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Randomized Study of Carbon Ion Boost in Hypoxic Lesions for Locally Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Randomized Study of Carbon Ion Boost in Hypoxic Lesions Identified by 18F-Misonidazole PET/CT in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06205927
Enrollment
77
Registered
2024-01-16
Start date
2023-12-07
Completion date
2026-12-31
Last updated
2025-06-17

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Conditions

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Keywords

18Fluoro-misonidazole, hypoxia, particle therapy, carbon-ion radiotherapy, non-small cell lung cancer

Brief summary

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to learn about if carbon ion radiotherapy dose boost in hypoxia lesions detected by 18F-Misonidazole PET/CT could improve clinical outcomes in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients compared with standard treatment protocol in our center. The patients will be randomly divided into two arms: standard treatment arm and hypoxic lesions dose boost arm. The standard treatment arm will receive carbon ion beam radiotherapy of 77Gy (RBE equivalent) per 22 fractions for gross tumor volume. The hypoxic lesions dose boost arm will receive 77Gy (RBE equivalent) per 22 fractions for gross tumor volume and a simultaneously dose boost of 83.6Gy (RBE equivalent) per 22 fractions for hypoxic lesions detected by 18F-Misonidazole PET/CT. Researchers will compare the local progression-free survival of two groups (primary endpoint), progression-free survival (secondary endpoint), overall survival (secondary endpoint), response rate (secondary endpoint), factional hypoxia volume (FHV) reduction rate (secondary endpoint) and toxicities (secondary endpoint).

Interventions

RADIATIONStandard carbon ion beam radiotherapy

The standard treatment arm will receive carbon ion beam radiotherapy of 77Gy (RBE equivalent) per 22 fractions for gross tumor volume.

RADIATIONCarbon ion beam radiotherapy simultaneously dose boost

The hypoxic lesions dose boost arm will receive 77Gy (RBE equivalent) per 22 fractions for gross tumor volume and a simultaneously dose boost of 83.6Gy (RBE equivalent) per 22 fractions for hypoxic lesions detected by 18F-Misonidazole PET/CT.

Sponsors

Jian Chen
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Between the ages of 18 and 80. * ECOG general status score of 0-2 . * Primary non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) confirmed by histology or cytological pathology, stage IIIa-IIIc (AJCC/UICC 8th edition). Largest diameter of primary tumor ≥ 4cm before carbon ion radiotherapy. * Medically inoperable, or patient refuses surgery. * Adequate organ function: 1). Blood function: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 x 109/L, platelet count ≥80 x 109/L, hemoglobin ≥9 g/dL 2). Lung function: FEV1\>25%, DLCO\>25% 3). Cardiac function: no serious pulmonary hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, peripheral vascular diseases, serious chronic heart disease and other complications that may affect radiotherapy.4). Adequate liver function: total bilirubin \<1.5 times the upper limit of normal value, and AST, ALT\<2 times the upper limit of normal value. 5). Adequate renal function: serum creatinine ≤1.5 times the upper limit of normal or calculated creatinine clearance ≥50 ml /min, and urinary protein \<2+. Patients with a baseline urinary protein level of 2+ or more should have a 24-hour urine collection and evidence of a 24-hour urinary protein level of 1g or less. * Sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with squamous cell carcinoma treated with bevacizumab before radiotherapy. * Patient fails to comply with the treatment protocol. * Complicated with other malignant tumors that have not been controlled. * Patient whose particle radiotherapy plan cannot meet the minimum target dose coverage and dose volume limitation requirements, or cannot meet the dose constrains of normal tissue or organs. * Chest radiation therapy or radioactive particle implantation history. * Cardiac pacemakers or other internal metal prosthesis implants that may be affected by high-energy radiation or may affect the dose distribution to the radiation target area. * Pregnancy (confirmed by serum or urine β-HCG test) or lactation period. * HIV positive. Hepatitis virus replication phase, need to receive antiviral therapy, but because of concomitant disease cannot receive antiviral therapy. Active stage of syphilis. * A history of mental illness may hinder the completion of treatment. * With serious comorbidity that may interfere with radiotherapy, including: (a) Acute infectious diseases or acute active phase of chronic infection. b) Unstable angina pectoris, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction that has been hospitalized in the past 6 months. c) Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or other respiratory conditions requiring hospitalization. d) Severely impaired immune function. e) Diseases with excessive sensitivity to radiation such as ataxia telangiectasia. f) Other diseases that may affect particle radiotherapy. * Other circumstances that the physician considers inappropriate to participate in clinical study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Local progression-free survivalFrom date of radiotherapy started until the date of first documented local disease progression, assessed up to 100 monthsLocal progression-free survival was defined from the start of carbon ion radiotherapy till the date of local progression or the last follow-up

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Disease progression-free survival rateFrom date of radiotherapy started until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 monthsDisease progression-free survival rate was defined from the start of carbon ion radiotherapy till the date of disease progression at any site or death, or the last follow up
Overall survival rateFrom date of radiotherapy started until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 100 monthsOverall survival rate was defined from the start of carbon ion radiotherapy till the date of death or the last follow-up
Overall response rateFrom date of radiotherapy started until 6 months after first radiotherapyProportion of complete response and partial response in all patients
Change of fractional hypoxia volumeFrom date of radiotherapy started until 1 month after first radiotherapyThe hypoxia volume of the hypoxia-positive region of interested was defined as the sum of pixels with a tumor muscle rate ≥1.4. The FHV, defined as the HV-to-gross tumour volume ratio. The FHV before and after carbon ion radiotherapy within 1 month will be recorded.
Incidence of Treatment-induced Adverse EventsFrom date of radiotherapy started, every 3-4 months within the first 2 years, every 6 months between years 3 and 5, and annually thereafter, assessed up to 100 monthsTreatment-induced toxicities were scored using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0 and EORTC/RTOG criteria, for events observed after the first dose of irradiation. Toxicities occurred 90 or more days after the completion of CIRT were defined as late toxicities.

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactJing Li
jing.li@sphic.org.cn86-21-38296678

Outcome results

None listed

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