Clinical trial · Observational
Predictors of Radiation Pneumonitis in Locally Advanced Lung Cancer Treated With Chemoradiation
Clinical, Biochemical, Dosimetric and Functional Respiratory Predictors of Radiation Pneumonitis in Locally Advanced Lung Cancer (Stages IIIa and IIIb) Treated With Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Lung cancer \[LC\] is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. The standard treatment of locally advanced lung cancer unresectable or marginally resectable is combination therapy with radical or preoperative chemoradiation. The local control rates and survival with this treatment modality have increased by more than 30%. Radiotherapy \[RT\] with technical molded 3D \[3D-CRT, Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy\] or IMRT \[intensity-modulated radiation therapy\] has allowed that the total dose of radiation has increased which leads to a direct benefit on the results treatment. Between 17-30% of patients are susceptible to pneumonitis due to radiation \[NR\]. This complication may appear at the end of the RT or up to 6 months after the treatment. In severe cases, mortality can reach 50%. It's well known that in various diseases, functional abnormalities precede the clinical manifestations. The degree of pulmonary failure secondary to RT is measured following the standards of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group who ranks in degrees \[0 to 4\]. Not precisely known factors that influence the development of NR.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiation; Adverse Effect, Pneumonitis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- locally advanced lung cancer
- description
- Patients with locally advanced lung cancer who are candidates to chemoradiation
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Evaluate pulmonary function after chemoradiation treatment in locally advanced NSCLC patients.
- timeFrame
- January 2012 to December 2014
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Candidates must have understood and signed informed consent * Histopathological diagnosis of locally advanced lung cancer \[IIIA-cT2N1-2, cT3N1-2, cT4N0, M0o IIIB: cT2N3, cT3N3, cT4N1-3, M0\]. They may also include patients with oligometastatic disease\[M1\] candidates for chemoradiation * Any histology * Medical tests: white blood cell count ≥ plasma 3,000 / mm3, platelets ≥ 100,000 / mm 3, hemoglobin ≥ 12 g / dl, serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg / dl, total bilirubin ≤ 1.5, transaminases \[ ≤ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal \[ULN\], alkaline phosphatase \<5 ULN. * Age ≥ 18 years. * General condition score according to ECOG 0 to 2 or a ≥ 60% Karnofsky. * Estimated life expectancy with treatment of at least 24 weeks. Exclusion criteria: * Uncontrolled concurrent diseases. * History of previous radiotherapy to the primary site. * Pregnant or breast-feeding. * Use of anticoagulants in therapeutic doses * Intercurrent Malignancies, except dormant basal cell carcinoma in skin, carcinoma in situ of the cervix * Invasive cancer unless the background was at least 5 years and the disease-free status.
References
Publications (5)
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- BACKGROUNDKong FM, Hayman JA, Griffith KA, Kalemkerian GP, Arenberg D, Lyons S, Turrisi A, Lichter A, Fraass B, Eisbruch A, Lawrence TS, Ten Haken RK. Final toxicity results of a radiation-dose escalation study in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): predictors for radiation pneumonitis and fibrosis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006 Jul 15;65(4):1075-86. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.01.051. Epub 2006 May 2. PMID 16647222
- DERIVEDTorre-Bouscoulet L, Arroyo-Hernandez M, Martinez-Briseno D, Munoz-Montano WR, Gochicoa-Rangel L, Bacon-Fonseca L, Perez-Padilla R, Vergara E, Garcia-Sancho C, Lozano-Ruiz F, Fernandez-Plata R, Guzman-Barragan A, Arrieta O. Longitudinal Evaluation of Lung Function in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Jul 15;101(4):910-918. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.04.014. Epub 2018 Apr 12. PMID 29976503
- DERIVEDTorre-Bouscoulet L, Munoz-Montano WR, Martinez-Briseno D, Lozano-Ruiz FJ, Fernandez-Plata R, Beck-Magana JA, Garcia-Sancho C, Guzman-Barragan A, Vergara E, Blake-Cerda M, Gochicoa-Rangel L, Maldonado F, Arroyo-Hernandez M, Arrieta O. Abnormal pulmonary function tests predict the development of radiation-induced pneumonitis in advanced non-small cell lung Cancer. Respir Res. 2018 Apr 24;19(1):72. doi: 10.1186/s12931-018-0775-2. PMID 29690880