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TerminatedNCT02080962Updated Mar 7, 2014

Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of 30 Gy in 5 fractions and 40 Gy in 10 fractions in Non-melanoma Skin Cancer, sponsored by Barretos Cancer Hospital. Terminated at 1 site in Brazil. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-03-07.

Sponsored by Barretos Cancer Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Low rate of recruitment.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Radiotherapy is a treatment considered standard for non melanoma skin cancer. This institution uses schemes of 4 to 6 weeks of treatment. The objective of the study is to perform radiation therapy in 1 to 2 weeks, depending on the size of the lesion.

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Delineation of radiation field

  • Gross tumor volume (GTV): disease clinically visible / palpable
  • clinical target volume (CTV): equal to GTV
  • planned treatment volume (PTV):
  • tumors ≤ 2 cm in diameter, with 5-10 mm CTV margin
  • tumors> 2-5 cm in diameter, with 15-20 mm CTV margin
  • Marking the GTV and PTV pen back projection
  • photograph of the treatment area
  • protections of the normal structures with blocks of lead, if necessary

Technical

  • Distance focus-skin Tube: 35 cm Locator: 30 and 40 cm
  • Sizes Tube: 2, 3 and 4 cm in diameter Finder: 6x8 cm, 8x10 cm
  • Energy:

    80 kV 140 kv

  • Filter 80 kV, 2 mm Al 140 kv, 0.5 mm Copper
  • Current Draw: 20 mA

Dose

  • tumors ≤ 2 cm in diameter: 5 fractions of 600 cGy, once a day, five times a week - TDF: 89
  • tumors > 2-5 cm in diameter: 10 fractions of 400 cGy, once a day, five times a week - TDF: 96

Clinical revisions every 5 weekly sessions, or a weekly and at the end of treatment.

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Conditions studied

  • Non-melanoma Skin Cancer

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Keywords

  • non-melanoma skin cancer, radiotherapy, orthovoltage
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In context

Skin Neoplasms

582 studies on the registry are indexed under Skin Neoplasms; 114 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 10 is below the median of 53 across 416 interventional studies indexed under Skin Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Barretos Cancer Hospital is the lead sponsor of 48 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Cosmesis not important
  • Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of any differentiation
  • Clinical stage I and II
  • Location on the thorax, abdomen, pelvis (except perineum), arm, thigh, cheek
  • Patient with up to 3 injuries eligible for the study
  • Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥ 70%
  • Age > 18 years
  • Informed Consent signed by the patient consenting to undergo the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Indian Race
  • Prior treatment for their skin cancer
  • More than three synchronous lesions to treatment with RT
  • Basal syndrome, xeroderma, vitiligo and albinism
  • Immunosuppression
  • Prior burn at the tumor site
  • Tumor > 5 cm
  • Age \<18 years
  • Carrier mental incapacity
  • People in a relationship of dependence as prisoners, soldiers, students, staff, etc..
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
10 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    30 Gy in 5 fractions of 6 Gy

    tumors ≤ 2 cm in diameter: 5 fractions of 600 cGy, once a day, five times a week - TDF: 89

    Radiation: 30 Gy in 5 fractions

  • Experimental
    40 Gy in 10 fractions of 4 Gy

    tumors \> 2-5 cm in diameter: 10 fractions of 400 cGy, once a day, five times a week - TDF: 96

    Radiation: 40 Gy in 10 fractions

Interventions

  • Radiation30 Gy in 5 fractions

    5 fractions of 600 cGy, once a day, five times a week - TDF: 89

    Also known as: hypofractionated orthovoltage

  • Radiation40 Gy in 10 fractions

    tumors \> 2-5 cm in diameter: 10 fractions of 400 cGy, once a day, five times a week - TDF: 96

    Also known as: hypofractionated orthovoltage

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Rate of complete remission with hypofractionated RT schemes for NMSC.

    RECIST criteria * Complete Response: disappearance of the lesion * Partial Response: Reduction ≥ 30% of the larger initial diameter of the lesion * Progressive Disease: ≥ 20% increase in the largest initial diameter of the lesion * Stable disease: not increase enough to consider disease progression or reduction sufficient to consider a partial response.

    Time frame: Second week and twelfth week after initiation of radiotherapy

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quality of Life

    EORTC QLQ-C30

    Time frame: Second week and twelfth week after initiation of radiotherapy

  2. Toxicity

    Late Effects of Normal Tissue (LENT) SOMA Toxicity Grading and Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0.

    Time frame: Second week and twelfth week after initiation of radiotherapy

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Study locations

1 site
  • Barretos Cancer Hospital - Fundacao Pio XII
    Barretos, Sao Paulo 14784400, Brazil
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 7, 2014, 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
NCT02080962
Lead sponsor
Barretos Cancer Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 7, 2014
Start date
Jan 2011
Primary completion
Feb 2014
Completion
Feb 2014
Last update
Mar 7, 2014

Study contacts

Ricardo A Nakamura, MD
principal investigator · Barretos Cancer Hospital - Fundação Pio XII

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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