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INTER-EWING-1: Assessing multiple combinations of treatment types to determine whether different combinations are better able to improve survival for people with Ewing SarcomaInternational clinical research programme to improve outcomes in newly diagnosed Ewing sarcoma – Trial 1

Trial purpose

Medical clipboardCancer treatment

Tumor type

Sarcoma Cancers Sarcoma

Age

People2+

Trial acronym

INTER-EWING-1

Clinical summary

Summary

Ewing Sarcoma is a cancer of bone or soft tissue that occurs in children and adults. Treatment usually includes chemotherapy, surgery and/or radiation therapy. This is an international clinical trial (INTER-EWING-1) that will assess multple combinations of these treatment types to determine whether different combinations are better able to improve survival for people with Ewing Sarcoma.

Who is it for?
You may be eligible for this study if you are aged 2 years or older and you have been diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma.

There will be additional criteria that patients who wish to enrol in this study may need to meet in order to be entered into one of the treatment arms. Ensure you are viewing this page as a Health Professional (toggle at the top of the page) and scroll down to Inclusion Criteria to review these indetail. 

Study details
Eligible participants may enter into one of three different treatment arms, depending upon which inclusion criteria they meet. A researcher will assess eligible participants to determine which treatment arm they are most suitable for, and patients will then be randomly allocated by chance into one of two groups for that treatment arm.

  • Treatment Group A will receive a new chemotherapy drug over 9 cycles.
  • Treatment Group B will receive doses of radiation therapy which may differ depending upon whether they are able to undergo surgical removal of their cancer or not. Participants will be asked to attend a maximum of 36 sessions over 7.2 weeks.
  • Treatment Group C will receive either additional doses of a currently used chemotherapy drug, or will be asked to stop their treatment after the standard treatment cycles have been given.

If participants are eligible for more than one of these treatment groups they can choose to enrol in a second and then third treatment group once they have completed their first allocated treatment. 

It is hoped this research will determine whether having standard chemotherapy plus a type of drug designed to target tumour cells, called a multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (MTKI) is better for patients. The effects of radiotherapy and additional doses of standard chemotherapy will also be assessed to determine if any of these combined treatments can lead to improved survival for patients with Ewing Sarcoma.

Conditions

This trial is treating people with Ewing sarcoma

Eligibility

Inclusion

1. Any histologically and genetically confirmed Ewing sarcoma of bone or soft tissue, or round cell sarcomas which are ‘Ewing’s-like’ but negative for EWSR1-Fli gene rearrangement
2. Age > 2 years
3. Written informed consent from the patient and/or the parent/legal guardian

inclusion criteria for randomisation A will be defined on completion of the externally sponsored phase 1b study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05830084, EudraCT No: 2022-002874-10). A substantial amendment will be submitted to the relevant competent authority and ethics committee(s) to include these details prior to the opening of Randomisation A.

Radiotherapy Randomisations – B1 and B2
Inclusion Criteria
1. Entered into the INTER-EWING-1 study
2. Received induction/consolidation chemotherapy with a VDC/IE/VC/VAI/BuMel based regimen
3. Patient assessed as medically fit to receive the radiotherapy
4. Documented negative pregnancy test for female patients of childbearing potential
5. Patient agrees to use contraception during therapy and for 12 months after last trial treatment (females) or 6 months after last trial treatment (males), where patient is sexually active
6. Written informed consent from the patient and/or the parent/legal guardian

Randomisation B1 specific Inclusion criteria– Definitive radical radiotherapy dose finding randomisation
1. Patients requiring definitive radical radiotherapy to primary tumour site as sole local therapy following discussion by local multidisciplinary team.
2. Patients who have undergone an R2 resection of the primary tumour (macroscopic residual tumour), requiring definitive radical radiotherapy

Randomisation B2 specific Inclusion criteria– Post-operative radiotherapy dose finding randomisation
1. Patients requiring post-operative radiotherapy following discussion by local multidisciplinary team
according to multidisciplinary team meeting.

Randomisation C – Maintenance chemotherapy randomisation
Inclusion Criteria
1. Entered into the INTER-EWING-1 study
2. Received induction/ consolidation chemotherapy with a VDC/IE/VC/VAI/BuMel based regimen
3. Have responded to induction treatment and not progressed
4. Medically fit to receive treatment
5. Absence of severe vincristine neuropathy – i.e. requiring discontinuation of vincristine treatment
6. Adequate liver function: bilirubin <3 x ULN and ALT or AST < 5 x ULN
7. Documented negative pregnancy test for female patients of childbearing potential
8. Patient agrees to use contraception during therapy and for 12 months after last trial treatment (females) or 6 months after last trial treatment (males), where patient is sexually active
9. Written informed consent from the patient and/or the parent/legal guardian

Exclusion

1. Previous malignancy

Exclusion criteria for randomisation A will be defined on completion of the externally sponsored phase 1b study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05830084, EudraCT No: 2022-002874-10). A substantial amendment will be submitted to the relevant competent authority and ethics committee(s) to include these details prior to the opening of Randomisation A.

Exclusion Criteria Radiotherapy Randomisations – B1 and B2
1. Previous radiotherapy to the same site
2. Pregnant or breastfeeding women
3. BuMel high dose chemotherapy within previous 10 weeks

Randomisation B1 specific Exclusion criteria– Definitive radical radiotherapy dose finding randomisation
1. Patients who have had a R1 or R0 surgical resection of their tumour
2. Previous high dose chemotherapy including busulfan when specified dose constraints to critical organs cannot be met (please see INTER-EWING-1 Quartet RTQA guidelines for more details)

Randomisation B2 specific Exclusion criteria– Post-operative radiotherapy dose finding randomisation
1. R2 resection (macroscopic residual tumour)
2. Patients treated by surgery with wide resection (R0 and all tissues involved by the prechemotherapy
tumour volume have been completely resected), good histological response (< 10% viable cells), small tumour volume (< 200 mls at diagnosis), of the limb.

Randomisation C – Maintenance chemotherapy randomisation
Exclusion Criteria
1. Urinary outflow obstruction that cannot be relieved prior to starting treatment
2. Uncontrolled significant inter-current illness or active infection
3. Active inflammation of the urinary bladder (cystitis)
4. Known contraindication or hypersensitivity to any of the treatments or excipients
5. Pregnant or breastfeeding women

Inclusion

  • You have had a certain type of treatment or surgical procedure.
  • You have the type of cancer, symptoms, or health risks that this clinical trial is focused on.

Exclusion

  • You have been diagnosed with a prior or secondary type of cancer.
  • You have certain types of non-cancer medical conditions.
  • You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
Message

Clinical trials have complex eligibility criteria, and other criteria may apply for this trial. Ask your doctor about whether this trial could be right for you.

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Information on this page is partially produced from ANZCTR, UK’s Clinical Study Registry *. View further details about this trial on the registry via the links below:

Trial sponsor

University of Birmingham, Australian and New Zealand Children's Haematology Oncology Group

Scientific Title

International clinical research programme to improve outcomes in newly diagnosed Ewing sarcoma – Trial 1

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