Two kinds of brain radiation compared for lung cancer that spread to the brain
Official title: SRS/SRT/Hypo-RT Versus HA-WBRT for No More Than 10 Brain Metastases in SCLC
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 compares a focused kind of brain radiation with whole-brain radiation: Radiation given to the whole brain, rather than aimed at one spot. It is used when there are too many tumors to aim at one at a time. See the glossary that tries to protect memory.
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What the trial team says
This phase III trial compares the effect of stereotactic radiosurgery and whole brain radiation therapy that avoids the hippocampus (the memory zone of the brain) for the treatment of small cell lung cancer that has spread to the brain.
Key facts
- Registry number
- NCT06457906
- Stage of testing
- Phase 3
- Conditions studied
- Small-cell Lung Cancer, Brain Metastases, SRS, Stereotactic Radiotherapy, Whole Brain Radiotherpay, Hippocampal-avoidance
Where it is running
This trial lists 1 site.
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Beijing Municipality
- Nan Bi (Beijing)
How to use this
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