New shortcut for cancer pain relief: no simulation needed
NCT ID NCT07636382
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This pilot study tests whether a new, faster radiation planning method can safely ease severe abdominal pain caused by advanced cancer. Instead of a separate planning session, doctors use existing scans to create a treatment plan on the spot. Only 5 people will take part, and the main goal is to see if the process is feasible and safe.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- radiation therapy (stereotactic body radiotherapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make pain-relieving radiation faster and more convenient for people with advanced cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 5 people, testing a new workflow—not the treatment itself. It may not work for everyone or be widely adopted.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 5 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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.
- Ages
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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: * Subjects must have histologically or cytologically confirmed cancer that is metastatic or unresectable, and considered appropriate per the treating physician to receive celiac plexus SBRT. * Age \>18 years. Because no data are currently available on the use of celiac axis SBRT in subjects ≤18 years of age, children are excluded from this study. * Performance status: ECOG Performance status ≤ 3 * Severe retroperitoneal pain syndrome (radiates from the lower back to the upper abdomen, belt- like distribution), intensity of at least 5 on 11-point Brief Pain Inventory (BPI, average pain) scale. * Subjects must have anatomical involvement of the celiac plexus on the diagnostic CT, PET/CT, or MRI. This includes: Any pancreatic cancer, any other cancer that on imaging demonstrates either gross involvement of the celiac blood vessels or celiac plexus on imaging OR haziness around the celiac blood vessels that typically implies tumor engulfment. * Prior chemotherapy or biological treatment is allowed, but any active oncological treatment should be stopped at least 1 week prior to radiation therapy and renewed at least 1 week following radiation therapy. * Subjects must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. * Subjects must have a diagnostic CT of the abdomen and pelvis, with or without contrast, acquired \< 28 days prior to the study consent. Exclusion Criteria: * In ability to tolerate lying supine and still for at least 45 minutes. * Performance status: ECOG Performance status of 4. * Previous radiotherapy to the upper abdomen overlapping with the projected site of treatment. * Pregnant or breastfeeding women are excluded from this study. * Subjects with conditions associated with increased risk of side effects from radiation such as inflammatory bowel disease and scleroderma. * Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of study entry. If pregnancy test is not clinically indicated as determined by treating physician or protocol principal investigator, documentation of this exception is sufficient in lieu of a pregnancy test.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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