Dose Escalation Trial of Endoluminal High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy With Concurrent Chemotherapy for Rectal or Anal Cancer in Patients With Recurrent Disease or Undergoing Non-Operative Management

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to see what amount of radiation is safe to give to rectal or anal cancer patients who are being treated with a procedure called brachytherapy.
ConditionRectal or Anal Cancer
InterventionRadiation: endorectal brachytherapy
Drug: concurrent capecitabine or 5-FU
Behavioral: Questionnaires
PhasePhase 1
SponsorMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Responsible PartyMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov IdentifierNCT02199236
First ReceivedJuly 22, 2014
Last UpdatedJuly 22, 2014
Last verifiedJuly 2014

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First Received DateJuly 22, 2014
Last Updated DateJuly 22, 2014
Start DateJuly 2014
Estimated Primary Completion DateNot Provided
Current Primary Outcome Measuresmaximum tolerated dose (MTD) [Time Frame: 1 year] [Designated as safety issue: No]will employ a standard 3+3 dose-escalation scheme. Patients will be accrued to the study in cohorts of 3. An initial cohort of 3 patients will be treated to each dose. The dose level will be escalated if none of the 3 patients exhibits any DLT within 90 days of completion of brachytherapy. Dose escalation will not take place until every patient in the prior dose cohort has been monitored for 90 days.
Current Secondary Outcome Measurestumor response [Time Frame: 3, 6, and 12 months] [Designated as safety issue: No]MRI Pelvis with DCE & DWI (unless contraindicated) after brachytherapy

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Brief TitleDose Escalation Trial of Endoluminal High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy With Concurrent Chemotherapy for Rectal or Anal Cancer in Patients With Recurrent Disease or Undergoing Non-Operative Management
Official TitleA Phase I, Dose Escalation Trial of Endoluminal High Dose Rate Brachytherapy With Concurrent Chemotherapy for Rectal or Anal Cancer in Patients With Recurrent Disease or Undergoing Non-Operative Management
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to see what amount of radiation is safe to give to rectal or
anal cancer patients who are being treated with a procedure called brachytherapy.
Detailed DescriptionNot Provided
Study TypeInterventional
Study PhasePhase 1
Study DesignEndpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
ConditionRectal or Anal Cancer
InterventionRadiation: endorectal brachytherapy
Patients will receive 3 fractions of endorectal brachytherapy, each spaced apart by 7 days (+/- 1 day). The three dose tiers will be 1500cGy (500cGy per fraction), 1800cGy (600cGy per fraction), and 2100cGy (700cGy per fraction).
Drug: concurrent capecitabine or 5-FU
Patients will receive 500 mg and 150 mg oral tablets of capecitabine for the prescribed dose of 825 mg/m2 BID, morning and evening (total daily dose of 1650 mg/m2 ). Dosages will be rounded to the nearest 150 mg or 500 mg. Tablets should be swallowed with water within 30 minutes after a meal. Capecitabine will be started on the Monday of the first week of brachytherapy (day 1) and taken on weekdays (Monday through Friday) during weeks of brachytherapy only.
Administration of 5-FU should be only by the intravenous route taking care to avoid extravasation. Patients will receive 225 mg/m2/day, as a continuous venous infusion by a portable pump for the 3 weeks of treatment. The infusional 5-FU will be exchanged every 7 days.
Behavioral: Questionnaires
Patients should complete the 2 quality of life questionnaires during their follow-up appointments. If they are unable to be seen in follow-up, they may complete the questionnaires at home and email or mail them back to the investigator. Should there be any incomplete or ambiguous answers, a follow-up phone call will be made by a member of the research team for clarification. Additionally, if the questionnaires have not been returned within 3 weeks after the time when they are due, a member of the research team will call the patient, and the questions will be completed over the phone.
Other Names:
  • Bowel Function Assessment
  • Quality of Life Assessment
Study Arm (s)Experimental: endorectal brachytherapy, concurrent chemo and questionnaires
This is a phase I, dose-escalation study to evaluate the safety of endorectal brachytherapy with concurrent capecitabine or 5-fluoruracil (5-FU) in the management of locally recurrent/residual rectal or anal cancer in patients who have received pelvic external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) +/- chemotherapy. We will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with dynamic contrast enhancement (DCE) and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) series to contribute to the assessment of tumor response.

Recruitment Information[ + expand ][ + ]

Recruitment StatusRecruiting
Estimated Enrollment24
Estimated Completion DateNot Provided
Estimated Primary Completion DateJuly 2017
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally residual or recurrent cancer of the
rectum or anus

- Prior pelvic EBRT

- Age > or = to 18 years

- ECOG performance status 0, 1, or 2

- At least 4 weeks from prior major surgery or radiotherapy

- Have undergone Surgical, Medical and Radiation Oncology evaluations to confirm :

- Eligible for infusional 5-FU or capecitabine

- Will not undergo surgery for the study disease

- Able to receive HDR brachytherapy ANC ≥ 1.5 cells/mm3 and PLT ≥100,000/mm3

- Adequate Renal function: Creatinine <1.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN) or
calculated creatinine clearance of ≥ 50cc/min

- Adequate Hepatic functions: Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL; (except in patients with
Gilbert's Syndrome, who must have a total bilirubin less than 3.0 mg/dL)

- AST or ALT <3xULN, or <5x ULN if known liver metastases

- Normal Cardiac function:

- No active coronary artery disease;

- No New York Heart Association class II, III or IV disease;

- No arrhythmia requiring treatment

- Maximum tumor length of 7 cm at time of brachytherapy treatment start

Exclusion Criteria:

- Women who are pregnant.

- Women of childbearing potential who are unwilling or unable to use an acceptable
method to avoid pregnancy for the entire treatment period and after receipt of
brachytherapy. Male subjects must also agree to use effective contraception during
the treatment period and until 1 year after the completion of brachytherapy.

- Patients with any other concurrent medical or psychiatric condition or disease which,
in the investigator's judgment, would make them inappropriate candidates for entry
into this study.

- Patients on concurrent anti-cancer therapy other than that allowed in the study.

- Contraindications to general anesthesia
GenderBoth
Ages18 Years
Accepts Healthy VolunteersNo
ContactsContact: Karyn Goodman, MD
212-639-3983
Location CountriesUnited States

Administrative Information[ + expand ][ + ]

NCT Number NCT02199236
Other Study ID Numbers14-104
Has Data Monitoring CommitteeNot Provided
Information Provided ByMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Study SponsorMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
CollaboratorsNot Provided
Investigators Principal Investigator: Karyn Goodman, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Verification DateJuly 2014

Locations[ + expand ][ + ]

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920
Contact: Karyn Goodman, MD | 212-639-3983
Recruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk
Commack, New York, United States, 11725
Contact: Karyn Goodman, MD | 212-639-3983
Recruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States, 10065
Contact: Karyn Goodman, MD | 212-639-3983
Sub-Investigator: Karyn Goodman, MD
Recruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
Rockville Centre, New York, United States, 11570
Contact: Karyn Goodman, MD | 212-639-3983
Recruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center
Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States, 10591
Contact: Karyn Goodman, MD | 212-639-3983
Recruiting