Proton beam boost: new hope for inoperable sarcomas?
NCT ID NCT07173972
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a higher dose of proton radiation can better control inoperable soft tissue sarcomas without increasing side effects. Forty adults with these rare tumors will receive targeted radiation over 4 weeks. Researchers will also look at blood and imaging markers to predict who responds best.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Proton radiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more effective radiation option for patients with inoperable soft tissue sarcoma, potentially improving tumor control without increasing side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase (Phase 2) study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The higher radiation dose could also cause unexpected side effects.
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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 40 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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Nov 2035
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: 1. ≥ 18 years of age at the time of informed consent. 2. Histological diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma including gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). 3. Measurable disease according to RECIST v1.1. 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1 or 2 5. For patients with metastatic disease a life-expectancy greater than 2 years should be expected. 6. Before patient registration, written informed consent must be given according to national and local regulations. 7. Ability to fill in patient questionnaires and comply with study procedures, including travelling to Bergen or Oslo for Proton Beam radiotherapy. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with a prior or concurrent malignant disease whose natural history or treatment have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of this clinical trial are not eligible. Patients with a history of breast cancer, requiring continued hormonal treatment (e.g. anti-estrogen or an aromatase inhibitor) may be included. Patients with a history of prostate cancer, requiring continued support with luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists, with or without androgens, may be included. 2. Previous radiotherapy to the tumor site. 3. Patients with pacemakers and/or implanted defibrillators. 4. Patients not able to give an informed consent or comply with study regulations as deemed by study investigator. 5. Administration of systemic cancer therapy (i.e. chemotherapy, targeted therapy or immune therapy) within 14 days prior to the first fraction of radiotherapy.
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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
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Haukeland University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBergen, Norway
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Oslo University Hospital
RECRUITINGOslo, Norway
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