Lymph node surgery may boost cervical cancer treatment
NCT ID NCT05581121
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether surgically removing para-aortic lymph nodes before standard chemoradiation can improve disease-free survival in people with stage IIIC1 cervical cancer. About 510 participants will be randomly assigned to either standard treatment or surgery plus tailored chemoradiation. The goal is to see if the extra surgery helps prevent the cancer from coming back.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 510 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2033
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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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years at time of study entry 2. Newly diagnosed histologically proven cervical squamous carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, or adenosquamous tumor 3. FIGO stage IIIC1 (FIGO 2018) cervical cancer with FDG-PET/CT showing FDG-positive pelvic nodes and FDG-negative PALN including equivocal lymph nodes in the common iliac and para-aortic regions. The highest positive lymph node must be located inferior to the common iliac bifurcation in both sides (anatomical level 1). 4. Patients with TNM T stage I-IIIB. 5. FIGO stage IIIC1 cervical cancer by positive pelvic sentinel lymph node from surgical staging (either intraoperative assessment (frozen section) or from final histology - patients are not eligible after radical hysterectomy, and FDG-negative common iliac of para-aortic lymph node on PET/CT (performed before or after SLN procedure) 6. Patient eligible for pelvic radiotherapy and cisplatin-based chemotherapy with a curative intent as confirmed by a multidisciplinary board 7. ECOG performance status \< 2 i.e. 0 or 1 8. Life expectancy more than 12 months 9. Pretherapeutic imaging FDG-PET/CT images should be available for central review 10. Prior validation of the surgeon's participation in the study by the Quality Assurance Comity 11. Women should be post-menopaused or willing to accept the use of an effective contraceptive regimen during the treatment period. All non-menopaused women should have a negative pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to study entry. 12. Patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations including follow up 13. Not applicable since protocol revision V4. Patient participating to other clinical trials including immunotherapy strategies or adjuvant chemotherapy is also eligible for the study. Adjuvant treatment must be decided prior to randomization 14. Signed informed consent 15. Patient affiliated to a Social Health Insurance in France (French patients only). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unequivocal positive common iliac or para-aortic lymph nodes at pretherapeutic imaging FDG-PET/CT 2. Negative or equivocal pelvic lymph nodes at pretherapeutic imaging FDG-PET/CT 3. Metastatic disease confirmed by FDG-PET/CT 4. Other histologies than adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma 5. Contraindication for cisplatin-based chemotherapy 6. Women who received any prior treatment for cervical cancer 7. Prior surgery for the cervical cancer, except for cone procedure and pelvic lymph node staging 8. Previous pelvic radiotherapy 9. History of another primary malignancy except for: Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease after 5 years, adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease, adequately treated carcinoma in situ (any location) without evidence of disease. 10. Any psychological, familial, geographic or social situation, according to the judgment of investigator, potentially preventing the provision of informed consent or compliance to study procedure 11. Patient who has forfeited his/her freedom by administrative or legal award or who is under legal protection (curatorship and guardianship, protection of justice).
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The places running it
36 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU Lille
RECRUITINGLille, France
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CHRU Strasbourg - ICANS
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGStrasbourg, France
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CHU Brest
RECRUITINGBrest, France
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CHU Limoges
RECRUITINGLimoges, France
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CHU Nîmes
RECRUITINGNîmes, France
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Centre François Baclesse
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCaen, 14076, France
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Centre Georges François Leclerc
RECRUITINGDijon, France
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Centre Henri Becquerel
WITHDRAWNRouen, France
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil
RECRUITINGCréteil, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire La Reunion
RECRUITINGSaint-Pierre, 97448, France
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Centre Léon Bérard
RECRUITINGLyon, France
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Centre Oscar Lambret
RECRUITINGLille, France
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Chru Tours
RECRUITINGTours, France
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General UH in Prague - VFN
RECRUITINGPrague, 128 08, Czechia
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H. Clínico San Carlos / Madrid
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28040, Spain
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H. Josep Trueta
RECRUITINGGirona, 17007, Spain
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H.U. La Paz / Madrid
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28046, Spain
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H.U. Vall d'Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hôpital Cochin
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hôpital Lariboisière Saint Louis
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Hôpital Lyon Sud
RECRUITINGPierre-Bénite, France
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Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière
RECRUITINGParis, France
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ICM Val d'Aurelle
RECRUITINGMontpellier, France
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Institut Bergonié
RECRUITINGBordeaux, France
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Institut Curie
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Institut Curie Site - Saint Cloud
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSaint-Cloud, 92210, France
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Institut Godinot
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGReims, 51726, France
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Institut Gustave Roussy
RECRUITINGVillejuif, France
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Institut Paoli Calmettes
RECRUITINGMarseille, France
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Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse - Oncopole
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest
RECRUITINGAngers, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest
RECRUITINGSaint-Herblain, France
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Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRoma, 00168, Italy
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UH Ostrava - FNO
RECRUITINGOstrava, 708 52, Czechia
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UH Plzeň
RECRUITINGPilsen, 326 00, Czechia
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