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.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age ≥18 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
Exclusion Criteria:
* Pregnant or lactating women may not participate due to the embryotoxic effects of protocol treatment. Women/ men of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method.
* Unable to have contrast-enhanced MRI scan - the standard of care criteria
* Target lesion involves the skin surface causing ulceration, bleeding or discharge
* Severe cardiovascular, neurological, renal or hematological chronic disease
* ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) Performance Status ≥ 3. Unable to tolerate required stationary position during treatment
* Cardiac disease or unstable hemodynamics, including myocardial infarction within six months, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, ejection fraction \< 50%, cardiac shunts, cardiac arrhythmia and cardiac pacemaker.
* Contraindication to perflutren including subjects with a family or personal history of QT prolongation or taking concomitant medications known to cause QTc prolongation like cisapride, erythromycin, tricyclic antidepressants, Class IA and III antiarrhythmic agents and some antipsychotics like haloperidol, droperidol, quetiapine, thioridazine, ziprasidone.
* Severe hypertension (diastolic BP \> 100 mmHg)
* History of bleeding disorder, coagulopathy
* Severely impaired renal function with estimated glomerular filtration rate \< 30ml/min/1.73m2 and/or on dialysis
Primary outcome measure(s)
Incidence of toxicity and adverse events, scored on the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria (NCI CTCAE 4.03) — 90 days The patient will be assessed by a physician investigator and clinical research assistant (CRA) on the MRI-guided focused ultrasound + microbubble (MRgFUS + MB) treatment date and within follow up period of 90 days after treatment.
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto
Ontario
Recruiting
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