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NCT Number: NCT02921581

ReIrradiation With FDG-PET Guided Dose Painting

Dose-painting may increase the chance of cure at minimised radiation-induced toxicity in intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for primary head and neck cancer. This could also apply for recurrent and second primary head and neck cancers in previously irradiated volumes. This trial (RIDPAINT) investigates the feasibility of FDG-PET guided radiotherapy using IMRT dose-painting by contours for patients with recurrent and second primary head and neck cancer.

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Key information

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Oslo University Hospital

Oslo, N-0424, Norway

About this study

The standard re-irradiation regimen for head and neck cancer patients treated at the Oslo University Hospital is 1.5 Gy twice daily during 4 weeks with a total dose of 60 Gy.

In this study the radiotherapy is planned using 18F-FDG PET/CT making one experimental "dose-painting by contours" SIB (simultaneous integrated boost) plan with a maximum point dose of 75 Gy. The participants will be given 65 Gy and 70 Gy minimum doses to two GTVs inside the conventional GTV (60 Gy). GTV_65Gy and GTV_70Gy are determined from the SUV values from the 18F-FDG PET/CT according to the formula proposed by the Ghent group (Van der Straeten et al, R&O -06). It is expected to keep the level of normal tissue side-effects within or slightly above the level of conventional radiotherapy (i.e. maximum dose of 60 Gy). In addition to the routine follow-up, the participants will be examined with 18F-FDG PET/CT 6 months after inclusion (4 1/2 months after end of radiotherapy) and HRQL measurements.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Histologically or cytologically verified invasive carcinoma of the head and neck region; ICD10: C01, C02.0 - C02.9; C03.0 - C03.9; C04.0 - C04.9; C05.0 - C05.9; C06.0 - C06.9; C09.0 - C09.9; C10.0 - C10.9; C11.0 - C11.9; C12; C13.0 - C13.9; C14.0 - C14.9; C30; C31.0 - C31.9; C32.0 - C32.9
  • Planned treatment at the Norwegian Radium Hospital or at other participating university hospitals
  • Age ≥18 years
  • Ability to understand and respond to the questionnaires
  • Informed consent received
  • Squamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck region of patients previously irradiated for head and neck cancer
  • No grade 3 or more late toxicity (except xerostomia) after the initial radio(chemo)therapy
  • Minimal interval 12 months after the initial radio(chemo)therapy for primary head and neck cancer
  • ECOG performance status ≤ 2

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients planned for standard curative treatment (radical RT +/-concomitant chemotherapy or postoperative RT of primary disease)
  • Patients who previously have been re-irradiated for overlapping second primary or relapse
  • Other second primary tumors that are not under control
  • Distant metastatic disease

Treatment and study plan

FDG-PET guided dose painting

Radiation

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants accomplishing FDG-PET guided radiotherapy for recurrent and second primary head and neck cancer.

    Time frame: 1 month

Secondary outcomes

  1. Locoregional control (at 6 months after inclusion) evaluated with PET/CT (according to RECIST).

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Number of participants with adverse events.

    Time frame: 3 years

    Number of participants with toxicity using CTCAE v3.0.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Oslo University Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Norwegian Cancer Society

Registry information

Official study title

ReIrradiation With FDG-PET Guided Dose Painting for Recurrent and Second Primary Head and Neck Cancer

Acronym: RIDPAINT

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2023
First posted
Oct 3, 2016
Registry last updated
Dec 17, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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