Preventive radiation may stop bone events before they start — a trial puts it to the test
NCT ID NCT07733193
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether giving radiation therapy early — before symptoms appear — can reduce the risk of bone complications (like fractures or spinal cord pressure) in people with solid tumors that have spread to the bone. Participants have bone lesions that are considered at intermediate risk for such events. Half will receive preventive radiation, while the other half will receive standard care and be monitored closely. The goal is to see if early treatment can prevent these painful and serious events.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- prophylactic radiation therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could establish a new standard for preventing painful bone complications in patients with cancer that has spread to the bones.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but the benefit of preventive radiation in intermediate-risk patients is unproven, and radiation itself carries risks like fatigue or local side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 154 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Men or women, 18 years of age or older * Patients with solid cancer and bone metastases * Patients with bone lesions considered to be at intermediate risk for skeletal-related events (SINS score between 7 and 12, Mirels 8) or patients with lesions accompanied by Grade 1 epiduritis (Bilsky) * Enrolled in or covered by a social insurance program * Patients with an estimated life expectancy of more than 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * Hematologic disease * Patients with a lesion at high risk for skeletal-related events (SINS score of 13 or higher, MIRELS score of 9 or higher, or a multidisciplinary team (MDT) recommendation that surgery is necessary) * Patients with pain secondary to bone lesions requiring radiation therapy * Contraindication to radiation therapy due to a history of radiation therapy at the same site or a condition contraindicating radiation therapy * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Contraindication to MRI in cases of spinal lesions; contrast-enhanced CT scan * Patients unable to understand the study for any reason or to comply with the trial requirements (language, psychological, geographic issues, etc.) * Patients under legal guardianship or conservatorship * Patients classified as WHO 3 or 4
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Henri Becquerel
Rouen, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine
Nancy, France
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