Precision radiation may better control spine tumors without extra risk
NCT ID NCT07656883
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests a highly targeted radiation technique called stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) against standard radiotherapy for people whose cancer has spread to the spine but has not yet compressed the spinal cord. The goal is to see if SBRT can better prevent tumor growth and spinal cord complications while keeping side effects low. Participants receive either standard radiation or SBRT over five sessions, with close monitoring for safety and tumor control.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this precise radiation approach could offer better long-term control of spinal tumors, reducing pain and preventing spinal cord compression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial; the higher radiation dose may increase risk of vertebral fractures or spinal cord injury, and benefits over standard care are not yet proven.
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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 167 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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.
- 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: * Histologically confirmed solid tumor; * Vertebral bone metastasis located between C2 and S1 (inclusive) with epiduritis (spinal cord or cauda equina) without clinical and/or radiological spinal cord compression on MRI; * Performance status (PS) ≤ 1; * Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) ≤12; * Patient has been informed and has provided freely given, written, and signed informed consent; * Patient is affiliated with or a beneficiary of the national health insurance system. Exclusion Criteria: * Neurological deficit attributable to spinal cord compression or cauda equina syndrome; * Patient experiencing pain that prevents lying down for 30 minutes despite optimal analgesic treatment; * Life expectancy ≤6 months as estimated by the investigator; * Neurosurgical indication (preventive or decompressive) prior to radiotherapy; * More than one epiduritis lesion requiring treatment; * Prior surgery on the same vertebra targeted in the protocol; * Epiduritis and/or bone lesion extending over more than three contiguous vertebral levels; * Previous irradiation of the spine with cumulative dose with cumulative spinal cord dose EQD2 \>50 Gy, α/β = 2; * Contraindication to MRI; * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman; * Patient under legal protection, guardianship, or unable to provide informed consent; * Inability to comply with study follow-up due to geographic, social, or psychological reasons.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
14 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHD Vendée
La Roche-sur-Yon, 85000, France
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CLCC Ste Catherine - Institut du cancer Avignon/Provence
Avignon, 84918, France
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Centre Gillaume le Conquérant
Le Havre, 76600, France
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Centre Henri Becquerel
Rouen, 76038, France
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Chru Bretonneau
Tours, 37044, France
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Chu de Brest
Brest, 29200, France
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Clinique Saint Yves
Vannes, 56000, France
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Clinique Victor Hugo
Le Mans, 72000, France
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Clinique de la Côte d'Emeraude
St-Malo, 35400, France
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Clinique mutualiste de l'Estuaire
Saint-Nazaire, 44600, France
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Groupe Hospitalier Bretagne Sud (GHBS)
Lorient, 56322, France
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Institut de Cancerologie de L'Ouest
Angers, 49055, France
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Institut de Cancérologie Radiothérapie Bretillien (ICRB)
Rennes, 35760, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest
Saint-Herblain, 44805, France