Clinical Research Directory

Stereotactic Radiation for Growing/Changing Brain Metastases With Same-Day Radiation Planning and Treatment With Margin Reduction

The goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of same-day radiation planning and treatment. The study will shorten the time interval between radiation planning (radiation mapping) and radiation treatment. The intent of this shorter time interval is to increase the likelihood that the brain metastases being treated remain fully within the high-dose radiation fields. Participants will be randomized to receive brain-directed stereotactic radiation with a 1mm margin or 0mm margin, have their simulation/radiation planning imaging on the same day that brain-directed stereotactic radiation is delivered, and have repeat simulation/radiation planning scans during the course of treatment if more than 2-3 days have elapsed since the most recent scans.

Registry of Patients With Brain Tumors Treated With STaRT (GammaTiles)

The objectives of this registry study are to evaluate real-world clinical outcomes and patient reported outcomes that measure the effectiveness and safety of STaRT.

Characterization of Circulating and Tumor-infiltrating Immune Cells in Malignant Brain Tumors

The goal of this observational study is to characterize the circulating leukocyte profile and the immune T cells distribution within the tumor in patients with malignant brain tumors and to correlate these findings with the oncological outcome. Participants will be subjected to blood sampling before surgery and for 12 months of follow-up. Additional sampling and analysis will be performed on tumor samples.

Research on the Safety and Efficacy of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy in Malignant Cerebral Tumor

According to the latest national cancer statistics released by the National Cancer Center in February 2022, intracranial tumors account for about 60%-70% of the more than 3.5 million cancer patients, and the morbidity and mortality remain high. Intracranial malignant tumors have become a problem that needs to be solved urgently because of their early recurrence, rapid progression, and short survival, and intracranial malignant tumors include high-grade gliomas, metastases, lymphomas, etc. Glioblastoma (GB) is the most common primary malignancy in the adult central nervous system, accounting for about 57% of all gliomas and 48% of all primary weighted nervous system malignancies. At present, the standard treatment for glioblastoma is mainly surgical treatment, supplemented by postoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy, but the prognosis of patients is still poor, with a one-year survival rate of 40.6%, a five-year survival rate of only 5.6%, and an average survival time of 12-15 months. For patients diagnosed with intracranial malignancies (including high-grade glioma, metastases, lymphoma, etc.), multimodal image-guided microsurgery combined with postoperative chemoradiotherapy recommended by the guidelines, and intraoperative radiotherapy with tumor bed radiation therapy to achieve targeted and precise tumor treatment, thereby improving the prognosis of patients (including progression-free survival and median overall survival, etc.)

A Study Comparing GLIADEL to Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Metastatic Brain Disease

This study is being done to see if adding GLIADEL to the site where the tumor was removed works as well as just having the tumor removed with radiation treatment done within six weeks after the surgery to keep the cancer from coming back.