New radiation treatment shows promise for skin cancer in immunocompromised patients
NCT ID NCT06615635
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new type of radiation therapy called DaRT for people with a common skin cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) who have weakened immune systems. The treatment involves placing tiny radioactive seeds directly into the tumor to kill cancer cells from the inside. Researchers will track how well the tumors shrink and how long patients live, with up to 28 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- DaRT seeds (radioactive sources that release alpha radiation directly into the tumor)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for skin cancer in people with weakened immune systems, who often have limited choices.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 28 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatment involves radiation, which can cause side effects like skin irritation or damage to nearby tissue.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 28 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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: * 1\. Patients with cutaneous SCC histologically confirmed 2. Histopathological confirmation within 6 months of enrollment provided no tumor treatment occurred between the biopsy and enrollment 3. Immunocompromised due to any primary or secondary immunodeficiencies Measurable disease according to RECIST v 1.1. 4\. Patient able and willing to undergo multiple CT scans 5. Tumor size ≤7 cm, at the longest diameter. 6. Single lesion per subject. 7. Targeted lesion must be technically amenable for complete coverage (including margins) by the DaRT seeds. Targets will be deemed technically amenable for complete coverage if there are entry and exit vectors for placement that are not hindered by bone or major vessels or other vital organs (eg. eye) as decided by treating physician and sponsor. 8\. Interstitial implant indication validated by multidisciplinary team. 9. ECOG Performance Status ≤2. 10. Life expectancy ≥12 months. 11. Subjects male/ female ≥18. 12. Willing and have the ability to provide signed Informed Consent. 13. Patients, male and female, with reproductive potential (including women who are menopausal for less than a year and not surgically sterilized), must practice acceptable effective methods of birth control, such as barrier methods, condom or diaphragm with spermicide or abstinence. Birth control should be continued for 1 year after the DaRT insertion visit. 14\. Women with childbearing potential must provide a negative pregnancy test during the screening period and up to V1, prior to the DaRT insertion procedure. 15\. Blood tests values: * Platelets ≥100,000 mm3, * Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5xULN, * AST ≤2.5xULN, * SGOT ≤2.5xULN, * SGPT ≤2.5xULN, * Alkaline Phosphatase ≤2.5xULN. * Creatinine Clearance ≥30 ml/min. * INR or Prothrombin time ≤1.5xULN. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Distant or nodal metastatic disease (according to the TNM staging system - N+ or M1 patients are excluded). 2\. T4 disease 3. extensive PNI 4. Previously untreated cutaneous SCC 5. Mucosal SCC. 6. Inability to fully cover the entire volume with DaRT seeds 7. Inability to place DaRT seeds into tumor due to inaccessibility by presence of bones or major vessels or vital organs 8. Inability or unwillingness to undergo multiple CT scans 9. Patients receiving any of the following within 4 weeks of enrollment: 1. Antineoplastic systemic chemotherapy or biological therapy 2. Immunotherapy 3. Investigational agents other than the study intervention 4. Radiation therapy 5. Live vaccines within 30 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment and while participating in the trial. 10\. Longest tumor diameter \>7 cm. 11. Tumor with keratoacanthoma histology. 12. Known hypersensitivity to any component of treatment. 13. Clinically significant cardiovascular disease e.g., cardiac failure of New York Heart Association class III-IV, uncontrolled coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, uncontrolled arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension, history of myocardial infarction in the last 12 months. 14\. Any medical or Psychiatric illness, which in the opinion of the investigator would compromise the patient's ability to tolerate treatment and to adhere to the clinical trial protocol. 15\. Serious medical comorbidities that, in the opinion of the investigator, may affect subject compliance and/or interpretation of treatment safety or effectiveness. 16\. High probability of protocol non-compliance (in opinion of investigator). 17. Volunteers participating in another interventional study in the past 30 days which might conflict with the endpoints of this study or the evaluation of response or toxicity of DaRT. 18\. Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy or in situ cervical cancer. 19\. Patients do not agree to use adequate contraception (vasectomy or barrier method of birth control) prior to study entry and for 1 year after the DaRT insertion visit. 20\. Breastfeeding or pregnant women 21. Tattoos scars, body jewelry (e.g., nose rings) or other identifying marks which cannot be adequately hidden on digital photos or other identifying marks which cannot be adequately hidden on digital photos
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
11 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alliance Dermatology
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85032, United States
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Banner Health
RECRUITINGGilbert, Arizona, 35234, United States
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Bassett Healthcare
RECRUITINGCooperstown, New York, 13326, United States
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Day Star Skin Cancer Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPoinciana, Florida, 33445, United States
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Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States
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Hadassah Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJerusalem, 9112001, Israel
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Hollywood Dermatology
RECRUITINGHollywood, Florida, 33201, United States
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Integrity Research Clinical Associates
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBoca Raton, Florida, 33445, United States
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Mayo Clinic
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Palm Beach Dermatology Group
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPalm Beach, Florida, 33848, United States
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Us Dermatology Parthners
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States
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