Status:

TERMINATED

Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Brain Metastases

Lead Sponsor:

Duke University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Metastatic Cancer

Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Stereotactic radiosurgery may be able to send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue. Giving stereotactic radiosurgery before surgery may make the tumor smaller...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To estimate the rate of recurrence at the surgical site in patients with brain metastases treated with neoadjuvant stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) compared with historical data...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of brain metastases from an extracranial primary site
  • Tumor ≤ 4 cm in maximal extent in any plane on contrast MRI
  • Scheduled to undergo gross total resection of a single brain metastasis confirmed by histology
  • Up to 4 metastases allowed provided the largest mass is amenable to surgical resection and all non-resected masses are amenable to stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
  • RTOG Recursive Partitioning Analysis (RPA) class 1 or 2, as defined by the following:
  • RPA class 1: Karnofsky performance status (KPS) 70-100%; age \< 65 years; controlled primary disease; and no extracranial metastatic disease
  • RPA class 2: KPS 70-100%; uncontrolled primary disease; and/or extracranial metastatic disease
  • No lesion located in anatomic regions that are not amenable to SRS, including the brain stem, optic apparatus, or eloquent cortex
  • No primary lesion with radiosensitive histology (e.g., small cell carcinoma, germ cell tumors, lymphoma, leukemia, or multiple myeloma)
  • No radiographic or cytologic evidence of leptomeningeal disease
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • No concurrent uncontrolled illness including, but not limited to, any of the following:
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • Unstable angina pectoris
  • Psychiatric illness
  • No contraindication to SRS, whole-brain radiotherapy, or MRI
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior brain surgery other than resection of metastasis
  • No prior brain radiotherapy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    August 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    6 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00811655

    Start Date

    October 1 2008

    End Date

    August 1 2010

    Last Update

    November 25 2013

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    Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710