Study of Neurological Complication After Radiotherapy for High Grade Glioblastoma (EPIBRAINRAD)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02544178 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified September 2016 by Sophie JACOB, Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : September 9, 2015
Last Update Posted : September 22, 2016
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The survival time and the number of long time survivors after radiotherapy in brain cancer patients have increased for the last decades. Therefore the topic of late-delayed neurotoxic effects of this therapy gains more and more importance. Among these side effects, the main and most frequent one is the leukoencephalopathy, a diffused and progressive damage of the white matter characterized by myelin loss, loss of axons and vascular lesions. The incidence rate assessment, as well as the occurrence time, is based on retrospective studies with low numbers of patients, but seems to reach 30 to 50 % of the patients according to the follow-up. The risk seems to be increased during the first two years after the radiotherapy, but persists for decades.
To gain further insight in the radiation-induced leukoencephalopathy, the objective of this project is to study the onset and evolution of leukoencephalopathy in a 3-year prospective cohort of patients having undergone cerebral radiotherapy for glioma (stage 3-4), using specific cognitive tests, Magnetic Resonance Imagery (MRI) scans of the brain and predictive bio-markers of cognitive impairments.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Leukoencephalopathy | Radiation: brain radiotherapy |

Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 200 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | EPIBRAINRAD : Study of Neurological Complication After Radiotherapy for Glioblastoma High Grade |
Study Start Date : | April 2015 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | April 2018 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 2020 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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diagnostic procedure
neurocognitive tests before and after radiotherapy
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Radiation: brain radiotherapy
effect of cerebral radiotherapy on neurocognitive state |
- decrease of 1.5 SD of Compurerized Speed Cognitive test [ Time Frame: before radiotherapy, at 12 and 36 months ]
- sensitivity and specificity of the Compurerized Speed Cognitive test [ Time Frame: at the inclusion time (before radiotherapy), at 12 and 36 months ]comparison of the CSCT result with the results of the complete neurocognitive evaluation.
- dosimetric prognostic factors of neurocognitive defects [ Time Frame: at the inclusion time (before radiotherapy), and at 12 and 36 months ]collection of histograms of dose-volumes of specific organs and areas based on data from radiotherapy treatment plan.
- levels of biomarkers before and after radiotherapy [ Time Frame: at the inclusion time (before radiotherapy), , at 12 and 36 months ]levels of homocysteine, protein S100B,specific isoprostanes (8,12-iso-iPF2α-VI),micro RNA, microparticules
- radiological prognostic factors of neurocognitive defects [ Time Frame: at the inclusion time (before radiotherapy), and at 12 and 36 months ]white matter abnormalities and cortical atrophy.The white matter lesion quantification will follow the procedure described by Wahlund et al (Wahlund 2001) using a 4 points scale (0: no lesion; 1: focal lesions; 2: beginning confluence of lesion; 3: diffuse involvement of the entire region). The cortical atrophy quantification will follow the procedure described by Pasquier et al (Pasquier 1996) using a 4 point scale (0: absence of atrophy; 1: mild atrophy; 2: moderate atrophy; 3: severe atrophy).
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
- protéin S-100B, 8,12-iso-iPF2α-VI level, homocystéine
- micro RNAs (brain-miR-112, brain-miR-161, hsa-let-7d-3p, hsa-miR-5010-3p, hsa-miR-26a-5p, hsamiR-1285-5p, hsa-miR-151a-3p, hsamiR-103a-3p, hsa-miR-107, hsa-miR-532-5p, hsa-miR-26b-5p, hsa-let-7f-5p, …).
- microparticules

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- - diagnosis of glioma (stage 3 to 4)
- both genders
- age > 18 years
- treatment by radiotherapy and chemotherapy
- clinical monitoring post radiotherapy in Neurology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital and in the radiotherapy department of the Paul Strauss Institute.
Exclusion Criteria:
- - other neurological tumors and brain metastases
- psychiatric severe illness, including severe depression

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02544178
Contact: marie odile bernier, Dr | 0033158357225 | marie-odile.bernier@irsn.fr | |
Contact: damien Ricard, Pr | 0 33 1 40 51 41 05 | damien.ricard@m4x.org |
France | |
Hopital Pitié Salpétriere | Recruiting |
Paris, France, 75013 | |
Contact: Dimitri psimaras, Dr 0033142160403 dimitri.psimaras@psl.aphp.fr | |
Contact: marie odile bernier, Dr 0033158357225 marie-odile.bernier@irsn.fr | |
Centre paul Strauss | Not yet recruiting |
Strasbourg, France, 67065 | |
Contact: georges Noel, pr 0033388252485 gnoel@strasbourg.unicancer.fr |
Responsible Party: | Sophie JACOB, Dr, Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02544178 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
IRSN_02 |
First Posted: | September 9, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 22, 2016 |
Last Verified: | September 2016 |
radiotherapy neurocognitive defect leukoencephalopathy |
Glioblastoma Leukoencephalopathies Astrocytoma Glioma Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal |
Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases |