A Phase II Study to Assess Acute Toxicity and Quality of Life of Patients With Carcinoma of the Anal Canal Receiving Chemotherapy and Radiation Using Helical Tomotherapy
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Brief Summary
The hypothesis is that helical tomotherapy could minimize radiation related toxicity by avoiding or limiting doses to structures such as small bowel, external genitalia, skin, bladder, rectum, and femoral neck and head.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_2
Started Sep 2008
Longer than P75 for phase_2
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2008
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 15, 2008
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 17, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 1, 2016
CompletedJuly 6, 2016
July 1, 2016
8.1 years
September 15, 2008
July 4, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Acute Toxicity and Quality of LIfe
3 months
Secondary Outcomes (2)
colostomy-free survival and/or overall survival
3 and 5 years
Local Recurrence
3 and 5 years
Study Arms (1)
1
OTHERanal cancer patients treated with tomotherapy and chemotherapy
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patient should have histologically proven primary squamous carcinoma or its variant
- No history of prior malignancy.
- Patients must be free of metastatic disease out of pelvis at the time of diagnosis
- Patients must be at least 18 years of age
- Performance status 0, 1 or 2 ECOG
- T stage 2-4, Any N, stage MO
- Patient should be eligible for concomitant chemotherapy
- Informed written consent required to participate
You may not qualify if:
- Prior radiation to pelvis
- Pregnant or lactating
- prior surgical treatment for anal cancer other than biopsy
- prior surgical or chemotherapy treatment for anal cancer
- T1 tumours (2cm) or evidence of distant mets
- comorbid medical conditions precluding radical treatment at the discretion of oncologist
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Kurian J Joseph, MD, FRCPC
AHS Cancer Control Alberta
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 15, 2008
First Posted
September 17, 2008
Study Start
September 1, 2008
Primary Completion
October 1, 2016
Study Completion
October 1, 2016
Last Updated
July 6, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-07