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Can more radiation zap cancer pain faster?

NCT ID NCT05419518

Symptom relief Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

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Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now This study
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This phase 2 trial tests whether a higher dose of radiation (40-50 Gy over 10 sessions) can better relieve pain from cancer that has spread to bones or other areas. Researchers hope to double the complete pain response rate at one month compared to standard doses. The study involves 124 adults with a life expectancy of at least six months and aims to balance pain relief with safety.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
external beam radiation
What this could lead to
If successful, this could offer a more effective and longer-lasting pain relief option for people with cancer that has spread to bones or other tissues.
What could go wrong
This is an early-phase trial with only 124 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Higher radiation doses also carry increased risk of side effects like fatigue or local tissue damage.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

About 124 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Mar 2023

Expected to finish

Apr 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Have provided signed informed consent for the trial * Aged ≥18 years at the time of informed consent * Histologic proof of malignancy * Radiologic or histologic evidence of bone metastases or non-bone metastases * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of ≥3 * Pain Score ≥ 3 * Life expectancy of six months or more * Willing and able to comply with all aspects of the protocol * A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant and not breastfeeding * Woman of childbearing potential who agrees to follow contraceptive guidance during the treatment period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of study treatment. * A male participant must agree to use contraception during the treatment period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of study treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * Metastasis from a highly radiosensitive tumor (eg, lymphoma, myeloma, germ cell tumor) * Spinal metastasis * Active compression of spinal cord/cauda equina * Previous RT or SBRT to the same site * \> 3 sites requiring radiation treatment

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bone cancer metastatic carcinoma in the bone metastatic neoplasm Neoplasm Metastasis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Metastases, neoplasm Neoplasm metastases

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

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  3. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    RECRUITING

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States

  • RWJBarnabas Health - Community Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Toms River, New Jersey, 08755, United States

  • RWJBarnabas Health - Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus

    RECRUITING

    Lakewood, New Jersey, 08701, United States

  • RWJBarnabas Health - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Hamilton, New Jersey, 08690, United States

  • RWJBarnabas Health - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Somerset, New Jersey, 08876, United States

  • RWJBarnabas Health - Saint Barnabas Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Livingston, New Jersey, 10457, United States

  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States

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