Brain cancer breakthrough? GammaTile trial aims to boost survival
NCT ID NCT07195591
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests whether adding a special radiation tile (GammaTile) during brain surgery improves survival for people with newly diagnosed glioblastoma, a fast-growing brain cancer. About 766 participants will be randomly assigned to standard treatment (surgery, radiation, and chemo) or standard treatment plus GammaTile. The study is currently recruiting and will compare overall survival between the two groups.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- GammaTile (radiation-emitting tiles placed during surgery), external beam radiation, and temozolomide chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more effective way to control glioblastoma by delivering radiation directly to the tumor site during surgery, potentially extending survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage Phase 3 trial, and results may not confirm a benefit. Adding GammaTile could increase side effects like brain swelling or infection, and the treatment still requires ongoing chemotherapy.
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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 766 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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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.
Major Criteria Includes the Following: Inclusion Criteria * Patients must be ≥18 years of age. * Have radiographic suspicion of newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM). o If final pathology reports IDH mutant glioma, then the patients found to have an IDH mutation will be followed for safety and QoL measures but will not be included in the primary and secondary comparative survival and efficacy analyses. * Are medically and surgically appropriate for resection. * Have an estimated Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) score of ≥70. * Are able to receive standard of care treatment. Exclusion Criteria * A previous biopsy diagnosis other than IDH wild-type GBM. * Have contraindications to TMZ, magnetic resonance imaging, gadolinium, or non-contrast computed tomography. * Have multi-focal enhancing tumors that cannot be encompassed in one operative field.
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
9 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Allegheny Health Network
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States
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Brown University Health
RECRUITINGProvidence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
RECRUITINGLebanon, New Hampshire, 03766, United States
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East Carolina University
RECRUITINGGreenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States
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Emory Winship Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center
RECRUITINGScottsdale, Arizona, 85251, United States
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Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Hackensack
RECRUITINGNeptune City, New Jersey, 07753, United States
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Johns Hopkins University
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Westchester Medical Center
RECRUITINGValhalla, New York, 10595, United States
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