Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Tumors Near the Spinal Cord
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Spinal Tumors
In brief
The purpose of this research study is to determine if Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) is a good way to treat tumors near the spinal cord. Patients will either receive a single treatment or 25 days of treatment given once-a-day, Monday through Friday for about 5 continuous weeks. Our protocol uses life expectancy, patient preference, and tumor size to determine whether SBRT is delivered with 1 or 25 treatments. The single treatment dose is 15 Gy. The 25 treatment group is 70 Gy at 2.8 Gy/treatment.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00631670
- Run by
- University of Florida
- People needed
- 21
- Starts
- 2005-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2008-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2012-02-03
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Informed consent to participate in this protocol
- Patient of all ages are eligible
- All tumor types are eligible
- Patients with prior spine radiotherapy and/or surgery to the involved area are eligible
- The tumor target must be visible on MRI or CT scan
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) on this protocol may produce a better outcome than conventional radiotherapy
You may not qualify if…
- Patients who are likely to have a satisfactory outcome with surgical resection, embolization, or radiofrequency ablation without the addition of radiotherapy
- Tumor size, shape, or location is such that it is not reasonable to think the patient may benefit from SBRT as given in this protocol
- The full extent of the tumor cannot be visualized on MRI or CT scan
- Delaying radiotherapy for the time that it takes to start SBRT may compromise outcome compared to starting conventional radiotherapy immediately
- The patient cannot be positioned reproducibly due to pain or other factors
Where it is running
- University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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