Hemithoracic Irradiation With Proton Therapy in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity College, London

About this trial

Phase III randomised-controlled trial for patients with unilateral malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients ≥18 years of age, with biopsy confirmed MPM and histological subtyping (epithelioid or non-epithelioid)

N0 or N1 and M0 disease

Written informed consent

Patient and local/regional MDT opt for active surveillance and deferral of SACT until clinical or radiological progression

Disqualifiers

Presence of metastatic or contralateral disease

Cytological diagnosis and/or undetermined histological subtype

Prior thoracic radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy for MPM

Prior radical surgery for MPM (extrapleural pneumonectomy or extended pleurectomy decortication or pleurectomy decortication)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Proton beam therapy

Treatment groups

148 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University College, London

Lead sponsor

Asthma + Lung UK

Collaborator

Mesothelioma UK

Collaborator

University of Sheffield

Collaborator