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Spinal MetastasesNCT06093854

Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Treating Spinal Metastases

A study testing Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) and Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in people with Spinal Metastases, run by Shanghai Changzheng Hospital at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

In order to provide theoretical evidence for the comprehensive and standardized treatment of spinal metastases with pathological fractures and/or spinal cord compression, the investigators conduct this trial to investigate the efficacy and safety of IORT and postoperative SBRT in adjuvant treatment of metastatic… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 35 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Spinal Metastases
What is being tested?
Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) and Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
132 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
Jan 2024to Jan 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 35 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Clinical diagnosis of spinal metastases;
  • Estimated survival time more than 3 months;
  • The spinal instability neoplastic score (SINS) >12;
  • The general condition allows to recieve surgery;
  • Single or multiple metastatic lesions with only one site presenting epidural spinal cord compression;
  • signed informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Clinical diagnosis of primary spinal tumors;
  • Presence of metastases in central nerve system;
  • Isolated lesion undergoing en bloc resection;
  • Mental disorder and/or intellectual dificiency;
  • Refusing to accept follow-up;
  • without signing informed consent.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

China1 site
  • Shanghai Changzheng Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200003

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: The Efficacy and Safety of Intraoperative Radiotherapy Vesus Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Managing Spinal Metastases: A Prospective, Single-center, Open-label, Non-inferior, Randomized Controlled Trial

In order to provide theoretical evidence for the comprehensive and standardized treatment of spinal metastases with pathological fractures and/or spinal cord compression, the investigators conduct this trial to investigate the efficacy and safety of IORT and postoperative SBRT in adjuvant treatment of metastatic spinal tumors after posterior decompression surgery by recruiting patients with spinal metastases who met the inclusion criteria, and randomly divided them into the following treatment cohorts: 1) decompression surgery + IORT (15-20 Gy, 20-50min); 2) decompression surgery and postoperative SBRT(30Gy, 5 fractions, 3 weeks).

Read the detailed description

Spine is the most common metastatic site for advanced malignancies, accounting for about 70% of all patients with bone metastasis. Approximately 40% -70% of patients with advanced cancer eventually develop spinal metastases.

Spinal metastases require multidisciplinary treatments, and surgical decompression surgery is the preferred treatment in managing spinal metastases with bone related events, especially those with spinal cord compression. The purpose of decompression surgery is to directly relieve nerve compression, alleviate pain, rebuild spinal stability, and reduce tumor burden, which improves the quality of life, and extend the life span indirectly.

At the same time, radiotherapy is also an indispensable treatment for spinal metastases after surgical decompression. The purpose of radiotherapy is to remove residual tumor lesions, alleviate pain, and prevent further pathological fractures. Recent years have witnessed the rapid development of stereotactic bone radiotherapy (SBRT). As reported, SBRT can not only increase the radiation dose at the tumor site, but also reduce radiation damage to the spinal cord and surrounding normal tissues, which is the preferred adjuvant treatment for patients with metastatic spinal tumors. However, SBRT has the several risks, including radiation myelitis, delayed vertebral pathological fractures, local skin allergies, radiotherapy side effects in the esophagus and lungs, and duodenal perforation. Moreover, stereotactic radiotherapy technology has higher costs compared to traditional external beam radiotherapy.

Recently, the application of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) can effectively reduce the direct radiation for surrounding normal tissues and maximally eliminate the residual tumor cells. The advantages of IORT include: ① immediate reduction of the possibility of tumor cell expansion after surgery; ② Safe direct radiation and effective protection of normal tissues beyond the radiation depth; ③ To effectively protect adjacent normal tissues, light-limiting tubes with different diameters can be selected based on the size and range of tumor; ④ Shortening treatment course with lower costs and better compliance; ⑤ Slight systemic side effects and bone marrow suppression.

To the knowledge, no research focuses on the efficacy of IORT and SBRT in the adjuvant treatment of spinal metastases. Therefore, in order to provide theoretical evidence for the comprehensive and standardized treatment of spinal metastases with pathological fractures and/or spinal cord compression, the investigators conduct this trial to investigate the efficacy and safety of IORT and postoperative SBRT in adjuvant treatment of metastatic spinal tumors after posterior decompression surgery by recruiting patients with spinal metastases who met the inclusion criteria, and randomly divided them into the following treatment cohorts: 1) decompression surgery + IORT (15-20 Gy, 20-50min); 2) decompression surgery and postoperative SBRT(30Gy, 5 fractions, 3 weeks).

Being tested
Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT), Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)
Keywords
spinal metastases, intraoperative radiotherapy, stereotactic body radiotherapy, decompression surgery

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT)Radiation

    Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT, 15-20 Gy, 20-50min)

  • Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)Radiation

    postoperative stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT, 30Gy, 5 fractions, 3 weeks)

Study groups in NCT06093854
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Decompression surgery + IORTExperimentalDecompression surgery + IORT (15-20 Gy, 20-50min)
Receives: Radiation: Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT)
Decompression surgery + postoperative SBRTActive comparatorDecompression surgery + postoperative SBRT (30Gy, 5 fractions, 3 weeks)
Receives: Radiation: Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Local control rate

    The local control of tumor in the surgical field

    Measured: 2 years

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Health-related quality of life

    The "Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy -General" (FACT-G) Scale (Minimum: 0; Maximum: 108 ) is utilized to evaluate the health-related quality of life after treatments, and higher scores mean a worse outcome.

    Measured: 2 years

  2. Progression-free survival

    The survival time between the day after treatments and the date of any evidence proving tumor progression or final follow-up

    Measured: 2 years

  3. Overall survival

    The survival time between the day after treatments and the date of all-cause death or final follow-up

    Measured: 2 years

  4. Radiation-related complications

    The complications assciated with the radiation process

    Measured: 2 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 Oct 2023
  2. Study startJan 2024 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionJan 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJan 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
1. Decompression surgery + IORT (15-20 Gy, 20-50min) 2. Decomression surgery + postoperative SBRT ( 30Gy, 5 fractions, 3 weeks)
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
132 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06093854
Sponsor's protocol ID
2022SL052
Status last verified
Oct 2023
First submitted
9 Oct 2023
Last updated
23 Oct 2023
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Barzilai O, Laufer I, Yamada Y, Higginson DS, Schmitt AM, Lis E, Bilsky MH. Integrating Evidence-Based Medicine for Treatment of Spinal Metastases Into a Decision Framework: Neurologic, Oncologic, Mechanicals Stability, and Systemic Disease. J Clin Oncol. 2017 Jul 20;35(21):2419-2427. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2017.72.7362. Epub 2017 Jun 22.

    PubMed 28640703
  • Laufer I, Rubin DG, Lis E, Cox BW, Stubblefield MD, Yamada Y, Bilsky MH. The NOMS framework: approach to the treatment of spinal metastatic tumors. Oncologist. 2013 Jun;18(6):744-51. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0293. Epub 2013 May 24.

    PubMed 23709750
  • Calvo FA. Intraoperative irradiation: precision medicine for quality cancer control promotion. Radiat Oncol. 2017 Feb 2;12(1):36. doi: 10.1186/s13014-017-0764-5.

    PubMed 28148287
  • Vaidya JS, Bulsara M, Baum M, Alvarado M, Bernstein M, Massarut S, Saunders C, Sperk E, Wenz F, Tobias JS; TARGIT-A investigators. Intraoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer: powerful evidence to change practice. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2021 Mar;18(3):187-188. doi: 10.1038/s41571-021-00471-7. No abstract available.

    PubMed 33495552
  • Barzilai O, McLaughlin L, Amato MK, Reiner AS, Ogilvie SQ, Lis E, Yamada Y, Bilsky MH, Laufer I. Predictors of quality of life improvement after surgery for metastatic tumors of the spine: prospective cohort study. Spine J. 2018 Jul;18(7):1109-1115. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.10.070. Epub 2017 Nov 6.

    PubMed 29122701
  • Patchell RA, Tibbs PA, Regine WF, Payne R, Saris S, Kryscio RJ, Mohiuddin M, Young B. Direct decompressive surgical resection in the treatment of spinal cord compression caused by metastatic cancer: a randomised trial. Lancet. 2005 Aug 20-26;366(9486):643-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66954-1.

    PubMed 16112300
  • Correia D, Moullet B, Cullmann J, Heiss R, Ermis E, Aebersold DM, Hemmatazad H. Response assessment after stereotactic body radiation therapy for spine and non-spine bone metastases: results from a single institutional study. Radiat Oncol. 2022 Feb 21;17(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s13014-022-02004-7.

    PubMed 35189919
  • Thibault I, Chang EL, Sheehan J, Ahluwalia MS, Guckenberger M, Sohn MJ, Ryu S, Foote M, Lo SS, Muacevic A, Soltys SG, Chao S, Gerszten P, Lis E, Yu E, Bilsky M, Fisher C, Schiff D, Fehlings MG, Ma L, Chang S, Chow E, Parelukar WR, Vogelbaum MA, Sahgal A. Response assessment after stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastasis: a report from the SPIne response assessment in Neuro-Oncology (SPINO) group. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Dec;16(16):e595-603. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00166-7.

    PubMed 26678212
  • Sahgal A, Myrehaug SD, Siva S, Masucci GL, Maralani PJ, Brundage M, Butler J, Chow E, Fehlings MG, Foote M, Gabos Z, Greenspoon J, Kerba M, Lee Y, Liu M, Liu SK, Thibault I, Wong RK, Hum M, Ding K, Parulekar WR; trial investigators. Stereotactic body radiotherapy versus conventional external beam radiotherapy in patients with painful spinal metastases: an open-label, multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 2/3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2021 Jul;22(7):1023-1033. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00196-0. Epub 2021 Jun 11.

    PubMed 34126044
  • Myrehaug S, Sahgal A, Hayashi M, Levivier M, Ma L, Martinez R, Paddick I, Regis J, Ryu S, Slotman B, De Salles A. Reirradiation spine stereotactic body radiation therapy for spinal metastases: systematic review. J Neurosurg Spine. 2017 Oct;27(4):428-435. doi: 10.3171/2017.2.SPINE16976. Epub 2017 Jul 14.

    PubMed 28708043
  • Orecchia R, Veronesi U, Maisonneuve P, Galimberti VE, Lazzari R, Veronesi P, Jereczek-Fossa BA, Cattani F, Sangalli C, Luini A, Caldarella P, Venturino M, Sances D, Zurrida S, Viale G, Leonardi MC, Intra M. Intraoperative irradiation for early breast cancer (ELIOT): long-term recurrence and survival outcomes from a single-centre, randomised, phase 3 equivalence trial. Lancet Oncol. 2021 May;22(5):597-608. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00080-2. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

    PubMed 33845035
  • Vaidya JS, Bulsara M, Saunders C, Flyger H, Tobias JS, Corica T, Massarut S, Wenz F, Pigorsch S, Alvarado M, Douek M, Eiermann W, Brew-Graves C, Williams N, Potyka I, Roberts N, Bernstein M, Brown D, Sperk E, Laws S, Sutterlin M, Lundgren S, Holmes D, Vinante L, Bozza F, Pazos M, Le Blanc-Onfroy M, Gruber G, Polkowski W, Dedes KJ, Niewald M, Blohmer J, McCready D, Hoefer R, Kelemen P, Petralia G, Falzon M, Baum M, Joseph D. Effect of Delayed Targeted Intraoperative Radiotherapy vs Whole-Breast Radiotherapy on Local Recurrence and Survival: Long-term Results From the TARGIT-A Randomized Clinical Trial in Early Breast Cancer. JAMA Oncol. 2020 Jul 1;6(7):e200249. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.0249. Epub 2020 Jul 9.

    PubMed 32239210
  • Wenz F, Schneider F, Neumaier C, Kraus-Tiefenbacher U, Reis T, Schmidt R, Obertacke U. Kypho-IORT--a novel approach of intraoperative radiotherapy during kyphoplasty for vertebral metastases. Radiat Oncol. 2010 Feb 11;5:11. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-5-11.

    PubMed 20149237
  • Bludau F, Welzel G, Reis T, Schneider F, Sperk E, Neumaier C, Ehmann M, Clausen S, Obertacke U, Wenz F, Giordano FA. Phase I/II trial of combined kyphoplasty and intraoperative radiotherapy in spinal metastases. Spine J. 2018 May;18(5):776-781. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.09.011. Epub 2017 Sep 28.

    PubMed 28962909

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) and Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in people with Spinal Metastases, run by Shanghai Changzheng Hospital at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Oct 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Local control rate (time frame: 2 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06093854, which also lists 14 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Oct 2023.

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