Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Brain Metastases From Kidney Cancer, Melanoma, or Sarcoma

June 21, 2023 updated by: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

A Phase II Trial of Radiosurgery for 1 to 3 Newly Diagnosed Brain Metastases From Renal Cell, Melanoma and Sarcoma

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy in treating patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases from kidney cancer, melanoma, or sarcoma.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Evaluate whether the delivery of stereotactic radiosurgery without conventional whole brain radiotherapy is feasible in patients with 1-3 newly diagnosed brain metastases from renal cell carcinoma, melanoma, or sarcoma.
  • Determine the 3-, 6-, and 12-month radiographic and neurologic intracranial patterns of progression (i.e., original lesions vs new lesions) in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to maximum tumor diameter (2 cm vs greater than 2 cm to 3 cm vs greater than 3 cm to 4 cm).

Patients undergo stereotactic radiosurgery at an assigned dose according to tumor diameter. Patients undergo MRI or CT scan at 3, 6, and 12 months after treatment or until disease progression.

All other therapies are allowed after stereotactic radiosurgery except external beam whole brain radiotherapy or resection of brain metastases, unless there is documented progression or unrelenting mass effect that necessitates craniotomy.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 36 patients will be accrued for this study within 7.2 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Australia
    • New South Wales
      • Westmead, New South Wales, Australia, 2145
        • Westmead Hospital
  • Peru
      • Lima, Peru, 34
        • Instituto De Enfermedades Neoplasicas
  • Puerto Rico
      • San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00936-7344
        • San Juan City Hospital
  • United States
    • Iowa
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
        • Iowa Methodist Medical Center
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50314
        • Mercy Medical Center
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50316-2301
        • Iowa Lutheran Hospital
    • Michigan
      • Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49007-3731
        • CCOP - Kalamazoo
    • Nebraska
      • Papillion, Nebraska, United States, 68128-4157
        • Alegent Health-Midlands Community Hospital
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
        • MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065
        • Ireland Cancer Center
    • Pennsylvania
      • Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033-0850
        • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
    • Wisconsin
      • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54307-3453
        • CCOP - St. Vincent Hospital Cancer Center, Green Bay
      • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Madison
      • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792-0001
        • University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed renal cell carcinoma, melanoma, or sarcoma with 1-3 newly diagnosed intraparenchymal brain metastases based on contrast-enhanced MRI (CT scan acceptable if patients have a medical contraindication to MRI)
  • No lesion greater than 4.0 cm in diameter and, if multiple lesions are present, no more than one greater than 3.0 cm in diameter
  • No limitation on the extent of extracranial metastatic disease
  • No metastases in the brain stem, midbrain, pons, or medulla
  • No leptomeningeal metastases documented by MRI or CSF evaluation
  • No metastases within 10 mm of optic nerve or chiasm
  • No history of multiple liver metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • At least 3 months

Hematopoietic:

  • Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count greater than 50,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin greater than 8 g/dL

Hepatic:

  • Not specified

Renal:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • No major medical illness
  • No psychoses
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • Prior chemotherapy allowed
  • Systemic chemotherapy may be continued at the discretion of investigator after completion of radiosurgery

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • No prior cranial radiotherapy
  • Prior or concurrent radiotherapy to noncranial sites allowed

Surgery:

  • No prior surgical resection for brain metastases
  • Prior stereotactic biopsy for diagnostic purposes allowed

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Minesh P. Mehta, MD, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 2, 1999

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimated)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 22, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 21, 2023

Last Verified

June 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000066255
  • E-6397

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