Phase 1 Trial for Tumor Treating Field for Drug/Radiation Resistant Brain Metastases

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients are diagnosed as brain metastases by Xiangya Hospital multidisciplinary team;
• age from 18 to 65 year-old;
• patients have been progressed from standard therapy (drug/radiation resistance)
• KPS more than 70 score;
• anticipated OS more than 3 months;
• signed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

• unable to take TTFields more than 18 hours each day;
• unable to follow-up till progression;
• the scalp wound is not well healed, the head skin condition is not good, the skull hasa large area defect, or other situations that are not suitable for wearing electrodes
• pregnant women;
• last drug within 4 weeks, last radiation within 3 months, take other trials;
• other heavy diseases like heavy infection;
• other condition: Such as breastfeeding, installation of cardiac pacemakers, brainstimulators, severe intracranial edema, increased intracranial pressure leading tomidline structures exceeding 5 mm, optic nerve head edema, disturbance ofconsciousness, etc., allergies to conductive coupling agents, gels, etc.
• blood and biochemical indicators in the following range: A. Liver function impairment:AST or ALT > 3 times the upper limit of normal; B. Total bilirubin> upper limit ofnormal value; C. Renal impairment: serum creatinine>1.7mg /dL (>150 mol/L); D.Coagulopathy: PT or APTT >1.5 times normal; E. Platelets counts < 100x10^9/L; F.Absolute neutrophils count < 1x10^9/L; G. Hemoglobin < 100g/L;
• other conditions physicians not suggest to take the trial