Shorter, personalized radiation may target endometrial cancer with fewer side effects
NCT ID NCT07116213
First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing a shorter, adapted form of radiation therapy for people with high-risk endometrial cancer after surgery. The trial enrolls 20 patients and uses daily imaging to adjust the radiation plan to each person's anatomy. Participants receive moderately hypofractionated external beam radiation, with optional brachytherapy and chemotherapy. The study tracks acute and long-term side effects, three-year failure-free survival, quality of life, and treatment costs.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- moderately hypofractionated adaptive radiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this approach could offer a shorter, more personalized course of radiation after surgery for high-risk endometrial cancer, with fewer side effects and lower costs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-arm study with 20 patients and no control group, so it cannot prove the approach is better than standard radiation. Results may not apply to all patients, and radiation still carries risks of bowel, bladder, or other pelvic side effects.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age : 18-70 years old. * Performance Status : ECOG score 0-2. * Expected to comply with oART (Online Adaptive Radiotherapy) workflow. * Initial Surgical Treatment : Total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy ± Pelvic and/or para-aortic lymph node dissection/sampling or sentinel lymph node biopsy. * Pathological Staging \& Histology (per FIGO 2009): Stage I : Grade 3 endometrioid adenocarcinoma with superficial myometrial invasion and extensive LVSI (Lymphovascular Space Invasion). Grade 2 endometrioid adenocarcinoma with deep myometrial invasion and extensive LVSI. Grade 3 endometrioid adenocarcinoma with deep myometrial invasion. Stage II-IIIC1 : Endometrioid carcinoma. Stage I-IIIC1 : Serous carcinoma or clear cell carcinoma. * Informed Consent : * Patients and families fully understand the study protocol. * Voluntarily participate and sign informed consent forms before enrollment Exclusion Criteria: * Prior Radiotherapy : History of abdominal or pelvic irradiation. * Treatment Interval : Without adjuvant chemotherapy: \>12 weeks between surgery and radiotherapy initiation. With adjuvant chemotherapy: \>6 months between surgery and radiotherapy initiation. * Malignancy History : Prior diagnosis of other malignancies. * Pregnancy/Lactation : Pregnant or breastfeeding women. * Active Infection : Fever or uncontrolled active infection. * Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) : History of IBD (regardless of activity status). * Comorbidities : Severe conditions affecting trial compliance, including: Unstable cardiac disease requiring treatment, renal impairment, chronic hepatitis, poorly controlled diabetes, psychiatric disorders
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
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