NCT04690348

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if Cs-131 brachytherapy is effective in people with recurrent brain cancer who are scheduled to have brain surgery for removal of their tumor(s). The researchers would like to see whether Cs-131 prevents brain tumors from growing back after surgery.The researchers will compare Cs-131 brachytherapy (which occurs during brain surgery) with the usual approach of brain surgery without brachytherapy. The researchers will compare both the effectiveness and safety of the two approaches.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
103

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_2

Timeline
7mo left

Started Dec 2020

Longer than P75 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

6 active sites

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress90%
Dec 2020Dec 2026

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 24, 2020

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 28, 2020

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 30, 2020

Completed
5.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2026

Expected
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2026

Last Updated

January 13, 2026

Status Verified

January 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

5.9 years

First QC Date

December 28, 2020

Last Update Submit

January 12, 2026

Conditions

Keywords

Cs-131 BrachytherapyBrain Metastasis20-542

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • freedom from local progression

    With a contrast enhanced brain MRI scan. Treatment response will be determined based on the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology Brain Metastases (RANO-BM) criteria.

    9 months following surgery

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • wound complications

    3 months

Study Arms (2)

Resection without brachytherapy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients will undergo craniotomy.

Procedure: Craniotomy

Resection plus brachytherapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients will undergo craniotomy and patients in the treatment arm will undergo implantation of Cesium 131 brachytherapy in coordination with the radiation oncologist.

Procedure: CraniotomyRadiation: Cesium-131 brachytherapy

Interventions

CraniotomyPROCEDURE

Craniotomy

Resection plus brachytherapyResection without brachytherapy

Intracavitary Cesium-131 brachytherapy

Resection plus brachytherapy

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Adult patients ≥ 18 years of age who are capable of giving consent
  • Undergoing elective craniotomy for resection of a previously-irradiated brain metastasis with suspicion for viable disease at the time of consent, and anticipated achievement of gross-total or near-total (\>/=95%) resection
  • Karnofsky Performance Status score (KPS) of ≥70
  • Ability to undergo brain MRI with gadolinium

You may not qualify if:

  • Unable to tolerate MRI or CT imaging
  • Pregnancy (patients must have a negative pregnancy test within 30 days of the operation)
  • Women must agree to not breastfeed for at least 12 weeks after the procedure (lactating and discarding in that interval allowable)
  • Diagnosis of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis or \>5 additional active or untreated CNS lesions for a total of \>6 active lesions
  • Prior irradiation (EQD2) in excess of 100 Gy to site of implant, using an α/β of 2
  • Apposition of tumor margin to brainstem or optic apparatus
  • Previous infection within the operative field, current active systemic infection requiring systemic therapy, or immunodeficiency
  • Urgent surgery required prior to availability of brachytherapy
  • Patients will be excluded if intraoperative pathology is not consistent with \>/=5% viable metastatic disease.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (6)

Baptist Health South Florida

Miami, Florida, 33143, United States

RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Consent Only)

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent Only)

Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent Only)

Commack, New York, 11725, United States

RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065, United States

RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)

Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

RECRUITING

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Brain Neoplasms

Interventions

Craniotomy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Central Nervous System NeoplasmsNervous System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurosurgical ProceduresSurgical Procedures, Operative

Study Officials

  • Nelson Moss, MD

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Nelson Moss, MD

CONTACT

Brandon Imber, MD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Masking Details
Patient will be blinded to their treatment until postoperatively.
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: Prospective randomized phase II multicenter trial.
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 28, 2020

First Posted

December 30, 2020

Study Start

December 24, 2020

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2026

Last Updated

January 13, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center supports the international committee of medical journal editors (ICMJE) and the ethical obligation of responsible sharing of data from clinical trials. The protocol summary, a statistical summary, and informed consent form will be made available on clinicaltrials.gov when required as a condition of Federal awards, other agreements supporting the research and/or as otherwise required. Requests for deidentified individual participant data can be made beginning 12 months after publication and for up to 36 months post publication. Deidentified individual participant data reported in the manuscript will be shared under the terms of a Data Use Agreement and may only be used for approved proposals. Requests may be made to: crdatashare@mskcc.org.

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