Selective Targeting of Adjuvant Therapy for Endometrial Cancer (STATEC)
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The primary aim of this trial is to determine whether lymphadenectomy, used to restrict adjuvant therapy (other than vaginal brachytherapy) to node positive women, results in a non-inferior survival as compared to adjuvant therapy given to all women with high risk apparent stage 1 endometrial cancer.
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Detailed Description
Results from this trial have the potential to change practice whatever the results: either lymphadenectomy will become recommended practice if a non-inferior outcome is obtained; otherwise the procedure can be safely abandoned.
Secondary Objectives
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Disease-free, endometrial cancer-event free and endometrial cancer-specific survival
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Distribution of pelvic and extra-pelvic relapse
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Cost effectiveness
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Surgical adverse events
There are also two sub-studies:
- Quality of life - all patients i. Describe the trajectory of key patient reported outcomes (PROs) from baseline up to 5 years post-surgery ii. Compare the specific PRO domains between the trial arms at several specific time points iii. Determine the proportion of women in each trial arm reporting long-term symptoms after treatment as measured by the symptom-specific subscales of the measures (gastrointestinal symptoms, urological symptoms, attitude to disease and treatment, vaginal symptoms, lymphoedema)
- Determine the correlation between physician rating (CTCAE v4.03) and patient-report (corresponding PRO subscale) for various symptoms reported by both physicians and patients v. Assess the correlation between self-assessed lymphoedema (Self-report lower-extremity lymphoedema screening questionnaire) and the lymphoedema subscale of the Quality of Life Questionnaire-Endometrial Cancer Module (QLQ-EN24)
We hypothesise that quality of life will be better in patients in the lymphadenectomy arm because a considerable proportion will be spared systemic adjuvant treatment, from which they may not benefit.
- Sentinel lymph node (SLN) - optional for Arm 1 patients
The aim of this sub-study is to assess SLN status in comparison with the overall lymph node status after full lymph node dissection (LND), and so determine whether SLN is as accurate as systematic node dissection.
- We aim to determine the diagnostic performance of the SLN procedure compared to the gold standard of LND ii. To evaluate whether SLN status is a prognostic marker of survival iii. To model patient relapse and survival based on low volume micro-metastatic (LVM) and individual tumour cell (ITC) status
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
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| Experimental: Abdominal surgery with lymphadenectomy Patients will receive a hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO)* with lymph node dissection to determine whether lymph nodes are positive or negative: Positive: patients will receive systemic adjuvant treatment to include chemotherapy Negative: patients will receive vaginal brachytherapy only Patients will then be followed up, to include assessment of adverse events and quality of life. *There is an option for patients to be randomised following a pre-trial hysterectomy and BSO. If randomised to this arm, the lymph node dissection will be performed as a separate procedure. |
Procedure: Abdominal surgery
Hysterectomy defined as an extrafascial hysterectomy whereby the cervix is removed completely but no radical dissection of the parametria is required
Procedure: Lymphadenectomy
Bilateral pelvic and para-aortic lymph node dissection
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| Active Comparator: Abdominal surgery, no lymphadenectomy Patients will receive a hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO)*. Patients will receive systemic adjuvant treatment to include chemotherapy. Patients will then be followed up, to include assessment of adverse events and quality of life. *There is an option for patients to be randomised following a pre-trial hysterectomy and BSO. If randomised to this arm, no further surgery will be given and the patient will proceed to receive systemic adjuvant treatment to include chemotherapy. |
Procedure: Abdominal surgery
Hysterectomy defined as an extrafascial hysterectomy whereby the cervix is removed completely but no radical dissection of the parametria is required
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Overall survival [5 years]
Overall survival
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Disease-free survival [5 years]
Disease-free survival
- Endometrial cancer-event free survival [5 years]
Endometrial cancer-event free survival
- Endometrial cancer-specific survival [5 years]
Endometrial cancer-specific survival
- Pelvic and extra-pelvic relapse-free survival [5 years]
- Cost effectiveness [5 years]
Cost effectiveness
- Surgical adverse events [5 years]
Surgical adverse events
Other Outcome Measures
- Quality of life- Patient Reported Outcomes [5 years]
Quality of life
- Accuracy, sensitivity and specificity (i.e. diagnostic performance) of sentinel lymph node (SLN) assessment, and the ratio of sensitivity to false positive rate (called likelihood ratio) [5 years]
Accuracy, sensitivity and specificity (i.e. diagnostic performance) of sentinel lymph node
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically confirmed high risk apparent International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage I endometrial cancer according to one of the following criteria. Confirmation must be based on either diagnostic endometrial sampling or hysterectomy and BSO specimen if randomisation occurring after hysterectomy and BSO:
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FIGO grade 3 endometrioid or mucinous carcinoma
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High grade serous, clear cell, undifferentiated or dedifferentiated carcinoma or mixed cell adenocarcinoma or carcinosarcoma
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Surgery to be performed ≤ 5 weeks after randomisation in patients randomised prior to hysterectomy and BSO. Patients randomised after hysterectomy and BSO must have undergone hysterectomy and BSO ≤ 28 days prior to randomisation. Patients randomised after hysterectomy and BSO who are allocated lymphadenectomy must undergo lymphadenectomy ≤ 5 weeks after randomisation
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Written informed consent
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No prior anticancer therapy for endometrial cancer
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Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (EGOC) performance status 0-2
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Life expectancy > 3 months
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Age ≥ 16 years
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Adequate organ and bone marrow function
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Ability to undergo post-operative chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy
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Adjuvant treatment to commence ≤ 8 weeks after surgery
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Willingness and ability to complete Quality of Life questionnaires
Exclusion Criteria:
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Grossly enlarged node(s) of ≥ 10 mm short axis on baseline radiological imaging
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Invasion of the cervical stroma on baseline radiological imaging or obvious cervical disease on clinical examination
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Involvement of uterine serosa or metastatic disease seen outside the uterus on baseline radiological imaging
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Small cell carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation
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Concurrent anti-cancer therapy
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Previous malignancy < 5 years prior to randomisation or concurrent malignant disease with the exception of:
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carcinoma in situ of cervix
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non-melanoma skin cancer
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basal cell carcinoma
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melanoma in situ
- Women who are pregnant or lactating
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | University College Hospital | London | Greater London | United Kingdom |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University College, London
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Tim Mould, University College London Hospital
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- UCL/13/0630