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Registration number
NCT02512965
Ethics application status
Date submitted
27/07/2015
Date registered
31/07/2015
Date last updated
13/02/2024

Titles & IDs
Public title
Study Comparing Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy vs Conventional Palliative Radiotherapy (CRT) for Spinal Metastases
Scientific title
A Randomized Phase II/III Study Comparing Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy(SBRT) Versus Conventional Palliative Radiotherapy (CRT) for Patients With Spinal Metastases
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
SC24
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Spinal Metastases 0 0
Condition category
Condition code

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Active comparator: Standard Conventional Radiotherapy - Standard Conventional Radiotherapy (CRT) 20 Gy in 5 fractions

Experimental: Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy - Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) 24 Gy in 2 fractions
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Phase III: Complete Pain Response at 3 Months Post-radiation
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3 months
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Complete Pain Response at 6 Months Post Radiation Based on the International Bone Metastases Consensus Working Party Criteria
Timepoint [1] 0 0
6 months post radiation
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Radiation Site Progression-free Survival Rate at 6 Months Using MRI Imaging
Timepoint [2] 0 0
6 months.
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Overall Survival Rate at 6 Months
Timepoint [3] 0 0
6 months post radiation

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Histologic or cytologic diagnosis of cancer (excluding seminoma, small cell lung cancer and hematologic primaries).
* Spinal metastasis documented with MRI and suitable for treatment with radiotherapy with the following characteristics:

* Painful, as defined by a pain score = 2 for worst pain in the planned target treatment volume;
* = 3 consecutive spinal segments involved by tumour to be included in the planned target volume. The patient may have other spinal metaastases to be treated as per the radiation oncologist's discretion, but the eligible spinal metastatic site has to be one where there is pain and no more than 3 consecutive segments to be included as clinical target volume and appropriate for either 20 Gy in 5 fractions or 24 Gy in 2 fractions per the randomization.
* There is no plan to change the pain medication on the first day of protocol treatment with radiotherapy.
* ECOG Performance Status 0-2.
* Seen by a radiation oncologist and judged to be appropriate for participation in this study including ability to tolerate protocol radiotherapy (SBRT or CRT).
* Age of 18 years or older.
* Patient is able and willing to complete the Patient Diary (pain and analgesic use).
* Patient is able (i.e. sufficiently fluent) and willing to complete the quality of life questionnaire in either English or French. The baseline assessment must be completed within required timelines, prior to randomization. Inability (illiteracy in English or French, 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.
* Patient consent must be appropriately obtained in accordance with applicable local and regulatory requirements. Each patient must sign a consent form prior to enrollment in the trial to document their willingness to participate.
* Patients must be accessible for treatment and follow-up. Investigators must assure themselves the patients randomized on this trial will be available for complete documentation of the treatment, adverse events, and follow-up.
* In accordance with CCTG policy, protocol treatment is to begin within 3 weeks of patient randomization. From the time of successful treatment planning, no more than 12 days can elapse before the first fraction of radiotherapy is delivered.
* Women/men of childbearing potential must have agreed to use a highly effective contraceptive method. A woman is considered to be of "childbearing potential" if she has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months. In addition to routine contraceptive methods, "effective contraception" also includes heterosexual celibacy and surgery intended to prevent pregnancy (or with a side-effect of pregnancy prevention) defined as a hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy or bilateral tubal ligation, or vasectomy/vasectomized partner. However, if at any point a previously celibate patient chooses to become heterosexually active during the time period for use of contraceptive measures outlined in the protocol, he/she is responsible for beginning contraceptive measures.
* Women of childbearing potential will have a pregnancy test to determine eligibility as part of the Pre-Study Evaluation; this may include an ultrasound to rule-out pregnancy if a false-positive is suspected. For example, when beta-human chorionic gonadotropin is high and partner is vasectomized, it may be associated with tumour production of hCG, as seen with some cancers. Patient will be considered eligible if an ultrasound is negative for pregnancy.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Patients who have a pacemaker, such that MRI cannot be performed or treatment cannot be delivered safely.
* Patients with prior treatment with any radionuclide within 30 days prior to randomization.
* Patients with prior radiation to the spinal segment intended to be treated with protocol radiotherapy such that the protocol therapy cannot be delivered as intended.
* Patients with prior surgery to the spinal segment intended to be treated with protocol radiotherapy.
* Patients who have received chemotherapy within 1 week prior to administration of protocol radiotherapy or who are expected/planned to receive chemotherapy within one week of completing protocol radiotherapy. Centre guidelines regarding administration of targeted non-cytotoxic therapy must be followed with the proviso that no systemic anticancer therapy should be administered within 24 hours prior to and post-radiotherapy. Endocrine therapy may be administered during radiotherapy as per the discretion of the treating physician.
* Patients with spine instability as judged by a Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) of more than 12.
* Patients with symptomatic spinal cord compression or cauda equina syndrome resulting from bony compression or epidural compression of the spinal cord and cauda equina, respectively. Symptomatic refers to neurolic deficit in the form of motor, bowel or bladder dysfunction.
* Pregnant or lactating women.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Other
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Not applicable
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
4/01/2016
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
16/08/2021
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
229
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
AucklundNSW,QLD,SA,VIC
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Auckland City Hospital - Grafton
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre, Liverpool Hospital - Liverpool
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
Princess Alexandra Hospital - Brisbane
Recruitment hospital [4] 0 0
Royal Adelaide Hospital - Adelaide
Recruitment hospital [5] 0 0
Peter McCallum Cancer Institute - Melbourne
Recruitment hospital [6] 0 0
Peter Mac - Sunshine Hospital - St Albans
Recruitment hospital [7] 0 0
Canberra Hospital - Garran
Recruitment hospital [8] 0 0
Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital - Herston
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
1023 - Grafton
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
2170 - Liverpool
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
4102 - Brisbane
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
5000 - Adelaide
Recruitment postcode(s) [5] 0 0
3002 - Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [6] 0 0
3021 - St Albans
Recruitment postcode(s) [7] 0 0
ACT 2605 - Garran
Recruitment postcode(s) [8] 0 0
4029 - Herston
Recruitment outside Australia
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Canada
State/province [1] 0 0
Alberta
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Canada
State/province [2] 0 0
British Columbia
Country [3] 0 0
Canada
State/province [3] 0 0
Manitoba
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Canada
State/province [4] 0 0
Ontario
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Canada
State/province [5] 0 0
Quebec

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Other
Name
Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Address
Country
Other collaborator category [1] 0 0
Other
Name [1] 0 0
Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group
Address [1] 0 0
Country [1] 0 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to find out if SBRT is better than CRT at controlling pain in the spine 3 months after receiving treatment.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02512965
Trial related presentations / publications
Sahgal A, Myrehaug SD, Siva S, Masucci GL, Maralani PJ, Brundage M, Butler J, Chow E, Fehlings MG, Foote M, Gabos Z, Greenspoon J, Kerba M, Lee Y, Liu M, Liu SK, Thibault I, Wong RK, Hum M, Ding K, Parulekar WR; trial investigators. Stereotactic body radiotherapy versus conventional external beam radiotherapy in patients with painful spinal metastases: an open-label, multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 2/3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2021 Jul;22(7):1023-1033. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00196-0. Epub 2021 Jun 11.
Tseng CL, Soliman H, Myrehaug S, Lee YK, Ruschin M, Atenafu EG, Campbell M, Maralani P, Yang V, Yee A, Sahgal A. Imaging-Based Outcomes for 24 Gy in 2 Daily Fractions for Patients with de Novo Spinal Metastases Treated With Spine Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Nov 1;102(3):499-507. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.06.047. Epub 2018 Jul 10.
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Arjun Sahgal
Address 0 0
Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto ON
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Phone 0 0
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Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
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Contact person for scientific queries



Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02512965