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Accelerated Brachytherapy Forward Chemo Radiation Therapy (ABC-RT) for Locally-advanced Cervical Cancer
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
Summary
The standard treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer is well established as a combination of chemotherapy and radiation, typically over 25-28 daily fractions with the addition of a brachytherapy boost to the primary tumor. An important component to treatment efficacy is overall treatment time. Prolongation of overall treatment time has been shown to lead to worse local control and overall survival; thus, strategies to effectively deliver radiation efficiently is required. This is a pragmatic feasibility study to determine the impact of upfront brachytherapy combined with hypofractionated external beam radiation for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (FIGO 2018 stage IB3-IVA) on late gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicity, oncologic outcomes including recurrence free survival, and systemic and local immune response.
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2025-02-11
Completion Date
2031-12-31
Last Updated
2025-12-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Hypofractionated external beam radiation
Central pelvis (19.05 Gy in 15 fractions), nodal basins (40 Gy in 15 fractions), with a simultaneous integrated boost to grossly positive lymph nodes (48 Gy in 15 fractions)
Chemotherapy
Concurrent chemotherapy are not dictated by the protocol and will follow standard of care guidelines
Image-guided brachytherapy
HDR boost 7.3 Gy x 6 fractions
Locations (1)
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States