Comparison of Proton or Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy After Surgery for Endometrial or Cervical Cancer (NCT04567771)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This early phase I trial compares the side effects between patients treated with proton radiation therapy versus intensity modulated radiation therapy after surgery for the treatment of endometrial or cervical cancer. Radiation therapy uses high energy protons or x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Using quality of life questionnaires and adverse event assessments may help doctors learn whether proton radiation therapy is associated with lower acute gastrointestinal toxicities at the end of treatment compared to intensity modulated radiation therapy in patients with endometrial or cervical cancer.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (16 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (18 items).
Location: Mayo Clinic in Arizona — Scottsdale, Arizona
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Receiving external beam boost dose during RT
- Distant metastases
- Gross disease at time of RT
- Histology of endometrial stromal sarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, melanoma or small cell carcinomas
- Patients who exceed the weight/size limits of the treatment table
- Positive or close surgical margins (=\< 3 mm)
- Prior RT to the pelvis
- Planned to receive inguinal node RT
- Hepatic insufficiency resulting in clinical jaundice and/or coagulation defects
- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) based upon current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) definition; note that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is not required for entry into this protocol. The need to exclude patients with AIDS from this protocol is necessary because the treatments involved in this protocol may be immunosuppressive.
- Prior invasive malignancy (except non-melanomatous skin cancer) unless disease free for a minimum of 3 years
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (3 Sites)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona — Scottsdale, Arizona
- Mayo Clinic in Florida — Jacksonville, Florida
- Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.