabetes; coagulation disorders; hemorrhagic tendency or under-treatment of thrombolysis or anticoagulant therapy. 7. Female who is positive for a serum pregnancy test or during lactation period. 8. The patients have a history of organ transplantation (including autologous bone marrow transplantation and peripheral stem cell transplantation. 9. The patients have a history of peripheral nerve system disorders, obvious mental disorders, or central nerve system disorders. 10. The patients attend other clinical trials.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Postoperative hospital stayUp to the date of meeting the criteria of hospital discharge since the data of surgery, up to 1 monthPostoperative hospital stay is the duration for every enrolled patient until the date of meeting the criteria of hospital discharge since the date of surgery. The criteria of hospital discharge were defined as with the volume of postoperative drainage \< 200 ml/day, a normal chest X-ray, and good physical condition.
treatment-related adverse events and complicationsUp to the date of meeting the criteria of hospital discharge since the data of surgery, up to 1 monthNumber and severity of adverse events that are related to the treatment of each patient. Postoperative treatment-related complications were assessed by the Clavien-Dindo Classification. Treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0.
EORTC QLQ-C30 score for overall quality of lifeUp to the end of follow-up since the date of randomization, up to 6 months.Overall quality of life is respectively evaluated at randomization and 1 month, 3 month, 6 month after surgery among patients by using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C-30 Scale (EORTC QLQ-C30) (V3.0). The minimum value of EORTC QLQ-C30 score was 0, and the maximum was 100. Zero indicates the worst quality of life, while 100 represents the best quality of life.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Visual Analog Scales scores for postoperative painfrom 0 to 72 hours after surgerythe cumulative daily pain score at rest using VAS from postoperative 0 to 72 hours. The minimum value of the VAS score was 0,and the maximum was 10. Zero indicates the least painful, while 1 represents the worst. The smaller (larger) cumulative daily pain score represents the less (more) pain.
Overall survival (OS)Through study completion, an average of 5 yearthe duration from the date of S-HITOC to the date of the death.
Volume of postoperative drainageUp to the date of removal of drainage equipment since the data of completion of surgery, up to 7 daysThe volume of postoperative drainage of the patient was the sum of his daily drainage volume after the surgery. The types of drainage equipment include the thorax close drainage equipment and the unidirectional negative-pressure drainage ball.
Progression-free survival (PFS)Through study completion, an average of 5 yearthe duration from the date of S-HITOC to the date of the first progression. Disease progression is defined as locoregional (anterior mediastinal area, lung, pericardiac metastasis or pleural progression) or metastatic (supraclavicular lymph nodes or distant organs).

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactJianyong Ding, MD
ding.jianyong@zs-hospital.sh.cn18616881268

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026