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Bevacizumab for the treatment of cerebral RAdiation Induced NecrosiS (BRAINS) study: A multicenter, open-label, randomized clinical trial to assess the clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of bevacizumab versus corticosteroids as first-line treatment in patients with symptomatic cerebral radiation necrosis after radiation for high grade glioma or brain metastases

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTIS
Registry ID
CTIS2024-512466-34-00
Enrollment
408
Registered
2025-02-18
Start date
2025-07-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Brain metastases (BM), High grade glioma (HGG)

Brief summary

a favourable clinical response, which is defined as (a) utilization of 1.5mg/day or less dexamethasone and (b) meeting one of the following two criteria: 1) improved Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) (≥ 10 points ) + at least stable Neurologic Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (NANO) or 2) improved NANO (≥ 2 points) + at least stable KPS, assessed 12 weeks after initiation of treatment.

Detailed description

improvement of ≥10 points on the EORTC QLQ C30 physical functioning (and other clinically relevant functioning and symptom scales) at 12 weeks, reduction of cerebral edema on T2/Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR) and contrast-enhancing lesion on Based on CCMO protocol template CTR Version 3.0, May 2023 14 of 103 T1 MRI at 12 weeks, change in cognitive functioning measured by the Amsterdam Cognition Scan (ACS) at 12 weeks, experienced epileptic seizure frequency and antiseizure medication use at 12 weeks, number of treatment related adverse events until 21 days post end of treatment, 2-year sCRN recurrence free survival, time to next anti-CRN treatment, 2-year progression free survival, 2-year overall survival, the cost-effectiveness of both treatments, the number of patients who reached the main endpoint between 2 and 4 cycles of bevacizumab

Interventions

DRUGDEXAMETHASONE
DRUGBEVACIZUMAB

Sponsors

Het Nederlands Kanker Instituut-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis Stichting
Lead SponsorOTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
a favourable clinical response, which is defined as (a) utilization of 1.5mg/day or less dexamethasone and (b) meeting one of the following two criteria: 1) improved Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) (≥ 10 points ) + at least stable Neurologic Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (NANO) or 2) improved NANO (≥ 2 points) + at least stable KPS, assessed 12 weeks after initiation of treatment.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
improvement of ≥10 points on the EORTC QLQ C30 physical functioning (and other clinically relevant functioning and symptom scales) at 12 weeks, reduction of cerebral edema on T2/Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR) and contrast-enhancing lesion on Based on CCMO protocol template CTR Version 3.0, May 2023 14 of 103 T1 MRI at 12 weeks, change in cognitive functioning measured by the Amsterdam Cognition Scan (ACS) at 12 weeks, experienced epileptic seizure frequency and antiseizure medication use at 12 weeks, number of treatment related adverse events until 21 days post end of treatment, 2-year sCRN recurrence free survival, time to next anti-CRN treatment, 2-year progression free survival, 2-year overall survival, the cost-effectiveness of both treatments, the number of patients who reached the main endpoint between 2 and 4 cycles of bevacizumab

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTIS · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026