Pelvic Exenteration and Laterally Extended Pelvic Resection

Gynecologic Cancer Clinical Trial

— Pre-PEX  

Official title:

Accuracy of Ultrasound Scan in Patients Undergoing Pelvic Exenteration and Laterally Extended Pelvic Resection

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06278610
• Other study ID #: 3612
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: November 19, 2020
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
• Contact: ANTONIA CARLA TESTA, PROF
• Phone: 0630156399
• Email: antoniacarla.testa[@]policlinicogemelli.it
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Growing evidence in literature is supporting the role of ultrasound scan (US) as accurate tool in diagnosis and staging of gynecologic cancers. In particular, different studies demonstrated the accuracy of US in assessing endometrial, cervical, and ovarian cancer in the primary setting. However, the number of studies investigating the role of US in the recurrent setting is limited. Moreover, there is no evidence in literature exploring the role of US in laterally-extended pelvic recurrences from gynecologic cancer, where the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan is still considered the most accurate tool.

Description:

All consecutive patients who are planned to undergo pelvic exenteration or laterally extended pelvic resection at Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, will undergo ultrasound scan at the time of the pre-operative anesthetic assessment or the day before the planned surgery. A pre-defined case report form (CRF) will be filled by the ultrasound examiner. The ultrasound characteristics will be compared with the final histology (considered the referral standard).

The ultrasound examinations will be carried out using high-end ultrasound equipment. The frequency of the vaginal probes varied between 5.0 and 9.0 MHz. All examinations will be performed by a specialist obstetrics and gynecology with expertise in gynecologic oncology ultrasound scan. A subjective semi-quantitative assessment of the amount of blood flow within the examined lesion will be made (color score): a score of 1 was recorded when no blood flow could be found; 2 when only minimal/moderate flow could be detected; 3 when very strong blood-flow signals were present.

All patients will undergo pre-operative MRI scan and PET/CT scan. Pelvic exenteration and laterally-extended pelvic resection will be performed with the aim to remove en bloc the recurrent or persistent disease with a free-of-tumor margin.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 85
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: December 30, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

All consecutive patients with histologically-proven recurrent or persistent gynecological cancer who are planned to undergo pelvic exenteration or laterally extended pelvic resection, both with curative and with palliative intent.

• Anterior/total pelvic exenteration

• Laterally extended endopelvic resection (LEER)

• Laterally extended pelvic resection (LEPR) is defined as an en bloc lateral resection of a pelvic tumor involving sidewall muscle, and/or bone, and/or major nerve, and/or major vascular structure

• With or without stoma formation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Radical hysterectomy without lateral resection

• Rectal resection only (posterior exenteration)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Gynecologic Cancer
• Surgical Procedure, Unspecified

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• PELVIC EXENTERATION
PELVIC EXENTERATION

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Italy	Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS	Roma

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	pelvic exenteration resection.	The accuracy of US in the assessment of pelvic structures involvement in recurrent/persistent gynecologic tumors with disease limited to the pelvis.	30 minutes
Secondary	accuracy of US with the accuracy of MRI	To compare accuracy of US with the accuracy of MRI scan using histology as standard.	1 week