BEAR

Overview

About this study

A multi-institutional clinical trial incorporating selective dose escalation for patients with tumor volume ≥ 200 cc. This study will constitute the first prospective trial exploring hypofractionation and simultaneous integrated boost while also incorporating important biomarker analyses to guide risk-adapted radiotherapy. We aim to enroll 32 patients over 3 years at Mayo Clinic Rochester and Mayo Clinic Arizona to Cohort A, as well as up to 94 patients to Cohort B and up to 15 to Cohort C. Cohort B will constitute a biobank for patients with small tumors planning for definitive radiotherapy, as well as for patients proceeding with surgical resection for the purpose of local control. Cohort C will also constitute a biobank for patients with multimodality therapy (preoperative or postoperative radiotherapy plus surgical resection for the purpose of local control). This will constitute a biobank but will also include a single timepoint for toxicity assessment (at 3 months). Enrollment for the clinical trial will be completed when enrollment to Cohort A has met the accrual goal, and the study will closed at that time even if Cohorts B and/or C have not met the stated accrual goals. This study will provide preliminary data for dose-escalation, toxicity, hypofractionation, and biomarker-adapted therapy.

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Inclusion Criteria

  • Histological confirmation of Ewing sarcoma, including both skeletal and extra-skeletal primary tumors. Patients with “Ewing-like” sarcoma may be eligible if patients are planned to be treated per Ewing treatment paradigms, as defined in this clinical trial.
  • Patients of age ≥ 2 years are eligible for the study.
  • Negative pregnancy test done ≤ 7 days prior to registration, for patients of childbearing potential only.
  • Ability to provide written informed consent and complete questionnaire(s) by themselves or with assistance.
  • Willing to provide blood samples for correlative research purposes (see Section 6.0 and 14.0).
  • Co-enrollment on another clinical trial is allowed per the treating radiation oncologist’s discretion.

 

Exclusion Criteria

  • Prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy that, in the opinion of the treating medical oncologist or radiation oncologist, is considered to interfere with the current treatment or measurement of outcomes.
  • Receiving any investigational agent which would be considered as a treatment for the primary neoplasm that is considered by the investigator to interfere with the current treatment or measurement of outcomes.
  • Other active malignancy ≤ 1 year prior to registration that is considered by the investigator to interfere with the current treatment or measurement of outcomes.
  • Any of the following:
      • Pregnant patients
      • Nursing patients
      • Patients of childbearing potential who are unwilling to employ adequate contraception

Special case

If a patient presents prior to the initiation of local therapy but after the initiation of chemotherapy, that patient can still be enrolled on the trial. In such a case, the patient must be willing provide biospecimens at all future timepoints, as denoted in Sections 4.0 and 14.0. Such a patient could still be counted towards the primary endpoint of local failure if the patient proceeds through Cohort A and characterization of unfavorable biology is completed.

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location Status Contact

Rochester, Minn.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Roman Kowalchuk, M.D.

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Contact information:

Cancer Center Clinical Trials Referral Office

(855) 776-0015

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