NCT03575611

Brief Summary

This phase II trial studies how well stereotactic body radiation therapy works in treating patients with kidney cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). Stereotactic body radiation therapy uses special equipment to position a patient and deliver radiation to tumors with high precision. This method may kill tumor cells with fewer doses over a shorter period and cause less damage to normal tissue.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial recruitment is currently suspended
Enrollment
123

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2

Timeline
53mo left

Started Jun 2018

Longer than P75 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
suspended

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress65%
Jun 2018Sep 2030

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 14, 2018

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 20, 2018

Completed
12 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 2, 2018

Completed
6.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 20, 2024

Completed
6.1 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 30, 2030

Expected
Last Updated

April 15, 2026

Status Verified

April 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

6.2 years

First QC Date

June 20, 2018

Last Update Submit

April 10, 2026

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • Feasibility of incorporating definitive radiation therapy (RT) (such as stereotactic body radiation therapy [SBRT]) into treatment plan for oligometastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in lieu of systemic therapy

    Defined as successful completion of all protocol-related treatment with \< 7 days of unplanned radiation treatment delays within 3 years of protocol activation.

    Up to 12 months

  • Feasibility of incorporating definitive RT (such as SBRT) as a treatment strategy for low metastatic burden RCC in lieu of systemic therapy

    Defined as successful completion of all protocol-related treatment with \< 7 days of unplanned radiation treatment delays within 3 years of protocol approval.

    Up to 12 months

  • Progression-free survival (PFS) in oligometastatic RCC per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1

    Serial assessment with radiographic imaging will be evaluated. The probabilities of participants remaining alive and progression free will be estimated using the Kaplan Meier method with corresponding 95% confidence intervals.

    At 12 months

  • PFS in low metastatic burden RCC per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1

    Serial assessment with radiographic imaging will be evaluated. The probabilities of participants remaining alive and progression free will be estimated using the Kaplan Meier method with corresponding 95% confidence intervals.

    Up to 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Systemic therapy free survival

    At 12 months

  • Reduction in cellular replication as measured by ki-67 staining (Cohort A)

    Baseline up to 12 months

  • Overall survival

    At 12 months

  • Freedom from new lesion development

    At 12 months

  • Treatment related toxicities associated with SBRT

    Up to 12 months

Study Arms (1)

Treatment (SBRT)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients undergo SBRT over 1 day to 3 weeks based on the judgment of the treating radiation oncologist. If the disease spreads to a new lesion that can be treated with local therapy, patients may repeat SBRT over 1 day to 3 weeks based on the judgment of the treating radiation oncologist. Patients may undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial, as well as a tumor biopsy on study. Patients also undergo CT, PET/CT, and/or MRI throughout the trial.

Procedure: BiopsyProcedure: Biospecimen CollectionProcedure: Computed TomographyProcedure: Magnetic Resonance ImagingProcedure: Positron Emission TomographyRadiation: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

Interventions

BiopsyPROCEDURE

Undergo tumor biopsy

Also known as: BIOPSY_TYPE, Bx
Treatment (SBRT)

Undergo blood sample collection

Also known as: Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Specimen Collection
Treatment (SBRT)

Undergo CT and/or PET/CT

Also known as: CAT, CAT Scan, Computed Axial Tomography, Computerized Axial Tomography, Computerized axial tomography (procedure), Computerized Tomography, Computerized Tomography (CT) scan, CT, CT Scan, tomography
Treatment (SBRT)

Undergo MRI

Also known as: Magnetic Resonance, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure), Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan, Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, MR, MR Imaging, MRI, MRI Scan, MRIs, NMR Imaging, NMRI, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, sMRI, Structural MRI
Treatment (SBRT)

Undergo PET/CT

Also known as: Medical Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography, PET, PET Scan, Positron emission tomography (procedure), Positron Emission Tomography Scan, Positron-Emission Tomography, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, PT
Treatment (SBRT)

Undergo SBRT

Also known as: SABR, SBRT, Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiation Therapy
Treatment (SBRT)

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of RCC of any histology.
  • Be willing and able to undergo biopsy of a lesion planned for definitive RT (such as SBRT) both post treatment and pretreatment. If a lesion amenable to definitive RT was biopsied prior to enrollment, this material can be used in lieu of a planned biopsy if the tissue is available for review and ki-67 staining at MD Anderson.
  • Patients may be allowed on this trial without a biopsy if they are deemed medically unfit for biopsy or if the biopsy poses undue risk in the opinion of the treating physician(s).
  • Be \>= 18 years of age on the day of signing informed consent
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2.
  • NOTE: If subject is unable to walk due to paralysis, but is mobile in a wheelchair, subject is considered to be ambulatory for the purpose of assessing their performance status.
  • COHORT A: Oligometastatic RCC patients (=\< 5 metastatic lesions at the time of study entry).
  • COHORT B: Patients eligible for Cohort A in addition to low volume metastatic patients. Low volume metastatic patients are defined as those with \> 5 metastatic lesions, but with =\< 5 metastatic lesions when excluding lesions \< 1 cm short axis and LNs \< 1 cm short axis
  • Candidate for definitive local therapy to all sites of active disease per the discretion of the treating physicians
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1,000 /mcL (within 6 weeks prior to study enrollment).
  • Platelets \>= 50,000 / mcL (within 6 weeks prior to study enrollment).
  • Hemoglobin \>= 9 g/dL or \>= 5.6 mmol/L (within 6 weeks prior to study enrollment).
  • Serum total bilirubin =\< 1.5 mg//dl (except for subjects with Gilbert syndrome, who may have total bilirubin \< 3.0 mg/dl) OR direct bilirubin =\< ULN for subjects with total bilirubin levels \> 1.5 mg/dl (within 6 weeks prior to study enrollment).
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 3 X upper limit of normal ULN OR =\< 5 X ULN for subjects with liver metastases (within 6 weeks prior to study enrollment).
  • At least one site which in the opinion of the treating radiation oncologist is treatable with definitive RT and can be biopsied

You may not qualify if:

  • Systemic therapy as a component of prior definitive therapy directed towards non-metastatic disease will be allowed. For example, patients receiving adjuvant interleukin (IL)-2 after nephrectomy for an initial M0 diagnosis and who subsequently developed metastatic relapse will be allowed on study. In this instance, there will be no mandatory wash-out period required for enrollment.
  • At trial entry the patient must have received their last dose of systemic therapy (e.g. last intravenously \[IV\] administration of orally \[PO\] tablet/pill) 4 weeks prior to initiation of the first dose of radiation
  • Has a diagnosis of active scleroderma, lupus, or other rheumatologic disease which in the opinion of the treating radiation oncologist precludes safe radiation therapy.
  • Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial as determined by the treating physician and/or member of the study team.
  • Metastatic effusion (e.g. pleural effusion or ascites). Note that patients with an effusion that is too small to sample will be eligible for the trial.
  • Diffuse metastatic processes including leptomeningeal disease, diffuse bone marrow involvement, and peritoneal carcinomatous, which by the discretion of the treating physician cannot be treated definitively.
  • Is pregnant or expecting to conceive within the projected duration of the trial at the screening visit.
  • Female subject of childbearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy within 6 weeks prior to study registration up to the first fraction of radiation.
  • Note: If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Tang C, Sherry AD, Seo A, Hara K, Choi H, Liu S, Sun X, Montoya A, Ludmir EB, Shah AY, Jonasch E, Zurita AJ, Kovitz C, Alhalabi O, Goswami S, Hahn AW, Campbell MT, Hernandez A, Nead KT, Van Loo P, Su S, Battey CJ, LaBella ML, Ratzel S, Acevedo A, Genovese G, Sircar K, Karam JA, Tannir NM, Msaouel P. Metastasis-directed radiotherapy without systemic therapy for oligometastatic clear-cell renal-cell carcinoma: primary efficacy analysis of a single-arm, single-centre, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2025 Oct;26(10):1289-1299. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(25)00380-8. Epub 2025 Sep 4.

  • Tang C, Msaouel P, Hara K, Choi H, Le V, Shah AY, Wang J, Jonasch E, Choi S, Nguyen QN, Das P, Prajapati S, Yu Z, Khan K, Powell S, Murthy R, Sircar K, Tannir NM. Definitive radiotherapy in lieu of systemic therapy for oligometastatic renal cell carcinoma: a single-arm, single-centre, feasibility, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2021 Dec;22(12):1732-1739. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00528-3. Epub 2021 Oct 28.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Carcinoma, Renal Cell

Interventions

BiopsySpecimen HandlingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyRadiosurgery

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

AdenocarcinomaCarcinomaNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsKidney NeoplasmsUrologic NeoplasmsUrogenital NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesKidney DiseasesUrologic DiseasesMale Urogenital Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

CytodiagnosisCytological TechniquesClinical Laboratory TechniquesDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresDiagnosisDiagnostic Techniques, SurgicalSurgical Procedures, OperativeInvestigative TechniquesSpectrum AnalysisChemistry Techniques, AnalyticalRadiotherapyTherapeuticsStereotaxic TechniquesNeurosurgical Procedures

Study Officials

  • Chad Tang

    M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 20, 2018

First Posted

July 2, 2018

Study Start

June 14, 2018

Primary Completion

August 20, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 30, 2030

Last Updated

April 15, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

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