Narrower radiation after brain tumor surgery aims to spare healthy tissue
NCT ID NCT07368283
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using a smaller radiation target area after glioblastoma surgery can control the tumor while causing fewer side effects. About 79 patients will receive limited-field radiotherapy plus standard chemotherapy. The main goals are to see how many patients are alive without tumor growth at 6 months and to measure serious brain damage from radiation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- limited-field radiotherapy plus temozolomide chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could reduce long-term brain side effects from radiation while still controlling the tumor.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with no control group, so results may not be definitive. The limited radiation field might also miss some cancer cells, increasing the risk of recurrence.
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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 79 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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: * Aged between 18 and 70 years. * Diagnosed with glioblastoma by surgical pathology, with the extent of resection achieving maximal safe resection. * Within 2 to 6 weeks after surgery * In good physical condition with a Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score ≥ 60. * Hematological, hepatic, and renal functions are essentially normal. * Signed informed consent, willing to undergo treatment and follow-up as stipulated in the study protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior history of cranial radiotherapy or other malignant tumors. * Severe dysfunction of vital organs (e.g., heart, liver, kidneys) that precludes tolerance to radiotherapy. * Active infection, immune system disorders, or other serious chronic diseases. * Pregnancy or lactation. * Psychiatric disorders or severe cognitive impairment that compromises the ability to cooperate with treatment and follow-up.
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