Quick, tailored radiation for spinal cord compression
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Brain & nervous system, Cancer, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests a new, quicker way of giving radiation therapy that is tailored to your exact spine shape. It aims to relieve the pressure on your spinal cord from a tumor, with fewer side effects and fewer treatment sessions.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with spinal cord compression from cancer that has spread to your spine (confirmed by MRI or CT scan).
- Your symptoms from the spinal cord compression started recently (within days to a few weeks).
- Your doctor estimates that you are likely to live longer than 6 months.
- Your spine is considered stable (not at high risk of breaking or shifting).
- You are generally able to care for yourself and are out of bed more than half the day (Karnofsky score of 60 or higher).
- You have not had prior radiation or surgery for this spine problem, and you are not able or willing to have surgery.
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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