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Filter by:Brain metastases occur in 20-40% of patients with metastatic cancer. The standard treatment is based on whole brain radiation therapy and local treatment of metastases as neurosurgery or radiosurgery. However, many cases can not receive a standard local treatment, and local relapse occurs in almost 50% of cases treated with only whole brain irradiation. There are retrospective studies of increased radiation dose at the site of metastasis with hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (HSRT) with favorable results, but there are no controlled studies regarding the safety of radiation dose in these situations. This study is a phase I study to evaluate the maximum tolerance dose (MTD) with HSRT as a way to increase the dose of radiation after the WBRT for patients with 1-3 brain metastases not eligible for surgery or RS.
1.1. Primary Objectives 1. To determine if nab-paclitaxel and temozolomide can be combined with full dose of bevacizumab for the therapy of patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases of metastatic malignant melanoma. - To define the MTD of the combination (Phase I component). - To determine progression free survival (Phase II component). 1.2. Secondary Objectives 1. To separately evaluate the response rate and duration of both the brain and extra-cranial systemic metastases. 2. To define the toxicity of the regimen. 3. To tabulate the toxicity of the radiotherapy to the brain and compare with known toxicities of radiotherapy to the brain in melanoma and brain metastases. 4. To use the data generated to plan definitive controlled clinical trials of the combination. 5. To determine the overall response rate (Phase II component).
This is a randomized, double blind placebo controlled study to evaluate safety and efficacy of lucanthone administered as an adjunct to patients receiving whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) as primary treatment for brain metastases secondary to non-small cell lung cancer.
This clinical trial studies dietary and exercise interventions in preventing cardiovascular disease in younger survivors of childhood cancer. Eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in younger survivors of childhood cancer.
Primary Objective: To determine if treatment with SRS followed by a HER-2 directed therapy regimen results in a 6-month distant brain relapse rate of less than 30%. Secondary Objectives: 1. Describe the natural history of neurocognitive function for women with brain metastases treated with SRS and HER-2 directed systemic therapy and establish a reference benchmark to generate hypothesis for future design of a phase III trial. 2. Describe patterns of distant brain relapse after SRS for all patients and compare them between (a) patients with 1-3 vs. 4-10 brain metastasis and (b) between patients treated with each systemic therapy regimen 3. Describe patterns of neurologic death 4. Describe patterns of local brain relapse 5. Describe patterns of re-irradiation with WBRT or SRS 6. Describe adverse events
A phase II trial evaluating Cabazitaxel in patients with brain metastasis secondary to breast and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). OBJECTIVES: Primary: The purpose of this study is to determine if cabazitaxel can induce a reduction in the size brain metastasis in metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer and NSCLC with brain metastasis who were not previously treated with whole brain irradiation or require immediate brain irradiation. Secondary: - To determine the effect of cabazitaxel on the time to initiating whole brain irradiation or radiosurgery - To determine the effect of cabazitaxel on the time to developing neurological symptoms - To determine the effect of cabazitaxel on the time to disease progression in the brain - To determine the effect of cabazitaxel on the time to disease progression outside the brain. This will be evaluated separately for the breast and NSCLC cohorts To determine the objective extra-cranial response (if applicable). This will be evaluated separately in the breast and NSCLC cohorts - To determine the safety of cabazitaxel
The primary objective of the phase II study is to assess the objective (CR+PR) response rate at a maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of Lomustine in combination with Temozolomide and Thalidomide after the first cycle (8 weeks) in patients with metastatic melanoma in the brain. Secondary objectives include the evaluation of objective response in the extracranial metastases, duration of response and overall survival.
The study investigates valproic acid added to radiation and temozolomide therapy (standard of care) for progressive or recurrent pediatric brain tumors.
The investigators will learn from this study if the CyberKnife radiosurgery (CK RS) treatment of patients with 1-3 versus 4 or more brain metastases results in the same overall survivals. The importance of this new knowledge will be to determine the treatment efficacy of CK RS with 1-3 versus 4 or more brain metastases. The outcome of this trial would give data to support either the continuation or modification of the CK RS treatment of patients with brain metastases.
The goal of Part 1 of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of cabazitaxel that can be given to patients with glioblastoma. The goal of Part 2 is to learn if cabazitaxel can help to control glioblastoma. The safety of the study drug will also be studied in both parts. Cabazitaxel is designed to interfere with the growth of cancer cells by stopping cell division.