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RecruitingNCT04534127Updated Jun 16, 2026

Alpha Radiation Emitters Device (DaRT) for the Treatment of Cutaneous, Mucosal or Superficial Soft Tissue Neoplasia

An interventional study of Radiation: Diffusing Alpha Radiation Emitters Therapy (DaRT) in Skin Cancer, Mucosal Neoplasm of Oral Cavity and Soft Tissue Neoplasm, sponsored by Alpha Tau Medical LTD.. Recruiting at 1 site in Israel. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-16.

Sponsored by Alpha Tau Medical LTD. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
56
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

A unique approach for cancer treatment employing intratumoral diffusing alpha radiation emitter device for superficial cutaneous, mucosal or soft tissue neoplasia

Read the detailed description

This will be a prospective, open label, single arm, controlled study, assessing the safety and efficacy of diffusing alpha emitters radiation therapy (DaRT) delivered through radioactive seeds inserted into the tumor.

This approach combines the advantages of local intratumoral irradiation of the tumor, as used in conventional brachytherapy, with the power of the alpha radiation emitting atoms, that will be introduced in quantities considerably lower than radiation therapy already used in patients.

Superficial lesions with histopathological confirmation of malignancy will be treated using DaRT seeds.

Reduction in tumor size 70 days after DaRT insertion will be assessed. Safety will be assessed by the incidence, severity and frequency of all Adverse Events (AE).

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Conditions studied

  • Skin Cancer
  • Mucosal Neoplasm of Oral Cavity
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasm

Keywords

  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • SCC
  • Skin Cancer
  • Skin metastasis
  • HNSCC
  • Carcinoma, Squamous
  • CMN
  • Basal cell carcinoma
  • Superficial sarcoma
  • Kaposi sarcoma
  • Alpha radiation
  • Cutaneous lesion
  • Tongue cancer
  • Lip cancer
  • Brachytherapy
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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects with histopathological confirmation of primary or secondary malignant cutaneous neoplastic lesions, or oral cavity mucosal tumors, or superficial soft tissue sarcoma. Confirmation obtained within 6 months of planned treatment.
  • Subjects with a tumor size ≤ 7 centimeters in the longest diameter.
  • Targetable lesion must be technically amenable for complete coverage (including margins) by the DaRT seeds
  • Brachytherapy indication validated by a multidisciplinary team
  • Patients who have either failed first-line treatment, or are medically unfit for standard of care (surgery, external-beam radiation therapy or chemotherapy), or refuse standard of care.
  • Measurable disease according to RECIST v1.1.
  • Subjects over 18 years old.
  • Subjects' ECOG Performance Status Scale is \< 2.
  • Subjects' life expectancy is more than 6 months.
  • Platelet count ≥100,000/mm3.
  • WBC ≥ 3500/μl, granulocyte ≥ 1500/μl
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 X ULN
  • International normalized ratio of prothrombin time ≤1.8.
  • Creatinine ≤1.9 mg/dL. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) will have evidence of negative pregnancy test and are required to use an acceptable contraceptive method to prevent pregnancy for 3 months after brachytherapy.
  • Subjects are willing to sign an informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject has a tumor of Keratoacanthoma histology.
  • Known hypersensitivity to any of the components of the treatment.
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease, e.g. cardiac failure of New York Heart Association classes III-IV, uncontrolled coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, uncontrolled arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension, or history of myocardial infarction in the last 12 months.
  • Any medical or psychiatric illness which in the opinion of the investigator would compromise the patient's ability to tolerate this treatment or interfere with the study endpoints.
  • Patients undergoing systemic immunosuppressive therapy excepting intermittent, brief use of systemic corticosteroids
  • Patient requires treatment which may conflict with the endpoints of this study including evaluation of response or toxicity of DaRT
  • Volunteers participating in another interventional study in the past 30 days which might conflict with the endpoints of this study or the evaluation of response or toxicity of DaRT.
  • Patients must agree to use adequate contraception (vasectomy or barrier method of birth control) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation and for 3 months after discontinuing therapy.
  • High probability of protocol non-compliance (in opinion of investigator).
  • Subjects not willing to sign an informed consent.
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    DaRT Seeds

    Intratumoral Diffusing alpha-emitters Radiation Therapy (DaRT) Seeds

    Device: Radiation: Diffusing Alpha Radiation Emitters Therapy (DaRT)

Interventions

  • DeviceRadiation: Diffusing Alpha Radiation Emitters Therapy (DaRT)

    An intratumoral insertion of a seed(s), loaded with Radium-224, securely fixed in the seeds. The seeds release by recoil into the tumor short-lived alpha-emitting atoms.

    Also known as: DaRT

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Tumor response to DaRT

    Assessed using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) (Version 1.1)

    Time frame: 9-11 weeks post DaRT insertion

  2. Adverse Events

    The incidence, frequency, severity and causality of acute adverse events related to the DaRT treatment according to Common Terminology and Criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) version 5.0.

    Time frame: Up to 24 Months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in tumor volume

    Based on imaging

    Time frame: 9-11 weeks post DaRT insertion

  2. DaRT seeds placement

    Assessment by localization of the DaRT seeds in the tumor using CT imaging on the day of DaRT insertion

    Time frame: 1 Day of procedure

  3. Change in quality of life

    Assessment of patient reported health-related Quality of Life outcome after DaRT, using QoL questionnaire Skindex-16 questionnaire score

    Time frame: Day 15, Day 30, Day 70, Day 180 post DaRT insertion

  4. Change in quality of life

    Assessment of patient reported health-related Quality of Life outcome after DaRT, using QoL questionnaire Skin Cancer Index (SCI) questionnaire score

    Time frame: Day 30, Day 70, Day 180 post DaRT insertion

  5. Progression Free Survival

    Time elapsed from response to disease progression

    Time frame: 24 months post DaRT insertion

Other outcomes

  1. Adverse Events

    All Adverse Events (AE) related and unrelated to the study treatment

    Time frame: Up to 24 Months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Sharett institute, Hadassah Medical Center - Ein-Kerem
    Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
    • Aron Popovtzer, MD · Contact
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04534127
Lead sponsor
Alpha Tau Medical LTD.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 1, 2020
Start date
Dec 22, 2020
Primary completion
Jan 1, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 1, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 16, 2026

Study contacts

Liron Dimnik
Contact
LironD@alphatau.com
+972-2-373-7000
Aron Popovtzer
principal investigator · Sharett institute, Hadassah University Hospital - Ein-Kerem

Oversight

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