Clinical trial · Interventional
Whole Brain Radiotherapy Following Local Treatment of Intracranial Metastases of Melanoma
Whole Brain Radiotherapy Following Local Treatment of Intracranial Metastases of Melanoma - A Randomised Phase III Trial
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
People with brain metastases from melanoma are offered different treatment options after local treatment of their brain metastases via surgery or stereotactic irradiation. Depending on the treating institution and the clinician involved a patient may or may not be offered whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) after their brain metastases are excised or treated with stereotactic irradiation. This trial seeks to determine if WBRT reduces the spread of brain metastases and lengthens the time to recurrence. The trial also examines the effect of WBRT on quality of life and brain functions such as memory, speech and concentration. Participants will be randomised after local treatment of their brain metastases to either WBRT or observation. 220 people will be recruited from sites in Australia, Norway, the UK, the US and other international sites.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metastatic Melanoma | Melanoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBRT | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- WBRT
- description
- Patients will receive WBRT after local treatment. A minimum of 30 Gy in 10 fractions given as one fraction per day within 4 weeks of randomisation
- interventionNames
- Radiation: WBRT
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Observation
- description
- No Intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Proportion of patients with distant intracranial failure as determined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessment
- timeFrame
- 12 months post randomisation
Secondary outcomes (6)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * 1-3 intracranial metastases on MRI from melanoma, locally treated with either surgical excision and/or stereotactic irradiation. * Life expectancy of at least 6 months * Aged 18 years or older * WBRT must begin within 8 weeks of completion of localised treatment and within 4 weeks of randomisation * Able to have an MRI brain scan with contrast. Estimated Glomerular Filtrate Rate (eGFR) is adequate at the discretion of the radiologist and capable of having gadolinium-containing contrast medium for MRI as per practice guidelines * Complete localised treatment of all these metastases no more than 6 weeks prior to randomisation * An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 2 or less at randomisation * CT scan of chest, abdomen and pelvis as a minimum prior to randomisation. Scans must be within 12 weeks of randomisation * Serum Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) must be = or \< 2 x upper limit of normal * Able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Any untreated intracranial disease * Any previous intracranial treatment (surgical excision and/or stereotactic irradiation treatment and/or WBRT) prior to this diagnosis of intracranial melanoma * Evidence of leptomeningeal disease on pre-local treatment MRI scan * Patients with prior cancers, except: * Those diagnosed more than five years ago with no evidence of disease recurrence within this time; * Successfully treated basal cell and squamous cell skin carcinoma; * Carcinoma in-situ of the cervix * A medical or psychiatric condition that compromises ability to give informed consent or complete the protocol * Positive urine pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential within a week of registration onto the trial
References
Publications (4)
- BACKGROUNDFogarty G, Morton RL, Vardy J, Nowak AK, Mandel C, Forder PM, Hong A, Hruby G, Burmeister B, Shivalingam B, Dhillon H, Thompson JF. Whole brain radiotherapy after local treatment of brain metastases in melanoma patients--a randomised phase III trial. BMC Cancer. 2011 Apr 17;11:142. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-142. PMID 21496312
- DERIVEDBartula I, Tran AD, Nowak AK, Ahmed T, Morton RL, Burmeister BH, Dolven-Jacobsen K, Nobes J, Thompson JF, Fogarty GB, Lo SN, Hong AM. Longitudinal trajectory of quality of life for patients with melanoma brain metastases: A secondary analysis from a whole brain radiotherapy randomized clinical trial. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol. 2023 Feb 15;41:100597. doi: 10.1016/j.ctro.2023.100597. eCollection 2023 Jul. PMID 37441544
- DERIVEDHong AM, Fogarty GB, Dolven-Jacobsen K, Burmeister BH, Lo SN, Haydu LE, Vardy JL, Nowak AK, Dhillon HM, Ahmed T, Shivalingam B, Long GV, Menzies AM, Hruby G, Drummond KJ, Mandel C, Middleton MR, Reisse CH, Paton EJ, Steel V, Williams NC, Scolyer RA, Morton RL, Thompson JF. Adjuvant Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy Compared With Observation After Local Treatment of Melanoma Brain Metastases: A Multicenter, Randomized Phase III Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Nov 20;37(33):3132-3141. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.01414. Epub 2019 Sep 25. PMID 31553661
- DERIVEDLo SN, Hong AM, Haydu LE, Ahmed T, Paton EJ, Steel V, Hruby G, Tran A, Morton RL, Nowak AK, Vardy JL, Drummond KJ, Dhillon HM, Mandel C, Scolyer RA, Middleton MR, Burmeister BH, Thompson JF, Fogarty GB. Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) after local treatment of brain metastases in melanoma patients: Statistical Analysis Plan. Trials. 2019 Aug 5;20(1):477. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3555-5. PMID 31382986