Comparing the Addition of Radiation Either Before or After Surgery for Patients With Brain Metastases

Study Purpose

This phase III trial compares the addition of stereotactic radiosurgery before or after surgery in treating patients with cancer that has spread to the brain (brain metastases). Stereotactic radiosurgery is a type of radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation only to the small areas of cancer in the brain and avoids the surrounding normal brain tissue. Surgery and radiation may stop the tumor from growing for a few months or longer and may reduce symptoms of brain metastases.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms	No
Study Type An interventional clinical study is where participants are assigned to receive one or more interventions (or no intervention) so that researchers can evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes. An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes. Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.	Interventional
Eligible Ages	18 Years and Over
Gender	All

More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Radiographic confirmation of 1-4 brain metastases, one of which requires resection, as defined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast obtained within 14 days prior to registration.

- The maximum diameter of the lesion to be resected on the post-contrast MRI, as measured on any orthogonal plane (axial, sagittal, coronal), must measure > 2.0 cm and < 5.0 cm.

- The maximum diameter of the lesions not to be resected must measure < 4.0 cm.

- Known active or history of invasive non-central nervous system (CNS) primary cancer based on documented pathologic diagnosis within the past 3 years.

- All brain metastases must be located > 5 mm from the optic chiasm and outside the brainstem.

- Patient is able to medically tolerate surgery and SRS.

- The lesion chosen for surgical therapy must be deemed an appropriate target for safe, gross total resection by the treating surgeon.

- History/physical examination within 14 days prior to registration.

- Age >= 18.

- Karnofsky performance status (KPS) >= 60 within 14 days prior to registration.

- A negative urine or serum pregnancy test (in persons of childbearing potential) within =< 14 days prior to registration.

Childbearing potential is defined as any person who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) or who is not postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months.

- Participants who are sexually active must agree to use medically acceptable forms of contraception during treatment on this study to prevent pregnancy.

- The patient or a legally authorized representative must provide study-specific informed consent prior to study entry and, for patients treated in the United States (U.

S.), authorization permitting release of personal health information.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Prior cranial radiotherapy, including whole brain radiotherapy, or SRS to the resection site.

- Note: The index lesion to be resected cannot have been previously treated with SRS (i.e. repeat radiosurgery to the same location/lesion is not allowed on this protocol).

Previous SRS to other lesions is allowed.

- Evidence of leptomeningeal disease (LMD) - Note: For the purposes of exclusion, LMD is a clinical diagnosis, defined as positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology and/or unequivocal radiologic or clinical evidence of leptomeningeal involvement.

Patients with leptomeningeal symptoms in the setting of leptomeningeal enhancement by imaging (MRI) would be considered to have LMD even in the absence of positive CSF cytology. In contrast, an asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic patient with mild or nonspecific leptomeningeal enhancement (MRI) would not be considered to have LMD. In that patient, CSF sampling is not required to formally exclude LMD, but can be performed at the investigator's discretion based on level of clinical suspicion.

- Any medical conditions which would make this protocol unreasonably hazardous, including, but not limited to: contraindications to general endotracheal anesthesia; intracranial surgery; and stereotactic radiosurgery.

- Primary histology of germ cell tumor, small cell carcinoma or lymphoma.

- More than one brain metastasis planned for resection.

- Inability to undergo MRI with contrast.

- Planned administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy or tyrosine/multi-kinase inhibitors within the 3 days prior to, the day of, or within 3 days after the completion of SRS.

- Note: chemotherapy and immunotherapy outside of this window are allowed

Trial Details

Trial ID: This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.	NCT05438212
Phase Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans. Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data. Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs. Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.	Phase 3
Lead Sponsor The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.	NRG Oncology
Principal Investigator The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.	Stuart H Burri
Principal Investigator Affiliation	NRG Oncology
Agency Class Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.	Other, NIH
Overall Status	Recruiting
Countries	United States
Conditions The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.	Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain

Additional Details

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To determine if the time to composite adverse endpoint (CAE) (defined as: 1) local tumor progression within the surgical bed; and/or 2) Adverse Radiation Effect (ARE), the imaging correlate of post-stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) radiation necrosis; and/or 3) nodular meningeal disease (nMD) is improved in patients treated with pre-resection SRS to the intact lesion versus those treated with post-resection SRS.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the trajectory of symptom burden in patients treated with pre-resection SRS to the intact lesion versus those treated to the post-resection surgical cavity as measured by MD Anderson Symptom Inventory for brain tumor (MDASI-BT) II.

To determine whether there is improved overall survival (OS) in patients with resected brain metastases who undergo pre-resection SRS compared to patients who receive post-resection SRS.

III. To compare rates of ARE, the imaging correlate of radiation necrosis, in patients who receive pre-resection SRS to patients who receive post-resection SRS.

IV. To determine whether there is increased time to whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) in patients who receive pre-resection SRS compared to patients who receive post-resection SRS.

V. To assess the trajectory of neuro-cognitive function in patients treated with pre-resection SRS to the intact lesion versus those treated to the post-resection surgical cavity as measured by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).

VI. To compare rates of nodular meningeal disease in patients who receive pre-resection SRS to patients who receive post-resection SRS.

VII. To compare rates of local recurrence in the resection cavity for patients who receive pre-resection SRS to patients who receive post-resection SRS.

VIII. To compare rates of local recurrence of intact, non-index metastases treated with SRS.

IX. To compare rates of distant brain failure in patients who receive pre-resection SRS to patients who receive post-resection SRS.

X. To assess toxicity in the two treatment arms.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVE:

I. To explore if the type of surgical resection (piece-meal versus [vs.

] en-bloc) may be associated with the rate of nodular meningeal disease. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Patients undergo surgery per standard of care. Within 10-30 days after surgery, patients undergo stereotactic radiosurgery for 1 fraction. ARM II: Within 7 days before surgery, patients undergo stereotactic radiosurgery for 1 fraction. Patients undergo surgery per standard of care. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 2 years.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Active Comparator: Arm I (surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery)

Patients undergo surgery per standard of care. Within 10-30 days after surgery, patients undergo stereotactic radiosurgery for 1 fraction.

Experimental: Arm II (stereotactic radiosurgery, surgery)

Within 7 days before surgery, patients undergo stereotactic radiosurgery for 1 fraction. Patients undergo surgery per standard of care.

Interventions

Procedure: - Brain Surgery

Undergo surgery per standard of care

Other: - Quality-of-Life Assessment

Ancillary studies

Other: - Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Radiation: - Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Undergo stereotactic radiosurgery

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Phoenix, Arizona

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Recruiting

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Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

Phoenix, Arizona, 85013

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Tucson, Arizona

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Recruiting

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Banner University Medical Center - Tucson

Tucson, Arizona, 85719

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