Clinical trial · Observational
Treatment of Cerebral Radiation Necrosis (CRN) With Nerve Growth Factor (NGF)
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Cerebral radiation necrosis (CRN) is a well-documented late complication of radiation therapy for cancers, and may have a devastating effect on the patient's quality of life (QOL). However,CRN was once regarded as a progressive and irreversible disease, no standard therapy has been suggested for CRN. In our clinical practice, we have used nerve growth factor(NGF) to treat CRN, and found that GM1 can successfully reverse CRN. A case report has been published in Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) in 2011. So we carried out this prospective study to test the efficacy of NGF for CRN.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebral Necrosis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Nashopharyngeal Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Nerve Growth Factor | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGF group | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- NGF group
- description
- This group will be treated with NGF 18u daily for 60 days.
- interventionNames
- Drug: NGF group
- label
- control group
- description
- this group will receive conservative therapy such as hyperbaric therapy or corticosteroids therapy or "wait and see" policy
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- efficacy of using NGF for treating CRN
- timeFrame
- 6-8 months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * The necrotic mass shown on MRI must be measured in two dimensions. No local or regional recurrence, no distant metastasis. Karnofsky performance status of at least 70 and were supposed to live more than 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: * CRN combined with local or regional relapse, or with distant metastasis. * CRN combined with other cerebrovascular disease. * CRN combined with the second primary malignancy. * CRN without neurologic symptoms or signs. * CRN combined with diabetes. * CRN patients that were supposed to live less than 6 months.
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