Can a tougher radiation schedule outpace aggressive lung tumors?
NCT ID NCT07823855
First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing a radiation schedule that delivers higher doses per session and more sessions per day for non-small cell lung cancer that grows quickly. The trial enrolls adults with confirmed high-proliferation NSCLC who are planned for chest radiotherapy, regardless of stage. Doctors will track acute and late side effects, tumor response, and how long patients live without the cancer worsening.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- simultaneous integrated boost accelerated hyperfractionated radiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a more intensive radiation option for lung cancers that grow quickly, possibly improving tumor control without more side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, single-center phase I/II trial with no comparison group, so results may not hold up in larger studies. The intensive schedule could cause more radiation toxicity to the lungs or esophagus.
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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 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years, male or female; 2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed high-proliferation non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); 3. Assessed by a multidisciplinary team (MDT) and planned to receive thoracic radiotherapy (either curative or palliative), regardless of stage. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Small cell histology; 2. Severe cardiac disease (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] functional class ≥ III, uncontrolled arrhythmia, or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months); 3. Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or patients of childbearing potential who are unwilling to use effective contraceptive measures; 4. Concurrent participation in other interventional clinical trials; 5. Other conditions deemed by the investigator to make the patient unsuitable for enrollment (e.g., severe mental illness).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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