Metastatic Neoplasm, Metastatic Neoplasm to the Spine
Conditions
Keywords
Radiosurgery, External Beam Radiation Therapy, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy, Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to compare three types of radiation therapy for cancer that has spread to the spine. The two types of radiation therapy used in this trial are External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT). EBRT delivers tightly targeted radiation beams from outside the body. SBRT is a specialized type of radiation therapy that allows high doses of radiation to small targets. This study will include standard dose SBRT and higher dose SBRT. Each participant will be randomly assigned to either EBRT, standard dose SBRT, or higher dose SBRT.
Detailed description
Metastatic spine cancer incidence is increasing; the primary treatment is radiation therapy. Metastatic spine disease has been historically treated with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) with conventional fractionation, yielding relatively limited durability in pain control. The increased lifespan of patients with metastatic cancer has resulted in an increase in the incidence of spine metastases, which has led to a need for more durable treatment results. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)/Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) of the spine has exponentially increased, with the theoretical advantages of higher tumoricidal dose and more rapid fall off between tumor and surrounding normal tissue compared with EBRT. The goal of this study is to compare three types of radiation therapy to draw conclusions on what is an effective treatment to reduce pain and increase pain freedom rates. Patients in this trial will be randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio into one of three treatment arms: SBRT (24 Gy in 2 fractions), SBRT (19 Gy in 1 fraction), or conventional EBRT (8 Gy in 1 fraction). Participants will complete three questionnaires-the Brief Pain Inventory, COST-FACIT, and EuroQol EQ-5D-at baseline and again during the 3- to 12-month follow-up period.
Interventions
RADIATIONConventional external beam radiation therapy dose (EBRT)
Participants will undergo 8 Gray in 1 fraction of EBRT. Questionnaires (brief pain inventory, COST-FACIT, EuroQol EQ-5D) will be administered at baseline, and again at 3,6,9,12 month follow-up.
RADIATIONSpine radiosurgery/stereotactic body radiation therapy standard dose
Participants will undergo 24 Gray in 2 fractions of SBRT. Questionnaires (brief pain inventory, COST-FACIT, EuroQol EQ-5D) will be administered at baseline, and again at 3,6,9,12 month follow-up.
RADIATIONSpine radiosurgery/stereotactic body radiation therapy high dose
Participants will undergo 19 Gray in 1 fraction of SBRT. Questionnaires (brief pain inventory, COST-FACIT, EuroQol EQ-5D) will be administered at baseline, and again at 3,6,9,12 month follow-up.
Sponsors
University of Oklahoma
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
This is a prospective phase II randomized trial to determine the optimal spine SBRT regimen for achieving pain freedom at 3 months.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Participant must have histologic confirmation of malignancy. Spinal metastatic disease must be confirmed by imaging. * Participant must have received no prior therapies for this disease. Prior therapy includes previous radiation therapy encompassing the anatomic site to be treated with spine SBRT. This includes any previous radiation therapy where the treatment field overlaps with the anatomic site to be treated with spine SBRT (even if that previous radiation therapy was not for treatment of spinal disease). Systemic radiation therapy for metastatic disease such as Pluvicto also counts as previous radiation therapy. * Age \>18 years. This study requires informed consent by the participant; as children are not able to perform this without parental approval, Participant \< age 18 are excluded from this study. * Life expectancy of≥ 3 months, in the opinion of and as documented by the investigator. * Participant must have a worst pain score \< 2 of 10 according to the Brief Pain Inventory * Participant must have no intention of changing pain medications on the first day of SBRT * Participant must have a Spinal Instability score (SINS) ≤ 12 * Participant must be a spine SBRT candidate per Radiation Oncology * Participant must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Exclusion criteria
* Participant receiving any other investigational agents. * Participant with prognosis less than 3 months will be excluded from this clinical trial because of their poor prognosis and decreased likelihood to meet the primary endpoint * Participant with uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. * Pregnant or nursing Participant are excluded due to toxicity of radiation therapy. * Participant is unable to receive MRI of the spine * Participant has a Spinal Instability in Neoplasia score (SINS) ≥ 12 * Participant has received previous stereotactic radiosurgery where the 50% isodose line overlaps with current treatment field * Participant has more than 3 consecutive vertebral bodies in the SBRT treatment volume * Participant is not an SBRT candidate per radiation oncology discretion * Participant has a known primary and has an estimated median survival≤ 3 months * Participant has an unknown primary * Participant has a Brief Pain Inventory score \> 2 * Participant has received previous radiation therapy involving the intended SBRT treatment field * Participant has received previous spinal surgical procedure involving the SBRT target volume. Biopsy is not considered a previous spinal surgical procedure. * Participant has neurological deficits from malignant cauda equina compression or epidural spinal cord compression
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion of patients who experience 3-month pain freedom based on BPI score | 3 months | Freedom from pain at 3 months defined as pain freedom following spine SBRT/EBRT per the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), which is a scale of 1-10. The complete response for pain freedom is defined as a worst pain score of 0 on the BPI. Partial pain freedom is defined as a worst pain score of 2 points on the BPI. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Local control actuarial rate at 6-months | 6 months | 6-month local control, defined as an actuarial 6-month rate of any new, recurrent or progressing (as defined by SPINOcriteria) tumor within the planning target volume on any post-treatment MRI by 6 months. Follow-up MRIs will be fused with the planning scan for this assessment |
| Vertebral compression fracture rate at 6-months | 6 months | 6-month vertebral compression fracture rate, assessed by post-treatment MRI by 6 months |
| Proportion of patients who experienced progression-free survival | 6 months | Overall participant survival |
| Proportion of patients who experienced 6-month pain freedom based on the BPI score | 6 months | Freedom from pain at 6 months defined as pain freedom following spine SBRT/EBRT per the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), which is a scale of 1-10. The complete response for pain freedom is defined as a worst pain score of 0 on the BPI. Partial pain freedom is defined as a worst pain score of 2 points on the BPI. |
| Perceived demographic disparities in patients at 3-month follow-up | 3 months | Demographic disparities (by race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, insurance status) following spine SBRT/EBRT access and outcomes at 3 months |
| Perceived demographic disparities in patients at 6-month follow-up | 6 months | Demographic disparities (by race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, insurance status) following spine SBRT/EBRT access and outcomes at 6 months |
| Vertebral compression fracture rate at 12-months | 12 months | 12-month vertebral compression fracture rate, assessed by post-treatment MRI at 12 months |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactLead Onco Nurse
Backup ContactShearwood McClelland III, MD
Outcome results
None listed