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Radio(chemo)therapy is the standard therapy for both, brain tumors and brain metastases. Neurological decline is observed in these patients and tumor progression or radiotherapy side effects have been made responsible for this. However CMV encephalitis may also be a reason. Therefore the investigators aim to analyze the CMV status in patients during and after radio(chemo)therapy. It will be checked by CMV-DNA (PCR analysis) and CMV antibodies (IgG and IgM ELISA) in the blood of the patients. These findings will be correlated with changes in the brain, visualized by MRI. In addition a detailed immunophenotyping in the peripheral blood will be performed.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study cohort | All patients who are suffering from brain tumor of brain metastases and are willing to participate. The treatment-plan of the underlying disease remained unchanged. Blood draw and MRI from patients at several time points during and after radio(chemo)therapy. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood draw and MRI | Other | The study is observational. The treatment-plan of the underlying disease remained unchanged. Blood draw and MRI from patients at several time points during and after radio(chemo)therapy. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change of CMV status during radio(chemo)therapy (RCT) | CMV infection will be monitored by virus analysis by an approved laboratory. The analyses were conducted at time points during and after RCT - before RT (day 0), during RT (dose halftime), end of RT (last day of RT), month 3 and 6 after completed RT. This scheme is repeated if patient receives additional RT for relapse treatment. The time points during RT were determined depending on the applied irradiation dose. For glioblastoma the halftime of RT is usually day 23 (received dose 30 Gy) and the end of therapy is usually day 45 (received dose 60 Gy). For cerebral metastases the halftime of the RT is usually day 8 (received dose 9 Gy) and day 16 at the end of therapy (received dose 18 Gy). However, the time points are strongly connected to the received dose. | up to day 45 after start of Radiotherapy |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change of circulating immune cells of treated patients by deep immunophenotyping. | Immunophenotyping of the patients. Detection of about 30 distinct immune sell (sub)types together with their activation markers.The analyses were conducted at time points during and after RCT - before RT (day 0), during RT (dose halftime), end of RT (last day of RT), month 3 and 6 after completed RT. This scheme is repeated if patient receives additional RT for relapse treatment. The time points during RT were determined depending on the applied irradiation dose. For glioblastoma the halftime of RT is usually day 23 (received dose 30 Gy) and the end of therapy is usually day 45 (received dose 60 Gy). For cerebral metastases the halftime of the RT is usually day 8 (received dose 9 Gy) and day 16 at the end of therapy (received dose 18 Gy). However, the time points are strongly connected to the received dose. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients with brain tumours (glioblastoma or anaplastic astrocytoma Patients with brain metastases from diagnosed primary tumours
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Rainer Fietkau, Prof. | Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Departement of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität erlangen-Nürnberg | Erlangen | Bavaria | 91054 | Germany |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003586 | Cytomegalovirus Infections |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006566 | Herpesviridae Infections |
| D004266 | DNA Virus Infections |
| D014777 | Virus Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001800 | Blood Specimen Collection |
| D009682 | Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy |
| ID | Term |
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| D013048 | Specimen Handling |
| D019411 | Clinical Laboratory Techniques |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
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blood for CMV status analysis blood for immunophenotyping serum plasma
| up to month 6 after the start of Radiotherapy |
| D011677 | Punctures |
| D013514 | Surgical Procedures, Operative |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D013057 | Spectrum Analysis |
| D002623 | Chemistry Techniques, Analytical |