Proton Craniospinal Irradiation With Bone Sparing to Decrease Growth Decrement From Radiation
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- STATUS
- Recruiting
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- End date
- Mar 31, 2025
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- participants needed
- 20
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- sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Summary
This research study is studying proton radiation as a possible treatment for brain tumor that requires radiation.
The radiation involved in this study is:
-Proton Radiation
Description
This research study is a Pilot Study to determine whether using proton therapy in participants that require craniospinal radiation (whole brain and spinal cord radiation therapy) with sparing of the bony spine will work. This is the first time investigators are examining bone sparing proton therapy in pediatric craniospinal radiation.
The FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has not approved proton radiation for this specific disease but it has been approved for other uses.
In this research study, the investigators are studying proton radiation in participants that require craniospinal radiation. The standard of care for this procedure is photon radiation, which is very similar to proton radiation. The investigators believe that the precision of proton radiation may help to reduce the negative effects radiation has on the surrounding non-cancerous growing and developing tissue
Details
| Condition | Malignant neoplasm of brain, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor, Brain Tumor (Pediatric), Brain Tumor (Pediatric), Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor, brain tumors |
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| Treatment | Proton beam |
| Clinical Study Identifier | NCT03281889 |
| Sponsor | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Last Modified on | 27 January 2021 |
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