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TerminatedNCT02581384Updated Apr 30, 2021Results posted

Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for Pulmonary Metastases in Ewing Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, and Wilms Tumors

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) in Ewing Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma and Wilms Tumor, sponsored by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Terminated at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged Up to 21 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-04-30.

Sponsored by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
The study closed primarily due to weak accrual, as well as study design limitations.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
5
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
Up to 21 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This research study is studying stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) as a possible treatment for lung relapse of Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma, Wilms tumor or other primary renal tumor (including clear cell and rhabdoid). SBRT is a form of targeted radiotherapy that can treat very small tumors using a few large doses.

Read the detailed description

This research study is a Pilot Study, also known as a Phase I-II study, which means it is the first time investigators are examining this study intervention for patients with lung recurrence of Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma, Wilms tumor or other primary renal tumor (including clear cell and rhabdoid). This study tests the most appropriate dose, safety and efficacy of SBRT for the treatment of lung recurrence of these cancers in children. Standard radiotherapy is typically used to treat Ewing sarcoma and is used to treat lung recurrence. SBRT is being used to treat adults with small inoperable lung cancers; in such cases, SBRT has been shown to be effective and well-tolerated. SBRT is also used to treat bone metastases in adults and children.

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Conditions studied

  • Ewing Sarcoma
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Wilms Tumor
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Nos
  • Renal Tumor
  • Rhabdoid Tumor
  • Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
  • Sarcoma
  • Sarcoma, Ewing
  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Keywords

  • Ewing Sarcoma
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Wilms Tumor
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma of Mediastinum
  • Ewing's Sarcoma Metastatic
  • Ewing Family of Tumors
  • Ewing's Tumor Metastatic
  • Osteosarcoma, Metastatic
  • Osteosarcoma in Children
  • Rhabdoid Tumor
  • Lung Metastasis
  • Radiation for Children
  • SBRT for children
  • Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
  • Pulmonary Metastasis
  • Lung Metastasis in Children
  • Pulmonary Metastasis in Children
  • Comfort Care
  • Palliative Care
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In context

Sarcoma, Ewing

250 studies on the registry are indexed under Sarcoma, Ewing; 69 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 5 is below the median of 36 across 204 interventional studies indexed under Sarcoma, Ewing.

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Lead sponsor

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is the lead sponsor of 834 studies on the registry; 122 are open to participants now.

Of its 114 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 78 (68%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 21 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma, Wilms tumor or other primary renal tumor (including clear cell and rhabdoid)
  • Age ≤ 21 years;
  • Must be capable of treatment without general anesthesia
  • Lesion size 8 mm - 3 cm
  • Subjects who have lesions within 2 cm of central structures, will be eligible on a case by-case basis
  • Pulmonary found at relapse (does not have to be first relapse); no more than 3 lesions per hemi-thorax will be treated but other lesions in the lung may be present
  • Greater than 5 weeks from doxorubicin at the time of consent, with radiation to be initiated no less than 6 weeks from doxorubicin
  • /assent
  • >3 months
  • Pulmonary Function ≥ 50% of predicted;
  • Concurrent immunotherapy is allowed

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior whole-lung or hemi-thorax irradiation of greater than 12 Gy received less than 6 months prior to consent (focal radiotherapy to the thorax is not an exclusion)
  • Lesion larger than 3 cm in diameter
  • Patients for whom surgery would be deemed appropriate rather than radiotherapy
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(4)

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Metastases

Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.

Informed consent

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Life expectancy

The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.

FEV1

From a breathing test (spirometry): how much air you can blow out in the first second. Often given as a percentage of what is expected for your age, height and sex.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
5 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1 Dose Level 1 [Phase I]

    Participants with Wilms tumors or other primary renal tumors. Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) Dose Levels for each target lesion are three 8 Gy fractions for 24 Gy total.

    Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1 Dose Level 2 [Phase I]

    Participants with Wilms tumors or other primary renal tumors. SBRT Dose Levels for each target lesion are three 10 Gy fractions for 30 Gy total.

    Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1 Dose Level 3 [Phase I]

    Participants with Wilms tumors or other primary renal tumors. SBRT Dose Levels for each target lesion are three 12 Gy fractions for 36 Gy total.

    Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase I]

    Participants with Ewing sarcoma or rhabdomyosarcoma. SBRT Dose Levels for each target lesion are three 10 Gy fractions for 30 Gy total.

    Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2 Dose Level 3 [Phase I]

    Participants with Ewing sarcoma or rhabdomyosarcoma.SBRT Dose Levels for each target lesion are three 12 Gy fractions for 36 Gy total.

    Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase II]

    Participants with Ewing sarcoma or rhabdomyosarcoma. SBRT Dose Levels for each target lesion are three 10 Gy fractions for 30 Gy total.

    Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)

Interventions

  • RadiationStereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicity [Phase I]

    Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT's) are toxicities experienced from start of therapy to 6 month. DLT's are assessed on the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4. DLTs are defined as follows: Grade 2 or higher toxicities: * Myelitis * Esophageal fistula, perforation, hemorrhage Grade 3 or higher toxicities considered to be a direct result of therapy: * Pneumonitis * Pericarditis, pericardial effusion * Esophageal necrosis, stenosis, ulcer * Dyspnea Grade 4 toxicities: * Esophagitis * Pericardial tamponade * Pulmonary toxicity excluding infectious pneumonia * Skin toxicity * Hemoptysis/pulmonary hemorrhage Grade 5 toxicities, including: * Pulmonary toxicity including pneumonitis * Excluding infectious pneumonia Three participants will enter the study in each cohort. If 0/3 patients experiences a DLT, this dose level will move forward to the Phase II and more participants will be enrolled.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months

  2. Overall Response Rate [Phase II]

    Percentage of participants with response after 6 weeks. Response on treatment was considered to be Complete Response (CR) and Partial Response (PR) measured according Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria. For target lesions, CR is complete disappearance of all target lesions and PR is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of longest diameter.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Complete Response Rate [Phase II]

    Percentage of pulmonary lesions of participants with response after 6 weeks. Response on treatment was considered to be Complete Response (CR) measured according Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria. For target lesions, CR is complete disappearance of all target lesions.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  2. 2 Year Local Control Rate [Phase II]

    Rate of local control (LC) of the index lesion after lung SBRT at 2 years. LC is defined as the absence of tumor progression within 1 cm of the primary tumor site. LC is measured by established methods.

    Time frame: 24 Months

  3. Percentage of Participants With 2-Year Failure-Free Survival [Phase II]

    Rate of distant lung failure-free survival defined lung failure or death from any cause at two years. Lung failure defined using established methods.

    Time frame: 24 months

  4. Number of Participants With Grade 3 or Higher Adverse Events [Phase I and II]

    Grade 3 or higher adverse events as defined by controlled terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) version 4.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months post-treatment (6 months and 2 weeks)

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Results

Posted Apr 30, 2021
Limitations and caveats
The study had small sample size / weak accrual.

Participant flow

January 2017 to December 2018. No participants were in enrolled in Cohort 1 Dose Level 1 \[Phase I\], Cohort 1 Dose Level 2 \[Phase I\], Cohort 1 Dose Level 3 \[Phase I\], and Cohort 2 Dose Level 3 \[Phase I\]

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneCohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase I]Cohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase II]
Started32
Completed32
Not completed00

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicity [Phase I]

Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT's) are toxicities experienced from start of therapy to 6 month. DLT's are assessed on the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4. DLTs are defined as follows: Grade 2 or higher toxicities: * Myelitis * Esophageal fistula, perforation, hemorrhage Grade 3 or higher toxicities considered to be a direct result of therapy: * Pneumonitis * Pericarditis, pericardial effusion * Esophageal necrosis, stenosis, ulcer * Dyspnea Grade 4 toxicities: * Esophagitis * Pericardial tamponade * Pulmonary toxicity excluding infectious pneumonia * Skin toxicity * Hemoptysis/pulmonary hemorrhage Grade 5 toxicities, including: * Pulmonary toxicity including pneumonitis * Excluding infectious pneumonia Three participants will enter the study in each cohort. If 0/3 patients experiences a DLT, this dose level will move forward to the Phase II and more participants will be enrolled.

Time frame:
Up to 6 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicity [Phase I]
ParticipantsCohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase I]
Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicity [Phase I]0
PrimaryOverall Response Rate [Phase II]

Percentage of participants with response after 6 weeks. Response on treatment was considered to be Complete Response (CR) and Partial Response (PR) measured according Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria. For target lesions, CR is complete disappearance of all target lesions and PR is at least a 30% decrease in the sum of longest diameter.

Time frame:
6 weeks
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Overall Response Rate [Phase II]
percentage of participantsCohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase I and II]
Overall Response Rate [Phase II]100 (54.9 to 100)
SecondaryComplete Response Rate [Phase II]

Percentage of pulmonary lesions of participants with response after 6 weeks. Response on treatment was considered to be Complete Response (CR) measured according Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria. For target lesions, CR is complete disappearance of all target lesions.

Time frame:
6 weeks
Reported as:
Number · percentage of pulmonary lesions
Complete Response Rate [Phase II]
percentage of pulmonary lesionsCohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase I and II]
Complete Response Rate [Phase II]75 (39 to 100)
Secondary2 Year Local Control Rate [Phase II]

Rate of local control (LC) of the index lesion after lung SBRT at 2 years. LC is defined as the absence of tumor progression within 1 cm of the primary tumor site. LC is measured by established methods.

Time frame:
24 Months
Reported as:
Number · percentage of pulmonary lesions
2 Year Local Control Rate [Phase II]
percentage of pulmonary lesionsCohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase I and II]
2 Year Local Control Rate [Phase II]60 (19 to 100)
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With 2-Year Failure-Free Survival [Phase II]

Rate of distant lung failure-free survival defined lung failure or death from any cause at two years. Lung failure defined using established methods.

Time frame:
24 months
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants With 2-Year Failure-Free Survival [Phase II]
percentage of participantsCohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase I and II]
Percentage of Participants With 2-Year Failure-Free Survival [Phase II]40 (0 to 100)
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Grade 3 or Higher Adverse Events [Phase I and II]

Grade 3 or higher adverse events as defined by controlled terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) version 4.

Time frame:
Up to 6 months post-treatment (6 months and 2 weeks)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Grade 3 or Higher Adverse Events [Phase I and II]
ParticipantsCohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase I]Cohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase II]
Number of Participants With Grade 3 or Higher Adverse Events [Phase I and II]00

Adverse events

Collected over Up to 6 months post-treatment (6 months and 2 weeks). Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Cohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase I]0/3 (0%)0/3 (0%)2/3 (66.7%)
Cohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase II]0/2 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/2 (0%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventCohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase I]Cohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase II]
FatigueGeneral disorders1/30/2
PneumonitisRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/30/2

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Cohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase I and II]
Median12 (7 to 21)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Cohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase I and II]
Female2
Male3
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)Cohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase I and II]
White3
Other1
Unknown1
Primary Tumor Histologies
Primary Tumor Histologies(Participants)Cohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase I and II]
Ewing Sarcoma3
Anaplastic Chordoma1
Osteosarcoma1
Number of Lesions
Number of Lesions(Participants)Cohort 2 Dose Level 2 [Phase I and II]
Two Lesions3
One Lesion2
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Study locations

3 sites
  • Boston Children's Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
    Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
    Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Liu KX, Chen YH, Kozono D, Mak RH, Boyle PJ, Janeway KA, Mullen EA, Marcus KJ. Phase I/II Study of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pulmonary Metastases in Pediatric Patients. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2020 Sep 23;5(6):1267-1273. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2020.09.004. eCollection 2020 Nov-Dec. PubMed 33305087 ↗

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 30, 2021, 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
NCT02581384
Responsible party
Karen J Marcus, MD FACR (Karen J Marcus, M.D., Boston Children's Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 21, 2015
Start date
Jan 2017
Primary completion
Aug 2020
Completion
Aug 2020
Results posted
Apr 30, 2021
Last update
Apr 30, 2021

Study contacts

Karen Marcus, MD
principal investigator · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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