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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine whether AGuIX (Activation and Guidance of Irradiation by X-ray) gadolinium-based nanoparticles make radiation work more effectively in the treatment of patients with brain metastases that are more difficult to control with stereotactic radiation alone.
About 20 to 30% of patients treated for cancer will have brain metastases. These brain metastases are found more frequently in patients with lung cancer, breast cancer or melanoma. The prognosis of these patients is unfavorable but prolonged survival can be obtained with the local and systemic treatments currently available. Brain MRI is the gold standard for evaluating brain metastases but has limitations in therapeutic evaluation, partially offset by PET imaging of amino acid metabolism. Our work aims to compare the performance of PET-DOPA with standard MRI for the detection of brain metastases (≥ 5mm) in lung cancer, breast cancer and melanoma; and to characterize these lesions using dynamic acquisitions obtained with a digital PET camera with high spatial resolution. Having better knowledge of the metabolic characteristics of newly discovered brain metastases, the objective of subsequent studies will be to better assess the per- or post-therapeutic efficacy of radiotherapy and the various systemic therapies available (chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy).
This is a research study to find out if the new anti-cancer drug Durvalumab combined with radiation therapy to the brain will work in treating brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Focused, highly precise radiation therapy to the brain, known as stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), is a standard of care treatment that is commonly used for patients with metastatic lung cancer to the brain. It is standardly used as an alternative to surgery to eradicate the targeted tumours in the brain and prevent them from growing and causing symptoms. This study will look at the combination of the novel immunotherapy Durvalumab with two different ways of delivering SRS: 1) with each radiation treatment given every other day for 3 treatments with the first dose of Durvalumab (fSRT), or 2) with each radiation treatment, referred to as a "pulse," given every 4 weeks with each dose of Durvalumab for 3 treatments (PULSAR).
Background. Brain metastases (BM) are the most common intracranial tumor and occur in 20-40% of all oncological patients. The most common primary cancer in brain metastases is lung cancer, followed by melanoma, breast cancer, renal cancer and colorectal cancer. The incidence of brain metastases has been increasing but the occurrence of brain metastases is still associated with high morbidity and poor prognosis. The main treatment methods are stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), microsurgical resection and whole brain irradiation (WBRT). In contrast to microsurgical resection, Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) is a non-invasive neurosurgical method, which allows treatment in multimorbid patients with contraindications for surgery in general anesthesia. Furthermore, stereotactic radiosurgery is the only local treatment method for multiple disseminated and thereby non-resectable brain metastases. In general, microsurgical resection is considered the treatment of choice for BM exceeding >3 cm in diameter. However, since the establishment of the dose-staged technique, larger metastases can also be treated radiosurgically in selected patients. This novel method allows the application of high cumulative dose for the treatment of complex brain metastases. Aim. The aim of the study is to evaluate the clinical outcome in brain metastases patients with tumor volume between 8 and 20 ccm3. The clinical outcome will be compared between surgically and radiosurgically treated BM patients. Patients and methods. The investigators plan to conduct an explorative prospective study including about 50 radiosurgically and 50 surgically treated patients with brain metastases. If a patient fulfill study-relevant inclusion criteria at the time of BM diagnosis, the principle study investigator will offer both treatment options to the patient. Depending on patient's choice, he/she will be categorized either to surgical or to radiosurgical treatment group. For the outcome evaluation of the different treatment options, a comprehensive database will be established. The study participations will not interfere with any clincally indicated therapeutic decisions and the study participants will not be exposed to any additional risks since both treatments represent suitable therapy options.
This is an open-label, non-randomised, phase II study to evaluate the efficacy of neratinib in combination with SOC systemic therapy on CNS metastasis both as for secondary prevention (cohort 1), primary treatment (cohort 2) and for the treatment of LM disease (cohort 3) in subjects with HER2 positive metastatic BC. Subjects with metastatic HER2 positive breast cancer will be eligible for the trial and will be enrolled in one of the following cohorts: Cohort 1: Eligible subjects include HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer subjects treated with at least one line of systemic anti HER2 therapy and pre-treated with local approaches at least for the previous CNS event and currently progressive but locally treated CNS metastasis. Local therapy includes: stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or/and WBRT or/and surgery. The study will measure the effect of the drug combination on the time to next CNS event(s). Cohort 2: Eligible subjects include HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer subjects treated with at least one line of systemic anti HER2 therapy or progressing less than 12 months after end of adjuvant therapy with a first diagnosis of brain metastases. The study will measure the objective CNS response in each subject. Cohort 3: Eligible subjects include HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer subjects treated with at least one line of systemic anti HER2 therapy with confirmed LM defined as the presence of malignant cells in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or combination of typical symptoms and MRI. The study will measure the effect of the drug combination on the time to CNS progression including LM progression. As per investigator's choice, eligible subjects in all cohort will receive neratinib in combination with capecitabine or with T-DM1 or with paclitaxel or with vinorelbine as per investigator's choice. Trastuzumab can be added as per investigator's choice to those regimens except for T-DM1. At screening and during the study treatment period (every 9 weeks), brain MRI for cohort 1 and cohort 2 or contrast-enhanced neuraxis brain and spine MRI for cohort 3 and tumour assessment by thoracic and abdomino-pelvic CT scan for all cohorts should be performed. For cohort 3 only, CSF cytological assessment should also be performed. Additionally, at screening and at each cycle during the study treatment period, subjects must fill quality of life questionnaires: EORTC core questionnaire (QLQ-C30) and brain module (QLQ-BN20).
Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) is a new alternative for local radiotherapy with the advantages of dose escalation, reduced overall treatment time, and enhanced patient convenience, however the degree of efficacy is unknown, as well as and which is the most efficient dose. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of IORT in patients with surgical excision of brain metastases at a dose of 20 Gy is at least as effective and safe as other forms of radiation therapy in patients with resection of brain metastases.
Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is a non-invasive MRI technique that could help the radiologists to distinguish brain metastasis progression versus radionecrosis following gamma-knife treatment. The primary target of the study is to establish the diagnostic performances (specificity, sensitivity) of quantitative measures of ASL in brain metastases suspected of progression/radionecrosis after GK treatment
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Keynatinib capsules in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with brain metastasis or progression of brain metastasis after treatment with EGFR inhibitors. As well as, to evaluate the penetration rate of Keynatinib in the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) and its PK characteristics, and the relationship between exposure levels with efficacy and safety.
Almonertinib is a three-generation epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor(EGFR-TKI), which has shown competitive potential in the second-line treatment against first-generation TKIs. This study aims to explore the efficacy and safety of different doses of almonertinib in the first-line and second-line treatment of brain metastases/meningeal metastases in NSCLC patients.
This is a prospective, randomized, 2-arm, Phrase 2, superiority and multicenter study to compare the efficiency of Anti-HER2 TKI versus Pertuzumab in Combination With Dose-dense Trastuzumab and Taxane in HER2-positive breast cancer patients with active refractory brain metastases.