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BEAT-Breast: A Pilot Non-randomised Single Arm Phase 2 Trial of DE-iPTV in Patients With Primary Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases Who Are Not Suitable for Stereotactic Radiotherapy.

Launched by IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON · Sep 23, 2024

Trial Information

Current as of October 03, 2024

Not yet recruiting

Keywords

Radiotherapy Brain Metastases Metastatic Breast Cancer

Description

Brain metastases from breast cancer are a common, and devastating, complication with survival times of 3 - 5 months from diagnosis. The main treatment approaches to brain metastases are surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), and whole brain radiotherapy. However, we know that most patients with brain metastases receive either whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) or no treatment, with relatively low rates of surgery and SRS. Since the commonest treatment in those who do have treatment is WBRT, we have developed an approach to improve that we think may be more effective than WBRT. We want to e...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • 1. Written (signed and dated) informed consent and be capable of co-operating with treatment and follow-up
  • 2. Adult (aged 16+) patients, resident in the United Kingdom.
  • 3. Histologically confirmed primary breast cancer with brain metastases on MRI imaging
  • 4. The treating oncologist considers whole-brain radiotherapy to be the most suitable treatment outside of the trial.
  • 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance status 0, 1 or 2
  • 6. Able to respond to question about their quality of life, symptoms, and side effects remotely (via telephone assessments
  • 7. Life expectancy from extra-cranial disease \>3 months
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • 1. Leptomeningeal disease
  • 2. "Miliary" pattern of metastases: patients with over 15 metastases are excluded (clinician-based assessment)
  • 3. Cystic metastases
  • 4. Previous whole or partial brain radiotherapy (previous surgery or SRS is acceptable)
  • 5. Plan for hippocampal-sparing whole brain radiotherapy.
  • 6. Unable to give informed consent.
  • 7. Prognosis less than 3 months
  • 8. Pregnant or nursing women
  • 9. Unable to complete a brain MRI and/or known allergy to gadolinium.

About Sponsor

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

London, , United Kingdom

People applied

Timeline

First submit

Trial launched

Trial updated

Estimated completion

Not reported

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