🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-06-09
A Study of Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) for People With Lung Cancer That Has Spread to the Brain (NCT05419076)
🟢 Recruiting Phase2 🩺 Clinical Procedure Protocol Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
The purpose of the study is to see if stereotactic radiosurgery/SRS is an effective treatment for people with a new diagnosis of brain metastases from small cell lung cancer/SCLC.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (6 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (6 items).
Location: Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge — Basking Ridge, New Jersey
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to undergo contrast-enhanced MRI brain
- Leptomeningeal disease confirmed on lumbar puncture, MRI brain, or MRI spine
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Prior brain-directed radiotherapy
- Uncontrolled systemic disease without reasonable systemic therapy options felt likely to result in death as observed on CT or PET/CT imaging, no more than 3 months before study enrollment
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (7 Sites)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge — Basking Ridge, New Jersey
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth — Middletown, New Jersey
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen — Montvale, New Jersey
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk - Commack — Commack, New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester — Harrison, New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities) — New York, New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau — Rockville Centre, New York
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.