Status:

COMPLETED

Cryotherapy in Treating Patients With Primary Lung Cancer or Lung Metastases That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Lung Cancer

Metastatic Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Cryotherapy kills tumor cells by freezing them. This may be an effective treatment for primary lung cancer or lung metastases that cannot be removed by surgery. PURPOSE: This clinical tria...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Estimate the local and distant failure rates after percutaneous thoracic cryotherapy (PTC) in patients with unresectable primary lung cancer or lung metastases. * Estimate rates of PTC ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed malignant pulmonary neoplasm
  • New lung lesion(s) with definitive clinical and imaging features of primary or metastatic disease allowed
  • Imaging findings compatible with localized treatment failure after prior cryotherapy allowed
  • Malignant pleural effusion allowed provided it is associated with a distinct measurable pulmonary mass amenable to cryotherapy
  • Metastatic disease must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Primary tumors have been resected or have been deemed controlled by other therapies
  • No other widespread metastases evident (e.g., multiple hepatic or brain metastases)
  • Each pulmonary mass must be amenable to CT-guided percutaneous cryotherapy approach
  • No more than 5 targeted masses for study therapy
  • Target mass defined as pulmonary, hilar, mediastinal, and/or chest wall mass \> 1 cm, but \< 10 cm in average diameter
  • Unresectable disease by surgical consultation OR patient refused surgical options
  • Nonenhanced and enhanced CT scan required within the past 6 weeks done at 4-5 mm increments with available soft tissue and mediastinal windows to assess size and extent of all thoracic tumors
  • PET scan required within the past 6 months noting the correlation with the above CT locations, if not already obtained by a combined PET/CT scanner
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Karnofsky performance status (PS) \> 60-100% OR WHO/ECOG/Zubrod PS 0-2
  • FEV\_1 \> 30% of predicted
  • DLCO \> 40% of predicted
  • Platelet count ≥ 70,000/mm\^3
  • INR \< 1.5
  • No uncontrolled coagulopathy or bleeding diathesis
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • No serious medical illness, including any of the following:
  • Uncontrolled congestive heart failure
  • Uncontrolled angina
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Cerebrovascular event within 6 months prior to study entry
  • No medical contraindication or potential problem that would preclude study compliance
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • At least 7 days since prior aspirin and aspirin-like medications
  • At least 3 days since prior warfarin, clopidogrel bisulfate, or similar compounds
  • No concurrent drugs causing bleeding tendencies (e.g., aspirin, warfarin, or clopidogrel bisulfate)
  • No concurrent participation in other experimental studies

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    July 1 2011

    Estimated Enrollment :

    40 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00303901

    Start Date

    November 1 2005

    End Date

    July 1 2011

    Last Update

    July 22 2020

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    Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201-1379