Kilovoltage Intrafraction Monitoring: KIM is a novel intrafraction real-time tumour localization method. It involves a single gantry-mounted kV x-ray imager acquiring 2D projections of implanted fiducial markers. 3D positions are then reconstructed by maximum likelihood estimation of a 3D probability density function.
Study summary
Primary and secondary liver cancer patients will receive liver SABR with or without KIM intervention.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
* ECOG performance status 0-1
* Life expectancy \>6 months
* Number of lesions: ≤ 3
* Lesion size : \< 10 cm for a single lesion (and up to 10 cm cumulative diameter for multiple lesions)
* Child-Pugh A or B7 within 6 weeks prior to study entry
* Unsuitable for RFA or resection or transplant
* Distance from GTV to luminal structures (i.e., oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, small or large bowel) ≥ 10mm
* All blood work obtained within 6 weeks prior to study entry with adequate organ function
* May have had previous surgery, RFA or ethanol injection
* Patient must have been discussed at multidisciplinary tumour board with consensus opinion for SBRT
Exclusion Criteria:
* HCC/cholangiocarcinoma with evidence of metastatic disease including nodal or distant metastases
* Metastatic disease with complete liver disease response to first-line chemotherapy (i.e. no target for SBRT)
* Previous radiation to the liver (including SIRTEX)
* Untreated HIV or active hepatitis B/C
* On systemic antineoplastic drug therapy within 7 days before inclusion
* Pregnant or lactating women
Primary outcome measure(s)
Difference in accumulated patient dose distribution with and without KIM — 15-60 minutes (time of individual fraction delivery) Isodose distributions and dose volume histograms for each session will be calculated with KIM corrections as treated, and estimated without KIM corrections. The planning CT scan will be used for this assessment
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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