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Rhenium-186 NanoLiposome for Leptomeningeal Metastasis

Columbus, Ohio
This is an open-label Phase I clinical study that will administer a single dose of 186RNL via intraventricular catheter for treatment of Leptomeningeal Metastases (LM).
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1

18 Participants Needed

Radiation + HER2-targeted Therapy for Leptomeningeal Metastasis from Breast Cancer

Evanston, Illinois
The purpose of this study is to find out if radiation therapy followed by intrathecal trastuzumab and pertuzumab is safe and will result in improved survival in HER2 positive breast cancer which has metastasized to the leptomeninges.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1, 2

39 Participants Needed

GDC-0084 + Radiation for Brain Cancer

Basking Ridge, New Jersey
This trial is testing a new drug, GDC-0084, combined with radiation therapy for people whose brain cancer has a specific genetic mutation. The goal is to find the safest dose and see if this combination treatment works better against their cancer.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1

21 Participants Needed

Proton vs Photon Radiation for Meningeal Carcinomatosis

Basking Ridge, New Jersey
The investigators are doing this study to find out whether proton craniospinal radiation therapy (proton CSI) or partial photon radiation therapy is more effective at preventing leptomeningeal metastasis from worsening. The proton CSI targets the entire space containing the CSF, brain, and spinal fluid. The partial photon radiation therapy treats only areas where the patient is having symptoms, such as the entire brain or part of the spine. The investigators also want to find out if proton CSI improves the symptoms patients may be experiencing because of the leptomeningeal metastasis. In addition, the investigators will compare the side effects of proton CSI and partial photon therapy. Patients undergoing proton beam RT will receive their treatment at the New York Proton Center in New York, NY. As part of the New York Proton Consortium, MSK has contracted for its faculty to treat patients at the New York Proton Center. If it is unfeasible for patients to get treated at NYPC, patients will have the decision to get treated at ProCure in Summerset, NJ.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:< 99

102 Participants Needed

Deferoxamine for Meningeal Carcinomatosis

Basking Ridge, New Jersey
This trial is testing whether injecting deferoxamine into the fluid around the brain and spinal cord is safe for people with cancer that has spread there. It focuses on patients with non-small cell lung cancer. The drug works by reducing the iron that cancer cells need to grow. Deferoxamine is an iron chelator approved by the FDA, commonly used to treat iron-overload diseases and has shown anticancer activity by depleting cancer cells of iron.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1

35 Participants Needed

VMAT for Leptomeningeal Metastasis

New York, New York
The purpose of this study is to confirm the safety and efficacy of linac based Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) for craniospinal irradiation (CSI) in solid tumor cancer patients with leptomeningeal metastasis. The primary aim is to determine if linac based VMAT CSI for leptomeningeal metastasis improves central nervous system (CNS) progression free survival (PFS) compared to the historical standard control CNS PFS in patients treated with Involved Field Radiation Therapy (IFRT).
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

20 Participants Needed

Azeliragon + Craniospinal Irradiation for Brain Cancer Spread

New York, New York
Single institution study to assess the safety of concurrent Azeliragon with craniospinal irradiation (CSI) in patients with leptomeningeal metastasis from solid tumor malignancies and high-grade gliomas.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1

32 Participants Needed

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for Brain Cancer

New York, New York
The purpose of this study is to find out how much tratuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) can penetrate the tumor when injected into the body, and whether T-DXd may be an effective treatment for brain cancers that express the HER2 protein.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

30 Participants Needed

Sapanisertib + Telaglenastat for Lung Cancer

New York, New York
This phase I/Ib trial studies the side effects and best dose of CB-839 HCl when given together with sapanisertib in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced). CB-839 HCl and sapanisertib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1

85 Participants Needed

CSF Analysis for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Vancouver, British Columbia
Leptomeningeal disease is malignant seeding of the leptomeninges and presents with a variety of symptoms frequently impacting quality of life. With improvement in treatment options, rates of leptomeningeal disease are increasing and currently found in up to 9% of EGFR mutant NSCLC. Systemic therapy may be more effective if it can target the correct molecular aberration. The molecular characterization of central nervous system disease may differ from disease outside of the central nervous system. The aim of this pilot trial is to evaluate for molecular differences between cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and blood circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) through the use of ddPCR and BC Cancer NGS panel molecular testing.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

10 Participants Needed

QBS72S for Brain Cancer from Breast Cancer

Palo Alto, California
This trial is testing a new drug called QBS72S for people with advanced breast cancer that has spread to the brain. The goal is to see if this drug can shrink brain tumors and help patients live longer. Researchers are also checking if the drug is safe for these patients.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

35 Participants Needed

Adavosertib + Radiation for Esophageal Cancer

Columbus, Ohio
This phase I trial investigates the side effects and best dose of adavosertib and how well it works when given in combination with radiation therapy in treating patients with esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer for which no treatment is currently available (incurable). Adavosertib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Giving adavosertib together with radiation therapy kill more tumor cells than radiation therapy alone in treating patients with esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1

4 Participants Needed

High-Dose Methotrexate for Breast Cancer

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Management of leptomeningeal disease (LMD) in patients with metastatic breast cancer is an area of unmet clinical need. High-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) is known to have activity against breast cancer and in contrast to other systemic chemotherapeutics, it penetrates the blood brain barrier, targets areas of poor cerebrospinal fluid flow, may penetrate bulky leptomeningeal disease, and provide treatment to systemic disease burden. While two retrospective studies have suggested activity of HD-MTX in LMD in patients with breast cancer, no prospective data are available to inform its inclusion in treatment regimens. Thus, while HD-MTX is included in the NCCN Guidelines for LMD and while it is used to varying degrees in cancer centers across the nation, this is more representative of the lack of available therapies for LMD as opposed to strong evidence-based data. This phase II, prospective study will evaluate systemic, intravenous HD-MTX in breast cancer patients with leptomeningeal metastasis with or without brain parenchymal metastasis.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

16 Participants Needed

Intravenous and Intrathecal Nivolumab for Leptomeningeal Disease

Houston, Texas
This phase I/Ib trial studies the side effects and best dose of intrathecal nivolumab, and how well it works in combination with intravenous nivolumab in treating patients with leptomeningeal disease. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1

70 Participants Needed

CAR T-Cell Therapy for Brain Metastasis

Duarte, California
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of HER2-CAR T cells in treating patients with cancer that has spread to the brain or leptomeninges and has come back (recurrent). HER2-CAR T cells delivered into the ventricles of the brain may recognize and kill tumor cells.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1

24 Participants Needed

Proton Craniospinal Radiation for Cancer in the Brain and Spinal Cord

Saint Louis, Missouri
This phase III trial compares proton craniospinal irradiation (pCSI) to involved-field radiation therapy (IFRT) for the treatment of breast or non-small cell lung cancer that has spread from where it first started to the cerebrospinal fluid filled space that surrounds the brain and spinal cord (leptomeningeal metastasis). Patients with leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) may develop multiple areas of nervous system (neurologic) impairment that can be life-threatening. Radiation therapy (RT) effectively relieves local symptoms due to LM. RT uses high energy radiography (x-rays), particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. IFRT is commonly used to treat symptoms of LM. IFRT is radiation treatment that uses x-rays to treat specific areas of LM and to relieve and/or prevent symptoms. pCSI uses protons that can be directed with more accuracy than x-rays which allows treatment of the entire central nervous system space containing the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), brain, and spinal cord. The pCSI treatment could delay the worsening of LM. Giving pCSI may be better than IFRT in treating LM in patients with breast or non-small cell lung cancer.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3

115 Participants Needed

Electric Field Therapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer

Jacksonville, Florida
This trial tests a portable device that uses electric fields to stop cancer cells from growing in patients with breast cancer that has spread to the spine. The goal is to see if this treatment is safe and effective.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

5 Participants Needed

CAR T-Cell Therapy for Glioblastoma

Duarte, California
This phase I trial investigates the side effects of brain tumor-specific immune cells (IL13Ralpha2-CAR T cells) in treating patients with leptomeningeal disease from glioblastoma, ependymoma, or medulloblastoma. Immune cells are part of the immune system and help the body fight infections and other diseases. Immune cells can be engineered to destroy brain tumor cells in the laboratory. IL13Ralpha2-CAR T cells is brain tumor specific and can enter and express its genes in immune cells. Giving IL13Ralpha2-CAR T cells may better recognize and destroy brain tumor cells in patients with leptomeningeal disease from glioblastoma, ependymoma or medulloblastoma.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1

10 Participants Needed

Photon Craniospinal Irradiation for Breast and Lung Cancer

Irvine, California
This phase II trial tests how well craniospinal irradiation (CSI) using photon volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy (VMAT) works in treating patients with breast cancer or non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the cerebrospinal fluid and meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord) (leptomeningeal disease). Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. CSI (radiation therapy directed at the brain and spinal cord to kill tumor cells) may be able to target all of the areas of possible leptomeningeal tumor spread. Photon-VMAT-CSI may be an effective treatment option for patients with leptomeningeal disease secondary to breast cancer or NSCLC.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

35 Participants Needed

Craniospinal Irradiation for Breast and Lung Cancer

Seattle, Washington
This phase II clinical trial studies how well craniospinal irradiation (CSI) with hippocampal avoidance, using proton therapy or volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), works in treating patients with breast cancer or non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord) (leptomeningeal metastases). Radiation therapy is an effective treatment in relieving localized symptoms caused by leptomeningeal metastases. However, the type of radiation therapy typically used does not prevent the spread of leptomeningeal disease. CSI (radiation therapy directed at the brain and spinal cord to kill tumor cells) may be able to target all of the areas of possible leptomeningeal tumor spread. CSI may however result in significant neurological side effects due to radiation damage to a part of the brain called the hippocampus. Hippocampal avoidance (HA) reduces the amount of radiation to the hippocampus. Proton or VMAT CSI with HA may be an effective treatment while reducing neurological side effects for patients with leptomeningeal metastases from breast cancer and NSCLC.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

22 Participants Needed

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Leptomeningeal Metastasis clinical trials pay?

Each trial will compensate patients a different amount, but $50-100 for each visit is a fairly common range for Phase 2–4 trials (Phase 1 trials often pay substantially more). Further, most trials will cover the costs of a travel to-and-from the clinic.

How do Leptomeningeal Metastasis clinical trials work?

After a researcher reviews your profile, they may choose to invite you in to a screening appointment, where they'll determine if you meet 100% of the eligibility requirements. If you do, you'll be sorted into one of the treatment groups, and receive your study drug. For some trials, there is a chance you'll receive a placebo. Across Leptomeningeal Metastasis trials 30% of clinical trials have a placebo. Typically, you'll be required to check-in with the clinic every month or so. The average trial length for Leptomeningeal Metastasis is 12 months.

How do I participate in a study as a "healthy volunteer"?

Not all studies recruit healthy volunteers: usually, Phase 1 studies do. Participating as a healthy volunteer means you will go to a research facility several times over a few days or weeks to receive a dose of either the test treatment or a "placebo," which is a harmless substance that helps researchers compare results. You will have routine tests during these visits, and you'll be compensated for your time and travel, with the number of appointments and details varying by study.

What does the "phase" of a clinical trial mean?

The phase of a trial reveals what stage the drug is in to get approval for a specific condition. Phase 1 trials are the trials to collect safety data in humans. Phase 2 trials are those where the drug has some data showing safety in humans, but where further human data is needed on drug effectiveness. Phase 3 trials are in the final step before approval. The drug already has data showing both safety and effectiveness. As a general rule, Phase 3 trials are more promising than Phase 2, and Phase 2 trials are more promising than phase 1.

Do I need to be insured to participate in a Leptomeningeal Metastasis medical study?

Clinical trials are almost always free to participants, and so do not require insurance. The only exception here are trials focused on cancer, because only a small part of the typical treatment plan is actually experimental. For these cancer trials, participants typically need insurance to cover all the non-experimental components.

What are the newest Leptomeningeal Metastasis clinical trials?

Most recently, we added Photon Craniospinal Irradiation for Breast and Lung Cancer, VMAT for Leptomeningeal Metastasis and Craniospinal Irradiation for Breast and Lung Cancer to the Power online platform.

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