Mathematical Model-Adapted Radiation In Glioblastoma

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This research study is a Feasibility Study, which means that this is the first time that investigators are examining this new radiation schedule for recurrent glioblastoma. The FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has approved radiation therapy as a treatment option for your disease. This is ...

This research study is a Feasibility Study, which means that this is the first time that investigators are examining this new radiation schedule for recurrent glioblastoma. The FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has approved radiation therapy as a treatment option for your disease. This is the first time that this particular radiation schedule will be tested in humans. There many other studies which have tested different radiation schedules in glioblastoma. In this research study, investigators are adapting a standard two-week schedule of radiation commonly used for recurrent glioblastoma using a mathematical model. This study uses the same total dose of radiation as standard treatments but breaks up the dose into different amounts daily to maximize tumor kill. investigators have used a new mathematical model to create this schedule of radiation. This model was created to better represent how glioblastoma cells can escape the damaging effects of radiation. Based on the results of several laboratory studies, it is possible that this model may result in improved outcomes compared to standard radiation schedules. The primary question of this study is to see whether participants can complete this new radiation schedule at the scheduled times. In addition, investigators will follow participants to ensure that this treatment is safe. If this treatment proves feasible, investigators hope to compare this treatment directly with standard radiation schedules for newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma.

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