UNIty-Based MR-Linac Guided Adaptive RadioThErapy for High GraDe Glioma-3 (UNITED-3)

Participation Requirements

• Sex:

  ALL

• Eligible Ages:

  18 and up

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Histopathologically confirmed, based on biopsy or surgical resection, glioblastoma, or grade 4 astrocytoma, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO)
* Deemed clinically appropriate for long course radiation therapy concurrent with systemic therapy
* Biopsy or surgical resection performed ≤ 12 weeks prior to study entry
* Adequate hematological, renal and hepatic functions as defined by the following required laboratory values obtained within 14 days prior to study entry:

* Absolute granulocyte count (AGC) \> 1.5 x 109/L (1,500 cells/mm3)
* Platelet count \> 100x109/L (100,000 cells/mm3)
* Serum creatinine \< 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
* Total serum bilirubin \< 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
* Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT, or formerly serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)) \< 2.5 times the upper limit of normal
* and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST, or serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)) \< 2.5 times the upper limit of normal
* Expected survival ≥ 12 weeks
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1 or 2
* Able (sufficiently fluent in English) and willing to complete quality of life questionnaires; however, inability to complete the questionnaires will not make the patient ineligible for the study
* Sufficient estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of ≥ 30 mL / min/1.73 m2 to allow administration of gadolinium-based contrast agent; patients with eGFR \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 not on dialysis may be allowed on the study after discussion of risks and benefits and approval by study neuroradiologist(s)
* Completed written informed consent
* Patient must be accessible for treatment and follow-up

Exclusion Criteria:

* Contraindications to MRI examination as per standard MRI screening policy
* Contraindication to Gadolinium-based contrast media
* Inability to lie flat in a supine position for at least 30 minutes
* Inability to tolerate immobilization in a head thermoplastic mask
* Patients \> 140 kg and/or a circumference \> 60 cm
* Prior therapeutic cranial irradiation
* Leptomeningeal dissemination of disease
* History of other malignancies with the exception of adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, or curatively treated other solid tumours with no evidence of disease for ≥ 2 years
* Patients with any condition (e.g. psychological, geographical, etc.) that does not permit compliance with the protocol