Can shrinking radiation margins spare lungs without sacrificing cancer control?
NCT ID NCT06542159
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether using real-time adaptive radiation without the usual safety margin can reduce lung side effects in people with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer or limited lung metastases. About 130 participants will be randomly assigned to either standard radiation or the new adaptive technique. The main goal is to see if the new method lowers the chance of breathing problems while still controlling the cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- radiation therapy (online adaptive stereotactic body radiotherapy without PTV expansion margin)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could reduce breathing-related side effects from radiation while still effectively controlling early-stage lung cancer or limited lung metastases.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase II trial with only 130 participants, so results are preliminary. Removing safety margins might increase the risk of missing the tumor, and the technique requires specialized equipment not widely available.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically or PET-CT confirmed untreated early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (T1-2N0M0) that is inoperable or where the patient is unwilling to undergo surgery, or PET-CT/chest CT confirmed lung oligometastases (number of metastases ≤3, single lesion diameter ≤5cm). * Age 18 years or older, regardless of gender. * ECOG performance status score of 0-2. * Serum hemoglobin ≥ 80 g/L, platelets ≥ 100,000/μL, absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/μL. * Serum creatinine ≤ 1.25 times the upper normal limit (UNL) or creatinine clearance ≥ 60 ml/min. * Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times UNL, AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2.5 times UNL, alkaline phosphatase ≤ 5 times UNL. * FEV1 ≥ 0.5 L. * Normal CB6 range. * The patient and their family agree and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Tumors with bronchial invasion are excluded. * Any other disease or condition that contraindicates radiotherapy (e.g., active infections, within 6 months post-myocardial infarction, symptomatic heart disease including unstable angina, congestive heart failure, or uncontrolled arrhythmias). * Pregnant or breastfeeding women, women who have not undergone pregnancy testing, and pregnant individuals. * Individuals with substance abuse issues, chronic alcoholism, or AIDS. * Individuals with uncontrollable seizures or loss of self-control due to psychiatric disorders. * Individuals with a history of severe allergies or specific sensitivities.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun yat-sen University Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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