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RATIONALE: Anticonvulsant drugs, such as levetiracetam, may help control seizures caused by brain metastases.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the side effects and how well levetiracetam works in treating patients with seizures caused by brain metastases.
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OUTLINE: This is a pilot study. Patients are stratified according to baseline seizures (yes vs no) and/or baseline antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) (yes vs no). Patients are assigned to 1 of 3 treatment groups.
In all groups, treatment continues for up to 6 months in the absence of uncontrolled seizures or unacceptable toxicities.
During study therapy, patients maintain a seizure log that tracks frequency and type of seizures. Any patient who experiences a breakthrough seizure or multiple auras receives increasing doses of oral levetiracetam until the maximum dose is reached. Patients who continue to have seizures at the maximum dose level receive a second antiseizure medication at the discretion of the treating physician.
Quality of life is assessed by the Fundamental Assessment of Cancer Treatment-Brain questionnaire at baseline and at 2 months.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 30 patients will be accrued for this study.
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically confirmed solid tumor
Has had at least one prior seizure due to brain metastasis
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