One-Time radiation blast shows promise for containing limited metastatic cancer
NCT ID NCT03543696
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a single, high dose of targeted radiation can control cancer that has spread to just a few spots (1-5 tumors). 150 adults with limited metastatic cancer received this treatment to see if it could delay further spread and improve survival. The goal is to offer a non-surgical option to manage the disease long-term.
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Study facts
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- 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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2011
- Finished
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Dec 2019
- 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
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Inclusion Criteria: * Histologic confirmation of malignancy; * FDG PET/CT (or other tracer) PET/CT evidence of limited (1-5) metastases; * All detectable lesions must be considered amenable to SDRT or hypofractionated ablation; * Age ≥ 18 years; * Life expectancy \> 6 months; * EGOG Performance Status 0-2; * Signed informed consent form for treatment; Exclusion Criteria: * Overt poly-metastatic disease (≥5 lesions) as shown by PET/CT scanning; * Performance status \>2; * Severe, active co-morbidity; * Significant psychiatric illness;
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Lisbon, Lisbon District, 1800, Portugal
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