Radiation Therapy to Relieve Symptoms in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
This study will test the safety of Quad Shot radiation therapy using 2 different treatment schedules to find out what effects, if any, this treatment has on people with advanced NSCLC who are receiving systemic therapy for their cancer. The Quad Shot treatment schedule reduces the number of days needed to deliver the radiation treatments, which may be less disruptive to systemic therapy schedules.
Checked against the public recordLast updated Feb 9, 2026 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
What this study is about
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Interventions being studied
- Radiation: Cyclical Hypofractionated Palliative Radiation (Quad Shot); Behavioral: EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire
How this study is categorized
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Who may be able to participate
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer with metastatic disease detected on cross-sectional imaging with a plan for one of the following systemic therapies: * Carboplatin/paclitaxel * Carboplatin/paclitaxel/pembrolizumab * Carboplatin/pemetrexed * Carboplatin/pemetrexed/pembrolizumab * Pembrolizumab (single agent or in combination with other regimens in this list) * Cisplatin/pemetrexed * Cisplatin/pemetrexed/pembrolizumab * Pemetrexed/pembrolizumab * Pemetrexed * Nivolumab (single agent or in combination with other regimens in this list) * Ipilimumab/nivolumab * Carboplatin/etoposide * Carboplatin/etoposide/atezolizumab * Cisplatin/etoposide * Cisplatin/etoposide/atezolizumab * Durvalumab (single agent or in combination with other regimens in this list) * Atezolizumab (single agent or in combination with other regimens in this list) * Patients eligible for the systemic therapy regimens notes * Patients with Stage IV NSCLC who have symptomatic (defined by patient-reported cough, dyspnea, or hemoptysis) or near-symptomatic (determined radiographically to be threatening the airway, esophagus or vasculature) centrally located. * KPS ≥ 60 * Age ≥ 18 years. * Able to provide informed consent. * Patients at reproductive potential must agree to practice an effective contraceptive method. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous radiotherapy to the intended treatment site that precludes developing a treatment plan that respects normal tissue tolerances. * Serious medical co-morbidities precluding radiotherapy. * Pregnant or breast-feeding women.
Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.
U.S. locations
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)Basking Ridge, New Jersey
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)Middletown, New Jersey
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All protocol activities)Montvale, New Jersey
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (All protocol activities)Commack, New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All protocol activities)Harrison, New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All protocol activities)Rockville Centre, New York
Source and freshness
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