Status:

RECRUITING

Pulmonary Magnetic Resonance-guided Online Adaptive Radiotherapy of Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital Heidelberg

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Hospital Tuebingen

Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

Conditions:

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

MR-guided radiotherapy is an innovative technique which supports sophisticated approaches towards pulmonary adaptive radiotherapy (ART). Such individualized treatment approaches can lead to reduced to...

Detailed Description

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is very common and carries the highest mortality of all malignant diseases (350.000 - 400.000 deaths per year in the European Union). In specific, the 5-year overall...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histologically-proven non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
  • Stage III A - C according to the 8th edition of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) TNM classification
  • Indication for definitive thoracic chemoradiotherapy
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • ECOG 0 - 2
  • Adequate pulmonary function for chemoradiotherapy confirmed by a current pulmonary function test (≤ 6 weeks from treatment start)
  • Ability to lie still on the MR-linac table for at least one hour
  • Ability to hold one's breath for at least 20 seconds
  • Successful completion of an MR-guided treatment simulation
  • For women with childbearing potential: adequate contraception
  • Ability of the patient to understand character and individual consequences of the clinical trial
  • Written informed consent (must be available before enrolment in the trial)

Exclusion

  • Involvement of supraclavicular lymph nodes (supraclavicular N3)
  • Additional pulmonary lesions (T3 - 4 due to additional lesion in the same or another lobe)
  • Previous radiotherapy of the lung and mediastinum, if previous and current target volumes overlap
  • Patients who have not yet recovered from acute toxicities of prior therapies
  • Contraindications against performing MRI scans (e.g. pacemakers or other implants making MRI impossible)
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Participation in another competing clinical study or observation period of competing trials
  • Refusal of the patients to take part in the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 23 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05237453

Start Date

June 23 2022

End Date

March 1 2027

Last Update

January 5 2024

Active Locations (3)

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1

Universitätsklinikum Tübingen

Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 72076

2

Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München

Münich, Bavaria, Germany, 81377

3

University Hospital of Heidelberg, Radiation Oncology

Heidelberg, Germany, 69120