Status:

COMPLETED

Comparing Radical Surgery and Radical Radiotherapy as First Definitive Treatment for Primary MCC

Lead Sponsor:

University of Birmingham

Collaborating Sponsors:

Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme

Conditions:

Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A randomised phase III multi-centre trial comparing radical surgery and radical radiotherapy as first definitive treatment for primary MCC

Detailed Description

A randomised phase III multi-centre trial comparing radical surgery and radical radiotherapy as first definitive treatment for primary MCC with an observational study for patients ineligible for the r...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • General Inclusion Criteria for All Patients:
  • Patients newly diagnosed with histologically-proven MCC (either primary and/or regional nodal disease)
  • Completion of clinical and radiological staging investigations, including CT imaging (or other modality) of regional nodal basin(s) and major viscera (and SLNB if clinically appropriate) to identify regional and distant metastases
  • No confirmed distant metastases beyond the regional nodal basin (i.e. not stage IV disease)
  • Suitable for radical treatment to achieve disease control
  • Able to give valid informed consent
  • Consent for collection of data and tissue samples and follow up
  • Life expectancy six months or greater in relation to general fitness and co-morbidities
  • Additional Inclusion Criteria for Rational Compare:
  • Patients newly diagnosed with histologically-proven primary MCC
  • In the opinion of the SSMDT, the primary MCC can be encompassed both within a wide surgical margin and within a radiotherapy field, and the SSMDT is in equipoise regarding WLE or radiotherapy as first treatment
  • A minimum margin of 1 cm surrounding the MCC achievable by either radiotherapy or surgery
  • Consent for randomisation into Rational Compare

Exclusion

  • The primary MCC has already been treated radically with WLE (surgical margins \>10 mm) or radiotherapy
  • Intended use of regional or systemic chemotherapy for MCC (including molecularly targeted agents and immunotherapy)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 19 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 13 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

64 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05253144

Start Date

March 19 2016

End Date

April 13 2023

Last Update

May 8 2024

Active Locations (14)

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1

University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham, United Kingdom

2

North Bristol NHS Trust

Bristol, United Kingdom

3

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge, United Kingdom

4

NHS Tayside

Dundee, United Kingdom