Hypophysectomy by Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cancer-Related Pain
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
To learn if hypophysectomy (treatment of the pituitary gland) using a type of radiation treatment called stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) can help to relieve cancer-related pain.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years old on the day of signing informed consent and willing and able to sign a written informed consent. * English fluency in order to complete PROs and neurocognitive assessment * Pathologic or cytologic confirmation of malignancy. * Poorly controlled intractable nociceptive or mixed pain limiting function or quality of life. Participants must have exhausted or not a candidate for standard of care pain control measures such as opioids, injections/ablations, conventional radiation therapy, or surgical intervention with a curative intent and pain limiting function that affects the participants quality of life in the judgment of the treating physician. Refractory status will require at least consultation and two follow-up visits with pain specialists (pain management or supportive care). * ECOG performance status of 0-3. * Life expectancy is greater than 4 weeks and less than 1 year in the treating physician's judgment. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants w