NCT04684186

Brief Summary

The role of radiotherapy is well established in the management of early stage lung cancer or as part of a multidisciplinary approach of locally advanced lung cancer (1). Recent advances in Cyberknife© technology, which is a robotic system of stereotactic irradiation including localisation and real time lesion-tracking, has led to an increase in accuracy and potentially in efficiency of the irradiation of tumor field (2)(3). According to several studies, promising results in local control and survival rates have been achieved in patients suffering from primary lung cancer or peripheral lung metastasis treated with Cyberknife© (4)(5)(6)(7)(8). Fiducial markers are implanted in or near a tumor in a configuration defining a COM (center of mass) guiding the Cyberknife for tumor localization. Tumor movement is then synchronized to respiratory cycle motion during treatment which reduces toxicity of non target lung tissue irradiation. Change in marker positioning leads to COM alterations, thus limiting detection by the tracking system. Percutaneous (9)(10)(11) (12), endovascular (12)(13) fiducial implantation or by means of bronchoscopic devices (14)(15)(16)(17)(18) are three techniques that have been validated in previous studies as feasible and safe procedures, providing accurate tracking. Few studies are currently available in the litterature comparing these modalities (19)(20). The percutaneous implantation technique will not be considered for this study because this technique is associated with a high risk of pneumothorax (9). Both the endobronchial and endovascular technique have been described in the literature with equivalent success rate (87-90%) in intention to treat (21)(22). One of the endpoints of this study is to verify that these results are reproducible in our institution where both techniques are currently available and to investigate other secondary endpoints such as fiducial marker migration after placement, complications rates and procedure time.

Trial Health

77
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
60

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for all trials

Timeline
0mo left

Started Oct 2016

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress99%
Oct 2016Jun 2026

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 10, 2016

Completed
4.2 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 7, 2020

Completed
17 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 24, 2020

Completed
4.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2025

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2026

Expected
Last Updated

January 12, 2021

Status Verified

January 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

8.6 years

First QC Date

December 7, 2020

Last Update Submit

January 8, 2021

Conditions

Keywords

fiducial marker placementstereotactic body radiotherapyinterventional radiology

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Cyberknife© tracking

    Tumor tracking assessment by Cyberknife© after bronchoscopic and endovascular fiducial marker implantation

    Before Cyberknife

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Fiducial implantation evaluation by operator

    Immediately post-implantation

  • Fiducial marker migration

    Immediately post-implantation and before Cyberknife

  • Procedure time

    Immediately after the procedure

  • Complication rate

    within 30 days of fiducial marker placement

Study Arms (2)

Endovascular fiducial marker insertion

Fiducial markers are inserted and released near the tumor through femoral puncture. A catheter is led through the venous system to the right heart and from there through the heart into the pulmonary arteries.

Procedure: Endovascular fiducial marker insertion

Bronchoscopic fiducial marker insertion

Fiducial markers are inserted and released near the tumor into the bronchi using an endoscopic route

Procedure: Bronchoscopic fiducial marker insertion

Interventions

Fiducial markers will be inserted using an endovascular route

Endovascular fiducial marker insertion

Fiducial markers will be inserted using an endoscopic route

Bronchoscopic fiducial marker insertion

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

Patients with lung cancer (1ary and 2ndary), not eligible for surgery, and treated by radiation therapy needing a fiducial marker placement will be eligible for this study which is a prospective randomized controlled trial (endovascular vs endobronchic fiducial marker).

You may qualify if:

  • Lung cancer (primary or secondary, any histological type)
  • Early stage lung cancer: patients diagnosed with stage I for which operation is contra-indicated, for example because of cardiac or pulmonary comorbidities.
  • Locally advanced lung cancer stages II - IIIB
  • Metastatic lung cancer stage IV (palliative care)
  • y ≤ age ≤ 85 y

You may not qualify if:

  • age \<18y
  • incapacity of judgment
  • Absence of a signed consent form

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire vaudois - Department of Radiology and Interventional Radiology

Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, 1011, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Related Publications (22)

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Lung Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract NeoplasmsThoracic NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Rafael DURAN, MD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
M.D.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 7, 2020

First Posted

December 24, 2020

Study Start

October 10, 2016

Primary Completion

June 1, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2026

Last Updated

January 12, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-01

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