Radiofrequency ablation for palliative treatment of osseous metastases results in rapid, significant, and durable improvements in pain relief and quality of life: Results from the OPuS One trial.

Authors

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Jason Levy

Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA

Jason Levy , Elizabeth David , Thomas Hopkins , Jonathan Morris , Nam D. Tran , Hamed Farid , Francesco Massari , William G O'Connell , Alexander Vogel , Afshin Gangi , Peter Sunenshine , Robert Dixon , Nicolas Von der Höh , Sandeep Bagla

Organizations

Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, St. Jude Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, Renown Regional Medical Center, Reno, NV, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg-Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg, France, Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Vascular Institute of Virginia, Woodbridge, VA

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Medtronic

Background: Patients with bone metastases may experience pain and decreased quality of life. Standard of care therapies such as radiation therapy could take weeks for pain relief and carry a risk of radiation induced fracture. Minimally invasive percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) have been shown in small observational studies to be an alternative treatment for bone metastases. We report the results of the OPuS One trial evaluating RFA for the palliative treatment of patients with painful bone metastases. Methods: OPuS One (NCT03249584) was a multicenter prospective trial. 218 subjects with painful bone metastases (≥ 4/10 worst pain scores, Brief Pain Inventory [BPI], at target treated site) were enrolled from 15 sites. RFA was performed under image guidance at one or two locations. Vertebral augmentation was followed based on physician’s discretion. Subjects’ pain (BPI) and quality of life (EQ-5D) scores were calculated in subjects at three days, one week, and one, three, six, and 12 months post RFA. Rate of complete (0 pain score at treated site with no concomitant analgesic increase) and partial responders (≥ 2 pain score reduction without analgesic increase or analgesic reduction of ≥ 25% from baseline) were calculated. Device-, procedure-, and/or therapy-related adverse events (AEs) were collected. Results: 206 subjects, 113 (55%) female and 93 (45%) males (mean age was 63.7 years) were treated with RFA. Most common primary cancers were breast (23%), lung (23%), and kidney (10%). 184 (89%) subjects were treated for metastatic lesions involving the thoracolumbar spine and 22 (11%) subjects were treated for iliac crest, periacetabulum, sacrum or mixed vertebral and pelvic location. 99% (262/264) of RFA procedures were technically successful and 97% were followed by vertebral augmentation. Subjects reported significant improvement in worst pain from baseline at 7.8 to 5.5, 4.7, 3.6, 3.2, 2.4, and 2.6 at three days, one week and one, three, six, and 12 months post RFA, respectively (p < 0.0001 for all visits). Significant improvements were also seen in average pain (p < 0.0001 for all visits), pain interference (p < 0.0001 for all visits), and quality of life scores (p < 0.0001 for all visits). Overall response rates were 53%, 58%, 61%, 63%, 70%, and 75% at three days, one week, one month, three months, six months, and twelve months post RFA, respectively. Six AEs were reported with three as serious: intra-abdominal fluid collection, pneumonia and respiratory failure. 82 deaths were reported during the study, none were related to the device, therapy, and/or procedure. No skeletal related events were reported. Conclusions: In a large prospective multicenter trial, OPuS One, RFA provided rapid, significant, and durable improvements in pain relief and quality of life up to 12 months. Clinical trial information: NCT03249584

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Symptoms and Survivorship

Track

Symptom Science and Palliative Care

Sub Track

Palliative Care and Symptom Management

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03249584

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr 12086)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.12086

Abstract #

12086

Poster Bd #

Online Only

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