Fewer radiation sessions could ease brain tumor treatment burden
NCT ID NCT07492836
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests a new radiation schedule for glioblastoma, a serious brain cancer. Instead of standard daily treatments over many weeks, patients receive a higher dose each day for fewer total sessions, combined with the chemotherapy drug temozolomide. The study aims to see if this approach is safe and practical in 10 patients aged 18 to 70.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Hypofractionated radiation therapy and temozolomide chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more convenient treatment option for glioblastoma that reduces the number of hospital visits while maintaining effectiveness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The higher daily radiation dose could increase side effects like brain swelling or tissue damage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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 to 70 years
- 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: * Initial histological diagnosis of glioblastoma * Age \> 18 and \< 70 years; * Karnofsky Performance Status \> 70%; * Patient consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients submitted to any type of previous radiotherapy in the cranial region; * Multicentric tumors; * Contraindication to chemotherapy with temozolomide; * Contraindications for performing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), such as the use of implants or metallic prostheses; * Pregnant women or women of childbearing age who refuse to undergo the beta-HCG test before treatment and contraception during the intervention.
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