Spinal tumor showdown: surgery vs. radiation in new trial
NCT ID NCT02986516
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two standard treatments for a rare spinal tumor called sacral chordoma: surgery and radiation therapy. Researchers want to see which approach better prevents the tumor from coming back. About 100 adults with newly diagnosed, localized chordoma will take part.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Agenzia Provinciale per la Protonterapia - AtreP
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTrento, 38122, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFlorence, 50134, Italy
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Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica - CNAO
RECRUITINGPavia, 27100, Italy
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Centrum Onkologii-Instytut im. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGWarsaw, Poland
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EBG GmbH MedAustron
RECRUITINGWiener Neustadt, Österreich, 2700, Austria
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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
RECRUITINGMilan, MI, 20133, Italy
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H. San Carlos
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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H. Val D'Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center - HIT
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHeidelberg, Germany
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Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGValencia, 46017, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
RECRUITINGSeville, Spain
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Hosptial San Pau
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMilan, 20161, Italy
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II Clinica Universitaria Ortopedia e Traumatologia AO Pisa
RECRUITINGPisa, 56124, Italy
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Istituto Clinico Humanitas
RECRUITINGMilan, 20089, Italy
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Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
RECRUITINGBologna, 40136, Italy
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Istituto Regina Elena - IFO
RECRUITINGRome, 00100, Italy
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Leiden University Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLeiden, Netherlands
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Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology,
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDresden, Germany
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Medical University of Graz
RECRUITINGGraz, Austria
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National Center for Spinal Disorders
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBudapest, Hungary
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Netherlands Cancer Institute
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Norwegian Radium Hospital/Oslo Univeristi Hospital
RECRUITINGOslo, N-0424, Norway
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Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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Saitama Medical Center
RECRUITINGSaitama, Japan
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The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBirmingham, United Kingdom
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University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDresden, Germany
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University Hospital Essen. West German Proton Therapy Center Essen
RECRUITINGEssen, Germany
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