Clinical Research Directory

Single vs. Multiple Fraction Trial of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Comprehensive Treatment of Oligometastases/Progression

Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) is a modern RT technique that delivers high doses of radiation to small tumor targets using highly conformal techniques, while trying to avoid healthy tissues and organs. However, SABR treatment requires increased planning, treatment time, cost and potential for higher toxicity due to the higher dose. The purpose of this study is to compare single fraction (SF) SABR vs. multiple fraction (MF) SABR in regards to toxicities, progression-free survival, quality of life (QoL), and cost-effectiveness. In a subset of patients, we will also compare patient QoL, hospitalization rates, and cost-effectiveness between patients who complete QoL questionnaires, record symptoms and receive healthcare provider-guided intervention vs. patients who complete QoL questionnaires only.

Hypofraction Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy followed by durvalumab (Pacific protocol) has been the standard modality for stage III locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. In spite of the median overall survival of 47.5 months, there still existed 38.5% and 6.9% patients who finally developed intra-thorax and extra-thorax recurrence respectively in long-term follow-up. The relatively low local control rate has been the bottleneck for further improvement of overall survival. Hypofraction radiotherapy has been validated to be able to increase the local control rate in two prospective trials. Therefore, this trial is designed to explore the safety and primary efficacy of hypofraction radiotherapy followed by immune checkpoint inhibitors for stage III locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Impact of Gonadotoxic Therapies on Fertility

The goal of this observational study is to learn how gonadotoxic treatments (chemotherapies, radiotherapies or immunotherapies) affect the fertility status of participants with cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are: * in females, if cancer therapies reduce the Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) concentration (ovarian reserve); * in males, if cancer therapies reduce sperm concentration (sperm quality).