Timing of radiation for brain metastases
Categories: Brain Mets, MBC, Radiotherapy
Researchers are seeking feedback on a potential study in patients with brain metastases – should radiotherapy be given before surgery, after surgery or not at all?
What’s the project?
The Brainstrust charity are working with neurosurgeon researchers at The Walton Centre NHSFT, Liverpool, to develop a study that could improve the survival of patients with brain metastases or secondary tumours.
Brainstrust need to understand more about patients’ and carers’ views on having surgery or radiotherapy for a brain metastasis, including the timings, the acceptability of the proposed trial and whether you would have wanted to take part in such a study if it were available when you had treatment.
Why do you want me to be involved?
Patients with breast cancer are amongst the most likely to develop brain metastases and would form a significant proportion of patients in such a trial if it were to be successfully funded.
Your feedback will help them to make changes to the study before it is submitted and hopefully improve recruitment and patient experience if it is funded.
What will you ask me to do?
The Brainstrust charity would like you to complete their online survey to give your views and experience as a patient or informal carer.
The survey is completely anonymous, so please ensure you don’t write anything that could be personally identifiable. Your data will not be shared or used other than to inform the writing of a research proposal in this area and no personal information will be sought or stored.
Who can take part?
Patients with brain metastases who have had surgery or radiotherapy treatment at any point in their treatment (or people who have cared for someone who has).
Share your voice
This opportunity has expired. You can check out our Share your voice page for more ways to get involved.