S9903: Whole Brain Radiotherapy Followed By Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Limited Malignant Melanoma Brain Metastases
Melanoma (Skin), Metastatic Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Melanoma (Skin) focused on measuring stage IV melanoma, recurrent melanoma, tumors metastatic to brain
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven malignant melanoma at primary or any metastatic site Bidimensionally measurable disease by MRI scan Must have 1-6 enhancing brain metastases If at least 2 lesions are present, only 1 lesion may be greater than 3 cm in maximum diameter PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Not specified Performance status: SWOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent biologic response modifier or immunotherapy Chemotherapy: No concurrent chemotherapy with whole brain radiotherapy Prior systemic chemotherapy allowed Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior stereotactic or conventional radiotherapy to any field of the brain Surgery: Prior surgical resection of brain metastases allowed (provided 1 or 2 measurable brain metastases remain)
Sites / Locations
- MBCCOP - Gulf Coast
- CCOP - Greater Phoenix
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Hayden)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson
- Arizona Cancer Center
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach
- USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
- Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
- Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez
- CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
- Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- University of California Davis Medical Center
- CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
- David Grant Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver
- University of Colorado Cancer Center
- CCOP - Atlanta Regional
- Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center
- Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
- CCOP - Central Illinois
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital)
- Loyola University Medical Center
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- CCOP - Wichita
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington
- MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center
- Tulane University School of Medicine
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport
- Boston Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Boston (Jamaica Plain)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor
- University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
- Henry Ford Hospital
- CCOP - Grand Rapids Clinical Oncology Program
- Providence Hospital - Southfield
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson
- Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City
- CCOP - Kansas City
- St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
- CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau
- CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
- CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque
- MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati
- Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
- CCOP - Columbus
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton
- CCOP - Dayton
- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Oklahoma City
- Oregon Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland
- CCOP - Columbia River Program
- CCOP - Greenville
- CCOP - Upstate Carolina
- Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas
- Brooke Army Medical Center
- University of Texas Medical Branch
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple
- CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
- Huntsman Cancer Institute
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City
- CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center
- Swedish Cancer Institute
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle
- University of Washington Medical Center
- University of Washington
- CCOP - Northwest
- MultiCare Radiation Oncology