[Review] Clinical trial design for systemic agents in patients with brain metastases from solid tumours: a guideline by the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology Brain Metastases working group

Patients with active CNS disease are often excluded from clinical trials, and data regarding the CNS efficacy of systemic agents are usually obtained late in the drug development process or not at all. In this guideline from the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology Brain Metastases (RANO-BM) working group, we provide detailed recommendations on when patients with brain metastases from solid tumours should be included or excluded in clinical trials of systemic agents. We also discuss the limitations of retrospective studies in determining the CNS efficacy of systemic drugs.

Source: The Lancet Oncology - December 30, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: D Ross Camidge, Eudocia Q Lee, Nancy U Lin, Kim Margolin, Manmeet S Ahluwalia, Martin Bendszus, Susan M Chang, Janet Dancey, Elisabeth G E de Vries, Gordon J Harris, F Stephen Hodi, Andrew B Lassman, David R Macdonald, David M Peereboom, David Schiff, Ric Tags: Review Source Type: research