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NCT Number: NCT07223307

REGULUS: MRI-guided Adaptive SABR for Liver Cancers

Single arm unblinded study of simulation-free MRI-guided SABR with adaptive replanning in one session for treatment of patients with liver cancers

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Eleanor Brown

CONTACT

[email protected]

650-497-8966

Erqi L Pollom, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Histologically confirmed HCC, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, or metastatic cancer. In the case of suspected HCC in patients with known cirrhosis, noninvasive criteria recommended by the European Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (lesion > 1 cm with arterial phase hyperenhancement and venous phase washout) or LI-RADS score of 5 may be used
  • ≥ 18 years old at time of study enrollment
  • Child-Pugh A status
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0, 1, or 2
  • Life Expectancy > 6 months
  • For women of childbearing potential or who are not postmenopausal (see Appendix F for Definition of Menopausal Status), a negative urine or serum pregnancy test must be done.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to provide written informed consent.
  • Patients treated with prior liver-directed therapies with the exception of radioembolization are eligible for this study if they otherwise meet eligibility criteria

Exclusion criteria

  • Prior treatment with radioembolization
  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy or investigational agent within 1 week of SABR
  • Prior radiotherapy overlapping with study treatment site
  • Female patients who are pregnant
  • Contraindication to having an MRI scan or inability to tolerate MRI
  • Presence of a pacemaker or other implanted cardiac device
  • Direct tumor extension into the stomach, duodenum, small bowel or large bowel
  • Patient unable to breath hold > 15 seconds

Treatment and study plan

MRI-guided adaptive stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR)

Radiation

A single fraction of MRI-guided adaptive stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) will be delivered using the MRIdian system. Treatment includes adaptive planning based on daily MRI imaging to update tumor and organ-at-risk contours and optimize the radiation dose. On the day of treatment, Eovist contrast is administered 20 minutes before therapy to enhance tumor visualization. Patients perform an inspiratory breath hold during radiation delivery to minimize motion. The total dose is 30-40 Gy delivered in one fraction using external beam techniques.

Primary outcomes

  1. 1-year Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: 1 year after SABR

    Overall survival will be defined as the time from treatment to death from any cause. Patients alive at the time of analysis will be censored at last follow-up.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Rate of Grade ≥ 2 Gastrointestinal (GI) Adverse Events

    Time frame: Within 90 days of completing SABR

    Proportion of participants experiencing CTCAE v5.0 grade ≥ 2 gastrointestinal adverse events (including fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, or GI pain) attributable to SABR.

  2. Rate of Grade ≥ 2 Radiation Pneumonitis

    Time frame: Within 90 days of completing SABR

    Proportion of participants experiencing CTCAE v5.0 grade ≥ 2 radiation pneumonitis attributable to SABR.

  3. Rate of Grade ≥ 2 Chest Wall Toxicity

    Time frame: Within 90 days of completing SABR

    Proportion of participants experiencing CTCAE v5.0 grade ≥ 2 chest wall toxicity attributable to SABR.

  4. Change from Baseline in EORTC QLQ-C30 Global Health Status/Quality of Life Score up to 1 Year Post-SABR

    Time frame: Up to 1 year post-SABR

    Patient-reported global health status and quality of life will be assessed using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30).

    Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better global health status and overall quality of life.

  5. Change from Baseline in FACT-Hep Total Score up to 1 Year Post-SABR

    Time frame: Up to 1 year post-SABR

    Patient-reported quality of life will be evaluated using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Hepatobiliary (FACT-Hep) questionnaire.

    The FACT-Hep consists of the FACT-General (FACT-G) plus additional hepatobiliary-specific items.

    Total scores range from 0 to 180, with higher scores indicating better health-related quality of life.

  6. Change from Baseline in COST-FACIT Total Score up to 1 Year Post-SABR

    Time frame: Up to 1 year post-SABR

    Financial toxicity will be assessed using the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST-FACIT) questionnaire.

    Scores range from 0 to 44, with higher scores indicating lower financial toxicity (better financial well-being).

  7. Rate of Patients With Total Delivery Time > 120 Minutes

    Time frame: Baseline

    Percentage of patients with total SABR delivery time exceeding 120 minutes.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Eleanor Brown

CONTACT

[email protected]

650-497-8966

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Stanford University

Other

Collaborators

  • Viewray Inc.

Registry information

Official study title

Phase II Trial of REal Time MRI GUided Adaptive Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Liver Cancers Using a Single Session, Simulation Free Workflow

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2030
Study completion
2030
First posted
Oct 31, 2025
Registry last updated
Feb 9, 2026

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