Clinical trials: Metastatic Brain Cancer
Breast Cancer, Brain Tumor - Metastatic
Cabozantinib +/- Trastuzumab In Breast Cancer Patients w/ Brain Metastases
This research study is evaluating the effectiveness of the drug called cabozantinib (alone or in combination with trastuzumab) as a possible treatment for advanced breast cancer in which the cancer has spread to the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT02260531
- Testing
- Cabozantinib, Trastuzumab
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Cancer Metastatic to Brain, Brain Metastases, Adult
Managing Distress in Malignant Brain Cancer
To identify potential adaptations of the managing cancer and living meaningfully (CALM) intervention that will be required for service members, Veterans, their beneficiaries, and civilian cancer metastasis to the brain (bMET)…
- Trial name
- NCT05087095
- Testing
- CALM Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Dementia, Chronic Disease
Project to Improve Communication About Serious Illness--Hospital Study: Comparative Effectiveness Trial (Trial 2)
The objective of this protocol is to test the effectiveness of a Jumpstart intervention on patient-centered outcomes for patients with chronic illness by ensuring that they receive care that is concordant with their goals over…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasms
- Trial name
- PICSI-H (NCT04283994)
- Testing
- Survey-based Patient/Clinician Jumpstart, EHR-based Clinician Jumpstart
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 756 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Study Tests The Safety And Effectiveness Of SU011248 In Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Having Brain Metastases
This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of SU011248 in patients with non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastases.
- Trial name
- NCT00372775
- Testing
- Sunitinib
- Where
- 27 sites in United States, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Breast Cancer, Cognitive/Functional Effects
Stereotactic Radiation Therapy With or Without Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Brain Metastases
RATIONALE: Stereotactic radiation therapy can send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Cognitive/Functional Effects, Lung Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00377156
- Testing
- radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery
- Where
- 64 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Brain Cancer, Neoplasm Metastasis
Study of Fractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery to Treat Large Brain Metastases
The maximum tolerated dose of 3-session (ie, treatment) stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to treat brain metastases greater than 4.2 cm³ in size will be determined.
- Conditions
- Brain Cancer, Neoplasm Metastasis, Cancer of Brain and Nervous System, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to Brain
- Trial name
- NCT00928226
- Testing
- Fractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), Surgical resection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
Oral HYCAMTIN Plus Whole Brain Radiation Therapy In Treatment Of Brain Metastases Resulting From Non-Small Lung Cancer
The current prognosis for patients with metastatic brain cancer from NSCLC is very poor. The current standard treatment for this disease is radiation therapy to the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT00390806
- Testing
- HYCAMTIN, oral capsules, Radiation
- Where
- 88 sites in United States, Canada and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 472 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Brain Metastases
Pilot Phase 2 Study Whole Brain Radiation Therapy With Simultaneous Integrated Boost for Patients With Brain Metastases
This trial is a pilot, Phase 2, sequential two-cohort study designed to test two de-escalated whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) dose levels and assess their ability to maintain acceptable in-brain distant control.
- Trial name
- NCT03189381
- Testing
- Cohort A, Cohort B
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Melanoma, Brain Metastases
GEM STUDY: Radiation And Yervoy in Patients With Melanoma and Brain Metastases
Ipilimumab adds a clinical benefit to radiation therapy in patients with melanoma metastatic to the brain. Melanoma is the third most common cancer causing brain metastases, after cancers of the lung and breast, which appears to…
- Trial name
- GRAY-B (NCT02115139)
- Testing
- Ipilimumab
- Where
- 12 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Grupo Español Multidisciplinar de Melanoma
Breast Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Irinotecan and Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Breast Cancer Who Have Received Previous Treatment for Brain Metastases
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan and temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00617539
- Testing
- irinotecan hydrochloride, temozolomide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Adult Solid Neoplasm, Extensive Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma
RO4929097 and Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy or Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Brain Metastases From Breast Cancer
This randomized phase I/II trial studies the side effects and the best dose of RO4929097 (gamma-secretase/Notch signalling pathway inhibitor RO4929097) when given together with whole-brain radiation therapy or stereotactic…
- Conditions
- Adult Solid Neoplasm, Extensive Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma, HER2/Neu Negative, HER2/Neu Positive
- Trial name
- NCT01217411
- Testing
- Cognitive Assessment, Gamma-Secretase Inhibitor RO4929097, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Metastatic Melanoma, Brain Metastases
Ipilimumab Induction in Patients With Melanoma Brain Metastases Receiving Stereotactic Radiosurgery
This is a study to test the efficacy of using standard immune therapy for melanoma prior to stereotactic radiosurgery (ipilimumab induction), as compared to stereotactic radiosurgery followed by immune therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02097732
- Testing
- Ipilimumab, Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Radionecrosis, Brain Metastases
Corticosteroids + Bevacizumab vs. Corticosteroids + Placebo (BEST) for Radionecrosis After Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases
This randomized phase II study aims to investigate whether the addition of bevacizumab to standard corticosteroid therapy results in greater improvement in symptoms and less treatment-induced symptoms compared with standard…
- Trial name
- NCT02490878
- Testing
- bevacizumab, corticosteroids
- Where
- 341 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis
Facilitating Communication Study
This study is a randomized clinical trial of an intervention to improve outcomes for patients and their family by using ICU nurse facilitators to support, model, and teach communication strategies that enable patients and their…
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasm, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- FCS2 (NCT03721952)
- Testing
- Facilitator-Based Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 977 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Brain
18F-FLT-PET Imaging of the Brain in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Brain Treated With Whole Brain Radiation Therapy With or Without Sorafenib: Comparison With MR Imaging of the Brain
The purpose of this study is to compare two different imaging methods to examine the response of brain metastases to WBRT. These two imaging methods will take pictures of the brain using : 1) a positron emission tomography (PET)…
- Trial name
- NCT01621906
- Testing
- 18F-FLT-PET Imaging
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Glioma, Glioma of Brain
Seizure Prophylaxis in Patients With Glioma or Brain Metastasis
This protocol is designed to assess the need for seizure prophylaxis in the perioperative period for patients undergoing neurosurgical procedure (gross-total resection, sub-total resection or biopsy) for suspected diagnosis of…
- Conditions
- Glioma, Glioma of Brain, Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT03436433
- Testing
- Lacosamide, Levetiracetam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Brain Metastases
Study to Establish Image Interpretation Criteria for 18F Fluciclovine PET in Detecting Recurrent Brain Metastases (PURSUE)
An Open-label, Single-arm, Single-dose, Prospective, Multicenter Phase 2b Study to Establish Image Interpretation Criteria for 18F-Fluciclovine Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in Detecting Recurrent Brain Metastases After…
- Trial name
- PURSUE (NCT04410367)
- Testing
- 18F fluciclovine
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Blue Earth Diagnostics
Metastatic Melanoma
RADVAX™: A STRATIFIED PHASE I/II DOSE ESCALATION TRIAL OF HYPOFRACTIONATED RADIOTHERAPY FOLLOWED BY IPILIMUMAB IN METASTATIC MELANOMA
The primary objective is to determine the maximum tolerated hypofractionated radiotherapy dose (MTD) to a solitary metastatic focus ('index lesion') when followed by ipilimumab, in metastatic melanoma patients without brain…
- Trial name
- NCT01497808
- Testing
- Ipilimumab, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Glioblastoma Multiforme, Brain Metastases
PET/CT Evaluation of Primary and Metastatic Brain Tumors With a Novel Radioiodinated Phospholipid Ether Analogue I-NM404
The purpose of this study is to evaluate diagnostic imaging techniques using 124I-NM404 PET/CT in human brain tumors. This goal will be accomplished by quantifying tumor uptake and determining the optimal PET/CT protocol…
- Trial name
- NCT01540513
- Testing
- NM404
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Brain Neoplasms, Brain Cancer
Optimal Planning Target Volume With Stereotactic Radiosurgery
The purpose of this study is to estimate the rate of local control at the treated site of the metastasis as a function of 1mm versus 3mm expansion about the gross tumor volume (GTV).
- Trial name
- NCT01017497
- Testing
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University