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NCT01871454
Effect of Pentoxifylline and Vitamin E in Preventing Radiation-induced Toxicity in the Treatment of Recurrent or New Primary NSCLC Using Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy in Patients Previously Treated With Thoracic Radiation
Phase 2 trial testing stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) in Non-small Cell Lung Cancers in 59 participants. Status unknown.
1 December 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Louisville |
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| Phase | Phase 2 |
| Status | Status unknown |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | na |
| Design | single group |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 59 |
| Start date | 1 October 2013 |
| Primary completion | 1 December 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 1 December 2025 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR)
- Pentoxifylline — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Non-small Cell Lung Cancers — all drugs for Non-small Cell Lung Cancers →
Sponsor
University of Louisville
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Non-small Cell Lung Cancers. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
What's being measured
Primary outcomes are the specific endpoints the trial is designed to prove or disprove.
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primary endpoint is to estimate overall treatment-related toxicity
Time frame: 36 months-end of trial
Sponsor's own description
The objective of this prospective phase II protocol is to assess the toxicity and efficacy of pentoxifylline and SABR in the re-treatment of recurrent or new lung cancers
Publications & conference data
7 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Ferroptosis in cancer: From molecular mechanisms to therapeutic strategies.
Zhou Q, Meng Y, Li D, Yao L, et al · · 2024 · cited 439× · PMID 38453898 · DOI 10.1038/s41392-024-01769-5 -
Metabolic Regulation of Redox Balance in Cancer.
Purohit V, Simeone DM, Lyssiotis CA. · · 2019 · cited 79× · PMID 31288436 · DOI 10.3390/cancers11070955 -
Oxidative Stress and Age-Related Tumors.
Di Carlo E, Sorrentino C. · · 2024 · cited 33× · PMID 39334768 · DOI 10.3390/antiox13091109 -
Pros and Cons of Pharmacological Manipulation of cGMP-PDEs in the Prevention and Treatment of Breast Cancer.
Di Iorio P, Ronci M, Giuliani P, Caciagli F, et al · · 2021 · cited 13× · PMID 35008687 · DOI 10.3390/ijms23010262 -
Targeting Mitochondrial Metabolism to Reverse Radioresistance: An Alternative to Glucose Metabolism.
Bian C, Zheng Z, Su J, Wang H, et al · · 2022 · cited 11× · PMID 36358574 · DOI 10.3390/antiox11112202 -
Utilization of Vitamin E Analogs to Protect Normal Tissues While Enhancing Antitumor Effects.
Aykin-Burns N, Pathak R, Boerma M, Kim T, et al · · 2019 · cited 11× · PMID 30573184 · DOI 10.1016/j.semradonc.2018.10.008 -
Ionizing radiation: molecular mechanisms, biological effects, and therapeutic targets.
Wei W, Ren Y, Lan J, Yi J, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41507636 · DOI 10.1186/s43556-025-00358-4
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01871454 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Louisville
- Last refreshed: 6 February 2024
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