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Metastatic Lung Small Cell CarcinomaPhase 2NCT04516070

Stereotactic Radiosurgery for the Treatment of Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer Brain Metastasis

A Phase 2 study testing Questionnaire Administration and Stereotactic Radiosurgery in people with Metastatic Lung Small Cell Carcinoma and Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

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Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

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Trial summary

This phase II trial investigates how stereotactic radiosurgery affects brain functions while treating patients with small cell lung cancer that has spread to the brain (brain metastasis). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Questionnaire Administration and Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
55 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
28 Aug 2020to 31 Dec 2026
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) =< 3
  • All patients must have histologic evidence suggesting small cell lung cancer. Histologic confirmation may be from the primary tumor site, or from another metastatic site (systemic lymph node, etc.). Cytology-alone is not an acceptable method of diagnosis.
  • Patient has 10 or less brain metastases on contrast-enhanced brain MRI scan obtained no greater than 6 weeks prior to study registration. Biopsy of brain metastasis is not required. A patient may be enrolled with zero brain metastasis assuming that the SRS is to be directed at the post-operative surgical cavity of a resected metastasis.
  • Patients must be eligible to have all lesions treated with stereotactic radiosurgery as determined by the study radiation oncologist
  • Patients must sign informed consent indicating that they are aware of the investigational nature of this study in keeping with the policies of the hospital
  • Patients should have normal coagulation [International Normalized Ratio (INR) < 1.3]. within 28 days of enrollment.
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  • Patient's primary language is English
  • No prior radiation therapy to the brain, including WBRT, PCI, or SRS
  • Performance Status Assessment
  • Standard ECOG performance status assessment will be used and determined by the treating physician

Who cannot join

  • Patients are excluded if they have a history of metastatic cancer in addition to small cell malignancy or a history of uncontrolled non-metastatic cancer. Patients with localized squamous cell carcinoma and/or basal cell carcinoma are not excluded
  • Patients are excluded if there is radiographic evidence of leptomeningeal disease
  • Patients are excluded if there are malignant cells identified in the CSF on cytologic examination
  • Patients are not excluded for circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (ctDNA) found in the CSF
  • Female patients of childbearing age are excluded if they are pregnant as determined with a urine or serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) no greater than 14 days prior to study registration, or breast-feeding
  • Patients are excluded if they are unable to obtain an MRI scan for any other reason, including gadolinium allergy
  • Patients are excluded with medical history of a psychiatric or neurologic illness, or other comorbidities believed to affect cognitive function. Subjects with neurocognitive deficit related to brain metastasis are an exception to this criterion and may qualify for the study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

Official title: Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) as Definitive Management for a Limited Number of Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Brain Metastasis

This phase II trial investigates how stereotactic radiosurgery affects brain functions while treating patients with small cell lung cancer that has spread to the brain (brain metastasis). Standard of care treatment consists of whole brain radiation therapy, which targets the entire brain, and may result in side effects affecting the nervous system. Stereotactic radiosurgery only targets areas of the brain that are suspected to be affected by the disease. The purpose of this trial is to learn if and how patients' brain functions are affected by the use of stereotactic radiosurgery rather than whole brain radiation therapy in managing brain metastasis caused by small cell lung cancer. Stereotactic radiosurgery may help patients avoid nervous system side effects caused by whole brain radiation therapy.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

  1. To estimate the cognitive decline rate at 3 months.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To examine cognitive decline rate on each individual cognitive test at each time point.

II. To examine cognitive decline rates using reliable change index methodology. III. To report the overall survival of patients (death due to any cause) of patients receiving stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) brain metastasis.

IV. To report rates of local tumor control (of the treated lesions) in the brain post-treatment, as dictated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) surveillance schedule above.

  1. To report distant tumor control in the brain (of non-treated lesions) post-treatment, as dictated by MRI surveillance schedule above.

VI. To report time elapsed from SRS to whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT). VII. To report rate of intracranial toxicity of SRS in the setting of prior WBRT.

VIII. To report rates of intracranial toxicity of concurrent atezolizumab with SRS.

IX. To determine rates of systemic and intracranial disease control (time to progression) in those who are treated concurrently with atezolizumab and SRS.

  1. To determine the rates of SCLC-specific survival. XI. To assess the pre-treatment factors and baseline characteristics in the predictive determination of local control, intracranial control, systemic control, and neurocognitive outcomes.

XII. To assess the correlation between number of lesions and total volume of intracranial disease and neurocognitive outcome.

XIII. To document post-treatment intracranial toxicity profile in patients after SRS.

CORRELATIVE OBJECTIVE:

  1. Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo SRS in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients whose disease progresses may be treated with additional courses of SRS per physician discretion.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 16, 20, 24, 30, and 36 months after SRS.

Being tested
Questionnaire Administration, Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Medical subject headings
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, Brain Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Questionnaire AdministrationOther

    Ancillary studies

  • Stereotactic RadiosurgeryRadiation

    Also called Stereotactic External Beam Irradiation, stereotactic external-beam radiation therapy, Stereotactic Radiation Therapy, Stereotactic Radiotherapy

    Undergo SRS

Study groups in NCT04516070
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (SRS)ExperimentalPatients undergo SRS in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients whose disease progresses may be treated with additional courses of SRS per physician discretion.
Receives: Other: Questionnaire Administration; Radiation: Stereotactic Radiosurgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Cognitive decline

    Will be defined as a decline of >= 1 standard deviation from baseline on at least 1 of the 5 cognitive tests. Will be estimated along with the 95% confidence interval. For patients with or without prior radiation therapy to the central nervous system, the cognitive decline rate will also be estimated respectively. Fisher exact test will be used to compare the neurocognitive decline rate at 3 month post-SRS in subgroups (e.g. prior therapy difference).

    Measured: At 3 months post-stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)

  2. Incidence of adverse events

    All toxicities will be assessed with National Cancer Institute predefined Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.

    Measured: Up to 36 months

Secondary outcomes (13)
  1. Cognitive decline

    Will use descriptive statistics and boxplots to summarize and illustrate the neurocognitive function score at each assessment time.

    Measured: Up to 36 months

  2. Change in neurocognitive score

    Will summarize and illustrate the change from baseline in neurocognitive score. Will also model the cognitive data with mixed effects regression including baseline neurocognitive scores, time, and number of lesions, extra-cranial disease, and a patient specific random effect.

    Measured: Baseline, up to 36 months

  3. Overall survival

    Will be estimated using the product-limit estimator of Kaplan and Meier, and log-rank test will be used for comparison of neurocognitive decline rate in subgroups (e.g. prior radiation treatment status). Cox proportional hazards regression will be used to model time to event survival as a function of age, performance status, extra-cranial disease, and other factors.

    Measured: Time from SRS until death or last follow-up, assessed up to 36 months

  4. Small cell lung cancer (SCLC)-specific survival

    Will be estimated using the product-limit estimator of Kaplan and Meier, and log-rank test will be used for comparison of neurocognitive decline rate in subgroups (e.g. prior radiation treatment status). Cox proportional hazards regression will be used to model time to event survival as a function of age, performance status, extra-cranial disease, and other factors.

    Measured: Time from SRS till SCLC-related death or last follow-up, assessed up to 36 months

  5. Time to neurocognitive decline

    Will be estimated using the product-limit estimator of Kaplan and Meier, and log-rank test will be used for comparison of neurocognitive decline rate in subgroups (e.g. prior radiation treatment status). Cox proportional hazards regression will be used to model time to event survival as a function of age, performance status, extra-cranial disease, and other factors.

    Measured: Time from date of SRS till the cognitive decline, assessed up to 36 months

  6. Time duration from SRS to whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT)

    Will be estimated using the product-limit estimator of Kaplan and Meier, and log-rank test will be used for comparison of neurocognitive decline rate in subgroups (e.g. prior radiation treatment status). Cox proportional hazards regression will be used to model time to event survival as a function of age, performance status, extra-cranial disease, and other factors.

    Measured: Time from SRS to the start of WBRT treatment, assessed up to 36 months

  7. Local tumor control rates

    Will be estimated along with 95% confidence intervals. The association between the control rate and patient characteristics including pre-treatment factors (e.g. number of lesions) will be evaluated using Wilcoxon rank sum test or Fisher exact test. Logistic regression will be used to assess different patient clinical factor effect on the control rate.

    Measured: Up to 36 months

  8. Distant tumor control rate

    Will be estimated along with 95% confidence intervals. The association between the control rate and patient characteristics including pre-treatment factors (e.g. number of lesions) will be evaluated using Wilcoxon rank sum test or Fisher exact test. Logistic regression will be used to assess different patient clinical factor effect on the control rate.

    Measured: Up to 36 months

  9. Rate of systemic and intracranial disease control rate

    Will be estimated along with 95% confidence intervals. The association between the control rate and patient characteristics including pre-treatment factors (e.g. number of lesions) will be evaluated using Wilcoxon rank sum test or Fisher exact test. Logistic regression will be used to assess different patient clinical factor effect on the control rate.

    Measured: Up to 36 months

  10. Response to SRS therapy

    Will be determined by the radiology report. Will be estimated along with 95% confidence intervals. The association between the control rate and patient characteristics including pre-treatment factors (e.g. number of lesions) will be evaluated using Wilcoxon rank sum test or Fisher exact test. Logistic regression will be used to assess different patient clinical factor effect on the control rate.

    Measured: Up to 36 months

  11. Post-treatment intracranial toxicity profile

    Will be summarized and documented.

    Measured: Up to 36 months

  12. Rate of intracranial toxicity of SRS in the setting of prior WBRT

    Will be summarized according to intensity and treatment relationship, and categorized by System Organ Class.

    Measured: Up to 36 months

  13. Rate of intracranial toxicity concurrent atezolizumab with SRS

    Will be summarized according to intensity and treatment relationship, and categorized by System Organ Class.

    Measured: Up to 36 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Aug 2020
  2. Study start28 Aug 2020
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
55 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04516070
Sponsor's protocol ID
2019-0900
Other IDs
NCI-2020-05720, 2019-0900
Status last verified
Sep 2026
First submitted
13 Aug 2020
Last updated
14 Sep 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Questionnaire Administration and Stereotactic Radiosurgery in people with Metastatic Lung Small Cell Carcinoma and Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Cognitive decline (time frame: At 3 months post-stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Sep 2026.

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