Efficacy and Safety of SBRT in Oligo-metastatic/Persistent/Recurrent Ovarian Cancer (MITO-RT3/RAD)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04593381 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : October 20, 2020
Last Update Posted : September 27, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Ovarian Neoplasms Recurrent Ovarian Carcinoma Oligometastatic Disease | Radiation: Stereotactic body radiotherapy | Not Applicable |
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) represents the cutting edge within high conformal and modulated radiotherapy techniques; it can provide high local control (LC) for curative-intent of low burden metastatic, persistent and metastatic lesions in face of minimal acute and late toxicities. SBRT is amenable even in patients who had already been managed by radiotherapy. In addition, SBRT has been shown to be active in chemoresistant disease, and potentially able to mount immune response through the release of tumor neoantigens after cell killing, thus allowing to synergize with immunotherapeutic approaches. SBRT has been widely adopted in the clinical setting of oligometastatic/persistent/recurrent (MPR) disease (up to <5 lesions) in several malignancies including also ovarian cancer (OC); the recently published retrospective, multicenter Italian study (MITO-RT1) has confirmed the activity and safety of SBRT in MPR OC, thus providing a model able to predict the higher chance of complete response of tumor lesions to SBRT, and local control rate.
The MITO-RT3/RAD trial is a prospective, Italian multicenter Phase II study aimed at evaluating the activity and safety of SBRT in MPR-OC patients. Clinical and imaging data, as well as SBRT technical parameters, would be analyzed with the aim to identify potential predictors of response to treatment and clinical outcome: in this context, additional insights into the tissue features of tumor lesions would be of clinical interest in the context of the personalized treatment, as testified by studies demonstrating that image-based quantitative features from pre-treatment imaging could predict clinical outcomes in several malignancies.
Furthermore, given the crucial role played by the mutational status of BRCA 1/2 genes in this disease, the assessment of BRCA gene status was considered mandatory, thus representing inclusion criteria.
The study will include patients with oligo-metastatic/persistent/recurrent lesions (MPR) from OC patients for which salvage surgery or other local therapies resulted not feasible, as per relative contraindication to further systemic therapy because of serious comorbidities, as per previous severe toxicity, unavailability of potentially active chemotherapy, or patient refusal of systemic therapy
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 200 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Efficacy and Safety of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT in Oligo-metastatic/Persistent/Recurrent Ovarian Cancer (MPR-OC): a Prospective, Multicenter Phase II Study (MITO-RT3/RAD) |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 1, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: SBRT treatment
Intervention: Radiation: SBRT
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Radiation: Stereotactic body radiotherapy
All patients accrued will be treated with SBRT to all sites of active metastatic disease as per CT scan or PET/CT and/or MRI. A range of schedules and doses are provided, it is advised that the maximum dose that can be achieved whilst meeting the organs at risk planning constraints is prescribed. |
- Clinical complete response to SBRT by imaging [ Time Frame: Assessment of Clinical complete response at six months ]Radiologic response will be evaluated by morphological (contrast-enhanced CT scan and/or MRI) or functional imaging modalities (18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-PET) and classified according to the RECIST (version 1.1) or PERCIST criteria.
- 2-yr actuarial LC rate [ Time Frame: 2 years ]progression of disease inside SBRT field on a per lesion basis
- 2-yr progression-free survival [ Time Frame: 2 years ]progression of disease out of SBRT field
- 2-yr overall survival [ Time Frame: 2 years ]patient survival
- treatment free interval [ Time Frame: 2 years ]time without any new treatment start after SBRT
- rate of toxicity [ Time Frame: 2 years ]SBRT acute and late toxicity rate
- 2-yr actuarial late toxicity free survival [ Time Frame: 2 years ]actuarial evaluation of late toxicity
- Radiomic clusters analysis [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Investigation of radiomic features for clustering analysis to predict response according to other histological and clinical parameters
- Breast cancer genes 1/2 (BRCA genes) characterization [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Investigation of the mutational status of BRCA 1/2 genes in this disease

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 100 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Gender Based Eligibility: | Yes |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- diagnosis of ovarian cancer
- age >18 yrs,
- ECOG performance status 0-3,
- expected life expectancy >6 months,
- 1-5 synchronous lesions
- any site of disease,
- compulsory assessment of mutational status of BRCA1/2 genes (either germline or somatic),
- salvage surgery or other local therapies not feasible,
- relative contraindication to further systemic therapy because of serious comorbidities,
- previous severe systemic therapy toxicity
- unavailability of potentially active systemic therapy,
- patient refusal of systemic therapy,
- Re-treatment of lesions already treated with conventional external beam radiotherapy is allowed*
Exclusion Criteria:
- mucinous OC,
- borderline ovarian tumors,
- non-epithelial OC,
- previous radiotherapy severe toxicity
- co-morbidities and functional impairment considered clinically precluding the safe use of SBRT,
- pregnancy
- any psychological, sociological, or geographical issue potentially hampering compliance with the study,
- lesion diameter larger than 5 centimeters

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04593381
Contact: Gabriella Macchia, MD | 0874 312259 | macchiagabriella@gmail.com | |
Contact: Francesco Deodato, MD | 0874 312258 | francesco.deodato@gemellimolise.it |
Italy | |
Gemelli Molise Hospital | Recruiting |
Campobasso, CB, Italy, 86100 | |
Contact: Gabriella Macchia, MD 0874312261 studimito@libero.it | |
Principal Investigator: Gabriella Macchia, MD | |
S.C. di Radioterapia Oncologica-Azienda Sanitaria locale | Recruiting |
Biella, Italy | |
Contact: Vittoria Balcet, MD Vittoria.Balcet@aslbi.piemonte.it | |
Azienda sanitaria locale Lanciano Vasto Chieti | Active, not recruiting |
Chieti, Italy | |
Department of Radiation Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute | Active, not recruiting |
Milan, Italy | |
Campus Biomedico | Active, not recruiting |
Roma, Italy, 00100 | |
Policlinico A. Gemelli, IRCCS | Recruiting |
Roma, Italy, 00100 | |
Contact: Maura Campitelli, MD maura.campitelli@policlinicogemelli.it | |
Sub-Investigator: Gabriella Ferrandina, MD | |
Università La Sapienza | Active, not recruiting |
Roma, Italy, 00100 | |
Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale (ASU FC) - SOC Radioterapia | Recruiting |
Udine, Italy | |
Contact: Francesca Titone, MD francesca.titone@asufc.sanita.fvg.it |
Principal Investigator: | Gabriella Macchia | Radiotherapy Unit, Gemelli Molise |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Gabriella Macchia, Radiation Oncologist, Gemelli Molise Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04593381 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CE 07-14-2020 |
First Posted: | October 20, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 27, 2022 |
Last Verified: | September 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Oligometastasis Stereotactic body radiotherapy SBRT SABR |
Ovarian Neoplasms Recurrence Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms |
Ovarian Diseases Adnexal Diseases Genital Neoplasms, Female Urogenital Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Gonadal Disorders |