Radiation therapy guided by PET scan for painful bone cancer spread
Part of Cancer clinical trials.
This trial uses a special PET scan to guide radiation therapy for painful spots where cancer has spread to the bone. The goal is to treat the pain more precisely and see if this image-guided approach works well.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older
- You have cancer that started somewhere else and spread to your bone, causing pain (pain score of 2 or higher on a 0–10 scale)
- The painful bone spot is between 1.5 cm and 5 cm in size and shows up bright on a PET scan
- You have not had radiation to that same bone area before
- You can stop other cancer treatments (like chemotherapy) for at least one week before and after the radiation
- You are able to fill out pain and quality of life questionnaires and agree to follow the study rules
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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