A Phase III Randomized Trial of Standard Dose Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) Versus Radiobiologically-Guided Dose Selected SBRT in Primary or Secondary Liver Carcinoma (SAVIOR).
Radiation is a standard treatment option for patients with liver cancer. Unfortunately, the tumour grows after radiation in many patients and radiation can harm normal tissues. A new treatment using a specialized radiation procedure called Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) may increase the chance to control liver cancer and reduce the chance of harm to normal tissues. SBRT allows radiation treatments to be focused more precisely, and be delivered more accurately than with older treatments. SBRT has become a routine treatment. Further research has found that specialized computer programs can possibly guide the selection of an appropriate SBRT dose. This is called radiobiological guidance. However, this has not yet been proven to improve outcomes and/or reduce toxicity. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to find out if SBRT at standard dose versus SBRT guided by radiobiological techniques is better for you and your liver cancer.
• Eligible patients include patients with any of the following:
‣ Primary hepatobiliary cancer confirmed pathologically or,
⁃ Non-lymphoma liver metastases confirmed pathologically or,
⁃ Radiographic liver lesions most consistent with metastases, in a patient with known pathologically proven non-lymphoma cancer and a previously negative CT or MRI of the liver or,
⁃ Hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosed with vascular enhancement of the lesion consistent with hepatocellular carcinoma, and with an elevated AFP, in the setting of cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis.
• ≤ 5 liver lesions measurable on a contrast-enhanced liver CT or MRI performed within 90 days prior to study entry.
• Primary liver lesion or liver metastases measuring ≤ 25 cm.
• Extrahepatic cancer is permitted if liver involvement is judged to be life-limiting
• No contraindications to radiotherapy
• Patient must be judged medically or surgically unresectable
• Zubrod Performance Scale = 0-3
• Age \> 18
• Systemic treatment including multikinase inhibitors and immunotherapy are allowed.
• Multikinase inhibitors must be held 2 weeks prior to radiation and may be restarted 1 week post radiation.
⁃ Previous liver resection or ablative therapy is permitted
⁃ Chemotherapy must be completed at least 2 weeks prior to radiation therapy and not planned to be administered for at least 1 week (for anthracyclines at least 4 weeks) after completion of treatment.
⁃ Life expectancy \> 6 months.
⁃ Women of childbearing potential and male participants must practice adequate contraception.