Hypofractionated External-beam RadiOtherapy for Intact Cervical Cancer (HEROICC-Trial): A Feasibility Study
External radiation given in 25 fractions or so together with weekly chemotherapy and followed by 3 or 4 fractions of brachytherapy is the standard of care for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. This study investigates the role of shortened external radiotherapy regimen (hypofractionated radiotherapy) by randomizing patients to this experimental regimen versus the standard of care.The purpose of this study is to access the feasibility of patient accrual to this trial in the Canadian setting and to provide an initial evaluation of cancer response and treatment tolerability.
• Age 18 years or older
• International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) IA or IB1 cervical cancers if not surgical candidates, but amenable to definitive chemoradiotherapy as proposed in this trial.
• FIGO Stage IB2, IB3, IIA or IIB cervical cancers
• FIGO stage IIIC1 cervical cancers are candidates but must meet all the following criteria:
‣ largest node is less than 3 cm
⁃ less than 3 pathological nodes
⁃ No nodes located in the common iliac chain.
⁃ Cervical confined or with parametrial invasion
• Histologically-confirmed invasive uterine cervical carcinoma of subtypes squamous cell, adenocarcinoma or adenosquamous cell
• Candidate for definitive chemoradiotherapy to be delivered with weekly cisplatin
• Brachytherapy candidate