New brain radiation combo aims to fight tumors and save memory
NCT ID NCT07481786
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests two ways to treat lung cancer that has spread to the brain. One group gets targeted radiation to each tumor plus a drug (bevacizumab) that starves tumors of blood. The other group gets whole-brain radiation that tries to avoid the memory centers. The study will see which approach better controls brain tumors and protects thinking skills. About 220 adults with lung adenocarcinoma and multiple brain metastases are being recruited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bevacizumab (a drug that blocks blood vessel growth to tumors)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more targeted brain radiation approach that better controls tumors while preserving memory and thinking skills.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage Phase 3 trial, so results are not yet known. The experimental group adds a drug (bevacizumab) that carries risks like bleeding or high blood pressure, and the benefit over standard whole-brain radiation is unproven.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 220 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years * Pathologically confirmed non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (adenocarcinoma) * Extensive brain metastases meeting any of the following: 1-2 metastases with at least one ≥3 cm in diameter; or 3-10 metastases with at least one ≥2 cm; or 11-20 metastases * Stable extracranial disease * ECOG performance status 0-2 * Adequate bone marrow, hepatic, and renal function * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to bevacizumab (uncontrolled hypertension, history of bleeding/thromboembolism, recent surgery, etc.) * Leptomeningeal metastasis * Prior brain radiotherapy or surgical resection of brain metastases * Significant mass effect requiring urgent neurosurgical intervention * Severe cardiovascular, vascular, or gastrointestinal disease within 6 months * Proteinuria ≥3+ or 24-hour urine protein \>1 g * Other active malignancies (except curable non-melanoma skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ) * Inability to comply with neurocognitive testing * Pregnancy or breastfeeding
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun yat-sen University Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400016, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510405, China
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