Could a shorter radiation schedule improve cervical cancer treatment?
NCT ID NCT07343531
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a shorter course of radiation therapy combined with chemotherapy for cervical cancer. The goal is to see if this approach is safe and effective, potentially reducing treatment time and improving outcomes. The trial will enroll 30 adults with stage II or III cervical 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 (moderately hypo-fractionated external beam radiotherapy and high dose rate brachytherapy) with chemotherapy (cisplatin or carboplatin)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a shorter, more effective treatment option for cervical cancer, potentially improving survival and reducing side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 30 participants. The shorter radiation schedule may increase side effects or not be as effective as standard treatment.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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 or older. 2. International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) IB1 cervical cancers if not surgical candidates, but amenable to definitive chemoradiotherapy. 3. FIGO Stage IB2, IB3, IIA or IIB cervical cancers 4. FIGO stage IIIA, IIIB. 5. FIGO stage IIIC1 cervical cancers are candidates but must meet all the following criteria (to avoid extented field technique ): The largest radiologically suspicious positive pelvic node is less than 3 cm. Less than 3 radiologically suspicious positive nodes. No suspicious nodes located in the common iliac chain. 6. Histologically-confirmed invasive uterine cervical carcinoma of subtypes squamous cell, adenocarcinoma or adenosquamous cell. 7. Candidate for definitive chemoradiotherapy to be delivered with weekly cisplatin (Creatinine clearance more than 60 ml/min). Carboplatin AUC 2 is acceptable alternative if cisplatin is not tolerated (creatinine clearance 40:60 ml/min) . 8. Brachytherapy candidate. 9. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status up to 2 . Exclusion Criteria: * 1.FIGO stage IA, IIIC2, IVA or IVB. 2.FIGO stage IIIC1 with node is equal or greater than 3 cm, common iliac node or greater than 2 radiologically suspicious nodes. 3.Previous pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy. 4.Active inflammatory bowel disease. 5.Active connective tissue disorder (eg. scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematous). 6.Patient unable to undergo MR scan 7.Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status equal to 3 or more. 8.Creatinine clearance less than 40 ml/min.
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Locations
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Ainshams University
RECRUITINGCairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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