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Neoadjuvant vs. Intraoperative vs. Adjuvant Resection Cavity Radiotherapy of Brain Metastases
Sponsor: University Hospital Heidelberg
Summary
Patients suffering from malignancies in advanced stages often develop brain metastases, which limit both the life span and the quality of life. Combining surgery and radiotherapy for resectable brain metastases is standard of care but there is a lot of controversy on which kind of radiotherapy is best suitable. Recently, first volumetric in-silico analyses point to theoretical advantages of neoadjuvant stereotactic radiotherapy of brain metastases. Special about this trial is the direct comparison between the three currently discussed radiotherapy options for resectable brain metastases: Neoadjuvant stereotactic radiotherapy, intraoperative radiotherapy and adjuvant stereotactic radiotherapy.
Official title: Neoadjuvant vs. Intraoperative vs. Adjuvant Resection Cavity Radiotherapy of Brain Metastases - A Prospective Randomized Explorative Phase II Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
90
Start Date
2024-02-01
Completion Date
2028-05-01
Last Updated
2024-05-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Preoperative Radiotherapy
Resection of brain mestases following
Intraoperative Radiation
While Resection
Postoperative Radiotherapy
After resection
Locations (1)
Department of Radiotherapy, University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany