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CompletedNCT01557790Updated Apr 13, 2020Results posted

Proton Radiotherapy for Stage I, IIA, and IIB Seminoma

An interventional study of Proton Radiation Therapy in Stage I, IIA and IIB Seminoma, sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-04-13.

Sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
5
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Study summary

Phase II study using Proton radiation therapy to treat males, aged 18 years or older, with Stage I, IIA and IIB Seminoma. This research study will be done in conjunction with the Robert H. Burr Proton Therapy Center at the Mass. General Hospital and the Department of Defense. In the feasibility portion of the study patients will be evaluated to determine acute toxicity. If the study is deemed feasible the principal investigator (PI) hopes that proton RT will reduce the lethargy rate as compared to photon radiation therapy (RT).

Read the detailed description

This is a Phase II study using proton radiation therapy in addition to their standard care in subjects who have Stage I, IIA, IIB Seminoma. Testicular cancer are the most common solid cancers among men aged 20 to 35. Each subject must be 18 years of age or older and have a histologically proven diagnosis of testicular cancer. In addition to a subject's routine exams and tests, they will be asked to complete a series of quality of life questionnaires before, during and after their treatment. All side effects/toxicities will be monitored and recorded. Patients will be followed for a minimum of 5 years.

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Conditions studied

  • Stage I, IIA and IIB Seminoma

Keywords

  • Adult male
  • 18 years or older
  • clinical diagnosis
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In context

Lead sponsor

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine is the lead sponsor of 457 studies on the registry; 84 are open to participants now.

Of its 33 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 14 (42%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Histological diagnosis; Histologically proven diagnosis of testicular seminoma; - Histologically confirmed seminomatous germ cell tumor of the testis categorized as either "classical" or "anaplastic;
  • Stage I disease; Any pT N0 M0 S0-3 (Appendix B) [AJCC, 7th Ed.] (72); Stage IIA or IIB disease;
  • Any pT N1 M0 S0-3 (Appendix B) [AJCC, 7th Ed.] (72); Any pT N2 M0 S0-3 (Appendix B) [AJCC, 7th Ed.] (72); (at the discretion of the principal investigators, bulky stage IIB may be excluded from the study, according to National Comprehensive Cancer Center Guidelines. 2. Laboratory evaluations; Semen analysis (patients will not be excluded if they do not wish to have an analysis or their insurance denies the claim) Follice-stimulating hormone (prior to the start of radiation) Luteinizing Hormone (Prior to the start of radiation) Lactate Dehydrogenase (Prior to the start of radiation) Human Chorionic Gonadotropic (Prior to the start of radiation) Complete blood count (Prior to the start of radiation) Testosterone (prior to the start of radiation) 3. Appropriate stage for protocol entry, as per protocol section 3.2.1, , based upon the following minimum diagnostic workup: History and physical examination, including a complete list of current medications; Chest x-ray (PA and lateral views) or CT Chest (within 3 months of study registration); Abdominal/pelvic CT scan or Abd/pelvic MRI(within 3 months of study registration); Brain MRI if clinically indicated; Bone scan if clinically indicated; 4. For stage I seminoma patients only, definitive surgical intervention within ten weeks prior to registration; Patients undergoing scrotal violations (scrotal orchiectomy, transscrotal biopsy, testicular fine needle aspiration, scrotal exploration) will be eligible; 5. The patient is a candidate for definitive external beam radiotherapy; The patient has had no prior radiotherapy to the region of study; The patient has no inflammatory bowel disease, active collagen vascular or connective tissue disorders, and no other medical or social contraindications to radiotherapy, as determined by a participating radiation oncologist; 6. Patient age: ³18 years; 7. Patient ECOG performance status: 0-1 (Appendix C); 8. For Stage II disease recurrence, rebiopsy is not clinically indicated. Imaging suffices for confirmation of recurrence

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  • Prior radiotherapy to the region of the study cancer
  • Prior radiation therapy for a different cancer or disease process is allowed, provided there will be no overlap of radiation therapy fields between the participant's prior and current course of radiation therapy, radiotherapy was completed more than four weeks from first fraction of proton therapy administered in this study, and the participant has recovered to Grade ≤1 toxicity related to prior radiotherapy
  • Chemotherapy administered for the diagnosis of seminoma
  • Prior chemotherapy for a different cancer is allowed, provided therapy was completed more than twelve months from first fraction of proton therapy administered in this study and the participant has recovered to Grade ≤1 toxicity related to agents previously administered
  • Incomplete definitive surgical orchiectomy, including diagnostic biopsy alone
  • Pelvic lymph node dissection for the diagnosis of seminoma
  • An investigational drug administered for the diagnosis of seminoma given concurrently or within four weeks of the first fraction of proton therapy administration
  • Prior or concurrent second invasive malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer, unless disease free for a minimum of five years
  • Known severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows:Any clinically significant unrelated systemic illness, medical condition, or other factor, which at the discretion of the Principal Investigators, would interfere in the safe and timely completion of study procedures, compromise the patient's ability to tolerate the protocol therapy, or is likely to interfere with the study procedures or results
  • Cognitively impaired patients who cannot provide informed consent
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
5 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Proton RT

    Subjects receive proton radiation for seminoma

    Radiation: Proton Radiation Therapy

Interventions

  • RadiationProton Radiation Therapy
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Serious Adverse Events

    Time frame: 5 years

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Results

Posted Nov 21, 2019

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneProton RT
Started5
Completed4
Not completed1

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Serious Adverse Events
Time frame:
5 years
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Serious Adverse Events
ParticipantsProton RT
Number of Serious Adverse Events0

Adverse events

Collected over 5 years. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Proton RT0/5 (0%)0/5 (0%)5/5 (100%)
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventProton RT
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders5/5
Dermatitis radiationInjury, poisoning and procedural complications4/5
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders3/5
FatigueGeneral disorders3/5
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders1/5
AnorexiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders1/5
Back painMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders1/5
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders1/5
DyspepsiaGastrointestinal disorders1/5
Erythema multiformeSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders1/5

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Proton RT
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years5
>=65 years0
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Proton RT
Mean36.86 ± 13.64
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Proton RT
Female0
Male5
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Proton RT
Hispanic or Latino0
Not Hispanic or Latino5
Unknown or Not Reported0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Proton RT
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American0
White4
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported1
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Proton RT
United States5
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Study locations

2 sites
  • Massachusettes General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · May 13, 2014

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Mar 2012, a primary completion of Dec 2017 and a completion of Dec 2017. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

Results were first posted in Nov 2019, 1 year 11 months after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Mar 16, 2012
First posted
Mar 20, 2012
Start
Mar 2012
Primary completionActual
Dec 2017
CompletionActual
Dec 2017
Results first posted
Nov 21, 2019
Last update
Apr 13, 2020
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 13, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01557790
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 20, 2012
Start date
Mar 2012
Primary completion
Dec 2017
Completion
Dec 2017
Results posted
Nov 21, 2019
Last update
Apr 13, 2020

Study contacts

Justin Bekelman, MD
principal investigator · Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Jason Efstathiou, MD, Ph.D.
principal investigator · Massachusetts General Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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