Actively Recruiting
MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Radiosensitization for Patients With Malignant Melanoma and Non Melanoma Skin Cancer
Led by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · Updated on 2023-12-15
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
316 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Lead Sponsor
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Terry Fox Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The objective of this study is to examine the safety profile and therapeutic efficacy of MRI-guided focused ultrasound microbubble therapy and radiotherapy in humans.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Radiosensitization for Patients With Malignant Melanoma and Non Melanoma Skin Cancer
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 6518 years
- All biopsy-confirmed malignant melanoma of the skin and non melanoma skin cancer, including metastatic lesions.
- Stage I-IV malignant melanoma and non melanoma skin cancer, per AJCC guidelines (8th Edition).
- Patient referred for palliative radiotherapy/ standard radiotherapy/ neoadjuvant radiotherapy/ SBRT/ hypofractionation.
- Patient on immunotherapy.
- Able to understand and give informed consent.
- Weight <140kg.
- Target lesion visible by non-contrast MRI.
- Target lesion accessible for MRg-FU procedure.
- Able to communicate sensation during MRg-FU treatment.
- Creatinine within normal institutional limits or creatinine clearance >60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for patients with creatinine levels above the institutional upper limit of norma
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnant or lactating women.
- Women or men of reproductive potential not agreeing to use effective contraception.
- Unable to have contrast-enhanced MRI scan.
- Target lesion involves skin surface causing ulceration, bleeding, or discharge.
- Severe cardiovascular, neurological, renal or hematological chronic disease.
- ECOG Performance Status 653; 3 or unable to tolerate required stationary position during treatment.
- Cardiac disease or unstable hemodynamics including recent myocardial infarction, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, ejection fraction < 50%, cardiac shunts, arrhythmia, or pacemaker.
- Contraindication to perflutren including history of QT prolongation or taking medications known to cause QTc prolongation.
- Severe hypertension (diastolic BP > 100 mmHg).
- History of bleeding disorder or coagulopathy.
- Severely impaired renal function with estimated glomerular filtration rate < 30 ml/min/1.73 m2 and/or on dialysis.
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Dr. Gregory Czarnota, MD, Ph.D.
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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