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At a Glance
Age
18 and older
Sex
Any
Trial phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
10 (estimated)
Sponsor
Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine · Other
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for patients with non-small cell lung cancer that has progressed after initial treatment. Participants will undergo a specific type of radiation therapy and receive vancomycin for part of the study.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
I am over 18 years old.
I can provide informed consent.
I have non-small cell lung cancer that has progressed after first-line treatment.
I will receive radiation therapy to fewer than 5 areas of progression.
You may not be able to join if
I have an untreated brain disease.
I have had a fever over 100°F.
I have a history of HIV, HBV, or HCV.
I have taken antibiotics, antifungal, antivirals, or antiparasitics in the last 4 weeks.
I have used oral corticosteroids or immunosuppressants in the last 4 weeks.
I have taken chemotherapy in the last 4 weeks.
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria.
The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can
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The first phase of this study was an open label, randomized pilot study. Enrollment for this phase is now complete.
The second phase is a single arm phase 1 safety study. Patients planned to undergo precision hypofractionated radiation to all sites of oligoprogression will receive vancomycin for 1 week before RT and for 1 month after start of RT, and asked to provide stool and blood samples as ou…
The first phase of this study was an open label, randomized pilot study. Enrollment for this phase is now complete.
The second phase is a single arm phase 1 safety study. Patients planned to undergo precision hypofractionated radiation to all sites of oligoprogression will receive vancomycin for 1 week before RT and for 1 month after start of RT, and asked to provide stool and blood samples as outlined in the Safety Trial study table.
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Eligibility Criteria
Randomized Pilot Inclusion
* Patients planned to receive Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) to a biopsy-proven or clinically-suspected NSCLC
* Age \>18 years' old
* Patient capable of giving informed consent
Randomized Pilot Exclusion
* Use of antibiotics, antifungal, antivirals or antiparasit…
Randomized Pilot Inclusion
* Patients planned to receive Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) to a biopsy-proven or clinically-suspected NSCLC
* Age \>18 years' old
* Patient capable of giving informed consent
Randomized Pilot Exclusion
* Use of antibiotics, antifungal, antivirals or antiparasitics during the 4 weeks prior to registration
* Active infection with oral temperature \>100°F
* Use of corticosteroids, methotrexate or immunosuppressive drugs during the 4 weeks prior to registration
* Use of chemotherapy during the 4 weeks prior to radiotherapy or during radiotherapy. Chemotherapy cannot begin before the collection of the 30-day post treatment sample (S4).
* Documented history of HIV, HBV or HCV
* Active uncontrolled gastrointestinal disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease, moderate/severe irritable bowel syndrome, persistent, infectious gastroenteritis, colitis or gastritis, persistent or chronic diarrhea of unknown etiology, Clostridium Difficile infection (within 2 years of lung cancer diagnosis) or Helicobacter Pylori infection (untreated)
* Major surgery of the GI tract, with the exception of cholecystectomy and appendectomy, in the past five years. Any major bowel resection at any time
* Patients on anti-diarrheal medications
* Patients on probiotics
Safety Trial Inclusion
* Patients planned to receive precision hypofractionated radiation (SBRT or an ablative dose of radiation is used if SBRT is not appropriate or if insurance does not approve - i.e. \> 30 Gy in 10 fraction equivalent) to all sites of oligoprogressive NSCLC who progressed after 1st line systemic therapy for metastatic disease which included immunotherapy or a tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) for NSCLC
* The number of sites of progression are \< 5 sites.
* Age \>18 years' old
* Patient capable of giving informed consent
Safety Trial Exclusion
* Evidence of untreated CNS or leptomeningeal disease
* Use of antibiotics, antifungal, antivirals or antiparasitics during the 4 weeks prior to registration
* Active infection with oral temperature \>100°F
* Use of oral corticosteroids, methotrexate or immunosuppressive drugs during the 4 weeks prior to registration
* Use of chemotherapy during the 4 weeks prior to radiotherapy or during radiotherapy. Chemotherapy cannot begin before the collection of the 30-day post treatment sample (S3).
* Documented history of HIV, HBV or HCV
* Patients on daily anti-diarrheal medications
* Use of probiotics during the 4 weeks prior to radiotherapy or during radiotherapy
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