Intracavitary Carrier-embedded Cs131 Brachytherapy for Recurrent Brain Metastases: a Randomized Phase II Study

NCT ID: NCT04690348

Last Updated: 2026-01-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

103 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-12-24

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Recurrent Brain Metastases

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Prospective randomized phase II multicenter trial.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
Patient will be blinded to their treatment until postoperatively.

Study Groups

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Resection without brachytherapy

Patients will undergo craniotomy.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Craniotomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Craniotomy

Resection plus brachytherapy

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Craniotomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Craniotomy

Cesium-131 brachytherapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Intracavitary Cesium-131 brachytherapy

Interventions

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Craniotomy

Craniotomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Cesium-131 brachytherapy

Intracavitary Cesium-131 brachytherapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 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

Exclusion Criteria

* 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

Intraoperative Exclusion Criterion:

* Patients will be excluded if intraoperative pathology is not consistent with \>/=5% viable metastatic disease.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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GT Medical Technologies, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Nelson Moss, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Locations

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Baptist Health South Florida

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Consent Only)

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent Only)

Middletown, New Jersey, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent Only)

Commack, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)

Uniondale, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Nelson Moss, MD

Role: CONTACT

212-639-7075

Brandon Imber, MD

Role: CONTACT

631-212-6346

Facility Contacts

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Matthew Hall, MD

Role: primary

786-596-2000

Nelson Moss, MD

Role: primary

212-639-7075

Nelson Moss, MD

Role: primary

212-639-7075

Nelson Moss, MD

Role: primary

212-639-7075

Nelson Moss, MD

Role: primary

212-639-7075

Brandon Imber, MD

Role: backup

631-212-6346

Nelson Moss, MD

Role: primary

212-639-7075

Related Links

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http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/44.cfm

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other Identifiers

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20-542

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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