metastatic spine tumor spinal metastases
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * Painful radiosensitive metastases from solid tumors in the thoracic or lumbar spine needing surgical stabilization * Histologic proof of malignancy * Radiographic evidence of spinal metastases * Karnofsky performance status > 50 * Age > 18 years * Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * Multiple spinal metastases necessitating bridging more than five vertebral levels during surgery * Previous surgery or radiotherapy to index lesion * SBRT cannot be delivered (Bilsky score 2 and 3 [Bilsky 2010]) * Neurological deficits (ASIA C, B or A) * Partial neurological deficits (ASIA D) with rapid progression (hours to days) * Inability to lie flat on table for SBRT * Non-ambulatory patients * Patient in hospice or with
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main outcome of this study is safety of the combined procedure, defined as grade 3 or higher treatment-induced toxicity according to CTC-AE 4.0 as a result of the procedure within 60 days after the surgery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary study endpoints of this study are: * Pain response to combined therapy according to the International Bone Metastases Consensus Endpoints for Clinical Trials (Chow 2002; Chow 2012b) * Duration of pain relief, as measured by the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) (Cleeland 1994) * Length of stay in the hospital * 30-days mortality * Neurological detoriation, defined as detoriation of more than one ASIA scale * Evaluation of quality of life, as measured by the o EQ-5D o EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL o EORTC QLQ-BM22 o Spine Oncology Questionnaire * Overall survival | — |
Countries
Netherlands