BOne Metastases REgistry for Patients Undergoing cryoAbLation With curatIve purpoSe

Inclusion criteria

• Bone metastases in patients with oligometastatic disease (<5 bone/visceral metastases) or bone oligo-progressive disease (visceral or osseous multi-metastatic disease stable under systemic treatment except 1-3 progressing bone metastases) from solid tumours;
• Number of target lesions ≤ 3
• Size of target lesion(s) < 5 cm (largest diameter);
• Referral to local ablative treatment by multidisciplinary tumour board (MDTB);
• Treatment by percutaneous cryoablation with curative intent (i.e., complete tumour destruction) assessed as technically feasible by the IR in charge;
• Procedure performed with a cryoablation system from Boston Scientific.

Exclusion criteria

• < 18 years old;
• Incapacity or refusal to give informed consent;
• Ongoing pregnancy;
• Health status not compatible with the minimum meaningful follow-up period (i.e., 12 months):

• Karnofsky Performance Scale < 60%, or
• Bone metastases originating from rapidly evolving tumour histologies not allowing reasonable life expectancy of at least 12 months, or
• Life expectancy < 12 months
• Infection of treatment site or systemic infection;
• Uncorrectable coagulopathy;
• Haematological disease (including multiple myeloma and plasmacytoma);
• Concomitant radiation therapy or radiation therapy within 12 weeks before the planned cryoablation procedure.