Status:

RECRUITING

Prophylactic Inhaled Steroids to Reduce Radiation Pneumonitis Frequency and Severity in Lung Cancer Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia de Mexico

Collaborating Sponsors:

Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias

Conditions:

Radiation Pneumonitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This randomized clinical study aims to assess whether prophylactic treatment with inhaled steroids in patients with locally advanced or concomitantly treated non-small cell lung carcinoma who are cand...

Detailed Description

Clinical evaluation The following BASELINE data shall be taken prior to radiation therapy: Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and imaging data will be obtained from medical history and electronic re...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic disease (IIIA, IIIB or IV) of the classification tumor node, metastasis (TNM) of malignant lung tumors, 7th edition.
  • NSCLC patients candidates for concomitant treatment (chemotherapy plus radiotherapy or target therapy plus radiotherapy).
  • Evidence of measurable disease
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2, Karnofsky 70-100.
  • Life expectancy of \> 4 months at the time of screening
  • Patients with the ability to comply with the study and follow-up procedures.
  • Patients with previous surgery less than four weeks.
  • Must be willing and able to give signed informed consent and, in the opinion of the Investigator, to comply with the protocol tests and procedures.

Exclusion

  • Unstable systemic disease: active infection, heart, liver, kidney or metabolic disease; including uncontrolled chronic lung disease.
  • Patients treated with systemic or inhaled corticosteroids.
  • Patients of reproductive age without a family planning method, pregnant or lactating.
  • Previous diagnosis of Pneumonitis with toxicity grade ≥ 2 by CTCAE v4.0 or RTOG scale.
  • Patients with disease progression.
  • Inspiratory flow \< 90 liters / min.
  • Discontinue of Treatment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

72 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03803787

Start Date

September 1 2018

End Date

December 1 2025

Last Update

May 1 2025

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Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia

Mexico City, Mexico, 14080

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Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias

Mexico City, Mexico, 14080