Portable device zaps brain tumors in major trial
NCT ID NCT02831959
Summary
This study tested whether adding a portable, battery-powered device that creates low-intensity electric fields could help control brain tumors that have spread from lung cancer. After receiving targeted radiation to their brain tumors, 298 patients were randomly assigned to either use the experimental device continuously or receive standard supportive care alone. The main goal was to see if the device could delay the tumors from growing back in the brain and help preserve patients' thinking abilities.
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Locations
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(CHUS) Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Service de Neurochirurgie
Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada
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A.O.S.G. Moscati Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale e di Alta Specialità
Avellino, 83100, Italy
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A.O.U Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
Torino, 10126, Italy
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Abbott Northwestern Hospital - Givens Brain Tumor Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States
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Adult Oncology Research
Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
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Aurora Research Institute
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215-5221, United States
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Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Lecco
Lecco, Italy
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BRCR Medical Center INC
Plantation, Florida, 33324, United States
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Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center - McKee Medical Center
Loveland, Colorado, 805838, United States
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Banner North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC) - Oncology - Greeley
Greeley, Colorado, 80631, United States
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Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
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Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix, Arizona, 85013-4407, United States
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
Waco, Texas, 76712-8897, United States
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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CDH-Delnor Health System
Warrenville, Illinois, 60555, United States
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Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Beijing, Chaoyang, 100023, China
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Cancercare Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada
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Catalan Institute of Oncology
Barcelona, Spain
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Center for Neuro-oncology, Neurosurgery Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia
Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne
Saint-Etienne, 42055, France
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Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM)
Montreal, Quebec, H2L 4M1, Canada
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Clairval Hospital Center
Marseille, 13009, France
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain
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Dignity Health - Mercy Cancer Centers
Sacramento, California, 95816, United States
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Dr. Senckenbergisches Institut for Neurooncology,
Frankfurt am Main, 60528, Germany
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Dr. Senckenbergisches Institut für Neuroonkologie, Zentrum der Neurologie und Neurochirurgie
Frankfurt am Main, 60528, Germany
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Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, University of Missouri Healthcare
Columbia, Missouri, 65212, United States
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Erlanger Baroness Hospital
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403, United States
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First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710063, China
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, Xuhui District, China
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Gamma Knife Center Warsaw
Warsaw, 03-242, Poland
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Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States
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General Hospital Gavazzeni
Bergamo, 24125, Italy
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Geza Hetenyi Hospital-Clinic of Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok County
Szolnok, 5000, Hungary
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Grandview Medical Center - Cancer Center
Birmingham, Alabama, 35243-3326, United States
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Hadassah Medical Organization
Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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Heidelberg University Clinic for Radiooncology and Radiation Therapy
Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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Hopital Pitié-Salpétriere
Paris, 75013, France
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Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro Edificio CIOCC
Madrid, 28050, Spain
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Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Hubei Cancer Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Infirmary Cancer Care
Mobile, Alabama, 36607, United States
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Jewish General Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada
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John Nasseff Neuroscience Institute ANW Brain Tumor Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States
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Kaiser Permanente - Sacramento
Sacramento, California, 95825, United States
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Kaiser Permanente Redwood City
Redwood City, California, 94063, United States
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Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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Klinik für Radioonkologie und Strahlentherapie der Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Charité Virchow-Klinikum
Berlin, 13353, Germany
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Le CIUSSS de I'Est-de-L'ile de Montreal - Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosemont
Montreal, Quebec, H1T-2M4, Canada
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Liaoning Cancer Hospital
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042, China
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MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
Camden, New Jersey, 08103, United States
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MS Clinsearch Sp. z.o.o.
Lublin, 20-064, Poland
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Marek Harat Private Practice, Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology
Bydgoszcz, 85357, Poland
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Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology
Gliwice, 44-101, Poland
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Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Mayo Clinic Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina- Hollings Cancer Center
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425-8900, United States
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Medizinische Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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Memorial Health University Medical Center
Savannah, Georgia, 31404-6220, United States
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MemorialCare Cancer Institute
Long Beach, California, 90806, United States
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Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida, 33176, United States
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Mischer Neuroscience Associates - Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas, 77030-1536, United States
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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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National Koranyi Institute of Tb and Pulmonology
Budapest, 1122, Hungary
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Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital
Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225007, China
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Ochsner Health System
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States
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Oncology Research | Mercy Research
St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
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Onkologiai Osztaly, Balassa Janos Korhaz
Szekszárd, Hungary
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Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, China
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Piedmont Brain Tumor Center
Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States
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Prisma Health - Upstate
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Jinan, Shandong, China
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Qingdao Central Hospital
Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Rabin Medical Center
Petah Tikva, 4941492, Israel
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Radiochirugia Zagreb
Sveta Nedelja, 10431, Croatia
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Radioterapia Oncologica AOU Careggi
Florence, 50134, Italy
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Rambam Medical Center
Haifa, 3109601, Israel
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Renown Regional Medical Center
Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States
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Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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Shandong Cancer Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, China
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Sharp HealthCare
San Diego, California, 92123, United States
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Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, Israel
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Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel
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St. Mary's Medical Center - Grand Junction
Grand Junction, Colorado, 81501, United States
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Szpital Kliniczny Przemienienia Pańskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu
Poznan, Poland
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Taizhou Hospital, Zhejiang Province
Zhejiang, Zhejiang, China
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Texas Oncology
McKinney, Texas, 75701, United States
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Texas Oncology
Plano, Texas, 75093, United States
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The Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at St. Joseph Hospital of Orange
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
Xiamen, China
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The First Hospital of China Medical University
Shenyang, China
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The First Hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, China
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The IRCCS Carlo Besta Neurological Institute Foundation
Milan, 20133, Italy
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The Second Affiliated Hospital Of Xingtai Medical College
Hebei, China
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The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital
Shenzhen, China
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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300060, China
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Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States
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UF Health Cancer Center
Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
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UF Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States
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UMHAT Sv. Ivan Rilski EAD, Department of Medical Oncology
Sofia, 1431, Bulgaria
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UNC - Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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University Clinical Center
Gdansk, Poland
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University Hospital Lille
Lille, 59037, France
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University Hospital of Messina AOU Policlinico "G. Martino"
Messina, 98125, Italy
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University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment Sofiamed, Department of Medical Oncology
Sofia, 1797, Bulgaria
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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University of California
San Francisco, California, 94117, United States
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University of Kansas Cancer Center and Medical Pavilion
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Kentucky HealthCare
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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University of Louisville-James Graham Brown Cancer Center
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202-5700, United States
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University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC) - Fairview - Masonic Cancer Clinic
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455-0341, United States
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University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
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University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Klinik für Innere Medizin IV, Hämatologie / Onkologie
Halle, 06120, Germany
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Vidant Medical Center
Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States
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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (WFUBMC) - Comprehensive Cancer Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157-0001, United States
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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
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West Cancer Center
Germantown, Tennessee, 38138, United States
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Willis-Knighton Cancer Center
Shreveport, Louisiana, 71103, United States
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Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University
Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Zigong Fourth People's Hospital
Zigong, Sichuan, China
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