NTS-WBRT in Brain Metastases

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital

About this trial

This research is being done to assess the quality of life and symptom burden in participants who receive (normal tissue sparing whole brain radiation therapy (NTS-WBRT).

This research study involves:

* NTS-WBRT (normal tissue sparing whole brain radiation therapy) * Memantine standard of care drug

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Any patient with a solid tumor diagnosis and any number of brain metastasis clinically indicated for cranial irradiation with whole brain radiation therapy

Age ≥ 18

Karnofsky Performance Status ≥ 70

Prior stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) permissible per physician discretion

Disqualifiers

Leptomeningeal disease (by any one or more of clinical assessment, radiographic assessment, or cerebrospinal fluid study)

Prior whole brain radiation therapy

Pre-existing or current use of memantine or other NMDA antagonists

Known allergy to contrast used in imaging studies and/or inability to have MRI imaging

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • NTS-WBRT (normal tissue sparing whole brain radiation therapy)
  • Memantine

Treatment groups

41 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators