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A Phase IV Post Approval Clinical Study of ExAblate Treatment of Metastatic Bone Tumors for the Palliation of Pain

A Phase IV Post Approval Clinical Study of ExAblate Treatment of Metastatic Bone Tumors for the Palliation of Pain

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01833806
Enrollment
32
Registered
2013-04-17
Start date
2013-09-30
Completion date
2022-01-14
Last updated
2023-04-07

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Conditions

Bone Metastasis

Brief summary

The study hypotheses is that the proportion of patients experiencing clinically significant pain relief will be at least 30% greater than the proportion experiencing worsening pain.

Detailed description

As part of the PMA # P110039 review process and approval, InSightec was requested to conduct a post-approval study. Patients will be treated following the approved commercial treatment guidelines. For this study, participating sites will use the ExAblate device for the administration of the ExAblate treatment. This study will be performed on either 1.5T or 3T MR scanners. For this study, a total of 70 patients meeting the approved commercial guidelines will be enrolled and treated with the ExAblate system at from 7 to 10 sites. The proportion of responders is expected to be at least 30% greater than the proportion of subjects experiencing pain progression (i.e., 60% vs. 30%). Additionally, at the 3 month visit, an analysis of both the safety and efficacy profiles will be compared to the original PMA pivotal study group.

Interventions

Focused Ultrasound Ablation

Sponsors

InSightec
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Men and women age 18 and older * Patients who are able and willing to give consent and able to attend all study visits * Patients who are suffering from symptoms of bone metastases or multiple myeloma bone lesions: * Patients who have received radiation without adequate relief from metastatic bone pain as determined by the patient and treating physician * those for whom their treating physician would not prescribe radiation or additional radiation treatments * patients who refuse additional radiation therapy. * Patient with NRS (0-10 scale) pain score ≥ 4 irrespective of medication * Targeted bone/tumor interface are ExAblate device accessible and are located in ribs, extremities (excluding joints), pelvis, shoulders and in the posterior aspects of the following spinal vertebra: Lumbar vertebra (L3 - L5), Sacral vertebra (S1 - S5) * Targeted bone/tumor interface (most painful lesion) size up to 55 cm2 in surface area * Patient whose targeted (treated) lesion is on bone and the interface between the bone and lesion is deeper than 10-mm from the skin. * Targeted (treated) tumor clearly visible by non-contrast MRI, and ExAblate MRgFUS device accessible * Able to communicate sensations during the ExAblate treatment * Patients on ongoing chemotherapy regimen at the time of eligibility: 1. with same chemotherapy regime (as documented from patient medical dossier), And 2. Worst pain NRS still ≥ 4 And 3. do NOT plan to initiate a new chemotherapy for pain palliation should be eligible for the study. Note: Planned multiple courses of chemotherapy are not considered New Chemotherapy. * No radiation therapy to targeted (most painful) lesion in the past two weeks Bisphosphonate intake should remain stable throughout the study duration. * Patients will have from 1 to 5 painful lesions and only the most painful lesion will be treated. * Patients with persistent distinguishable pain associated with 1 site to be treated (if patient has pain from additional sites, the pain from the additional sites must be evaluated as being less intense by at least 2 points on the NRS compared to the site to be treated).

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who either * Need surgical stabilization of the affected bony structure (\>7 fracture risk score, see Section 7.4) OR * Targeted tumor is at an impending fracture site (\>7 on fracture risk score, see Section 7.4). OR * Patients with surgical stabilization of tumor site with metallic hardware * More than 5 painful lesions, or more than 1 requiring immediate localized treatment * Targeted (treated) tumor is in the skull * Patients on dialysis * Patients with life expectancy \< 3-Months * Patients with an acute medical condition (e.g., pneumonia, sepsis) that is expected to hinder them from completing this study. * Patients with unstable cardiac status including: * Unstable angina pectoris on medication * Patients with documented myocardial infarction within six months of protocol entry * Congestive heart failure requiring medication (other than diuretic) * Patients on anti-arrhythmic drugs * Severe hypertension (diastolic BP \> 100 on medication) * Patients with standard contraindications for MR imaging such as non-MRI compatible implanted metallic devices including cardiac pacemakers, size limitations, etc. * Patients with an active infection or severe hematological, neurological, or other uncontrolled disease. * Known intolerance or allergies to the MRI contrast agent (e.g. Gadolinium or Magnevist) including advanced kidney disease * KPS Score \< 60 (See Definitions below) * Severe cerebrovascular disease (multiple CVA or CVA within 6 months) * Individuals who are not able or willing to tolerate the required prolonged stationary position during treatment (approximately 2 hrs.) * Target (treated) tumor is less then 1cm from nerve bundles, bowels or bladder. * Are participating or have participated in another clinical trial in the last 30 days * Patients initiating a new chemotherapy regime for pain purposes only, or radiation (for the targeted most painful lesion) within the last 2 weeks Note: Planned multiple courses of chemotherapy are not considered New Chemotherapy. * Patients unable to communicate with the investigator and staff. * Patients with persistent undistinguishable pain (pain source unidentifiable of the targeted lesion) * Patient whose bone-lesion interface is \< 10-mm from the skin * Targeted (most painful) tumor NOT visible by non-contrast MRI, * Targeted (most painful) tumor Not accessible to ExAblate * The targeted tumor is less than 2 points more painful compared to other painful lesions on the site specific NRS.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Proportion of RespondersThree months post treatmentThe statistical hypothesis is that the proportion of responders will be significantly greater than the proportion of subjects experiencing pain progression (worsened pain or increased pain medications usage). Using the Numerical Rating Score (NRS) for pain (0 being no pain and 10 being worst imaginable pain), subjects were rated as a Responder or as having Pain Progression. A responder is defined as a subject with a reduction in NRS worst score from baseline of two (2) or more points, and no increase in pain medication use. Pain Progression was increased pain of two (2) or more points.

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for Pain ScoreThree months post treatmentPatient pain intensity on an 11-point Numerical Rating Scale from 0 to 10 in which 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain you can imagine. The NRS was administered pre-treatment and post-treatment. The trajectory of change was presented graphically.
Quality of Life (QOL) as Measured by Change in Brief Pain Inventory - Interference (BPI) From BaselineBaseline, 1 Month post treatment, 2 Month post treatment, 3 Month post treatment.The BPI-QOL questionnaire is designed to show the severity and interference of pain in the lives of patients. This is a 7-item questionnaire that asks respondents the extent to which pain interferes with their general activity, mood, walking ability, normal work, relations with other people, sleep and enjoyment of life using a 0-10 numerical rating scale in which 0 represents 'does not interfere' and 10 indicates 'completely interferes'. Responses to the 7 items are averaged to form the pain interference scale score. Thus, the minimum possible is 0 and the maximum possible is 10 points. Lower scores are better, showing less interference in daily activities while higher scores show more interference and hence worse outcomes.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
ExAblate Test Arm
Focused Ultrasound Surgery delivered by ExAblate MRgFUS ExAblate MRgFUS: Focused Ultrasound Ablation
32
Total32

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyAlternative treatment2
Overall StudyDeath5
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up1
Overall StudyPhysician Decision1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicExAblate Test Arm
Age, Continuous58.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.4
Numerical Rating Scale6.0 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.71
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
3 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic
2 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
26 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
32 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
15 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
17 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
5 / 32
other
Total, other adverse events
6 / 32
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 32

Outcome results

Primary

Proportion of Responders

The statistical hypothesis is that the proportion of responders will be significantly greater than the proportion of subjects experiencing pain progression (worsened pain or increased pain medications usage). Using the Numerical Rating Score (NRS) for pain (0 being no pain and 10 being worst imaginable pain), subjects were rated as a Responder or as having Pain Progression. A responder is defined as a subject with a reduction in NRS worst score from baseline of two (2) or more points, and no increase in pain medication use. Pain Progression was increased pain of two (2) or more points.

Time frame: Three months post treatment

Population: The analysis was based on 31 treated subjects that completed at least one follow up visit; 23 out of 31 subjects were either Responders or had Pain Progression. Eight subjects reported no change in pain.

ArmMeasureCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ExAblate Test ArmProportion of RespondersResponders18 Participants
ExAblate Test ArmProportion of RespondersPain Progression5 Participants
ExAblate Test ArmProportion of RespondersNo Change8 Participants
Comparison: The alternative hypothesis test was that the proportion of Responders would be greater than the proportion of subjects experiencing pain progression. This PAS was powered to enroll 70 subjects based on the pivotal trial proportion of 18:8 (Responders:Pain progression). The study was closed at an enrollment of 32 subjects.p-value: =0.0195% CI: [0.58, 0.98]Binomial
Other Pre-specified

Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for Pain Score

Patient pain intensity on an 11-point Numerical Rating Scale from 0 to 10 in which 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain you can imagine. The NRS was administered pre-treatment and post-treatment. The trajectory of change was presented graphically.

Time frame: Three months post treatment

Population: There were 31 subjects treated that provided a baseline score and a final follow-up score.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)
ExAblate Test ArmNumerical Rating Scale (NRS) for Pain ScoreBaseline5.9 score on a scale
ExAblate Test ArmNumerical Rating Scale (NRS) for Pain Score1 Month Visit3.8 score on a scale
ExAblate Test ArmNumerical Rating Scale (NRS) for Pain Score2 Month Visit3.5 score on a scale
ExAblate Test ArmNumerical Rating Scale (NRS) for Pain Score3 Month Visit3.5 score on a scale
Other Pre-specified

Quality of Life (QOL) as Measured by Change in Brief Pain Inventory - Interference (BPI) From Baseline

The BPI-QOL questionnaire is designed to show the severity and interference of pain in the lives of patients. This is a 7-item questionnaire that asks respondents the extent to which pain interferes with their general activity, mood, walking ability, normal work, relations with other people, sleep and enjoyment of life using a 0-10 numerical rating scale in which 0 represents 'does not interfere' and 10 indicates 'completely interferes'. Responses to the 7 items are averaged to form the pain interference scale score. Thus, the minimum possible is 0 and the maximum possible is 10 points. Lower scores are better, showing less interference in daily activities while higher scores show more interference and hence worse outcomes.

Time frame: Baseline, 1 Month post treatment, 2 Month post treatment, 3 Month post treatment.

Population: One out of the 31 treated subjects did not complete the Baseline QoL (pain interference assessment and could not be included in the QoL analysis).

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)
ExAblate Test ArmQuality of Life (QOL) as Measured by Change in Brief Pain Inventory - Interference (BPI) From BaselineBaseline5.0 score on a scale
ExAblate Test ArmQuality of Life (QOL) as Measured by Change in Brief Pain Inventory - Interference (BPI) From Baseline1 Month Visit3.4 score on a scale
ExAblate Test ArmQuality of Life (QOL) as Measured by Change in Brief Pain Inventory - Interference (BPI) From Baseline2 Month Visit3.2 score on a scale
ExAblate Test ArmQuality of Life (QOL) as Measured by Change in Brief Pain Inventory - Interference (BPI) From Baseline3 Month Visit3.1 score on a scale

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026