Clinical Research Directory

Samarium Optimized for Long-lasting Analgesia in Cancerous End-stage Bone Pain

This is an open label, 2-part early phase study designed to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, radiation dosimetry, and preliminary efficacy of TLX090-Tx in patients with painful bone metastases.

Timely Integration of Palliative Care in Oncology Care for Patients Referred for Palliative Radiotherapy on Bone Metastases: A Randomized Trial

Rationale: With improvements in systemic tumour-directed treatments for primary tumours, survival rates for patients with bone metastases are improving. However, individual illness trajectories become less predictable and more vulnerable to adverse events from treatments, negatively impacting a patient's quality of life (QoL). Palliative care is aimed at reducing symptoms and improving QoL for patients with incurable diseases through early identification, thorough assessment, and effective management of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual challenges. Early integration of specialist palliative care into oncology care has shown to reduce symptom burden and potentially inappropriate end-of-life care, and to enhance QoL, yet it is often initiated late. Objective: The primary objective is to evaluate the satisfaction with care and QoL experienced by patients with bone metastases who are offered a consultation with the hospital palliative care consultation team (PCCT) when referred for palliative radiotherapy compared to patients who receive standard of care. Study design: A prospective, pragmatic, two-arm multicenter randomized controlled trial within the PRospective Evaluation of interventional StudiEs on boNe meTastases (PRESENT+) cohort that follows the Trials within Cohorts (TwiCs) design. Study population: Patients with bone metastases referred for palliative radiotherapy who have their treating physician in one of the participating centers and have not been in contact with the hospital PCCT before. Intervention: A consultation with the hospital PCCT within two weeks after inclusion in PRESENT+. In the standard of care control group, no consultation with the PCCT will be scheduled. They may have a consultation during follow-up if referring physicians may consider a consultation appropriate, or when patients themselves feel they want a referral. Main study parameters/endpoints: Satisfaction with care (affective behavior) four weeks after inclusion in PRESENT+.

Research on the Optimization of Treatment for Spinal Metastases With Radioactive Particle Implantation Using TPS and Mechanical Dual Simulation

This prospective, open-label randomized trial evaluates a dual-simulation planning strategy that combines standard brachytherapy TPS with patient-specific biomechanical modeling for radioactive seed implantation in bone metastases. The approach aims to improve dose coverage while accounting for fracture risk, needle path stability, and seed migration. Eligible patients with painful and/or progressive bone metastases are randomized to dual-simulation planning versus conventional TPS. All undergo image-guided implantation with post-implant dosimetric verification and standardized follow-up. The primary endpoint is 3-month pain response (BPI/VAS, adjusted for analgesic use). Secondary endpoints include dosimetry (D90, V100, CI, HI), local control/progression, seed migration, skeletal-related events and fractures, SINS and functional status, quality of life, procedure-related complications (CTCAE v5.0), and procedure metrics. We hypothesize the dual-simulation strategy will enhance dosimetric quality and reduce biomechanics-related complications, improving pain and function.

SFRT and SCART in Radiotherapy for Bone Metastases With Soft Tissue

This is a randomized, controlled, prospective phase II, two-arm clinical study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of using either Spatially Fractionated Radiotherapy (SFRT) or Stereotactic Central Ablative Radiotherapy (SCART) for treating the soft tissue components of malignant bone metastases. The study plans to enroll 90 patients with bone metastases accompanied by soft tissue formation, who will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to the SFRT/SCART group or the conventional radiotherapy (CRT) group.The primary endpoint is the objective response rate (ORR). Tumor response to treatment will be assessed every 12 weeks (±7 days) according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1). Secondary endpoints include pain relief rate, progression-free survival (PFS), and safety. In addition, adverse events (AEs) will be monitored throughout the study.