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Radiation Therapy

Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases

Phase 1 & 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Susan L. McGovern, MD
Research Sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 month after radiation therapy
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing a new way to give radiation to people who have already had radiation for brainstem glioma, to see if it is safe and effective.

Eligible Conditions
  • Brain Metastases

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 month after radiation therapy
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 month after radiation therapy for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Optimal Dose Level Among Three Radiation Therapy (RT) Dose Levels

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Radiation TherapyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Starting dose of 24 Gray (Gy) in 2 Gy fractions.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Radiation Therapy
2017
Completed Phase 3
~7250

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH
13,664 Previous Clinical Trials
40,926,121 Total Patients Enrolled
M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterLead Sponsor
2,973 Previous Clinical Trials
1,789,309 Total Patients Enrolled
Susan L. McGovern, MDPrincipal InvestigatorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Reirradiation (ReRT)
2011. "Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Reirradiation (ReRT)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01469247.
~1 spots leftby Apr 2025
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