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Brief Title: Abscopal Effect From Low-dose Radiotherapy in Metastatic Cancer Combined With Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
Official Title: Abscopal Effect From the Addition of Low-dose Radiotherapy in Metastatic Cancer Patients Receiving Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: a Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Study
Study ID: NCT05578274
Brief Summary: Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) has been known to enhance the abscopal effect by up to 40% when delivered with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Recently, preclinical and clinical studies demonstrate that metastatic lesions treated with non-cytotoxic low-dose radiotherapy (LDRT) significantly were reduced in the condition where SBRT and ICIs were administered together. Given that ICIs are highly expensive and some tumors are beyond the indications of ICIs, novel approaches are required to boost the abscopal effect in the absence of ICIs. Therefore, the investigators design a multicenter, randomized clinical trial that investigates the efficacy and safety of LDRT combined with SBRT in metastatic cancer patients. The primary endpoint is a lesion-specific response of LDRT lesions (i.e., abscopal effect) evaluated three months after radiotherapy. Subjects will be randomly allocated into two groups (1:1) with the stratification by planning target volume and previous use of ICIs: control group (SBRT in three fractions) or experimental group (SBRT + LDRT in three factions). Unless patients agree with randomization, subjects will participate in a prospective cohort study.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 19 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Name: Ah Ram Chang, MD, PhD
Affiliation: Soonchunhayng Universtiy Seoul Hospital
Role: STUDY_CHAIR