Background: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare cancer of the adrenal glands. ACC often returns after tumors are removed with surgery. Less than 35% of people with ACC survive 5 years after diagnosis. Objective: To test a new type of radiation therapy (external beam radiation therapy \[EBRT\]) before surgery in people with ACC. Eligibility: People aged 18 years and older with ACC that came back after treatment but may be safely removed with surgery. Design: Participants will be screened. They will have a physical exam with blood and urine tests. They will have tests of their heart function. They will have imaging scans. A small sample of tumor tissue may be collected if one is not available. They will undergo laparoscopy: Small incisions will be made in the abdomen so that a thin tube with a light and camera can be inserted to view the organs. EBRT comes from a machine that aims radiation at tumors. Participants will receive EBRT 5 days a week for 2 to 3 weeks. Visits will last 30 to 60 minutes. Participants will undergo surgery to remove their tumors 4 to 8 weeks after they finish EBRT. They will stay in the hospital 1 to 3 weeks after surgery. Participants will have follow-up visits for 10 years after surgery.
Background: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare cancer of the adrenal glands. ACC often returns after tumors are removed with surgery. Less than 35% of people with ACC survive 5 years after diagnosis. Objective: To test a new type of radiation therapy (external beam radiation therapy \[EBRT\]) before surgery in people with ACC. Eligibility: People aged 18 years and older with ACC that came back after treatment but may be safely removed with surgery. Design: Participants will be screened. They will have a physical exam with blood and urine tests. They will have tests of their heart function. They will have imaging scans. A small sample of tumor tissue may be collected if one is not available. They will undergo laparoscopy: Small incisions will be made in the abdomen so that a thin tube with a light and camera can be inserted to view the organs. EBRT comes from a machine that aims radiation at tumors. Participants will receive EBRT 5 days a week for 2 to 3 weeks. Visits will last 30 to 60 minutes. Participants will undergo surgery to remove their tumors 4 to 8 weeks after they finish EBRT. They will stay in the hospital 1 to 3 weeks after surgery. Participants will have follow-up visits for 10 years after surgery.
Study of Preoperative Radiation Therapy in Participants With Resectable Recurrent Abdominal Adrenocortical Carcinoma
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
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18 Years to 120 Years
ALL
No
National Cancer Institute (NCI),
Naris Nilubol, M.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2040-12-01