RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT03858205

Low-Dose Radiotherapy in Treating Painful Bone Metastases in Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Phase II Multi-Institutional Study of Low-Dose (2Gy) Palliative Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Symptomatic Bone Metastases From Multiple Myeloma


Sponsor

University of Southern California

Enrollment

100 participants

Start Date

Mar 11, 2019

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This phase II trial studies how well low-dose radiotherapy works in treating bone pain in patients with multiple myeloma that has spread to the bone. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, protons, or other sources to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Low-dose radiotherapy may be more convenient for patients and their families, may not interfere as much with the timing of chemotherapy, and may have less chance for short term or long-term side effects from the radiation.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing whether low-dose radiation — smaller doses than typically used — can effectively relieve pain caused by bone damage from multiple myeloma (a blood cancer that can damage bones), with the goal of reducing side effects while still controlling pain. **You may be eligible if...** - You have been diagnosed with multiple myeloma - You have a painful bone lesion (a specific area of bone damage that shows up on imaging) related to your disease - You are experiencing significant pain in that area (scoring 2 or higher on a standard pain scale) - You are in reasonably good health (ECOG 0–2) - You may have received any number of prior chemotherapy or immunotherapy treatments **You may NOT be eligible if...** - The specific painful bone area has already been treated with radiation or surgery - The bone is fractured or at risk of fracturing, or is being planned for surgical stabilization - There is evidence of spinal cord compression at the treatment site - You have an impending fracture or signs of nerve compression in that area Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERQuality-of-Life Assessment

Ancillary studies

OTHERQuestionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

RADIATIONRadiation Therapy

Receive low-dose radiation therapy


Locations(9)

City of Hope

Duarte, California, United States

Los Angeles General Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

University of Minnesota - Masonic Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, New York, United States

University of Pennsylvania/Abramson Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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