About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Hemoglobin (HB) ≥ 90g/L;
Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5×10⁹/L;
Platelet count (PLT) ≥ 75×10⁹/L;
When there is no liver metastasis, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5× ULN, serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.5× ULN, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤ 3× ULN; when there is liver metastasis, ALT and AST ≤ 5× ULN, serum total bilirubin ≤ 3× ULN, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤ 5× ULN;
Disqualifiers
Pathological fracture confirmed by CT or MR.
Prior radiotherapy to the target lesion.
Pregnant or lactating women.
Acute infection or other serious underlying diseases.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Conventional Radiotherapy (CRT)
- SCART (Stereotactic Central Ablative Radiation Therapy ) /SFRT(Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy )