Cognitive Outcomes After Brain Substructure-informed Radiation Planning in Pediatric Patients

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Brain Tumor Head and Neck Cancer
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
1 – 26
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
338 (estimated)
Sponsor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this trial is to determine whether it is possible to minimize radiation dose to parts of the brain that are important for thinking and learning in children who require radiation to treat their tumor, and if this will help reduce neurocognitive (thinking and learning) impairments in these patients. Patients with newly diagnosed brain or head and neck tumors who are having radiation the…
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Eligibility Criteria
1. STRATUM A 1. Eligibility Criteria * aged 1 to \<26 years of age * tumor must be located in the brain or adjacent to the brain including but not limited to nasopharynx, paranasal sinuses and orbit * treatment must include radiation therapy (either proton or photon) * p…
Contacts

Sahaja Acharya, MD

202-537-4788

sachary7@jhmi.edu

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Katie Lowe

410-955-8652

katielowe@jhmi.edu

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