Fewer days of radiation may control brain tumors just as well

NCT ID NCT07167134

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This phase 3 trial compares two radiation schedules for people with 1 to 5 brain metastases from cancers like melanoma, kidney, or sarcoma. One group gets radiation on days 1, 3, and 5; the other on days 1, 2, and 3. The goal is to see if the shorter schedule controls tumor growth as well or better at 6 months, while reducing treatment burden.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

radiation therapy

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a more convenient and equally effective radiotherapy schedule for patients with hard-to-treat brain metastases.

What could go wrong

This is a phase 3 trial, but it only compares two radiation schedules; it does not test a new drug or cure. The benefit may be modest, and results may not apply to all brain metastasis types.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

brain cancer metastatic malignant neoplasm in the brain

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • ICANS

    Strasbourg, France

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