A Phase I Dose Escalation Trial for Treatment of Chronic Thoracoabdominal Wall Pain Through Ablation of the Dorsal Spinal Nerve Using Single-Fraction Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have a documented history of chronic (≥ 3 months) thoracoabdominal wall pain (TAWP) attributable to ≤ 3 unilateral spinal levels as confirmed by diagnostic paravertebral nerve block or TENS (if results of the paravertebral nerve block are inconclusive) performed by an attending anesthesiologist specializing in pain management prior to study enrollment. * Patients must have TAWP that is inadequately relieved by a trial of conventional pharmacologic therapy (defined as NRS pain score ≥ 4/10 while on treatment with conventional pharmacologic therapy for analge…