Brain tumor timing trial: does radiation before surgery work better?

NCT ID NCT05438212

Summary

This study compares two treatment schedules for patients with cancer that has spread to the brain. All patients receive surgery and a precise, high-dose radiation treatment called stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). The trial is testing whether giving the radiation treatment before surgery is more effective at preventing the tumor from coming back and reducing side effects than the standard approach of giving radiation after surgery. Researchers are measuring tumor control, survival, symptoms, and thinking skills in 237 participants.

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Locations

  • AMG Crystal Lake - Oncology

    Crystal Lake, Illinois, 60014, United States

  • AMG Libertyville - Oncology

    Libertyville, Illinois, 60048, United States

  • Advocate Christ Medical Center

    Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453-2699, United States

  • Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

    Downers Grove, Illinois, 60515, United States

  • Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

    Barrington, Illinois, 60010, United States

  • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

    Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068, United States

  • Advocate Outpatient Center - Aurora

    Aurora, Illinois, 60506, United States

  • Advocate South Suburban Hospital

    Hazel Crest, Illinois, 60429, United States

  • Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States

  • Aspirus Cancer Care - James Beck Cancer Center

    Rhinelander, Wisconsin, 54501, United States

  • Aspirus Cancer Care - Stevens Point

    Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 54481, United States

  • Aspirus Cancer Care - Wisconsin Rapids

    Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, 54494, United States

  • Aspirus Regional Cancer Center

    Wausau, Wisconsin, 54401, United States

  • Atrium Health Cabarrus/LCI-Concord

    Concord, North Carolina, 28025, United States

  • Aurora BayCare Medical Center

    Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54311, United States

  • Aurora Cancer Care-Grafton

    Grafton, Wisconsin, 53024, United States

  • Aurora Cancer Care-Kenosha South

    Kenosha, Wisconsin, 53142, United States

  • Aurora Cancer Care-Milwaukee

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53209, United States

  • Aurora Cancer Care-Milwaukee West

    Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

  • Aurora Cancer Care-Racine

    Racine, Wisconsin, 53406, United States

  • Aurora Cancer Care-Southern Lakes VLCC

    Burlington, Wisconsin, 53105, United States

  • Aurora Health Care Germantown Health Center

    Germantown, Wisconsin, 53022, United States

  • Aurora Medical Center in Summit

    Summit, Wisconsin, 53066, United States

  • Aurora Saint Luke's Medical Center

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215, United States

  • Aurora Sinai Medical Center

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233, United States

  • Aurora West Allis Medical Center

    West Allis, Wisconsin, 53227, United States

  • BJC Outpatient Center at Sunset Hills

    Sunset Hills, Missouri, 63127, United States

  • Banner University Medical Center - Tucson

    Tucson, Arizona, 85719, United States

  • Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute

    Great Falls, Montana, 59405, United States

  • Billings Clinic Cancer Center

    Billings, Montana, 59101, United States

  • CHU de Quebec-L'Hotel-Dieu de Quebec (HDQ)

    Québec, Quebec, G1R 2J6, Canada

  • CHUM - Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal

    Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4, Canada

  • CJW Medical Center - Johnston-Willis Campus

    Richmond, Virginia, 23235, United States

  • California Pacific Medical Center-Pacific Campus

    San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

  • Cancer Care Center of O'Fallon

    O'Fallon, Illinois, 62269, United States

  • Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois - Decatur

    Decatur, Illinois, 62526, United States

  • Capital Health Medical Center-Hopewell

    Pennington, New Jersey, 08534, United States

  • Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

    Roanoke, Virginia, 24033, United States

  • Carle Cancer Center

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States

  • Carle Physician Group-Effingham

    Effingham, Illinois, 62401, United States

  • Carle Physician Group-Mattoon/Charleston

    Mattoon, Illinois, 61938, United States

  • Carle at The Riverfront

    Danville, Illinois, 61832, United States

  • CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, North Carolina, 28054, United States

  • Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States

  • Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

  • Castle Medical Center

    Kailua, Hawaii, 96734, United States

  • Centralia Oncology Clinic

    Centralia, Illinois, 62801, United States

  • Coborn Cancer Center at Saint Cloud Hospital

    Saint Cloud, Minnesota, 56303, United States

  • Community Medical Center

    Toms River, New Jersey, 08755, United States

  • Cooper Hospital University Medical Center

    Camden, New Jersey, 08103, United States

  • Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital

    Troy, Michigan, 48085, United States

  • Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital

    Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073, United States

  • Covenant Medical Center-Lakeside

    Lubbock, Texas, 79410, United States

  • Crossroads Cancer Center

    Effingham, Illinois, 62401, United States

  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

  • Decatur Memorial Hospital

    Decatur, Illinois, 62526, United States

  • Delaware Health Center-Grady Cancer Center

    Delaware, Ohio, 43015, United States

  • Duluth Clinic Ashland

    Ashland, Wisconsin, 54806, United States

  • Edward Hospital/Cancer Center

    Naperville, Illinois, 60540, United States

  • Elmhurst Memorial Hospital

    Elmhurst, Illinois, 60126, United States

  • Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States

  • Emory University Hospital Midtown

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States

  • Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • Essentia Health - Deer River Clinic

    Deer River, Minnesota, 56636, United States

  • Essentia Health Cancer Center

    Duluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States

  • Essentia Health Hibbing Clinic

    Hibbing, Minnesota, 55746, United States

  • Essentia Health Saint Joseph's Medical Center

    Brainerd, Minnesota, 56401, United States

  • Essentia Health Saint Mary's Hospital - Superior

    Superior, Wisconsin, 54880, United States

  • Essentia Health Saint Mary's Medical Center

    Duluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States

  • Essentia Health Sandstone

    Sandstone, Minnesota, 55072, United States

  • Essentia Health Virginia Clinic

    Virginia, Minnesota, 55792, United States

  • Essentia Health-Hayward Clinic

    Hayward, Wisconsin, 54843, United States

  • Essentia Health-Spooner Clinic

    Spooner, Wisconsin, 54801, United States

  • Gibbs Cancer Center-Gaffney

    Gaffney, South Carolina, 29341, United States

  • Gibbs Cancer Center-Pelham

    Greer, South Carolina, 29651, United States

  • Good Samaritan University Hospital

    West Islip, New York, 11795, United States

  • Grady Health System

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States

  • Grady Memorial Hospital

    Delaware, Ohio, 43015, United States

  • Grant Medical Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43215, United States

  • Gunma University Hospital

    Gunma, Maebashi, 371-8511, Japan

  • Hawaii Cancer Care - Westridge

    ‘Aiea, Hawaii, 96701, United States

  • Hawaii Cancer Care Inc - Waterfront Plaza

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

  • Henrico Doctor's Hospital

    Richmond, Virginia, 23229, United States

  • Hokkaido University Hospital

    Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8648, Japan

  • Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

  • Indu and Raj Soin Medical Center

    Beavercreek, Ohio, 45431, United States

  • Inova Schar Cancer Institute

    Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States

  • Iowa Methodist Medical Center

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50309, United States

  • Jersey City Medical Center

    Jersey City, New Jersey, 07302, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente-Anaheim

    Anaheim, California, 92806, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente-Bellflower

    Bellflower, California, 90706, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente-Ontario

    Ontario, California, 91761, United States

  • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96826, United States

  • Kettering Medical Center

    Kettering, Ohio, 45429, United States

  • Kyoto University Hospital

    Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan

  • Lenox Hill Hospital

    New York, New York, 10075, United States

  • Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Mayo Clinic in Florida

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224-9980, United States

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

  • Memorial Medical Center

    Modesto, California, 95355, United States

  • Mercy Health - Perrysburg Hospital

    Perrysburg, Ohio, 43551, United States

  • Mercy Hospital Springfield

    Springfield, Missouri, 65804, United States

  • Miami Cancer Institute

    Miami, Florida, 33176, United States

  • Miller-Dwan Hospital

    Duluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States

  • Missouri Baptist Medical Center

    St Louis, Missouri, 63131, United States

  • Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital

    Sullivan, Missouri, 63080, United States

  • Moffitt Cancer Center

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

  • Moffitt Cancer Center - McKinley Campus

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

  • Moffitt Cancer Center at Wesley Chapel

    Wesley Chapel, Florida, 33544, United States

  • Moffitt Cancer Center-International Plaza

    Tampa, Florida, 33607, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

    The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center-Einstein Campus

    The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center-Weiler Hospital

    The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

  • Mount Sinai Chelsea

    New York, New York, 10011, United States

  • Mount Sinai Hospital

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • Mount Sinai West

    New York, New York, 10019, United States

  • NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Nagoya University Hospital

    Showa-Ku Nagoya, 466-0065, Japan

  • National Cancer Center Hospital

    Tokyo, 104 0045, Japan

  • New York-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

    Brooklyn, New York, 11215, United States

  • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

    Newark, New Jersey, 07112, United States

  • Northeast Radiation Oncology Center

    Dunmore, Pennsylvania, 18512, United States

  • Northern Westchester Hospital

    Mount Kisco, New York, 10549, United States

  • Northwest Wisconsin Cancer Center

    Ashland, Wisconsin, 54806, United States

  • Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville

    Warrenville, Illinois, 60555, United States

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Novant Health Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology - Wilmington

    Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States

  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • Pali Momi Medical Center

    ‘Aiea, Hawaii, 96701, United States

  • Parkland Health Center - Farmington

    Farmington, Missouri, 63640, United States

  • Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033-0850, United States

  • Piedmont Hospital

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States

  • Queen's Cancer Cenrer - POB I

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

  • Queen's Cancer Center - Kuakini

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817, United States

  • Queen's Medical Center

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

  • Renown Regional Medical Center

    Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States

  • Riverside Methodist Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43214, United States

  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States

  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States

  • SMC Center for Hematology Oncology Union

    Union, South Carolina, 29379, United States

  • Saint Barnabas Medical Center

    Livingston, New Jersey, 07039, United States

  • Saint Joseph Hospital - Orange

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85013, United States

  • Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64111, United States

  • Sainte Genevieve County Memorial Hospital

    Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, 63670, United States

  • Sanford Broadway Medical Center

    Fargo, North Dakota, 58122, United States

  • Sanford Cancer Center Oncology Clinic

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57104, United States

  • Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center

    Fargo, North Dakota, 58122, United States

  • Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117-5134, United States

  • Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

    Springfield, Illinois, 62702, United States

  • Spartanburg Medical Center

    Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States

  • Springfield Clinic

    Springfield, Illinois, 62702, United States

  • Springfield Memorial Hospital

    Springfield, Illinois, 62781, United States

  • Stanford Cancer Institute Palo Alto

    Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

  • State University of New York Upstate Medical University

    Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States

  • Stony Brook University Medical Center

    Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States

  • Straub Clinic and Hospital

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

  • Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital

    Auburn, California, 95602, United States

  • Sutter Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Services-Auburn

    Auburn, California, 95603, United States

  • Sutter Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Services-Roseville

    Roseville, California, 95661, United States

  • Sutter Medical Center Sacramento

    Sacramento, California, 95816, United States

  • Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation

    Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States

  • Sutter Roseville Medical Center

    Roseville, California, 95661, United States

  • Sutter Solano Medical Center/Cancer Center

    Vallejo, California, 94589, United States

  • Swedish Medical Center-Cherry Hill

    Seattle, Washington, 98122-5711, United States

  • The Cancer Center of Hawaii-Liliha

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817, United States

  • The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States

  • The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens

    Flushing, New York, 11355, United States

  • The Queen's Medical Center - West Oahu

    ‘Ewa Beach, Hawaii, 96706, United States

  • The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)

    Montreal, Quebec, H3H 2R9, Canada

  • The Valley Hospital - Luckow Pavilion

    Paramus, New Jersey, 07652, United States

  • ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center

    Appleton, Wisconsin, 54911, United States

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • UC Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross

    New Lenox, Illinois, 60451, United States

  • UC Irvine Health/Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • UCI Health - Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care

    Irvine, California, 92612, United States

  • UCSF Medical Center-Parnassus

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic

    Ankeny, Iowa, 50023, United States

  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Des Moines Clinic

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50309, United States

  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Laurel Clinic

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50314, United States

  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Waukee Clinic

    Waukee, Iowa, 50263, United States

  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - West Des Moines Clinic

    Clive, Iowa, 50325, United States

  • UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center/Tate Cancer Center

    Glen Burnie, Maryland, 21061, United States

  • UM Capital Region Medical Center

    Largo, Maryland, 20774, United States

  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Gables

    Coral Gables, Florida, 33146, United States

  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach

    Deerfield Beach, Florida, 33442, United States

  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Doral

    Doral, Florida, 33166, United States

  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Plantation

    Plantation, Florida, 33324, United States

  • UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center

    Bel Air, Maryland, 21014, United States

  • UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • UPMC-Shadyside Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

  • UW Cancer Center at ProHealth Care

    Waukesha, Wisconsin, 53188, United States

  • University of Arizona Cancer Center-North Campus

    Tucson, Arizona, 85719, United States

  • University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

  • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Hawaii Cancer Center

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

  • University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

  • University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

  • University of Rochester

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - Eastpark Medical Center

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53718, United States

  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - Johnson Creek

    Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, 53038, United States

  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

  • VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

  • Valley Health System Ridgewood Campus

    Ridgewood, New Jersey, 07450, United States

  • Valley Health System-Hematology/Oncology

    Westwood, New Jersey, 07675, United States

  • Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Oshkosh

    Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 54904, United States

  • Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic-Sheboygan

    Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 53081, United States

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

  • Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center

    Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334, United States

  • Wilcox Memorial Hospital and Kauai Medical Clinic

    Lihue, Hawaii, 96766, United States

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