Radiation Therapy With or Without RSR13 in Treating Patients With Brain Metastases

Summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs such as RSR13 may make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy to the brain with or without RSR13 in treating patients who have brain metastases.

Timeline

Start

2000-02

Primary completion

2003-01

Completion

2003-01

Publications

• Results Suh JH, Stea B, Nabid A, Kresl JJ, Fortin A, Mercier JP, Senzer N, Chang EL, Boyd AP, Cagnoni PJ, Shaw E. Phase III study of efaproxiral as an adjunct to whole-brain radiation therapy for brain metastases. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Jan 1;24(1):106-14. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2004.00.1768. Epub 2005 Nov 28.
• Results Nabid A, Kresl J, Stea B, et al.: Standard whole brain radiation (WBRT) with supplemental oxygen (O2) with or without RSR13 (efaproxiral) in patients with brain metastases originating from NSCLC: results of a subgroup analysis. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 22 (Suppl 14): A-7115, 645s, 2004.
• Results Shaw E, Stea B, Pinter T, et al.: Pharmacokinetics (PK) of RSR13 (efaproxiral) predict survival in patients with brain metastases randomized to receive whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) with or without RSR13 (REACH RT-009). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 22 (Suppl 14): A-1561, 122s, 2004.
• Results Stea B, Suh J, Shaw E, et al.: Efaproxiral (EFAPROXYN) as an adjunct to whole brain radiation therapy for the treatment of brain metastases originating from breast cancer: updated survival results of the randomized REACH (RT-009) study. [Abstract] Breast Cancer Res Treat 88 (1): A-4064, 2004.
• Results Suh J, Stea BD, Nabid A, et al.: Prognostic factors for survival in patients with brain metastases enrolled on a worldwide phase 3 randomized trial of 538 patients (study RSR13 RT-009). [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 60 (1 Suppl 1): A-60, S165, 2004.
• Results Suh J, Stea B, Nabid A, et al.: Standard whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) with supplemental oxygen (O2), with or without RSR13 (efaproxiral) in patients with brain metastases: results of the randomized REACH (RT-009) study. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 22 (Suppl 14): A-1534, 115s, 2004.

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