Evaluation of Respiratory Motion-Corrected Cone-Beam CT in Radiation Treatment of Thoracic and Abdominal Cancers - Full Text View

Purpose

Tumors must be seen clearly on CT scan to be radiated completely and safely. Breathing causes tumors to move. If the tumor moves during breathing, it can look blurred on the CT scan. This makes it difficult to see on CT scan. The investigators wish to investigate whether a new computer method makes tumors less blurry and easier to see on CT scan. Cone-beam CT is a type of CT scanner attached to the radiation treatment machine that produces 3D images of the patient. Since your tumor can move because of your normal breathing, it is often blurry and difficult to see accurately in a standard cone-beam CT scan. The investigators intend to use a computer method which processes the cone-beam CT data in a way that reduces the blurring and makes the tumor easier to see.

Condition	Intervention
Gastric Cancer Lung Cancer	Procedure: respiration correlated CT scan


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Non-Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Official Title:	Evaluation of Respiratory Motion-Corrected Cone-Beam CT in Radiation Treatment of Thoracic and Abdominal Cancers

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Further study details as provided by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:

To determine whether motion-corrected cone-beam CT (CBCT) improves the localization accuracy [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
of thoracic tumors (evaluated using study group 1) and organs-at-risk (evaluated using study group 2) relative to the standard cone-beam CT procedure.
To determine whether motion-corrected cone-beam CT (CBCT) can visualize and localize abdominal tumors using intravenous contrast enhancement. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
(evaluated using study group 2).

Secondary Outcome Measures:

To determine whether motion-corrected cone-beam CT (CBCT) derived from a respiration correlated CT (RCCT) scan on the same day improves localization accuracy [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
for thoracic tumors (evaluated using study group 1) and organs-at-risk (evaluated using study group 2), relative to motion-corrected CBCT derived from a prior RCCT scan at patient's simulation.
To determine whether tumor and organ-at-risk positions localized in cone-beam CT (CBCT) [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
prior to treatment remain constant throughout the treatment fraction.


Estimated Enrollment:	44
Study Start Date:	September 2010
Estimated Study Completion Date:	September 2018
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	September 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: thoracic (study group 1) malignancies On the same day as the CBCT scans and treatment session, patients will receive a research-only respiration correlated CT (RCCT scan), for calculating motion-corrected CBCT. The localization accuracy of motion-corrected CBCT using same-day RCCT will be compared to that using the standard RCCT from simulation.	Procedure: respiration correlated CT scan Thoracic malignancies (study group 1): Patients to be treated for gastro-esophageal junction (GEJ) malignancy undergo an implantation procedure of two or three radiopaque markers several days prior to treatment simulation, which are used to correct patient position at treatment. At treatment simulation, patients receive a standard CT scan followed by an RCCT scan. In cases of GEJ malignancy, oral contrast is administered prior to the standard CT scan; this is done at the treating physician's discretion. The standard CT is used to design the radiation treatment plan, where as the RCCT is used to define a volume that encompasses the motion extent of the tumor with breathing and is transferred to the standard CT.
Experimental: abdominal (study group 2) malignancies On the same day as the CBCT scans and treatment session, patients will receive a research-only respiration correlated CT (RCCT scan), for calculating motion-corrected CBCT. The localization accuracy of motion-corrected CBCT using same-day RCCT will be compared to that using the standard RCCT from simulation.	Procedure: respiration correlated CT scan Abdominal malignancies (study group 2): Patients undergo an implantation procedure of two or three radiopaque markers several days prior to treatment simulation. At treatment simulation, patients receive a standard CT scan followed by an RCCT scan. Intravenous contrast is administered prior to the standard CT; this is done at the treating physician's discretion.

Arms

Assigned Interventions

Experimental: thoracic (study group 1) malignancies

On the same day as the CBCT scans and treatment session, patients will receive a research-only respiration correlated CT (RCCT scan), for calculating motion-corrected CBCT. The localization accuracy of motion-corrected CBCT using same-day RCCT will be compared to that using the standard RCCT from simulation.

Procedure: respiration correlated CT scan

Thoracic malignancies (study group 1): Patients to be treated for gastro-esophageal junction (GEJ) malignancy undergo an implantation procedure of two or three radiopaque markers several days prior to treatment simulation, which are used to correct patient position at treatment. At treatment simulation, patients receive a standard CT scan followed by an RCCT scan. In cases of GEJ malignancy, oral contrast is administered prior to the standard CT scan; this is done at the treating physician's discretion. The standard CT is used to design the radiation treatment plan, where as the RCCT is used to define a volume that encompasses the motion extent of the tumor with breathing and is transferred to the standard CT.

Experimental: abdominal (study group 2) malignancies

On the same day as the CBCT scans and treatment session, patients will receive a research-only respiration correlated CT (RCCT scan), for calculating motion-corrected CBCT. The localization accuracy of motion-corrected CBCT using same-day RCCT will be compared to that using the standard RCCT from simulation.

Procedure: respiration correlated CT scan

Abdominal malignancies (study group 2): Patients undergo an implantation procedure of two or three radiopaque markers several days prior to treatment simulation. At treatment simulation, patients receive a standard CT scan followed by an RCCT scan. Intravenous contrast is administered prior to the standard CT; this is done at the treating physician's discretion.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients must have histologic proof of a thoracic or abdominal malignancy, confirmed at MSKCC and suitable for radiation therapy, in order to be eligible for this study. Thoracic malignancies (study group 1) include those in lung and gastro-esophageal junction. Abdominal malignancies (study group 2) include those in liver and pancreas. Patients having both thoracic and abdominal malignancies will be placed in only one of the study groups, because the limited field-of-view of the CBCT precludes imaging of both malignancies in the same scan. Patients must be older than 18 years of age
At least part of the tumor must be visible as observed in a diagnostic or planning CT. The tumor must exhibit at least 5 mm motion from respiration as observed in the respiration-correlated CT (RCCT) at simulation. The RCCT scan must be interpretable and not exhibit excessive motion artifacts caused by irregular patient breathing.
Patients must have Karnofsky Performance Status ≥ 70%

Exclusion Criteria:

Mesothelioma and other tumors of the pleura
Pregnant Women
Allergic to iodine or intravenous contrast agent (applies only to patients with a pancreas or liver malignancy)
Renal impairment due to the use of a contrast agent
Patients with pacemakers and defibrillators

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01213004

Locations


United States, New York
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States, 10065

Sponsors and Collaborators

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Varian Medical Systems

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Gikas Mageras, PhD	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

More Information

Additional Information:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site


Responsible Party:	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01213004 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	10-146
Study First Received:	September 29, 2010
Last Updated:	March 8, 2017

Keywords provided by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center:


gastro-esophageal junction lung abdominal cone-beam CT (CBCT) 10-146

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Stomach Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site	Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Stomach Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017