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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04847284
Other study ID # 2020/9548/I
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date January 1, 2021
Est. completion date March 1, 2024

Study information

Verified date March 2023
Source Parc de Salut Mar
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.


Description:

1. INTRODUCTION Brain metastases occur in roughly 30% of all cancer patients during their course of disease. Their incidence is believed to rise due to the aging population that develops more cancer per se, an increase in overall survival due to more effective extracranial therapies but with only few (novel) substances crossing the blood-brain barrier and more broadly available and more advanced imaging techniques. Neurosurgical treatment remains a cornerstone in the management of brain metastasis, especially for lesions causing mass effects or neurological deficits or in case tissue is necessary to establish a diagnosis. As local recurrence rates are as high as 50-60% after surgical resection alone, adjuvant therapies to prevent such are necessary. Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) does not influence survival but rather impairs neurocognitive functions and, as histologic in-depth exams of cavity borders showed that most brain metastases infiltrate only 0.3-1.2 mm into the surrounding healthy brain tissue, therefore treatment is to date usually confined to the cavity margin. Thus, the currently recommended standard of care is post-operative stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to the resection cavity. One of the drawbacks of this modality is the incidence of radionecrosis, especially in large tumor volumes. As an alternative to radiosurgery, hypofractionated local radiotherapy is also used, reducing the risk of radionecrosis in large volumes. There are no prospective randomized studies comparing both techniques. The need to find a modality of radiotherapy that achieves al least the efficacy of radiosurgery or hypofractionated local radiotherapy, without the disadvantages thereof, makes IORT as a possible treatment alternative. 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. 2. OBJECTIVES Primary Objective - Median local progression free survival (lPFS), defined as time span (in months) between surgery and recurrence within a 0,5 cm margin around the resection cavity, assessed by serial MRI scans and RANO response assessment criteria for brain metastases . - Radiation-related (acute / late) neurotoxicity, assessed by regular neurological examinations and serial MRI scans. Secondary objectives - Median regional PFS (rPFS), resembling the time (in months) from surgery to any progression outside of the 0,5 cm margin around the resection cavity, assessed by serial MRI scans and RANO response assessment criteria for brain metastases . - Global PFS (gPFS), defined as the time (in months) from surgery to any intra- and extracranial tumor progress. - Median overall survival (OS), defined as the time (in months) from surgery of brain metastases to death from by any cause. 3. DESIGN This trial is an open, single arm, single institution, prospective trial to determine the efficiency and safety of IORT with low-energy photons to the cavity after resection of brain metastases. A total of 25 patients will be included.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 25
Est. completion date March 1, 2024
Est. primary completion date March 1, 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Age = 18 years - Karnofsky Performance Status = 70 - Newly diagnosed cerebral or cerebellar lesion (contrast enhancing on a T1-weighted MRI scan) amenable to total resection with no dural attachment - Frozen section confirming a metastasis of an extracranial ( Central Nervous System i.e. non-CNS) tumor - Adequate distance to optic nerve(s), chiasm and brainstem (organs at risk for radiotherapy) - Adequate birth control Exclusion Criteria: - Leptomeningeal spread and dural attachment (assessed pre- and intraoperatively) - Frozen section reveals primary CNS tumor, lymphoma, SCLC (Small-cell lung cancer) or germinoma - More than one brain metastasis - Psychiatric or social condition potentially interfering with compliance - Contraindication against anesthesia, surgery, MRI and/or contrast agents - Pregnant or breast-feeding women

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Radiation:
Intraoperative radiotherapy
Intraoperative radiotherapy application immediately following resection of brain metastases.

Locations

Country Name City State
Spain Hospital del Mar Barcelona

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Parc de Salut Mar

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

References & Publications (4)

Cifarelli CP, Brehmer S, Vargo JA, Hack JD, Kahl KH, Sarria-Vargas G, Giordano FA. Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) for surgically resected brain metastases: outcome analysis of an international cooperative study. J Neurooncol. 2019 Nov;145(2):391-397. — View Citation

Giordano FA, Brehmer S, Murle B, Welzel G, Sperk E, Keller A, Abo-Madyan Y, Scherzinger E, Clausen S, Schneider F, Herskind C, Glas M, Seiz-Rosenhagen M, Groden C, Hanggi D, Schmiedek P, Emami B, Souhami L, Petrecca K, Wenz F. Intraoperative Radiotherapy — View Citation

Vargo JA, Sparks KM, Singh R, Jacobson GM, Hack JD, Cifarelli CP. Feasibility of dose escalation using intraoperative radiotherapy following resection of large brain metastases compared to post-operative stereotactic radiosurgery. J Neurooncol. 2018 Nov;1 — View Citation

Weil RJ, Mavinkurve GG, Chao ST, Vogelbaum MA, Suh JH, Kolar M, Toms SA. Intraoperative radiotherapy to treat newly diagnosed solitary brain metastasis: initial experience and long-term outcomes. J Neurosurg. 2015 Apr;122(4):825-32. doi: 10.3171/2014.11.J — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Median local progression free survival (lPFS) Recurrence within a 0.5 cm margin around the resection cavity, assessed by serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI scans) and response assessment criteria in neuro-oncology (RANO) 6 months from the date of surgery.
Primary Radiation-related acute neurotoxicity Neurotoxicity related to radiotherapy evaluated according to the scale of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5. Score from 0 to 5, with 5 being the worst toxicity
- Acute toxicity: cerebral edema
3 months from the date of surgery.
Primary Radiation-related late neurotoxicity Neurotoxicity related to radiotherapy evaluated according to the scale of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5. Score from 0 to 5, with 5 being the worst toxicity
- Late toxicity: radionecrosis.
6 months from the date of surgery.
Secondary Median regional PFS (rPFS) To any progression outside of the 0.5 cm margin around the resection cavity, assessed by serial MRI scans and RANO response assessment in neuro-oncology . 6 months from the date of surgery
Secondary Global PFS (gPFS) The time (in months) from surgery to any intra- and extracranial tumor progress 6 months from the date of surgery
Secondary Median overall survival (OS) The time (in months) from surgery of brain metastases to death from by any cause. 6 months from the date of surgery
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