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A Randomized Phase III Study of Sublobar Resection (+/- Brachytherapy) Versus Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in High Risk Patients With Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)


Phase 3
18 Years
N/A
Open (Enrolling)
Both
Lung Cancer

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Trial Information

A Randomized Phase III Study of Sublobar Resection (+/- Brachytherapy) Versus Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in High Risk Patients With Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)


OBJECTIVES:

Primary

- To ascertain whether patients treated by stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
have a 3-year overall survival (OS) rate that is no more than 10% less than patients
treated with sublobar resection (SR).

Secondary

- To compare loco-regional recurrence-free survival between study arms.

- To compare disease-free survival between study arms.

- To compare grade 3 or higher specific adverse event profiles between study arms at 1,
3, 6, and 12 months post-therapy.

- To compare pulmonary function between patients treated with SBRT and patients treated
with SR.

- To compare the adverse events and pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in each arm for
patients with low or high Charlson comorbidity index scores, including a test
interaction between Charlson comorbidity index scores (low vs high) and treatment arm.

Tertiary

- To compare the quality-adjusted survival between the SBRT and SR treatments in terms of
time to death (primary) and time until recurrence (secondary).

- To examine whether pre-operative and post-operative clinically significant deficits in
previously identified prognostic PRO domains (overall quality of life [QOL], fatigue,
anxiety, and dyspnea) are associated with shorter patient survival in this patient
population and to compare the relative effectiveness of each treatment (SBRT and SR).

- To contribute to an ACOSOG bank of normative data in order to improve short/long-term
outcomes of cancer patients by identifying patients experiencing clinically significant
deficits in patient-reported outcomes and the relationship to genetic variables.

- To explore whether blood-based biomarkers, including osteopontins, will be able to
predict which patients will be at high risk for recurrence by treatment with either
SBRT or SR. (exploratory)

- To explore whether blood-based biomarkers, including TGF-β1, will be able to predict
which patients will be at high risk for pulmonary complications by treatment with
either SBRT or SR. (exploratory)

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to planned
brachytherapy (yes vs no) and ECOG performance status (0 vs 1 vs 2). Patients are randomized
to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

- Arm I: Patients undergo sublobar resection comprising either a wedge resection or
anatomical segmentectomy with or without intraoperative brachytherapy* comprising an
iodine I 125 implant at the resection margin.

- Arm II: Patients undergo 3 fractions of stereotactic body radiation therapy at 2-8 days
apart.

NOTE: *Patients may receive brachytherapy at the discretion of treating physician.

Patients may undergo blood sample collection at baseline and periodically during study for
correlative studies. Tumor tissue samples may also be collected from patients who undergo
resection.

Patients complete the Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS), the Linear Analogue Self-Assessment
(LASA), and the UCDS Shortness of Breath quality-of-life questionnaires at baseline and
periodically during study and follow-up.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 30 days, every 3 months
for 2 years, every 6 months for 1 year, and then yearly for 2 years.

Inclusion Criteria


DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

- Lung nodule suspicious for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

- Biopsy confirmation is strongly recommended but not required; if biopsy is
attempted and non-diagnostic, if the patient refuses biopsy, or if the risk of
biopsy is considered too high, patients may be enrolled if the mass is
suspicious for NSCLC based on two or more of the following criteria:

- Positive smoking history

- Absence of benign calcifications within suspicious nodule

- Activity on PET greater than normal tissue

- Evidence of growth compared to previous imaging

- Presence of spiculation

- Tumor ≤ 4 cm maximum diameter, clinical stage IA or selected IB (i.e., with visceral
pleural involvement) by PET/CT scan of the chest and upper abdomen performed within
60 days prior to registration

- All clinically suspicious mediastinal N1, N2, or N3 lymph nodes (> 1 cm short-axis
dimension on CT scan and/or positive on PET scan) confirmed negative for involvement
with NSCLC by one of the following methods: mediastinoscopy, anterior mediastinotomy,
endoscopic and/or endobronchial ultrasonography (EUS/EBUS)-guided needle aspiration,
CT-guided, or video-assisted thoracoscopic or open lymph node biopsy

- Tumor verified by a thoracic surgeon to be in a location that will permit sublobar
resection

- Tumor located peripherally within the lung, defined as not touching any surface
within 2 cm of the proximal bronchial tree in all directions

- Patients with non-peripheral (central) tumors are NOT eligible

- No evidence of distant metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

- ECOG performance status (PS) 0, 1, or 2

- Patient at high-risk for surgery by meeting a minimum of one major criteria or two
minor criteria as described below:

- Major criteria

- FEV1 ≤ 50% predicted

- DLCO ≤ 50% predicted

- Minor criteria

- Age ≥ 75 years

- FEV1 51-60% predicted

- DLCO 51-60% predicted

- Pulmonary hypertension (defined as a pulmonary artery systolic pressure
greater than 40 mm Hg) as estimated by echocardiography or right heart
catheterization

- Poor left ventricular function (defined as an ejection fraction of 40% or
less)

- Resting or exercise arterial pO2 ≤ 55 mm Hg or SpO2 ≤ 88%

- pCO2 > 45 mm Hg

- Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC) Dyspnea Scale ≥ 3

- Not pregnant or nursing

- Negative urine or serum pregnancy test

- Fertile patients must use effective contraception

- No prior invasive malignancy, unless disease-free for ≥ 3 years prior to registration
(except non-melanoma skin cancer, in-situ cancers).

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

- No prior intra-thoracic radiotherapy

- Prior radiotherapy as part of treatment for head and neck, breast, or other
non-thoracic cancer is permitted

- Prior chemotherapy or surgical resection for the lung cancer being treated on this
protocol is NOT permitted

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

5-year OS rate

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Hiran C. Fernando, MD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

Boston Medical Center

Authority:

Unspecified

Study ID:

CDR0000698986

NCT ID:

NCT01336894

Start Date:

May 2011

Completion Date:

Related Keywords:

  • Lung Cancer
  • stage IA non-small cell lung cancer
  • stage IB non-small cell lung cancer
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
  • Lung Neoplasms

Name

Location

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center Ann Arbor, Michigan  48109-0752
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale Scottsdale, Arizona  85259
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Rochester, Minnesota  55905
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center Chicago, Illinois  60637
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53226
Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio  45267-0526
Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19107
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center Cleveland, Ohio  44195
University of California Davis Cancer Center Sacramento, California  95817
Swedish Cancer Institute at Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, Washington  98104
James Graham Brown Cancer Center at University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky  40202
Waukesha Memorial Hospital Regional Cancer Center Waukesha, Wisconsin  53188
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Atlanta, Georgia  30322
Stony Brook University Cancer Center Stony Brook, New York  11794-8174
SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital Syracuse, New York  13210
Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center Winston-Salem, North Carolina  27157-1096
Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina  29425
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas Dallas, Texas  75390
James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, New York  14642
Baptist Cancer Institute - Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida  32207
William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak Campus Royal Oak, Michigan  48073
Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, Maryland  21201
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center San Francisco, California  94115
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at Orlando Orlando, Florida  32806
Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah, Georgia  31403-3089
Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky  40536-0093
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Saint Louis St. Louis, Missouri  63110
St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center - St.Luke's Division New York, New York  10027
Geisinger Cancer Institute at Geisinger Health Danville, Pennsylvania  17822-0001
Gundersen Lutheran Center for Cancer and Blood La Crosse, Wisconsin  54601
University of Virginia Cancer Center Charlottesville, Virginia  22908
OSF St. Francis Medical Center Peoria, Illinois  61637
Providence Cancer Center at Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, Oregon  97213-2967
DeCesaris Cancer Institute at Anne Arundel Medical Center Annapolis, Maryland  21401
Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix, Arizona  85054-4502
Allegheny Cancer Center at Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15212
UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Birmingham, Alabama  35294
Stanford Cancer Center Stanford, California  94305-5824
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Columbus, Ohio  43210-1240
York Cancer Center at Apple Hill Medical Center York, Pennsylvania  17405
Sentara Cancer Institute at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, Virginia  23507
Boston University Cancer Research Center Boston, Massachusetts  02118
Valley Hospital - Ridgewood Ridgewood, New Jersey  07450
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53295
Emory Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, Georgia  30308
Baylor University Medical Center - Dallas Dallas, Texas  75246
St. Agnes Hospital Cancer Center Baltimore, Maryland  21229
Tufts Medical Center Cancer Center Boston, Massachusetts  02111
Providence Regional Cancer Partnership Everett, Washington  98201