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The goal of this supportive care study is to learn if high-dose Vitamin E and CoQ10 in combination can reduce the negative sub-acute and chronic side effects of radiation to the pelvis in adults treated for prostate, uterine, cervical, or anal cancer.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Participants will be asked to:
The purpose of this study is to determine if high-dose supplementation with the antioxidants Coenzyme Q10 (ubidecarenone) and Vitamin E (dl-α-tocopherol) reduces subacute and chronic radiation-associated toxicity after radiation therapy for pelvic cancers including post-prostatectomy prostate, endometrial, cervical, and anal malignancies. Changes to oncologic outcomes will be assessed to characterize the effects of the vitamin regimen. The safety and tolerability of the vitamin regimen will be tested to determine the recommended phase II dose. Subsequently, the regimen's efficacy towards reducing the incidence and severity of post-treatment toxicity burden will be compared to historical norms. Other objectives of the research include characterizing the trajectory of recovery, patient reported quality of life outcomes, adherence to therapy, and longitudinal changes in biomarkers of oxidative stress.
Exposure to radiation can cause sustained oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, chronic inflammation, membrane injury, maladaptive tissue remodeling, and ferroptosis. The biological drivers of these effects may be counteracted by increasing the pool of active vitamin E (oxidized α-tocopherol) in affected tissues through perfusion and regeneration by CoQ10 (ubidecarenone as ubiquinol). The subject population will include adults with ECOG performance status ≤2 scheduled for curative-intent external beam radiation therapy ± chemotherapy as treatment for the pelvic malignancies listed above. Participants must be able to swallow gel capsules. Known comorbidities that affect vitamin absorption or tolerability, increase bleeding risk, and/or increase the risk of vitamin E overdose may exclude participation. Prior to the initiation of vitamin therapy, participants must complete at least 80% of their scheduled radiation dose and have adequate hematological, organ and clotting function. Pregnancy, lactation, and refusal of contraceptive precautions (unless exempt) preclude participation.
Research interventions include daily co-administration of vitamin E (450-900 mg) and CoQ10 (100-200 mg) for 90 days immediately following radiation therapy, frequent clinic visits and phlebotomy, PRO questionnaires, and the collection of blood-based research specimens. The duration of participation will vary with the length of radiation therapy but will always involve a 3-month treatment period followed by 21 months of follow up.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arm I: Treatment | Experimental | Vitamin E (dl-α-tocopherol), gel capsule, 900 mg, QD, 90 days CoQ10 (ubidecarenone), gel capsule, 200 mg, QD, 90 days The vitamins are co-administered. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coenzyme Q10 Cap/Tab | Drug | taken daily for 3 months with vitamin E |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended Phase 2 Dose | Determine if the initial dose of each vitamin is recommended for the remainder of study participants. | 3-6 months |
| Incidence of Grade ≥2 (CTCAE) Radiation-Associated Toxicity | The incidence of CTCAE Grade ≥2 radiation therapy-associated toxicity occurring from completion of RT through 3 months post-RT | 2-3 years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Safety and Tolerability | To further characterize the safety and tolerability of post-radiation vitamin E and CoQ10 supplementation through clinician-reported adverse events (CTCAE v5.0). | 2-3 years |
| Patient Quality of Life |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Pathologically confirmed post-prostatectomy prostate, uterine (endometrial and cervical), or anal cancer.
Scheduled for curative-intent, multi-fraction (at least 15 fractions) external-beam radiotherapy +/- chemotherapy at the study site which does not involve re-irradiation to the same field.
Age ≥ 19 years at the time of consent.
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status ≤ 2.
Life expectancy ≥ 6 months at the time of consent as determined by the participant's treating physician.
Participants must be able to swallow soft-gel capsules.
Participants must not have a disease significantly affecting drug absorption (e.g., resection of the stomach or small bowel, symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease, partial or complete bowel obstruction).
Participants must agree to limit alcohol consumption to ≤ 2 standard drinks (14 g of pure ethanol) within 6 hours before and 6 hours after vitamin administration.
Participants must agree to discontinue current vitamin/mineral supplements, including multivitamins, that contain Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) or CoQ10 (ubidecarenone) and abstain from taking these supplements while on study, including during the follow-up period. Participants must also agree to discontinue and abstain from high-dose vitamin/mineral supplementation while on-study and during the study follow-up period. NOTE: Participants for whom high-dose vitamin/mineral supplementation is medically necessary are eligible if the principal investigator determines that continuing treatment will not impact safety or study outcomes.
Women of childbearing potential and male participants with partners of childbearing potential must agree to use two forms of medically effective contraception (at least one of which must be a barrier method) while on study until one month following the last dose of vitamin supplements.
As determined by the enrolling physician, the participant must be able to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study. There must not be psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical conditions potentially hampering protocol compliance, including alcohol dependence or drug abuse.
The participant or the participant's legally authorized representative must provide documented informed consent after being informed of the procedures to be followed, the experimental nature of the therapy, alternatives, potential benefits, side effects, risks, and discomforts.
Participant must have adequate hematological, organ, and clotting function as defined below. Screening labs must be obtained prior to the end of radiation therapy.
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants who do not receive ≥ 80% of the planned total radiation.
Participants who are scheduled to receive SBRT/SRS
Participant's treatment plan must not include anti-cancer pharmaceutical therapies during the period of vitamin administration (~3 months after completion of radiation therapy).
Participants must not receive any other investigational agents while on study.
Participants must not have contraindications to Vitamin E or CoQ10 supplementation, including:
Participant must not have a history of allergic reactions to Vitamin E or CoQ10 or any of the vitamin excipients (soybean oil, soy lecithin, gelatin, glycerin).
Not pregnant or lactating. A negative pregnancy test (serum hCG) is required for participants of childbearing potential. Female participants who are permanently sterilized (hysterectomy/bilateral oophorectomy) or postmenopausal (12 months of consecutive amenorrhea, > 45 years-of-age in the absence of other biological or physiological causes; females < 55 years-of-age with serum FSH level > 40 mIU/mL) are exempt
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Erin M Drengler, MS | Contact | 1 402 552 2435 | edrengler@unmc.edu | |
| Taylor A Johnson, MA | Contact | 1 402 559 0963 | taylora.johnson@unmc.edu |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Chi P Lin, MD | University of Nebraska | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha | Nebraska | 68198 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D011471 | Prostatic Neoplasms |
| D014594 | Uterine Neoplasms |
| D002583 | Uterine Cervical Neoplasms |
| D001005 | Anus Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D005834 | Genital Neoplasms, Male |
| D014565 | Urogenital Neoplasms |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
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| ID | Term |
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| C024989 | coenzyme Q10 |
| D024502 | alpha-Tocopherol |
| ID | Term |
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| D024505 | Tocopherols |
| D014810 | Vitamin E |
| D001578 | Benzopyrans |
| D011714 | Pyrans |
| D006573 |
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| Vitamin E Cap/Tab | Drug | taken daily for 3 months with CoQ10 |
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To assess patient-reported quality of life using disease-specific EORTC surveys.
| 2-3 years |
| Trajectory of Toxicity: Resolution | To characterize the resolution (persistence) of toxicity using patient reported outcome and adverse event data (time to event). | 2-3 years |
| Trajectory of Toxicity: Delayed Emergence | To characterize the delayed emergence of toxicity using patient reported outcome and adverse event data (time to event). | 2-3 years |
| Oncologic Safety: Recurrence/Progression Free Survival | To describe patterns of recurrence/progression during follow-up to monitor for unexpected oncologic safety signals (time to event). | 2-3 years |
| Oncologic Safety: Overall Survival | To describe patterns of survival during follow-up to monitor for unexpected oncologic safety signals (time to event). | 2-3 years |
| D005832 |
| Genital Diseases, Male |
| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D011469 | Prostatic Diseases |
| D052801 | Male Urogenital Diseases |
| D005833 | Genital Neoplasms, Female |
| D014591 | Uterine Diseases |
| D005831 | Genital Diseases, Female |
| D052776 | Female Urogenital Diseases |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
| D002577 | Uterine Cervical Diseases |
| D012004 | Rectal Neoplasms |
| D015179 | Colorectal Neoplasms |
| D007414 | Intestinal Neoplasms |
| D005770 | Gastrointestinal Neoplasms |
| D004067 | Digestive System Neoplasms |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| D007410 | Intestinal Diseases |
| D001004 | Anus Diseases |
| D012002 | Rectal Diseases |
| Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
| D006574 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring |
| D000072471 | Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring |