Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Low-Dose Radiotherapy For Patients With SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) Pneumonia

Lead Sponsor:

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Varian Medical Systems

Conditions:

Covid-19

Sars-CoV2

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Low doses of radiation in the form of chest x-rays has been in the past to treat people with pneumonia. This treatment was thought to reduce inflammation and was found to be effective without side eff...

Detailed Description

The authors propose a two-step randomized Phase II study to determine if single fraction low dose whole thorax megavoltage radiotherapy (LD-WTRT) can produce meaningful clinical benefit in COVID-19 pa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia
  • Currently hospitalized with COVID-19
  • Symptomatic fever, cough and/or dyspnea for \< 9 days
  • Patient or legal/authorized representative can understand and sign the study informed consent document
  • Able to be positioned on a linear-accelerator couch for Radiation Therapy delivery
  • And at least one of the following risk factors for significant pulmonary compromise:
  • Fever \> 102 degrees Fahrenheit during index admission
  • Respiratory rate of ≥ 26 / minute within 24 hours of screening
  • SpO2 ≤ 95% on room air within 24 hours of screening
  • Any patient requiring 4 L/min oxygen therapy to maintain SpO2 \>93% within 24 hours of screening
  • Ratio of partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired air \< 320.
  • Patients may be enrolled on this trial while concurrently enrolled on other COVID-19 clinical trials.

Exclusion

  • Currently requiring mechanical ventilation
  • Prior thoracic radiotherapy, with the exception of the following:
  • Breast or post-mastectomy chest wall radiation (without regional nodal irradiation) may be included at the discretion of the site primary investigator, and
  • Thoracic skin radiation therapy (without regional nodal irradiation) is allowed.
  • Known hereditary syndrome with increased sensitivity to radiotherapy, including ataxia-telangiectasia, xeroderma pigmentosum, and Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome
  • Known prior systemic use of the following drugs: Bleomycin, Carmustine, Methotrexate, Busulfan, Cyclophosphamide, or Amiodarone
  • History of or current diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis, or an alternative pulmonary condition responsible for significant lung compromise at the discretion of the site primary investigator
  • History of lung lobectomy or pneumonectomy
  • Known history of pulmonary sarcoidosis, Wegener's granulomatosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, Sjögren's syndrome, mixed connective tissue disease, Churg-Strauss syndrome, Goodpasture's syndrome, or ankylosing spondylitis.
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure within the past 6 months including during current hospitalization
  • History of recent or current malignancy receiving any cytotoxic chemotherapy or immunotherapy within the past 6 months.
  • History of bone marrow transplantation.
  • History of any solid organ transplant (renal, cardiac, liver, lung) requiring immunosuppressive therapy.
  • Females who are pregnant or breast feeding.
  • Inability to undergo radiotherapy for any other medical or cognitive issues.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 28 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

37 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04466683

Start Date

August 28 2020

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

March 21 2025

Active Locations (7)

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Boca Raton Regional Hospital Lynn Cancer Institute

Boca Raton, Florida, United States, 33486

2

Miami Cancer Institute

Miami, Florida, United States, 33176

3

Loyola University Chicago

Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153

4

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202