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Phase I Study in Advanced Malignancies With 5-ALA

NCT04381806 · Status: SUSPENDED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 130

Last updated 2026-05-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RDT aims to take advantage of the relatively safer toxicity profiles of both lower dose radiation therapy and systemic ALA to treat non-superficial lesions in a manner similar to photodynamic therapy. The doses of radiation administered in this study will be lower than those typically used to treat cancer. However, with administration of ALA, which has been shown to be selectively concentrated in neoplastic cells, it is reasonable to expect responses in the target lesion(s) with relative sparing of nearby normal structures. A similar therapy is currently being used in a single institution in China. Members of the Fox Chase Cancer Center have visited the Chinese medical site multiple times and have gained first-hand experience with this therapy. Based on thus-far unpublished data, this treatment appears to be both safe and well-tolerated. There have been marked responses seen in some of these patients, but this therapy has not yet been investigated in a more formalized clinical trial setting, nor has it been used on Western patients. Thus, while these findings are encouraging, much work is necessary to determine the efficacy and role of this intervention.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

5-ALA

Patients enrolled in this study will receive 3 doses of ALA and fractions of radiation therapy during the course of one 21day cycle. Only one cycle per patient is allowed. Patients are followed through day 56 for adverse event and efficacy measures.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fox Chase Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-07-30
Primary Completion
2027-02-01
Completion
2028-02-01
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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