This phase II trial studies how well intensity-modulated stereotactic radiation therapy works in treating patients with grade II-IV glioma. Stereotactic radiosurgery is a specialized radiation therapy that delivers a single, high dose of radiation directly to the tumor and may cause less damage to normal tissue.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the effect of intensity-modulated (IM)-stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) on the incidence of wound infection (requiring oral/intravenous \[IV\] antibiotics or surgery), or wound dehiscence. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the effect of IM-SRT on the incidence of titanium implants as palpable cranial defects due to scalp thinning. II. To determine the effect of IM-SRT on the incidence of hair loss and recovery rate. III. To determine the effect on quality of life (QoL) using European Quality of Life Five Dimension Five Level Scale Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L). TERTIARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine if treatment of Intensity-modulated stereotactic radiotherapy (IM-SRT) in patients with newly diagnosed grade II-IV gliomas can decrease the loss of scalp thickness in the coronal plane in T-1W magnetic resonance (MR) images.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
Undergo IM-SRT
Ancillary studies
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Incidence of wound infection or wound dehiscence
Will assess the impact of intensity-modulated stereotactic radiotherapy (IM-SRT) on the incidence of wound infection, or wound dehiscence.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Incidence of titanium implants
Will the impact of IM-SRT on the incidence of titanium implants as palpable cranial defects due to scalp thinning. Rates of titanium implant discomfort will be summarized by cohort with exact 95% confidence intervals. Within-cohort changes will be estimated using linear contrasts of model parameters.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Incidence of hair loss
Will assess the impact of IM-SRT on the incidence of hair loss. Will be summarized by cohort with exact 95% confidence intervals. Within-cohort changes will be estimated using linear contrasts of model parameters.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Incidence of recovery rate
Will assess the impact of IM-SRT on the incidence of recovery rate. Will be summarized by cohort with exact 95% confidence intervals. Within-cohort changes will be estimated using linear contrasts of model parameters.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Quality of life using European Quality of Life Five Dimension Five Level Scale Questionnaire
Will assess the impact on quality of life using European Quality of Life Five Dimension Five Level Scale Questionnaire. Will be modeled using mixed effects linear regression. Within-cohort changes will be estimated using linear contrasts of model parameters.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
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