Memory Avoidance Whole Brain Radiotherapy vs Hippocampal Avoidance Whole Brain Radiotherapy (Athena 2 Trial)
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Official title
A Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Memory Avoidance Whole Brain Radiotherapy Versus Hippocampal Avoidance Whole Brain Radiotherapy (Athena 2 Trial)
Brief summary
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Participants in this research study have cancer that has spread to their brain, called brain metastases. One treatment for this type of cancer is called whole brain radiotherapy that stays away from a specific neurocognitive substructure, called the hippocampus, combined with medication to preserve cognitive function. This study compares that approach to another approach of whole brain radiotherapy that stays away from additional structures that are thought to have a role in cognitive function. Researchers want to see if there is a difference in the preservation of cognitive function between these two approaches.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT07248228
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 90 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- MA-WBRT (Memory Avoidance Whole Brain Radiation Therapy (MA-WBRT)) Radiation
- HA-WBRT (Hippocampal Avoidance Whole Brain Radiation Therapy (HA-WBRT)) Radiation
- Memantine Drug
Radiation · Drug
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jul 8, 2026
- Primary completion
- Apr 30, 2027
- Completion
- Oct 31, 2028
- Last update posted
- Aug 5, 2026
2026 – 2028
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center | Cleveland | Ohio | 44106 | Recruiting |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Aug 5, 2026 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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