There is a lack of prospective trial data and consensus guidelines describing the use of Fractionated Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (FSRT) in the treatment of brain metastases. There has been no prospective dose escalation study performed to date to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) in patients treated with FSRT. Prescription doses in the series described above ranged from 18 Gy to 42 Gy, delivered in 3 to 12 fractions. The results of this study will be used to plan future Phase II/III studies to determine the efficacy of different dose fractionation schedules of FSRT. The investigator team thus proposes a Phase I study to determine the feasibility and safety of FSRT in patients with brain metastases.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
43
Initial starting dose will be 7 Gy x5= 35 Gy delivered to the planning target volume (PTV). Radiotherapy will be delivered every other day so that the Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) schedule is completed within 1.5-2 weeks.
Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMaximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)
Determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) associated with a 20% probability of dose limiting toxicity (DLT). DLT is defined as grade 3 or higher toxicities (per CTCAE version 4.03; MedDRA version 12.0) that occur within 1 year of treatment start and are either possibly, probably, or definitively related to radiotherapy (RT), and related to the specific symptoms.
Time frame: Within 1 year of initiation of treatment
Response to Treatment
Response to treatment will be assessed based on the percentage of patients who achieve either a complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD), or progression (P) in response to FSRT treatment. Best response will be summarized. Response criteria will be assessed as follows: Complete Response (CR): Defined as follow up imaging which shows that complete radiographic disappearance of brain metastasis Partial Response (PR): Decrease of \>50% in the size of each lesion radiographically, using perpendicular diameters Stable Disease (SD): 0 to 50% reduction in size of each lesion radiographically, using perpendicular diameters Progression (P): Defined as \> 25% increase in the size of each lesion or a new, non-contiguous lesion developed outside of the radiosurgical volume
Time frame: Up to 1 year following initiation of treatment
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