The purpose of this study is to determine if Conformal High Dose Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy is an appropriate option for treating cancer that has spread to the spinal column. This study involves patients who have been diagnosed with metastatic cancer to the thoracic and lumbar vertebral body levels and currently do not have symptoms caused from the area of concern. The goal is to prove that this is not only a safe form of treatment, but that Conformal High Dose Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy can reduce the risk of cancer coming back in the area that the investigators treat which may reduce the risk of developing symptoms like pain in the future.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
14
Conformal High Dose Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy 14-16Gy single fraction dosing using 6MV photons
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Time to Any Skeletal Related Event
Time to any skeletal related event most commonly symptomatic recurrence or progression with pain/neurologic impairment with evidence of radiographic progression (median local progression-free survival).
Time frame: up to 24 months
Acute Radiation Toxicity
The number of acute side effects of radiation therapy will be documented (≤ 90 days from start of radiation therapy)
Time frame: 90 days
Late Radiation Toxicity
The number of late side effects of radiation therapy will be documented (\> 90 days after the start of radiation therapy)
Time frame: 2 years
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