Feasibility of Combined Focused Ultrasound and Radiotherapy Treatment in Patients With Painful Bone Metastasis (PRE-FURTHER)

February 5, 2024 updated by: Helena M Verkooijen, UMC Utrecht

Feasibility of Combined Focused Ultrasound and Radiotherapy Treatment in Patients With Painful Bone Metastasis - the PRE-FURTHER Study -

The PRE-FURTHER study aims to evaluate the feasibility of the combined treatment with radiotherapy and focussed ultrasound for pain palliation in patients with painful bone metastases, and to optimize the combined treatment logistics. Six to ten patients will be included according to in- and exclusion criteria.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Rationale: Metastatic bone pain strongly interferes with quality of life and daily functioning of patients with advanced cancer. Pain palliation may be improved by including magnetic resonance image guided high intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) in addition to External Beam Radiotherapy (EBRT). For this purpose, feasibility and optimal logistics of the combined treatment need to be evaluated.

Objective: The PRE-FURTHER project aims to evaluate the feasibility of the combined EBRT and MR-HIFU treatment for relief of metastatic bone pain, and to optimize the combined treatment logistics.

Study design: The PRE-FURTHER study is a prospective case series, stage I and IIA study according to the Innovation, Development, Evaluation, Assessment and Long term evaluation (IDEAL) recommendations. 6-10 patients will receive MR-HIFU treatment following standard EBRT.

Endpoints: The main outcome of this study is the feasibility of the procedure, in terms of planability as well as patient-tolerability of the combined treatment within a short time frame (3 hours - 4 days interval). In addition, pain relief and safety of the combined procedure will be monitored.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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10

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Netherlands
      • Utrecht, Netherlands, 3508GA
        • University Medical Center Utrecht
    • Overijsel
      • Zwolle, Overijsel, Netherlands, 8025 AB
        • Isala Klinieken Zwolle

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men and women with age ≥ 18 years
  • Patient capable of giving informed consent and able to attend study visits
  • Uncomplicated painful bone metastases
  • Weight <140kg and able to fit in the MRI gantry
  • Radiologic evidence of bone metastases from any solid tumor
  • Pain is localized to the targeted area, or is likely to be referred pain arising from the targeted area
  • Pain related to the target lesion is refractory to less invasive treatments for pain relief
  • Multiple metastatic lesions, with one predominantly painful lesion (>=2 points higher pain score than other lesions). The lesion should be clearly distinguishable from other painful lesions.
  • Device accessible tumors: extremities (excluding joints), pelvis, shoulders, posterior vertebral spine below L5, in selected cases ribs and sternum
  • Target lesion maximum dimension ≤ 8cm
  • Intended target volume visible by non-contrast MR imaging
  • Distance between target and skin ≥ 1cm
  • Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) score >= 4 or equivalent
  • Life expectancy >3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Planned treatment lesion is a primary bone tumor or due to lymphoma, multiple myeloma, or leukemia.
  • Communication barrier present
  • Patient enrolled in another clinical study related to bone metastases treatment or pain relief treatment
  • Unable to tolerate required stationary position during treatment despite adequate pain medication
  • Need for surgery
  • Pregnant woman
  • Pain related to target lesion is predominantly due to fracture or impending fracture
  • Pain related to target lesion is due to involvement of a neighboring major nerve by the metastatic tumor (cord or nerve compression)
  • Target < 3cm from bladder / bowel / nerve along the beam path and < 1cm in the plane orthogonal to the beam
  • Target in contact with hollow viscera
  • Target located in skull, joints, ribs (when HIFU beam overlapping with lung), spine (excluding sacrum which is allowed) or in most cases sternum
  • Internal or external fixation device along the proposed HIFU beam path or at the target
  • MRI contraindicated (e.g. paramagnetic implants, pacemaker, claustrophobia)
  • MRI contrast agent contraindicated (e.g. previous anaphylaxis or Glomerular Filtration Rate < 20 ml/min/1.73m2)
  • Sedation contraindicated
  • Previous surgery or minimally invasive treatment at targeted site within the last three months
  • Clinically relevant medical history or abnormal physical findings that could interfere with the safety of the participant as judged by the treating physician or investigator
  • Karnofsky performance score (KPS) < 60%
  • Oligometastatic disease planned for curative treatment
  • Indication for stereotactic radiotherapy (e.g. patients with radioresistant histology such as renal cell, melanoma, sarcoma metastases)
  • History of photodermatoses (of the skin overlying the target area)
  • Need for remineralisation

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Combined Focused Ultrasound and Radiotherapy
Combination of focused ultrasound and external beam radiotherapy
Combination product: combined radiotherapy and MR-HIFU
Following standard EBRT (single or multiple fraction), patients will receive one MR-HIFU treatment with the Profound Sonalleve MR-HIFU device on the most painful of their bone metastases. This treatment will take place in a short time frame of 3 hours to maximum 4 days. Patients will be followed up until 4 weeks after treatment. During follow-up they will be phoned around day 3, 7, 14, 21 and 28 to retrieve pain scores, pain medication and (serious) adverse events. At day 3 the patient's experience with the combined treatment will also be inquired.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility of combined treatment with EBRT and MR-HIFU - Patient tolerance: questionnaire
Time Frame: 4 weeks
The main outcome of this study is the feasibility of the combined procedure in terms of patient tolerance and hospital logistics. Patient tolerance will be assessed using a Patient Reported Experience Measure questionnaire.
4 weeks
Feasibility of combined treatment with EBRT and MR-HIFU - hospital logistics
Time Frame: 4 weeks
The main outcome of this study is the feasibility of the combined procedure in terms of patient tolerance and hospital logistics. Hospital logistics will be assessed by analysing comments of the treating physicians and research staff on the problems that occurred during treatment planning, and whether extra hospital visits that were needed.
4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Patient reported pain scores.
Time Frame: at 3 days, and at 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks
Patient reported pain scores will be based on a Numeric Rating Scale (from 0 to 10 with 0 being no pain and 10 being the worst pain imaginable) from the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) questionnaire [Cleeland 1994].
at 3 days, and at 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks
(Serious) adverse events
Time Frame: at 3 days, and at 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks
Toxicity/safety of the combined treatment will be assessed according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0
at 3 days, and at 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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UMC Utrecht

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Isala

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Helena M Verkooijen, MD, PhD, UMC Utrecht

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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April 11, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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April 1, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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June 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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September 24, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 16, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 17, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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February 7, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 5, 2024

Last Verified

Last Verified

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February 1, 2024

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  • NL68441.041.19

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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