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Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Brain Tumors

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
Adult Noninfiltrating Astrocytoma
Adult Pineal Parenchymal Tumor
Adult Infiltrating Astrocytoma
Stage IV Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
Adult Craniopharyngioma
Brain Metastases
Adult Ependymoma
Adult Medulloblastoma
Adult Oligodendroglioma
Registration Number
NCT00019578
Lead Sponsor
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of stereotactic radiosurgery in treating patients who have brain tumors.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Establish stereotaxic radiosurgery as a treatment technique at the National Institute of Health in patients with intracranial neoplasms.

II. Assess the response rate, local control, time to progression, pattern of failure, and magnetic resonance spectrographic data following this therapy in these patients.

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: All patients undergo stereotaxic head frame placement, followed by stereotaxic radiosurgery on day 1. The dosage of radiation therapy administered is dependent on the tumor diameter.

Patients are followed at 2 and 6 weeks and then every 3 months for 5 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL:

Up to 30 patients will be accrued for this study within 7-10 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Radiation Oncology Branch

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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