Potential Vertebroplasty Use in the Treatment of Vertebral Metastasis From Breast and Prostate Cancer
Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Vertebral Metastasis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring breast cancer, prostate cancer, vertebral metastasis, vertebroplasty, vertebral metastasis from breast cancer, vertebral metastasis from prostate cancer
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Between 35 and 75 years old Biopsy-proven breast cancer (BC) or prostate cancer (PC) Radiographic evidence of spine metastases from the BC or PC in the lumbar and/or mid-low thoracic spine Microfractures or compression fractures up to 40% of the original height of the vertebral body in an MRI [magnetic resonance imaging] (reported by an independent radiologist) Incidental back pain (Verbal Analog Scale > 5/10) felt to be related to those metastases Exclusion Criteria: Spinal cord compression Massive rupture of the posterior wall of the vertebral body (according to blinded radiological report) Coagulopathy (International Normalized Ratio [INR] > 1.5, platelets < 80,000) Inability to communicate in English, French or Spanish Previous radiotherapy to the spine in the area presently affected Mental cognitive impairment Vertebral metastasis without fracture in the MRI
Sites / Locations
- Montreal General HospitalRecruiting