For patients with 1-6 intraparenchymal brain metastases from various primary histologies (except for melanoma), stereotactic radiosurgery (administered upfront or concurrently) or complete surgical resection with neural stem cell (NSC)-preserving whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) results in improved neurocognitive profile over standard WBRT. The goal of this study is to assess feasibility of this treatment approach.
Cancer patients (except patients with melanoma) with 1-6 brain metastases are randomized to receive standard whole brain radiation therapy or whole brain radiation therapy in a neural stem cell-preserving manner.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
8
Treatments are delivered through parallel opposed or 5 degree RAO/LAO fields that cover the entire cranial contents. There should be beam fall-f of at least 1 cm. The eyes must be excluded from the beam either by field arrangement or shielding.
Massey Cancer Center/Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Increase in the Bi-dimensional Tumor Area for Any of the Tracked Brain Metastases or the Appearance of Any New Brain Metastases on a Follow-up MRI.
Brain metastases bi-dimensional area
Time frame: 12 months post RT
Increase in the Bi-dimensional Tumor Area for Any of the Tracked Brain Metastases or the Appearance of Any New Brain Metastases on a Follow-up MRI.
Increase in the bi-dimensional tumor area for any of the tracked brain metastases or the appearance of any new brain metastases on a follow-up MRI.
Time frame: 12 months after end of radiation therapy
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