Dynamic Contrast Enhancement Computed Tomography for Evaluating Tumor Perfusion in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Receiving Targeted Therapies: Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) Scramble

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Status and phase: Active, not recruiting; Phase 3

Conditions: Renal Cell Carcinoma

Treatments: Procedure: Perfusion CT scan

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01224288

NCI-2011-03288 (Registry Identifier)

2009-0845

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a companion protocol to MD Anderson Cancer Center study 2010-0085 (Sequential Therapy in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Therapy: The "START" Trial).

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if dynamic contrast enhanced computed tomography (DCE-CT) scans can help researchers learn if the study drug received as part of study 2010-0085 (either everolimus, bevacizumab, or pazopanib) is working.

Full description

To perform a DCE-CT scan, a small amount of a special dye (called "CT contrast medium") is injected by vein into the body. Several CT images are then taken over a few minutes to learn how much dye spreads outside of the tumor. This can show how much blood flows to and from the tumor. By performing DCE-CT scans after several weeks on treatment, researchers may learn if changes in blood flow may be a sign that the treatment is working.

Study Procedures:

If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, you will have a DCE-CT scan to check the status of the disease at the following times:

• Within about 4 weeks before you begin treatment on study 2010-0085.
• Eight (8) weeks after starting treatment on study 2010-0085.

Before each of the DCE-CT scans are performed, blood (about 1 tablespoon) will be drawn to check your kidney function.

If your doctor thinks it is needed, you will also have a standard-of-care CT scan at these timepoints to check the status of the disease.

Length of Study:

Your participation in this study will be over after the scan(s) 8 weeks after starting treatment on study 2010-0085. You will be taken off of this study if you leave the 2010-0085 study early.

This is an investigational study. The DCE-CT scan is commercially available. Using DCE-CT scans to check the status of kidney cancer is investigational.

Up to 120 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Patient must be enrolled or being considered for enrollment on protocol 2010-0085.
2. Patients must have metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
3. Age >/= 18 years.
4. Subjects must have adequate renal function as defined by serum creatinine < 1.5x upper limit of normal.

Exclusion criteria

1. Radiotherapy: Subjects may not have received prior radiotherapy to the index lesion within 4 weeks
2. Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating.
3. Female subjects of childbearing potential (unless they have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 3 days prior to start of study treatment).
4. Allergy to CT contrast media requiring the administration of steroid prophylaxis.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 1 patient group

DCE-CT Scans

Experimental group

Description:

DCE-CT = Dynamic contrast enhanced CT - DCE-CT scans 4 weeks prior to and 8 weeks after starting treatment on study 2010-0085.

Treatment:

Procedure: Perfusion CT scan