MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Radiosensitization for Patients With Malignant Melanoma and Non Melanoma Skin Cancer

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Status and phase

Enrolling

Phase 1

Conditions

Melanoma

Treatments

Drug: Definity

Device: Sonalleve Focused Ultrasound Device

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05620290

4877

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to examine the safety profile and therapeutic efficacy of MRI-guided focused ultrasound microbubble therapy and radiotherapy in humans.

Full description

The approach uses relatively low-power ultrasound, operating with lower power levels than high intensity focused ultrasound and ultrasound-based hyperthermia techniques, delivered on the Sonalleve platform. The tumour will be sonicated before the radiation to enhance the effect of therapy. The technique is spatially targeted and stimulates microbubbles using low-power ultrasonic fields in the tumour location only. the primary aim of this research is to evaluate the safety profile of MRI-guided ultrasound stimulated microbubble treatment and radiation in patients with malignant melanoma. The secondary aim is to evaluate tumour (primary and/or metastasis) response to MRI-guided ultrasound stimulated microbubble treatment and radiation, as measured radiologically within the treated regions.

Enrollment

20 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age ≥18 years
All biopsy-confirmed malignant melanoma of the skin and non melanoma skin cancer, including metastatic lesions.
Stage I-IV malignant melanoma and non melanoma skin cancer, per AJCC guidelines (8th Edition).
Patient referred for palliative radiotherapy/ standard radiotherapy/ neoadjuvant radiotherapy/ SBRT/ hypofractionation.
Patient on immunotherapy.
Able to understand and give informed consent. Weight <140kg.
Target lesion visible by non-contrast MRI.
Target lesion accessible for MRg-FU procedure.
Able to communicate sensation during MRg-FU treatment.
Creatinine within normal institutional limits or creatinine clearance >60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for patients with creatinine levels above the institutional upper limit of norma

Exclusion criteria

Pregnant or lactating women may not participate due to the embryotoxic effects of protocol treatment. Women/ men of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method.
Unable to have contrast-enhanced MRI scan - the standard of care criteria
Target lesion involves the skin surface causing ulceration, bleeding or discharge
Severe cardiovascular, neurological, renal or hematological chronic disease
ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) Performance Status ≥ 3. Unable to tolerate required stationary position during treatment
Cardiac disease or unstable hemodynamics, including myocardial infarction within six months, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, ejection fraction < 50%, cardiac shunts, cardiac arrhythmia and cardiac pacemaker.
Contraindication to perflutren including subjects with a family or personal history of QT prolongation or taking concomitant medications known to cause QTc prolongation like cisapride, erythromycin, tricyclic antidepressants, Class IA and III antiarrhythmic agents and some antipsychotics like haloperidol, droperidol, quetiapine, thioridazine, ziprasidone.
Severe hypertension (diastolic BP > 100 mmHg)
History of bleeding disorder, coagulopathy
Severely impaired renal function with estimated glomerular filtration rate < 30ml/min/1.73m2 and/or on dialysis