Pilot Study of Same-session MR-only Simulation and Treatment With Stereotactic MRI-guided Adaptive Radiotherapy (SMART) for Oligometastases of the Spine

The Washington University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Oligometastases of the Spine

Treatments: Device: MRIdian Linac System from ViewRay; Radiation: Stereotactic MRI-guided Adaptive Radiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03878485

201903023

Details and patient eligibility

About

In light of the increasing experience with magnetic resonance image-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT) and adaptive planning and advances in magnetic resonance (MR)-only planning, the investigators propose here to evaluate the feasibility and safety of same-session MR-only simulation and treatment with SMART for spinal metastases. Although spine SBRT is a standard-of-care treatment modality, this expedited same-session MR-only simulation and treatment with SMART workflow is novel. Previously, delivery of spine SBRT has typically required several days from time of consultation to simulation and then 1-2 weeks from simulation to the initiation of treatment. On this proposed study, patients will not undergo computed tomography (CT) simulation and will instead have same-session MR-only simulation and treatment planning, on-table, using SMART. In this manner, patients would initiate treatment within just several days from the consult. Feasibility of the workflow will be defined as successful delivery of the first fraction of same-session MRI-only simulation and treatment with SMART on the first on-table attempt for at least 70% of patients. Patients will be treated in five fractions over 1-2 weeks. Although the long-term goal will be to achieve a significantly shortened time from consult to treatment as compared to traditional stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) using simulation, the present study will be driven by short-term goals of workflow feasibility and safety.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• At least one disease site deemed to be suitable for treatment with spine SBRT as per radiation oncology evaluation.
• Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥ 60.
• Deemed medically fit for SBRT by treating physician
• Diagnostic CT with images through the projected treatment area within six months prior to enrollment.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Ability to understand and willingness to sign an IRB approved written informed

Exclusion criteria

• Past history of radiotherapy within the projected treatment field to be treated by MRI-guided SBRT
• Medical contraindication to undergoing MR imaging.
• Spine metastasis resulting in symptomatic spinal cord compression.
• Any other condition that, in the opinion of the treating radiation oncologist, renders the patient unfit for SBRT.
• Pregnant and/or breastfeeding. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of study entry.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

Stereotactic MRI-guided Adaptive Radiotherapy

Experimental group

Description:

-Radiotherapy will consist of stereotactic body therapy to the spine, to be given over either a two or five fraction course, delivered once daily or once every other day for a period of one to two weeks, for a total of two or five treatments (depending on whether a 2 or 5 fraction course is selected).

Treatment:

Radiation: Stereotactic MRI-guided Adaptive Radiotherapy

Device: MRIdian Linac System from ViewRay