New MRI-Guided radiation trial aims to outsmart aggressive brain tumors

NCT ID NCT07457307

First seen Mar 20, 2026 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 17 times

Summary

This early-stage trial tests whether using a special MRI-guided radiation machine (MR-Linac) can safely deliver higher, more targeted radiation doses to aggressive brain tumors (high-grade glioma). Twenty newly diagnosed patients will receive radiation twice a week for three weeks along with daily temozolomide chemotherapy. The main goal is to check for severe side effects, not yet to prove the treatment works better.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • NYU Langone Health

    New York, New York, 10016, United States

What this could mean

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

Active substance

Temozolomide (chemotherapy) and MR-Linac guided radiation therapy

What this could lead to

If successful, this could point toward a more precise, safer way to deliver higher doses of radiation for glioblastoma, potentially improving tumor control.

What could go wrong

This is a very early Phase 1 safety study with only 20 participants. It is not designed to prove effectiveness, and the approach may not improve survival or could cause unexpected side effects.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

glioma malignant glioma

As listed by the trial registrant

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