Spine Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression

NCT ID: NCT01826058

Last Updated: 2014-12-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

43 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-10-31

Study Completion Date

2015-08-31

Brief Summary

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Metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) is a frequent oncologic emergency that requires to be treated promptly. Although direct decompressive surgery is the most effective treatment, surgery is only used in selected patients because most patients have a poor overall condition and short life expectancy. Radiation therapy (RT), therefore, is the most commonly used for patients with MESCC, but conventional RT alone can achieve modest neurologic outcomes.

The hypothesis to use stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for MESCC is that the rapid decompression of epidural mass, durable local control and subsequently improved neurologic outcomes compared to conventional RT are expected when MESCC is treated with SBRT.

Detailed Description

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The definition of metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC)

* MESCC is defined as both an evidence of cord compression by radiologic evaluation and a manifestation of clinical feature at the level of cord compression.
* A cord compression by radiologic evaluation is defined as \< 3mm gap between epidural mass and true spinal cord or indentation of thecal sac at the level of clinical feature by MRI.
* Clinical features include any or all of the followings: pain (local or radicular) or motor weakness or sensory change or incontinence.

Simulation -A Computed tomography (CT) scan will be acquired with the use of intravenous contrast and planning MRI will be also performed on the same day of simulation.

Spine SBRT

\- One to four sessions of SBRT will be performed.

Follow-up

* Patients need to be assessed at 1 week, 1 month and 3 months after the completion of SBRT and will be followed up at 3 month intervals thereafter.
* Pain score, neurologic examination, adverse events and simple X-ray of involved spine should be evaluated at every follow-up visit.
* MRI of involved spine will be performed at 3 months after the completion of SBRT.

Up to 43 patients will be enrolled in this study in Samsung Medical Center, Seoul National University Hospital, and Gachon University Gil Medical Center.

Conditions

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Spinal Cord Compression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Stereotactic body radiation therapy

SBRT in one to four fractions

Irradiated total RT dose to gross tumor volume (GTV) according to fraction size

* 1 fx: 16 to 24 Gy
* 2 fx's: 20 to 26 Gy
* 3 fx's: 21 to 30 Gy
* 4 fx's: 24 to 36 Gy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Stereotactic body radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Interventions

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Stereotactic body radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Other Intervention Names

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Radiosurgery SRS Radiation Radiotherapy Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression MESCC

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* MESCC is present.
* Localized spine metastases (C1 to L5 level); Maximum 3 separate sites and maximum 2 contiguous vertebral bodies
* Performance state before the occurrence of neurologic symptoms : Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group 0-2
* Age ≥20
* MRI within 2 weeks is mandatory
* Paraspinal mass \< 5cm in maximum dimension
* Inoperable patients - refused or medically unfit for decompression surgery
* life expectancy \> 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

* Retropulsed bony fragment causing cord compression
* Paraplegia ≥ 48 hours
* Histology preferred to perform the chemotherapy as the first option (e.g. lymphoma, myeloma)
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Seoul National University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Gachon University Gil Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Samsung Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Doo Ho Choi

Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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South Korea

Central Contacts

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Doo Ho Choi, MD. PhD.

Role: CONTACT

82-2-3410-2436

Donryul Oh, MD

Role: CONTACT

82-2-3410-2613

Facility Contacts

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Doo Ho Choi, MD.PhD.

Role: primary

82-2-3410-2436

Dongryul Oh, MD

Role: backup

82-2-3410-2615

Other Identifiers

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KROG 1316

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id