Radiation treatment prior to surgery for local spine metastasis

The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) given prior to surgery is technically feasible and clinically safe for the treatment of patients with localised spine metastases. Who is it for? You may be eligible to join this study if you are aged 18 to 85 years, have any non-haematological cancer type, and have been diagnosed with spinal metastases in the past 4 weeks for which spinal surgery has been prescribed. Study details: SBRT is a type of radiation therapy in which a few, very high, doses of radiation are very accurately delivered to a small, well-defined target area. It is normally delivered after surgery in the treatment of spinal metastases however this approach has a number of drawbacks. In this study, all participants will receive radiation treatment at least 7 days before surgery, with doses ranging between 16 – 24 Gy over 1-2 days. Patients will be assessed for signs of toxicity and pain at 1 then 3 monthly intervals for 2 years following the SBRT treatment. It is hoped that the findings of this trial will aid understanding of whether it is technically possible, and safe, to deliver SBRT prior to surgery for spinal metastases, in place of the current standard care in which SBRT is delivered following surgery.