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Topotecan and Thalidomide in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Malignant Glioma
This study is currently recruiting patients.
Sponsored by: | Rush Cancer Institute at Rush University Medical Center |
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Information provided by: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
Purpose
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Thalidomide may stop the growth of cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor.
PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combining topotecan and thalidomide in treating patients who have recurrent or refractory malignant glioma.
Condition | Treatment or Intervention | Phase |
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recurrent adult brain tumor adult glioblastoma adult anaplastic astrocytoma adult giant cell glioblastoma adult gliosarcoma |
Drug: thalidomide Drug: topotecan Procedure: anti-cytokine therapy Procedure: antiangiogenesis therapy Procedure: biological response modifier therapy Procedure: chemotherapy Procedure: growth factor antagonist therapy |
Phase I |
MedlinePlus related topics: Brain Cancer; Cancer; Cancer Alternative Therapy
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment
Official Title: Phase I Pilot Study of Topotecan and Thalidomide in Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Malignant Glioma
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: Patients receive topotecan IV continuously on days 1-21 and oral thalidomide daily on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days for a maximum of 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients are followed every 2 months.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 20 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 years.
Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and above, Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age:
Performance status:
Life expectancy:
Hematopoietic:
Hepatic:
Renal:
Other:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy:
Chemotherapy:
Endocrine therapy:
Radiotherapy:
Surgery:
Other:
Location and Contact Information
More Information
Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database
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