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SBRT of Metastases Following Neo-adjuvant Treatment for Colorectal Cancer With Synchronous Liver Metastases

Phase II Single Arm Feasibility Trial to Evaluate Stereotactic Ablative Radiation of Metastases for the Management of Colorectal Cancer With Synchronous Oligo-metastases in Liver

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05775146
Enrollment
24
Registered
2023-03-20
Start date
2024-06-18
Completion date
2028-06-30
Last updated
2025-06-27

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Conditions

Colorectal Cancer, Liver Metastasis Colon Cancer

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to prospectively evaluate the feasibility of SBRT for the management of synchronous oligo metastatic liver metastases from colorectal cancers.

Detailed description

This will be a phase II feasibility trial to evaluate ablative radiation for the management of colorectal cancer with potentially resectable/ablatabale synchronous oligo-metastases. In this study, following completion of the neo-adjuvant component of treatment, patients will be re-staged (as is the current standard of care) and can then proceed for SBRT to the liver lesion. Patients who may have responded very well to the systemic treatment with no-residual disease on re-staging imaging, will use pre-treatment imaging for target delineation. The advantage of SBRT is in the minimally invasive approach to treatment that may be associated with lower morbidity, better quality of life and post treatment morbidity, as well as being significantly less expensive. The planned course of the neo-adjuvant component of treatment for this study will reflect the NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network) guidelines and will treat rectal cancer patients with a short course of radiation followed by 6-9 cycles of a combination chemotherapy regimen. For the colon cancer group of patients, all patients will receive 6-9 cycles (2-3 months) of neo-adjuvant systemic chemotherapy as per current standard of care. Patients with non-progressive disease at that point, will have SBRT for the metastatic lesion followed by surgery for the primary rectal cancer.

Interventions

SBRT uses 3D imaging to target high doses of radiation to the affected area. There is very little damage to the surrounding healthy tissue. SBRT works by damaging the DNA of the targeted cells. Then, the affected cells can't reproduce, which causes tumors to shrink.

Sponsors

AHS Cancer Control Alberta
Lead SponsorOTHER

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

* Age ≥ 18 years * ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) 0-2 * Able to provide written informed consent * 1-5 Liver lesions with max size of ≤5cm for a single lesion and restricted to one lobe of liver; deemed at Multi-Disciplinary Tumor Board (MDT) to be potentially amenable for SBRT with curative intent * Liver lesion identified within 3 months of diagnosis of primary and deemed at Multi-Disciplinary Tumor Board (MDT) to be potentially amenable for SBRT with curative intent * Plan for resection of primary with curative intent * Patients with liver metastases and potentially resectable/ablatable lung mets can be included. * Colon cancer patients who have undergone upfront resection of primary colonic lesion can be included * Able and willing to comply with the terms of the protocol including health-related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaires * Women of child bearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum (or urine) pregnancy test at the time of screening. WOCBP is defined as any female who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy or bilateral salpingectomy) and is not postmenopausal. Menopause is defined as 12 months of amenorrhea in a woman over age 45 years in the absence of other biological or physiological causes. In addition, females under the age of 55 years must have a serum follicle stimulating hormone, (FSH) level \> 40 mIU/mL to confirm menopause. * Females must not be breastfeeding * Male patients should agree to not donate sperm during the study

Exclusion criteria

* Extra-hepatic metastases (except potentially resectable lung mets) * Not a suitable candidate for liver resection surgery * Not a suitable candidate for SBRT * Past history of cancer within 5 years (except basal cell carcinoma) * Patients who have undergone previous surgery or ablation for liver lesions * Planned simultaneous resection of primary and liver metastases * Pregnancy * Patients with Child-Pugh C and documented cirrhosis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression free survival (PFS)From date of diagnosis upto 24 months in follow upDefined as Time from diagnosis to disease progression at any site or death

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Quality of Life (QOL)C309v3Baseline QOL will be assessed upto 24 months follow upTo study the Quality of Life as measured by QLQ (quality of life questionnaire)-C309v3)
Quality of Life (QOL)EORTCBaseline QOL will be assessed upto 24 months follow upTo study the Quality of Life as measured by QLQ (quality of life questionnaire)- EORTC CR29 Questionnaire
Overall Suvival(OS)Expected to be within 3 months post treatmentDefined as the time from diagnosis to death due to any cause .
Toxicity AssessmentToxicity assessment will be done upto 24 months in follow upTreatment related toxicity will be assessed using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 5
Cancer Specific Survival (CSS)Upto 24 monthsDefined as the time from diagnosis to death due to the cancer

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Exploratory endpoints/outcomes. To identify blood biomarkers that can correlate with disease eventsBlood samples will be collected at baseline upto 24 months in follow upBlood samples will be compared between the baseline and subsequent samples for changes in the expression levels of specific markers that may be associated with metastases and treatment response. These include circulating cell free DNA and exosomes. Carcino Embryonic Antigen (CEA) levels in blood will also be analysed. Micro Satellite Instability (MSI) pattern in the tumor tissue will be evaluated in the pathological tissue

Countries

Canada

Contacts

Primary ContactAswin Abraham
aswin.abraham@albertahealthservices.ca780-432-8516

Outcome results

None listed

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