A Study of How Proton Beam Radiotherapy (PBRT) Affects Brain Function and Quality of Life in Children and Young Adults Undergoing Treatment for a Brain Tumor

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A Study of How Proton Beam Radiotherapy (PBRT) Affects Brain Function and Quality of Life in Children and Young Adults Undergoing Treatment for a Brain Tumor

Study Purpose

The researchers are doing this study to find out if there are differences in the resting state brain networks of children and young adults (ages 6-25) after treatment with proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT). The researchers will use resting state functional connectivity magnetic resonance imagining (rs-fcMRI) scanning to detect these differences. The researchers will also check for differences in participants' thinking and quality of life through a cognitive assessment and a questionnaire. Both people undergoing PBRT for a brain tumor and healthy people will take part in this study so that the researchers can compare the brain networks (connections in the brain that are involved in certain function, such as memory or attention), thinking patterns, and quality of life of these two groups of participants. The study researchers think that rs-fcMRI scans may be an effective way to look at the brain networks after treatment with PBRT and see if this treatment causes differences in those networks, including damage to the brain (neurotoxicity). rs-fcMRI scans take images when a patient is in a resting state, which means the patient is not performing a task or thinking about anything in particular. This study will provide valuable information about how PBRT affects brain networks, thinking (cognitive) abilities, and quality of life in children and young adults. The study results may have an impact on future treatment approaches for brain cancer and the use of PBRT in children and young adults.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms	Yes
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.	Interventional
Eligible Ages	6 Years - 25 Years
Gender	All

More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients Treated for Brain Tumors:

- The patient has been diagnosed with a primary or metastatic brain tumor.

- The patient has been recommended to receive cranial PBRT for a primary or metastatic brain tumor.

- The patient is between the ages of 6 through 25 at time of consent.

- As per medical record or patient report (based on prior tolerance of MRI), the participant is able to tolerate MRI without sedation (i.e., general anesthesia).

Patients will take medications as prescribed or directed by the patient's physician. If in accordance with their prescribed regimen, agents that may impact the CNS, such as benzodiazepines and/or antihistamines, should be avoided on the day of imaging and neurocognitive assessment. Healthy Control Participants:

- The control has no major medical illness, as determined by medical interview by study physician.

- As per parent report, the control is between the ages of 6 through 25 at time of consent.

- As per parent report, the control is able to tolerate an MRI without sedation (i.e., general anesthesia).

Participants should only take medications as prescribed or directed by their physician. They should not take additional medications, such as antihistamines, for the purpose of tolerating MR imaging.

Exclusion Criteria:

- As per self or parent report, the participant has completed any portion of the neuropsychological battery used in this study within the last year.

- As per medical record or self or parent report, there is an existing diagnosis of intellectual disability and/or prior IQ testing that documents Full Scale IQ standard score <70 at baseline.

- As per medical record, there is an existing diagnosis of psychiatric disorder or untreated mood disturbance, prior stroke or intracranial hemorrhage, or neurodegenerative disease.

- The participant has an MRI contraindication (e.g., implanted ferromagnetic devices, claustrophobia) as per radiology clinical operating procedures.

- As per self or parent report, non-fluency in English language as demonstrated by current educational placement in a non-English-speaking classroom setting.

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.	NCT05288439
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.	N/A
Lead Sponsor The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Principal Investigator The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.	Andrei Holodny, MD
Principal Investigator Affiliation	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Agency Class Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.	Other
Overall Status	Recruiting
Countries	United States
Conditions The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.	Brain Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor
Study Website:	View Trial Website

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: patients

A full neurocognitive battery with quality-of-life assessment will be conducted and an rs-fcMRI sequence will be added to the brain MRI performed as standard of care follow-up between 3-5 months post-PBRT.

Experimental: healthy matched controls

Healthy participants will be asked to complete the MRI scan and undergo neurocognitive assessment.

Interventions

Diagnostic Test: - Resting-state functional connectivity MRI

participants will undergo functional MRI

Other: - Neurocognitive battery with quality-of-life assessment

Cognitive and quality of life assessments performed by a trained neuropsychologist

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.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

Status

Recruiting

Address

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065

Site Contact

Andrei Holodny, MD

[email protected]

212-639-3182