Testing a slower way to give whole brain radiation to protect thinking and memory
Official title: Optimizing Neurocognition With Whole Brain Radiation Therapy (WBRT) Using Upfront Pulsed Reduced Dose-Rate (PRDR) Technique
Status: Recruiting. It is looking for patients now. Talk to your care team about whether it fits you.
The trial team last updated this record on .
The short version
This trial is testing whether giving whole brain radiation in a slower, pulsed way is better for a person's thinking and memory.
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What the trial team says
Study patients will receive Whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) - pulsed reduced dose rate (PRDR) within 14 days of registration. All patients will receive single daily fractions using 3D conformal radiotherapy. A dose of 30 Gy in 10 fractions will be delivered using the PRDR technique.
Key facts
- Registry number
- NCT05045950
- Stage of testing
- Phase 2
- Conditions studied
- Brain Metastases
Where it is running
This trial lists 2 sites.
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Wisconsin
- Froedtert Hospital & the Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
- Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Milwaukee)
How to use this
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