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MR-Adaptive Radiation Therapy for Anal Cancer With EScalated-Treatment in a Risk-Optimized Approach
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with pathologically proven diagnosis of anal SCC. This may include tumors of non-keratinizing histology such as basoloid or cloacogenic histology. Individuals with squamous cell carcinoma of the anal margin are eligible. * Clinical stage T1-4 N0-1 M0 (the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) / the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 8th Ed) * Patients must be eligible for definitive RT or CRT * Must be ≥ 18 years of age * Must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2 Exclusion Criteria: * Previous chemotherapy, RT or curative-intent surgical treatment (i.e. APR) for anal cancer. * Any previous RT to the abdomino-pelvic region that would result in overlap of RT volume for the current study. * Individuals with a history of a different malignancy except if they have been disease-free for at least 2 years and are deemed by the investigator to be at low risk for recurrence. Individuals with the following cancers are eligible if diagnosed and treated within the past 5 years: cervical cancer in situ, and basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
About the study
The proposed study is a phase II, single arm, open-label trial of MR-guided radiation therapy (RT) with risk stratified RT dose selection in patients with anal cancer. Based on previous data, a risk adaptive treatment approached is proposed in 4 groups: Low risk, standard risk, intermediate risk, and high risk. Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA will be analyzed to identify novel biomarkers that predict chemoradiotherapy (CRT) response and toxicity.
What is being tested
- Radiotherapy - Low risk group (radiation)
- Radiotherapy - Standard risk group (radiation)
- Radiotherapy - Intermediate risk group (radiation)
- Radiotherapy - High risk group (radiation)
Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto · Participants: 80 · Started: Sep 29, 2023
Contact the study team
- Ali Hosni · Phone: 416-946-2360
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06050707
Locations in the U.S.
| Pennsylvania | Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh (Not yet recruiting) |
| Wisconsin | Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center, Milwaukee (Not yet recruiting) |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 29, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.