Clinical trials: Recurrent Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
Childhood High-grade Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Childhood High-grade Cerebral Astrocytoma
Cilengitide in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent or Progressive High-Grade Glioma That Has Not Responded to Standard Therapy
This phase II trial studies how well cilengitide works in treating younger patients with recurrent or progressive high-grade glioma that has not responded to standard therapy.
- Conditions
- Childhood High-grade Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Childhood High-grade Cerebral Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Recurrent Childhood Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT00679354
- Testing
- cilengitide, laboratory biomarker analysis, pharmacological study
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Metastatic Cancer
Photodynamic Therapy With Porfimer Sodium in Treating Patients With Refractory Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses light and photosensitizing drugs to kill tumor cells and may be an effective treatment for refractory brain tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00002647
- Testing
- verteporfin, conventional surgery
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Choriocarcinoma
Gamma-Secretase Inhibitor RO4929097 in Treating Young Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors, CNS Tumors, Lymphoma, or T-Cell Leukemia
This phase I/II clinical trial is studying the side effects and best dose of gamma-secretase inhibitor RO4929097 and to see how well it works in treating young patients with relapsed or refractory solid tumors, CNS tumors…
- Conditions
- Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Choriocarcinoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Germinoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Mixed Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT01088763
- Testing
- gamma-secretase/Notch signalling pathway inhibitor RO4929097, diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis, pharmacological study
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)