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Pelvis ART is a Two Phase Study Looking at Using Adaptive Radiotherapy to Help Reduce Toxicity for Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy to the Pelvic Region. Adaptive Radiotherapy is a New Technology That Provides the Ability yo Account for Daily Changes in Anatomy.
Pelvis ART is a two phase study looking at using adaptive radiotherapy to help reduce toxicity for cancer patients having radiotherapy in the pelvic region. Adaptive radiotherapy is a new technology that provides the ability to account for daily changes in anatomy. Adaptive radiotherapy also provides a foundation for which radiotherapy margins might be safely reduced.
Phase 1 of this study is looking to see if a radiation therapist centred adaptive workflow can be implemented. If phase 1 of this study is safe and feasible, the study will proceed to phase 2. Phase 2 of the study looks at using adaptive technology to reduce radiation treatment margins.
The primary aim of this study is to see whether margin reduced treatment using adaptive radiotherapy can reduce side effects for patients with cancer in the pelvic area.
Study details:
Despite major technological advancements in the delivery of pelvic radiation therapy including the use of dynamic therapy, image guidance, integrated boosting and stereotactic techniques, toxicity from pelvic radiation remains a significant issue impacting on patient's quality of life and preventing the delivery of higher (and more curative) doses of radiation. Although evidence showed that adaptive radiotherapy demonstrating promising reduction of acute toxicity, the uptake of adaptive radiotherapy remains poor as adaptive radiation therapy is very labour intensive, time consuming and usually requires a radiation oncologist (RO) and Medical Physicist in attendance to review/modify target contours. These practices of daily multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in person attendance is not sustainable in the long term.
Since 2021, Royal North Shore Hospital has been treating patients with cancer in the pelvic with Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART) and Radiation Therapists (RT) at the site have undergone a rigorous University based Advanced Practitioner training programme. This study aims to evaluate RT-led ART in a randomised trial to assess the safety and feasibility of ART in a two stage phase 3 randomised controlled trial. If this study can prove safety and feasibility in the first phase, it will proceed to the second phase of the study which will look at using adaptive radiotherapy to safely reduce CTV and PTV margins.
The primary aim of the study will be to measure the difference in combined acute patient reported gastrointestinal (GI) and genitourinary (GU) toxicity between ART with margin reduction versus standard radiotherapy. Secondary aims will be to look at differences in clinician and patient reported acute and late GI and GU toxicity, disease free survival locoregional control, location of recurrence, the efficiency of ART including time taken per treatment, radiation dosimetric differences between the treatment arms and patients' perception of ART.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
Eligibility
Age eligible for study : 18 and older
Healthy volunteers accepted : No
Gender eligible for study: All
Things to know
Study dates
Study start: 2024-11-30
Primary completion: 2029-11-30
Study completion finish: 2031-11-30
Study type
TREATMENT
Phase
PHASE3
Trial ID
NCT06650033
Intervention or treatment
RADIATION: Adaptive radiotherapy +/- margin reduction
RADIATION: Image guided radiotherapy
Conditions
- • Pelvis Neoplasms
Find a site
Closest Location:
Northern Sydney Local Health District
Research sites nearby
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Northern Sydney Local Health District
St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
|---|---|
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Adaptive radiotherapy +/- margin reduction
| RADIATION: Adaptive radiotherapy +/- margin reduction
|
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Standard radiotherapy
| RADIATION: Image guided radiotherapy
|
What is the study measuring?
Primary outcome
| Primary Outcome Measure | Primary Outcome Description | Primary Outcome Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Safety of Adaptive Radiation Therapy via Radiation Therapists-led* treatment delivery (CTV coverage) A comparison of Clinical Target Volume (CTV) dose coverage will be performed | The CTV dose coverage must be equal or better in 90% of fractions for 90% of patients compared with the virtual image guided radiotherapy (IGRT) fraction. Dose coverage will be calculated as the percent of CTV receiving at least 95% of the prescribed dose (TD). | 12 months |
| Safety of Adaptive Radiation Therapy via Radiation Therapists-led* treatment delivery (OAR DVH constraints) A comparison of organ at risk (OAR) dose-volume histogram (DVH) constraints will be performed | The OAR DVH dose constraints must be equal or better in 90% of fractions for 90% of patients compared with the virtual image guided radiotherapy (IGRT) fraction. | 12 months |
| Feasibility of ART via RT-led* treatment delivery | At least 90% of patients must have 90% of planned adaptive treatments successfully delivered in phase 1 of the study. | 12 months |
| Acute patient reported toxicity | The study will measure the difference in patient reported combined maximum GU and GI toxicity (Grade 2 or higher) as per PRO-CTCAE between the two treatment arms. | Within 90 days of patients completing treatment |
Secondary outcome
| Secondary Outcome Measure | Secondary Outcome Description | Secondary Outcome Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Acute clinician reported toxicity | The study will measure the difference in acute combined maximum GU and GI toxicity (Grade 2 or higher) grading between the two treatment arms as reported by clinicians using CTCAE v5.0. | Within 90 days of patients completing treatment |
| Late clinician reported toxicity | The study will measure the difference in late GU and GI toxicity (Grade 2 or higher) between the two treatment arms as reported by clinicians using CTCAE v5.0 | 5 years |
| Late patient reported toxicity | The study will measure the difference in patient reported late GU and GI toxicity (Grade 2 or higher) between the two treatment arms as per PRO-CTCAE. | 5 years |
| Disease free survival (DFS) (incorporating biochemical DFS for prostate cancer patients | The rate of disease free survival and the rate of biochemical failure in prostate cancer as defined as Nadir+2.0, commencement of ADT for relapse or evidence of disease recurrence on imaging | 5 years |
| Time differences between treatment arms | The study will assess the average absolute treatment time difference per fraction for adaptive radiation therapy compared to standard IGRT | 5 years |
| Radiation dosimetric differences between treatment arms | The study will evaluate the radiation dosimetric differences between treatment using ART and treatment using standard IGRT | 5 years |
| Patient reported attitudes and perceptions | The study will assess the patient experience with radiotherapy on a five item questionnaire that uses a five-point Likert-scale (ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree). Differences in responses for each question between the arms will be reported. | 1 and 5 years |
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