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ClinicalTrials.gov ID

NCT04307277

Lead Sponsor

Institut Claudius RegaudOTHER

Overall Status

Recruiting

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Enrollment

600Estimated

Last Update Posted

Apr 14, 2026Actual

Start Date

Oct 9, 2020Actual

Primary Completion Date

Oct 2032Estimated

Completion Date

Oct 2032Estimated

Official Title

Interest of Peri Operative CHemotherapy In Patients With CINSARC High-risk Localized Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Brief Summary

Phase III, multicenter, randomized open-label and comparative study designed to demonstrate whether adding 4 cycles of peri-operative doxorubicin-based chemotherapy improves metastasis-free survival as compared with standard management in patients with resectable STS, considered as high-risk according to CINSARC (Complexity Index in SARComas) signature.

After signed informed consent, patients considered as eligible to CHIC-STS study by the investigator will be enrolled in the study and a molecular screening will be performed (600 patients will be screened).

Patients considered as low-risk according to CINSARC signature will be treated at the discretion of the clinicians (prospective cohort).

Patients considered as high-risk according to CINSARC signature will be randomized in the open-label multicenter phase III trial and assigned in one of the two following treatments arms:

• Arm A (control arm): Standard of care (surgical excision +/- external radiotherapy).
• Arm B (experimental arm): Standard of care + 4 cycles of intravenous chemotherapy during 12 weeks.

A total of 250 patients will have to be randomized with 125 patients in each arm.

• Soft Tissue Sarcoma

• Standard of care + chemotherapy
• Standard of care

Ages Eligible for Study

Adult (18-64)Older Adult (65+)

Sexes Eligible for Study

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosis of soft-tissue sarcoma, histologically confirmed by RRePS (Réseau de Référence en Pathologie des Sarcomes et des Viscères) network
2. According to FNCLCC grading system, grade 1, 2 or 3 tumors
3. Resectable and localized disease after appropriate extension work-up (including at least a chest-CT)
4. 6 weeks or less between surgical excision and inclusion (if performed before inclusion)
5. Available archived FFPE tumor sample in sufficient quantity to allow CINSARC qualification
6. Age ≥ 18 years
7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2
8. Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks after the start of the treatment
9. Women should be post-menopaused or willing to accept the use of an effective contraceptive regimen during the treatment period and at least 12 months (ifosfamide treatment) or 6 months (dacarbazine treatment) after the end of the treatment period. All non-menopaused women should have a negative pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to registration. Men should accept to use an effective contraception during treatment period and at least 3 months after the end of the study treatment.
10. Signed written informed consent
11. Patient affiliated to a Social Health Insurance in France.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Soft-tissue sarcoma with the following histological subtypes: well-differentiated liposarcomas, alveolar soft-part sarcoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, clear-cell sarcoma, epithelioid sarcoma, alveolar or embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
2. Primitive cutaneous, retroperitoneal, uterus or visceral STS
3. Metastatic disease
4. Previous or ongoing treatment for the sarcoma (with the exception of surgical excision)
5. Contra-indication for Doxorubicin, Ifosfamide and Dacarbazine treatments
6. Prior therapy with ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide or other nitrogen mustards, and prior therapy with anthracyclines
7. Prior mediastinal/cardiac radiotherapy
8. History or presence of clinically relevant cardiovascular abnormalities such as uncontrolled hypertension, congestive heart failure NYHA classification of 3, unstable angina or poorly controlled arrhythmia, myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to study entry
9. Prior or concurrent malignant disease diagnosed or treated in the last 2 years except for adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix, basal or squamous skin cell carcinoma, or in situ transitional bladder cell carcinoma
10. Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infections, requiring systemic therapy
11. Known infection with HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C
12. Women who are breastfeeding, pregnant or who plan to become pregnant while in the trial
13. Concomitant disease or condition that could interfere with the conduct of the study, or that would, in the opinion of the investigator, pose an unacceptable risk to the subject in this study
14. Patient who has forfeited his/her freedom by administrative or legal award or who is under legal protection (curatorship and guardianship, protection of justice)
15. Patient unable to comply with the protocol for any reason.

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR THE RANDOMIZED PHASE III STUDY

1. High-risk CINSARC signature
2. Acceptable hematologic function (within 72 hours prior randomization): Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 G/L, Platelet count ≥ 100 G/L and Hemoglobin > 9g/dL
3. Acceptable renal function within 72 hours prior randomization: Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min (by the Cockcroft and Gault formula)
4. Acceptable liver function: Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN
5. Normal LVEF (>50%) measured by echocardiography or isotopic ventriculography

Primary Purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional Model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open Label)

Lead Sponsor

Institut Claudius RegaudOTHER

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