Tailored radiation blasts brain tumors where They're most likely to return
NCT ID NCT03477513
First seen Jul 08, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a personalized approach to radiation therapy for people with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. After surgery, each participant receives a radiation plan that delivers a higher dose to the areas where the tumor is most likely to come back. The goal is to see if this tailored treatment can delay cancer progression and improve survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Personalized radiation therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a more effective way to target glioblastoma, potentially extending the time before the cancer returns.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so results may not apply to all patients. The higher radiation dose could also increase side effects.
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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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23 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2018
- Finished
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May 2026
- 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: * Patients with biopsy-proven WHO Grade IV glioblastoma, after gross-total or near-total resection, who are undergoing definitive chemoradiation as part of their treatment regimen * Age 18 or older * Ability to give signed informed consent * Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) at least 70 Exclusion Criteria: * Placement of Gliadel wafers * Participation in another investigational trial * Active treatment of another malignancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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