Vertebroplasty With Radiation Therapy for Spine Metastatic Cancer Patients With Indeterminate Lesion (SINS Criteria)

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Conditions studied: Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Spine

In brief

This clinical trial studies the side effects of stereotactic radiosurgery and how well it works with or without vertebroplasty, separation surgery, or immunotherapy in patients with cancer that is radiation resistant and has spread to the spine (spinal metastases). Spinal metastases are rapidly progressive, have poor prognosis, are extremely difficult to treat, and can effect patient quality of life and overall health. Immunotherapy is a type of standard of care therapy to boost or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer. Stereotactic radiosurgery is a type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of radiation to a tumor. A vertebroplasty is a procedure used to repair a bone in the spine that has a break caused by cancer, osteoporosis, or trauma. The purpose of this trial is to test different combinations of immunotherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, and surgery to improve overall survival and quality of life in patients with spinal metastases.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05178472

Run by

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

People needed

200

Starts

2023-03-27

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• At least 18 years of age and older with indeterminate Spine Metastasis.
• All patients with histology that requires stereotactic RT as a part of their treatment.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 2
• Disease visualized by CT or MRI
• Prior radiation therapy will be allowed at the discretion of the Radiation Oncologist based on current standard operating procedures.
• Tumor tissue from the core biopsy or resected site of disease will be collected, if available for biomarker analyses.
• Four or less consecutive spinal segments involved by tumor. Or four or less separate spinal tumor targets with a minimum of one vertebral body separation
• Patient is able (i.e. sufficiently fluent) and willing to complete the quality of life questionnaire in either English or Spanish. The baseline assessment must be completed within required timelines. Inability (illiteracy in English or Spanish, loss of sight, or other equivalent reason) to complete the questionnaires will not make the patient ineligible for the study. However, ability but unwillingness to complete the questionnaires will make the patient ineligible

You may not qualify if…

• Patients < 18 years of age
• Inability to get a standard MRI or CT myelogram for radiation treatment target delineation
• Patients with prior radiation to the spinal segment to be treated may be included if the radiation dose can be delivered safely, per the treating radiation oncologist.
• Patients with symptomatic spinal cord compression requiring emergent surgery
• Pregnant or lactating women
• Systemic therapy or immunosuppressive medications, excluding immunotherapy, within 3-14 days of radiation treatment, at the discretion of the treating radiation oncologist .
• Patients with stable or unstable lesions based on SINS criteria

Where it is running

• Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — Columbus, Ohio, United States (enrolling)

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