Prospective Neurobehavioral Functions in Newly-diagnosed Patients With Primary CNS Lymphoma Treated With Hyperfractionated Conformal Whole-brain Radiation Therapy Plus Simultaneous Integrated Boost

Get Involved

Prospective Neurobehavioral Functions in Newly-diagnosed Patients With Primary CNS Lymphoma Treated With Hyperfractionated Conformal Whole-brain Radiation Therapy Plus Simultaneous Integrated Boost

Study Purpose

Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is an uncommon disease. Conventional treatment has consisted of either whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) or methotrexate (MTX)-based combined modality therapy integrating chemotherapy with cranial irradiation in a sandwiched manner. No matter whether the dosage of MTX is high or conventional, combining chemotherapy with WBRT greatly improves intracranial tumor control and even survival outcomes. However, delayed treatment-related neurotoxicity and neurocognitive sequelae emerged as a significant debilitating complication in PCNSL patients, especially when effective combined chemoradiation can achieve disease control and long-term survival rates. Therefore, by delivering hyperfractionated conformal WBRT plus SIB, this prospective cohort study aims to accomplish both optimal intracranial control and minimal WBRT induced neurocognitive decline. Additionally, by administering objective multi-domain neurobehavioral/neurocognitive assessments, the change in neurocognitive functions (NCFs) before and after the course of hyperfractionated conformal WBRT will be investigated and analyzed. According to the treatment guidelines for treating newly-diagnosed PCNSL patients, combined chemoradiation in which the WBRT course is sandwiched between initial courses of MTX and the later courses of chemotherapy with Ara-C is the treatment of mainstay at our institute. Employing the technique of a conformal CT treatment planning, the WBRT course is delivered in the manner of hyperfractionation with a reduced cumulative dose of 3600 cGy in 30 fractions during 3-4 weeks, administered twice daily in 1.2 Gy

- fractions with at least 6 hours between fractions.

By virtue of multidisciplinary management and teamwork including neurosurgery, hematology, radiation oncology, and neuroimaging expertise, it is attempted to recruit all potentially eligible patients with newly-diagnosed PCNSL. Most importantly, a professional neuropsychologist participates in this research project to integrate neurobehavioral outcomes into the prospective study. Accordingly, a battery of neuropsychological measures is used to evaluate predetermined NCFs for the studied patients. The test battery is composed of six standardized neuropsychological tests, covering four domains sensitive to disease and treatment effects (executive function, attention, verbal memory, information processing). The primary outcome measure is the change in patients' capability of information processing indicated by the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test-Revised (PASAT-R), from the baseline before receiving the WBRT course to the follow-up after undergoing the entire courses of combined chemoradiation. This prospective cohort study aims to thoroughly examine newly diagnosed PCNSL patients by using a standard battery of neurobehavioral/neurocognitive functions. Additionally, a better intracranial disease control is expected since the WBRT course relies on a highly conformal treatment planning integrated with the individualized arrangement of simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) to escalate the focal dose irradiating the originally involved site(s). Moreover, WBRT-related neurocognitive sequelae might be significantly less likely to occur because the WBRT course is delivered in the fashion of hyperfractionation, indicating a significantly lower dose per fraction and a reduced cumulative dose. Furthermore, it is anticipated the investigators will analyze which neurobehavioral domain would predict the treatment-related neurocognitive impacts to the largest extent in newly diagnosed PCNSL patients treated with cranial RT combined with or without MTX based chemotherapy according to the multidisciplinary treatment guidelines implemented at a single institute.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms	No
Study Type An interventional clinical study is where participants are assigned to receive one or more interventions (or no intervention) so that researchers can evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes. An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes. Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.	Observational
Eligible Ages	18 Years - 80 Years
Gender	All

More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- All patients must have a histopathologic diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) by brain biopsy.

- A typical MRI/CT scan for primary CNS lymphoma is defined as the presence of hypo, iso, or hyperintense parenchymal contrast-enhancing (usually homogeneously) mass lesion(s) - Patients must have a normal or negative pre-treatment systemic evaluation including: i.

A bone marrow aspirate and biopsy ii. CT scans of the chest, abdomen and pelvis iii. Patients must have adequate bone marrow reserve.

- Patients must be HIV-1 negative.

- Men and women of reproductive potential must agree to use an acceptable method of birth control during treatment and for six months after completion of treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

- A past history of major psychiatric disease.

- Prior cranial irradiation for any reasons.

- Other active primary cancer with the exception of basal cell carcinoma of skin and cervical carcinoma in situ.

- Pre-existing immunodeficiency such as renal transplant recipient

Trial Details

Trial ID: This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.	NCT04006561
Phase Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans. Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data. Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs. Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.
Lead Sponsor The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.	Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Principal Investigator The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.	N/A
Principal Investigator Affiliation	N/A
Agency Class Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.	Other
Overall Status	Recruiting
Countries	Taiwan
Conditions The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.	Primary CNS Lymphoma, Brain Lymphoma

Arms & Interventions

Arms

: newly-diagnosed patients with primary CNS lymphoma

Interventions

Radiation: - A treatment protocol of combined chemoradiation delivered in the manner of hyperfractionated conformal whole-brain radiation therapy

Each freshly-diagnosed patient with primary CNS lymphoma will be treated with combined chemoradiation in a sandwiched way, in which 2 cycles of induction chemotherapy with intravenous methotrexate (MTX in a conventional dose of 1g/m2) and intrathecal MTX are followed by a complete course of hyperfractionated WBRT and then high-dose cytarabine for 2 cycles.

Contact a Trial Team

If you are interested in learning more about this trial, find the trial site nearest to your location and contact the site coordinator via email or phone. We also strongly recommend that you consult with your healthcare provider about the trials that may interest you and refer to our terms of service below.