Assessment of Healing and Function After Reconstruction Surgery for Bone Sarcomas

Assessment of Healing and Function After Surgical Reconstruction for Neoplasms Involving Bone

The purpose of this study is to look at the amount of function that returns in participants that have reconstruction with bone graft or artificial device and in participants who have tumor surgery plus regenerative osseous surgery.

The study will look at the level of function for a period of 3 years after the surgery. Another purpose of this study is to look at how well the bone heals in participants undergoing regenerative surgery

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Osteosarcoma; Chondrosarcoma; Bone Neoplasm; Bone Sarcoma; Ewing's Sarcoma; Osseous Sarcoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Toronto Extremity Salvage Score; Behavioral: Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Score; Behavioral: Timed Get Up and Go Test; Diagnostic test: Orthogonal Radiographs; Diagnostic test: Weight Bearing for lower extremities only; Diagnostic test: Range of Motion

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 300

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Daniel Prince, MD, MPH; Phone Number: 212-639-6488; Email: princed@mskcc.org
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Carol Morris, MD; Phone Number: 212-639-7611; Email: MorrisC@mskcc.org

Study Locations

• United States
  • New Jersey
    • Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920
      • Recruiting
      • Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Consent and Follow Up)
      • Contact: Christopher Prince, MD, MPH; Phone Number: 212-639-6488
    • Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748
      • Recruiting
      • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent and Followup)
      • Contact: Daniel Prince, MD, MPH; Phone Number: 212-639-6488
  • New York
    • Harrison, New York, United States, 10604
      • Recruiting
      • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent and Followup)
      • Contact: Daniel Prince, MD, MPH; Phone Number: 212-639-6488
    • New York, New York, United States, 10021
      • Recruiting
      • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
      • Contact: Daniel Prince, MD, MPH; Phone Number: 212-639-6488
    • Uniondale, New York, United States, 11553
      • Recruiting
      • Memorial Sloan Kettering at Nassau (Consent and Followup)
      • Contact: Daniel Prince, MD, MPH; Phone Number: 212-639-6488

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 6 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

All participants who undergo osseous reconstructive surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients undergoing reconstructive surgery for neoplasms involving bone on the orthopaedic surgery service at MSK
• Current or prior history of primary neoplasms involving osseous structures, including all subtypes
• Confirmation of diagnosis that has been performed by the MSK's Department of Pathology via direct review of tissue/slides
• Patients must read and understand English
• Age >/=4
• Patients must read and understand English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients that weight <17 kilograms

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Regenerative Osseous Surgery; Participants undergoing osseous reconstructive surgery (RegOS) for bone neoplasm. Study visits for post-op assessments will be annually after month-36.	Behavioral: Toronto Extremity Salvage Score; Participant-reported outcome score. For lower extremities, this is a 33 item questionnaire containing 32 5 point Likert scale items and 1 open ended response item. For upper extremities, this is a 31 item questionnaire containing 31 5 point Likert scale items and 1 open ended response item. Individual item responses range from 1-5 with higher values indicating a task is easier to complete. A total questionnaire score can also be calculated by taking the sum of the scores minus the number of total items answered, and dividing this by the maximum possible score based on the number of items answered. This results in a range from 0 -100% with higher values indicating greater ability to complete tasks 31. This scoring allows for the fact that some items may not be answered if they do not apply to an individual. It is anticipated that it will take 20 minutes to complete. Scores for the lower extremity and upper extremity may be combined, but we intend to treat them separately for analysis.; Other Names: TESS; Behavioral: Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Score; Clinician-reported global score. For lower extremities, this is a 6 item questionnaire containing 6 point Likert scale items which cover pain, function, emotional acceptance, walking ability, gait, and necessary support. Individual item scores range from 0-5 with higher values indicating greater function, less pain, or more positive emotional acceptance. For upper extremities, this is a 6 item questionnaire containing 6 point Likert scale items which cover pain, function, emotional acceptance, hand positioning, manual dexterity, and lifting ability. Individual item scores range from 0-5 with higher values indicating greater function, less pain, or more positive emotional acceptance. A total questionnaire score which is defined as the sum of the individual items divided by the maximum possible score (5 times the number of items) may also be computed. It is represented as a percentage from 0 - 100%.; Other Names: MSTS 3; Behavioral: Timed Get Up and Go Test; Validated functional measurement, for lower extremities only. The patient is observed and timed while s/he rises from an arm chair, walks 3 meters, turns, walks back, and sits down again. The test predicts the patient's ability to go outside alone safely and quantifies functional mobility. The test requires no special equipment and will take less than one minute to complete.; Diagnostic test: Orthogonal Radiographs; The distance of bone transport is measured, accounting for calibration of the radiographs. The presence of bone regenerate between the transported segment is determined by the presence of continuous calcified callus from the proximal segment to the distal segment. Each of the orthogonal radiographs is used to visualize two cortices: the AP radiographs visualizes the medial and lateral cortices and the lateral radiograph measures the anterior and posterior cortices. Each continuous calcified cortex is counted with a range from 0 to 4 cortices intact.; Other Names: Radiographic Assessments; Diagnostic test: Weight Bearing for lower extremities only; As part of the current standard of care, patients are asked to stand on a scale with the affected lower extremity on the scale and the unaffected extremity on a block which is level with the scale. The patient is asked to place as much weight as possible on the affected extremity and this weight Is recorded. Each patient's total weight is then measured and the percent of weight bearing is calculated as the amount of weight bearing over the total body weight.; Diagnostic test: Range of Motion; As part of the current standard of care, the joints of the affected extremity are assessed for passive range of motion at each follow up visit by the clinician. If surgery is on the femur, the hip and knee joints are assessed for range of motion. Whereas for the tibia, the knee and ankle joints are assessed. These assessments would be measured using a goniometer placed alongside the extremity and recorded for each direction of movement. Hip range of motion includes flexion, extension, abduction, internal rotation and external rotation. Knee range of motion includes flexion and extension. Ankle range of motion includes dorsiflexion and plantarflexion.
Other Reconstructive Surgery; Participants undergoing other reconstructive surgery for bone neoplasm. Study visits for post-op assessments will be annually after month-36.	Behavioral: Toronto Extremity Salvage Score; Participant-reported outcome score. For lower extremities, this is a 33 item questionnaire containing 32 5 point Likert scale items and 1 open ended response item. For upper extremities, this is a 31 item questionnaire containing 31 5 point Likert scale items and 1 open ended response item. Individual item responses range from 1-5 with higher values indicating a task is easier to complete. A total questionnaire score can also be calculated by taking the sum of the scores minus the number of total items answered, and dividing this by the maximum possible score based on the number of items answered. This results in a range from 0 -100% with higher values indicating greater ability to complete tasks 31. This scoring allows for the fact that some items may not be answered if they do not apply to an individual. It is anticipated that it will take 20 minutes to complete. Scores for the lower extremity and upper extremity may be combined, but we intend to treat them separately for analysis.; Other Names: TESS; Behavioral: Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Score; Clinician-reported global score. For lower extremities, this is a 6 item questionnaire containing 6 point Likert scale items which cover pain, function, emotional acceptance, walking ability, gait, and necessary support. Individual item scores range from 0-5 with higher values indicating greater function, less pain, or more positive emotional acceptance. For upper extremities, this is a 6 item questionnaire containing 6 point Likert scale items which cover pain, function, emotional acceptance, hand positioning, manual dexterity, and lifting ability. Individual item scores range from 0-5 with higher values indicating greater function, less pain, or more positive emotional acceptance. A total questionnaire score which is defined as the sum of the individual items divided by the maximum possible score (5 times the number of items) may also be computed. It is represented as a percentage from 0 - 100%.; Other Names: MSTS 3; Behavioral: Timed Get Up and Go Test; Validated functional measurement, for lower extremities only. The patient is observed and timed while s/he rises from an arm chair, walks 3 meters, turns, walks back, and sits down again. The test predicts the patient's ability to go outside alone safely and quantifies functional mobility. The test requires no special equipment and will take less than one minute to complete.; Diagnostic test: Orthogonal Radiographs; The distance of bone transport is measured, accounting for calibration of the radiographs. The presence of bone regenerate between the transported segment is determined by the presence of continuous calcified callus from the proximal segment to the distal segment. Each of the orthogonal radiographs is used to visualize two cortices: the AP radiographs visualizes the medial and lateral cortices and the lateral radiograph measures the anterior and posterior cortices. Each continuous calcified cortex is counted with a range from 0 to 4 cortices intact.; Other Names: Radiographic Assessments; Diagnostic test: Weight Bearing for lower extremities only; As part of the current standard of care, patients are asked to stand on a scale with the affected lower extremity on the scale and the unaffected extremity on a block which is level with the scale. The patient is asked to place as much weight as possible on the affected extremity and this weight Is recorded. Each patient's total weight is then measured and the percent of weight bearing is calculated as the amount of weight bearing over the total body weight.; Diagnostic test: Range of Motion; As part of the current standard of care, the joints of the affected extremity are assessed for passive range of motion at each follow up visit by the clinician. If surgery is on the femur, the hip and knee joints are assessed for range of motion. Whereas for the tibia, the knee and ankle joints are assessed. These assessments would be measured using a goniometer placed alongside the extremity and recorded for each direction of movement. Hip range of motion includes flexion, extension, abduction, internal rotation and external rotation. Knee range of motion includes flexion and extension. Ankle range of motion includes dorsiflexion and plantarflexion.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Early recovery level	The primary objective is to assess early recovery level of function of all participants undergoing reconstructive surgery after resection of osseous neoplasms. The early time frame is considered at one year from the neoplasm resection surgery.	1 year from surgery
Mid-recovery level	The primary objective is to assess mid-recovery level of function of all participants undergoing reconstructive surgery after resection of osseous neoplasms. The mid-recovery time frame is considered at one year from the neoplasm resection surgery.	3 years from surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Daniel Prince, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 14, 2018
• Primary Completion (Estimated): February 14, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): February 14, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 15, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 20, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): February 22, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 17, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 16, 2026
• Last Verified: April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; 18-014
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Bone Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Sarcoma; Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue; Neoplasms, Bone Tissue; Neoplasms, Connective Tissue; Sarcoma, Ewing; Osteosarcoma; Chondrosarcoma; Bone Neoplasms; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis; Mechanical Phenomena; Physical Phenomena; Physical Examination; Range of Motion, Articular; Weight-Bearing
• Other Study ID Numbers: 18-014

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No