Clinical trial · Interventional
Biologically-Adapted, Dose-Escalated Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Ewing Sarcoma, BEAR Trial
Biologically-Adapted, Dose-Escalated Accelerated Radiotherapy for Ewing Sarcoma (BEAR)
- 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)
This clinical trial evaluates the effect of radiotherapy doses based on tumor size and tumor-specific characteristics (biologically-adapted) in treating patients with Ewing sarcoma. Radiotherapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Conventional radiotherapy uses minimal imaging support to determine the positioning of radiotherapy. Hypofractionated radiotherapy delivers higher doses of radiotherapy over a shorter period of time and may kill more tumor cells and have fewer side effects. Dose-escalated radiotherapy uses doses that are higher than those used in conventional radiotherapy. Larger tumor sizes and other tumor-specific characteristics have been shown to be related to poorer outcomes. In addition, after dose-escalated radiotherapy, patients with larger tumors have demonstrated improved control of the disease at the primary tumor site. Giving biologically-adapted, dose-escalated radiotherapy may reduce the return of the cancer at the primary tumor site in patients with Ewing sarcoma with large tumors and other unfavorable characteristics. This clinical trial also evaluates the role of biomarkers in patients with Ewing sarcoma. Studying samples of blood and tumor tissue from patients with Ewing sarcoma in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about predicting the amount of disease and the likelihood of the cancer coming back.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewing Sarcoma | Ewing Sarcoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Round Cell Sarcoma With EWSR1-non-ETS Fusion | Round Cell Sarcoma with EWSR1-non-ETS Fusion | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (13)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biospecimen Collection | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Chemotherapy | Drug | Chemotherapy | ALIAS |
| Computed Tomography | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Conventional Radiotherapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Definitive Surgical Resection | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Dose-escalated Radiation Therapy | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Electronic Health Record Review | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| External Beam Radiation Therapy | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (4)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Cohort A Group 1 (dose-escalated radiotherapy)
- description
- Patients may receive SOC chemotherapy every 2 weeks for at least 3 cycles prior to radiotherapy. Patients then undergo hypofractionated or conventional dose-escalated radiotherapy daily, excluding weekends and holidays, for 25-36 treatment fractions in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may also receive consolidation chemotherapy after completion of radiotherapy and/or surgical resection. Patients also undergo blood sample collection throughout the study. Additionally, patients may also undergo CT, PET/CT, and MRI with or without CT throughout the study at treating clinician's discretion.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
- Drug: Chemotherapy
- Procedure: Computed Tomography
- Procedure: Conventional Radiotherapy
- Procedure: Definitive Surgical Resection
- Radiation: Dose-escalated Radiation Therapy
- Other: Electronic Health Record Review
- Radiation: Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy
- Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Procedure: Positron Emission Tomography
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 2 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
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 * Lansky or Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70 * Ability to provide written informed consent and complete questionnaire(s) by themselves or with assistance * Willing to provide blood samples for correlative research purposes * Willing to provide biopsy sample to run Mayo Complete Solid Tumor Panel if tumor size is \>= 8 cm 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 * Note: Co-enrollment on another clinical trial is allowed per the treating radiation oncologist's discretion * Other active malignancy ≤ 1 year prior to registration that is considered by the investigator to interfere with the current treatment or measurement of outcomes * Patients that have severe co-morbid systemic illness or other disease which would interfere significantly with the current treatment or measurement of outcomes * Patients that have active uncontrolled systemic infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness or social situation that would limit study adherence * Any of the following: * Pregnant patients * Nursing patients
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