This prospective single center phase I trials aims to assess feasibility and safety of electron FLASH RT for treatment of melanoma skin metastases. Feasibility will be defined as FLASH delivery with an accuracy of +/-10% for each fraction, safety will be confirmed if a maximum of 2 out of 6 patients develop dose limited toxicity.
Trial aim: This prospective single center phase I trial aims to assess feasibility and safety of electron Flash RT for treatment of melanoma skin metastases. Feasibility will be defined as Flash delivery with an accuracy of ±10% for at least 10 out of 12 Flash-RT fractions and the accuracy of the total reference dose delivered (3x 9 Gy) is ±5%, safety will be confirmed if a maximum of 2 out of 6 patients develop dose-limiting toxicity. Intervention Flash: A nominal electron energy of 9 MeV will be used for both Flash-RT and Conv-RT, which guarantees ≥ 90% dose coverage up to a depth of 2.8 cm. Shallower lesions will be treated with the same electron energy and with a bolus. In order to treat these patients, field sizes between 2x2cm2 and 10x10cm2 will be used, which can be delivered with sufficient flatness (\<5%) and symmetry (\<2%) by the FlashTrueBeam v2.7.5. Trial outline: In the primary cohort, six patients with ≥ 1 melanoma skin lesion(s) (possible other lesions do not have to be treated) will be treated with a radiotherapy schedule of 3x 9 Gy (2x fractions/ week; α/β(3): EQD2: 64.8 Gy; α/β(10): EQD2: 42.75 Gy). A minimum of one lesion will be treated with Flash-RT (2x 9 Gy) and Conv-RT (1x 9 Gy) as experimental treatment and an optional minimum of one lesion will be treated with Conv-RT (3x 9 Gy) as "internal" control. As a consequence, also patients with a single lesion can be included into the trial. For the experimental treatment, the first two fractions will be applied with Flash-RT. Following dosimetry of these two fractions, the third fraction will be applied by Conv-RT and will be adjusted to compensate for possible lower or higher doses applied with Flash-RT before. This approach ensures that every lesion is treated with precisely a total reference dose of 27 Gy (± 5%), ultimately. In an optional expansion cohort, up to 4 additional patients (total of n=10) will be recruited. The expansion cohort serves to further validate the primary results. The initiation of the expansion cohort requires to following three factors: 1. A maximum of 2 out of 6 patients develop DLT an no unexpected high-grade toxicity appear in the primary cohort; 2. Feasibility in the first six patients was shown (defined as Flash delivery with an accuracy of ±10% for at least 10 out of 12 Flash-RT fractions and the accuracy of the total reference dose delivered (3x 9 Gy) of ±5%); 3. No excessive duration in the recruitment of the primary cohort. Patients will be included and treated into the expansion cohort as in the primary cohort.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
A nominal electron energy of 9 MeV will be used for both Flash-RT and Conv-RT, which guarantees ≥ 90% dose coverage up to a depth of 2.8 cm. Shallower lesions will be treated with the same electron energy and with a bolus. In order to treat these patients, field sizes between 2x2cm2 and 10x10cm2 will be used, which can be delivered with sufficient flatness (\<5%) and symmetry (\<2%) by the FlashTrueBeam v2.7.5.
University Hospital Zurich
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Dose Limiting Toxicity (Safety)
H0: More than of 2 out of 6 patients in the primary study cohort (n=6) develop DLT in FLASH-irradiated lesions. H1: A maximum of 2 out of 6 patients in the primary study cohort (n=6) develop DLT in FLASH-irradiated lesions.
Time frame: 9 months
Dose Accuracy (Feasibility)
H0: More than of 2 out of 12 Flash-RT fractions in the primary study cohort (n=6) have a dose deviation larger than ±10%. H1: A maximum of 2 out of 12 Flash-RT fractions in the primary study cohort (n=6) have a dose deviation larger than ±10%.
Time frame: 9 months
Relief of Pain
Pain will be assessed using an analogic visual pain scale (scale 0-10; 0=no pain, 10=worst pain)
Time frame: 21 months
Relief of Hemorrhage
Hemorrhage will be visually assessed by the investigator
Time frame: 21 months
Local response assessment
Local response and control of irradiated metastases will be measured as recording of clinical response assessment including photo documentation
Time frame: 9 months
Late side effects
Late side effects "in radiation field" (≥ 3 months an within 12 months post-treatment) will be measured as recording of late adverse events (CTCAE v5.0); and comparison of Flash- and Conv-irradiated lesions
Time frame: 21 months
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