E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
vulvar cancer patients with sentinel lymph node metastases larger than 2mm |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | Yes |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
Investigate the safety of replacing inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy by adjuvant chemoradiation in early stage vulvar cancer patients with a macrometastasis (>2mm) or extracapsular spread in the sentinel lymph node |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Evaluate the short and long-term morbidity associated with the sentinel node procedure and adjuvant chemosensitizing radiation |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
- Histological confirmed primary SCC of the vulva
- T1 tumor, not encroaching urethra/vagina/anus
- Depth of invasion > 1mm
- Tumor diameter < 4cm
- Unifocal tumors
- No enlarged (>1.5cm) or suspicious inguinofemoral lymph nodes at imaging (CT/MRI/ultrasound)
- Possibility to obtain informed consent
- Metastatic sentinel lymph node; size of metastasis > 2mm
- Metastatic sentinel lymph node: more than 1 SN with metastasis ≤ 2mm
- Patients are able to understand requirements of study, provide written informed consent and comply with the study and follow-up procedures
. Adequate bone marrow, renal and liver function:
• Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 109 /L
• Platelet count ≥ 100 x 109 /L
• Creatinine clearance ≥ 40 ml/min measured by the Cockroft Gault formula
• Total bilirubin < 1.25 x ULN
• Aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN
- Performance status of 0, 1 or 2 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Scale
- Age 18 years or older
- Life expectancy of ≥ 12 weeks
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
- Inoperable tumors and tumors > 4cm
- Multifocal tumors
- Tumors with other pathology than squamous cell carcinoma
- Patients with enlarged / suspicious lymph nodes which are proven metastatic after fine needle aspiration cytology
- No other carcinomas, other than basal cell carcinomas, within last 5 years
- History of pelvic radiotherapy
- History of any infection requiring hospitalization or antibiotics within 2 weeks before enrollment
- Pregnant female or nursing mother
- Known brain or spinal cord metastases unless adequately treated (surgery or radiotherapy) with no evidence of progression and neurologically stable off anticonvulsants and steroids
- Unstable angina, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, > Class II congestive heart failure according to the New York Heart Association Classification for Congestive Heart Failure within 6 months before enrollment
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Number of groin recurrences within 2 years after primary treatment |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Every three months during the first two years after completion of primary treatment |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Short –and long term treatment related toxicity |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
will be monitored and more detailed at 6, 12 and 24 month using Common Terminology Criteria for adverse events (NCI-CTCAE version 4.0, grade 0-5) |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
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E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 9 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 25 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Canada |
United Kingdom |
United States |
Austria |
Belgium |
Czechia |
Denmark |
Germany |
Netherlands |
Norway |
Sweden |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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the end of the trial is defined as the timepoint at which the last patients entered in the trial has completed two years of follow-up |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 7 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 7 |