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CompletedNCT00003574

Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Progressive or Recurrent Malignant Brain Tumors

A Multi-Center, Open-Label Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Performance of the Proxima GliaSite RTS, a Radiation Delivery System, in Patients With Recurrent Malignant Brain Tumors Undergoing Surgical Resection

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
Sponsor
New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy Consortium · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy in different ways may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy in treating patients who are undergoing surgical removal of progressive or recurrent malignant brain tumors.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the safety of the GliaSite RTS in patients with progressive or recurrent malignant brain tumors undergoing surgical resection. II. Evaluate the performance of the GliaSite RTS in these patients. OUTLINE: This is an open label, multicenter study. Patients undergo surgical resection of the tumor followed by surgical placement of the GliaSite device in the resection cavity. One to 2 weeks after surgery, patients receive brachytherapy consisting of an infusion of iodine I-125. The I-125 solution is removed and collected 5-7 days later. The device is surgically removed within 24 hours. Patients are followed at 24 hours, 14 days, and 1 year post device removal. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 20-40 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREsurgical procedure
RADIATIONbrachytherapy
RADIATIONintraoperative radiation therapy
RADIATIONiodine I 125

Timeline

Start date
1999-04-01
Completion
2004-06-01
First posted
2004-06-16
Last updated
2013-06-21

Locations

9 sites across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00003574. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.