One-Shot radiation hope for bulky tumors
NCT ID NCT02333110
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a single, high-dose radiation treatment called spatially fractionated radiation (SFR) for people with large tumors (over 8 cm) or tumors that resist standard radiation. The goal is to see if one session can relieve symptoms as well as multiple sessions, with fewer side effects and less time at the hospital. Fifty participants will receive the treatment and be monitored for pain relief and side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- spatially fractionated radiation therapy (GRID radiation)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a quicker, single-session radiation option to relieve symptoms from large or stubborn tumors, reducing hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (50 people) testing a new technique. It may not work for all tumor types, and there are risks of side effects like pain or tissue damage.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Jan 2015
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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: * Patient with histologically or cytologically confirmed malignancy. All malignant histologies/cytologies are eligible. * Patient with bulky tumor (larger than 8cm), or with a tumor known to be resistant to radiation (eg. Melanoma, hypernephroma, sarcoma), or with a tumor previously irradiated with a palliative intent requiring more than 1 fraction of radiation * Patient planned to undergo palliative radiation therapy treatments to one of the following 5 sites: extremities, neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis * WHO performance status of 0-2 * Aged 18 years or older * Ability to sign and understand an informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Potentially curable patient * Previous palliative radiation with hypofractionation * Tumor located near the spinal cord or in the brain * Pregnant or nursing woman
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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Sir Mortimer Jewish General Hospital
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada
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