This phase II trial tests how well dose escalated external beam palliative radiation works in controlling pain in patients with cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to the bone (bone metastases) or other places in the body that aren't bone (non-bone metastases). Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation therapy is often used as part of curative therapy and occasionally as a component of non-curative (palliative) treatment for cancer. Palliative radiation is usually given in small doses, called fractions, over multiple days of treatment and may help patients with advanced or metastatic cancer live more comfortably. Dose escalated radiation delivers a larger amount of radiation per fraction than the standard of care palliative dose. Giving dose escalated palliative external beam radiation may improve pain control, treatment response, and quality of life in patients with non-spinal bone metastases and non-bone metastases.
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT05419518.
Locations matching your search criteria
United States
New Jersey
Hamilton
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey HamiltonStatus: Active
Contact: Imraan Jan
Phone: 732-253-3939
Livingston
Saint Barnabas Medical CenterStatus: Active
Contact: Alison Grann
Phone: 973-322-5133
Long Branch
Monmouth Medical CenterStatus: Active
Contact: Seth D. Cohen
Phone: 732-923-7689
New Brunswick
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New JerseyStatus: Active
Contact: Matthew Pierre Deek
Phone: 732-235-3967
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalStatus: Active
Contact: Kathleen C. Toomey
Somerville
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital SomersetStatus: Active
Contact: Joel K. Braver
Phone: 908-927-8777
Toms River
Community Medical CenterStatus: Active
Contact: David J. D'Ambrosio
Phone: 732-557-8148
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To evaluate improvement of complete pain response rate in painful non-spine bone metastases and painful non-bone metastases with dose escalated radiation using a 10-fraction radiation regimen.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To evaluate best pain response.
II. To evaluate mean pain scores.
III. To evaluate the duration of pain response.
IV. To evaluate the changes in quality-of-life following radiation.
V. To evaluate the rates of retreatment with radiation secondary to disease or symptom progression.
VI. To evaluate treatment related toxicity.
VII. Assess genetic correlates of response to radiation.
OUTLINE:
Patients undergo escalated dose external beam radiation therapy in 10 fractions over 2 weeks on study.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days then every 6 months.
Trial PhasePhase II
Trial Typesupportive care
Lead OrganizationRutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Principal InvestigatorMatthew Pierre Deek