Clinical trials: Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma
Fluorine F 18 Fluorodopa-Labeled PET Scan in Planning Surgery and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed High- or Low-Grade Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: New imaging procedures, such as fluorine F 18 fluorodopa-labeled PET scan, may help in guiding surgery and radiation therapy and allow doctors to plan better treatment.
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Adult Brain Stem Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT01165632
- Testing
- biopsy, computed tomography, therapeutic conventional surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Carmustine Plus O(6)-Benzylguanine in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Gliomas of the Brain
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003348
- Testing
- O6-benzylguanine, carmustine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Childhood Cerebellar Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Childhood Cerebral Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Sunitinib Malate in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent, Refractory, or Progressive Malignant Glioma or Ependymoma
This phase II trial studies how well sunitinib malate works in treating younger patients with recurrent, refractory, or progressive malignant glioma or ependymoma.
- Conditions
- Childhood Cerebellar Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Childhood Cerebral Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma, Childhood Infratentorial Ependymoma
- Trial name
- NCT01462695
- Testing
- Diagnostic Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pharmacological Study, Sunitinib Malate
- Where
- 96 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- 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
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients With Primary Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies can locate tumor cells and deliver radioactive tumor-killing substances such as radioactive iodine to them without harming normal cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003478
- Testing
- conventional surgery, iodine I 131 monoclonal antibody 81C6, radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Study of Tissue and Blood Samples From Patients With High-Grade Glioma
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue and blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01004887
- Testing
- diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 110 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 631 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma
Efficacy of Hypofractionated XRT w/Bev. + Temozolomide for Recurrent Gliomas
This phase II trial studies how well giving hypofractionated radiation therapy together with temozolomide and bevacizumab works in treating patients with high-grade glioblastoma multiforme or anaplastic glioma.
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT01478321
- Testing
- Temozolomide, hypofractionated radiation therapy, bevacizumab
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Gefitinib Plus Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Malignant Primary Glioma
RATIONALE: Biological therapies such as gefitinib may interfere with the growth of cancer cells and slow the growth of the tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT00027625
- Testing
- gefitinib, temozolomide
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Neuroblastoma
Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibody Therapy After Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Primary Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies can locate tumor cells and deliver tumor-killing substances, such as radioactive iodine, to them without harming normal cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003484
- Testing
- carmustine, irinotecan hydrochloride, surgical procedure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Darell D. Bigner, MD, PhD
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Brain Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells and may be an effective treatment for patients with anaplastic astrocytomas.
- Trial name
- NCT00002620
- Testing
- carmustine, chemotherapy, mitolactol
- Where
- 14 sites in Austria, Belgium and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 212 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Glioblastoma
Ph. II Treatment of Adults w Primary Malignant Glioma w Irinotecan + Temozolomide
Objective: To determine activity of combo of Irinotecan + Temozolomide To further characterize any toxicity associated w combo of Irinotecan + Temozolomide
- Trial name
- NCT00616005
- Testing
- Temodar and Irinotecan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Malignant Glioma, Glioblastoma Multiforme
Dendritic Cell (DC) Vaccine for Malignant Glioma and Glioblastoma
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate an investigational vaccine using patent-derived dendritic cells (DC) to treat malignant glioma or glioblastoma.
- Conditions
- Malignant Glioma, Glioblastoma Multiforme, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, High Grade Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT01808820
- Testing
- Dendritic Cell Vaccine, Tumor Lysate, Imiquimod
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Macarena De La Fuente, MD
Stage IV Melanoma
Sodium Stibogluconate and IFNa-2b Followed By CDDP, VLB and DTIC Treating Pts.With Advanced Melanoma or Other Cancers
RATIONALE: Sodium stibogluconate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Interferon alfa-2b may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of melanoma and other…
- Trial name
- NCT00498979
- Testing
- recombinant interferon alfa-2b, cisplatin, sodium stibogluconate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
MRI in Evaluating the Effect of Efaproxiral on the Brain in Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Glioma Enrolled on Clinical Trial NABTT-9806
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as MRI, may help doctors learn how efaproxiral works in the brain and help plan the best treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00433472
- Testing
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
Stress Reduction Program in Patients With Malignant Brain Tumors and Their Family Caregivers
RATIONALE: Yoga, meditation, and breathing exercises may help lower stress and improve quality of life in patients with malignant brain tumors and their family caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT00376818
- Testing
- exercise intervention, educational intervention, physiologic testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
High Grade Glioma
Tumor DNA and MRI/CT Scan Findings in Patients With Grade III or Grade IV Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: Studying levels of tumor DNA in the samples of blood from patients with cancer may help doctors find out whether the cancer has grown and how much.
- Trial name
- NCT00897611
- Testing
- DNA methylation analysis, polymerase chain reaction, computed tomography
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Radiation Therapy Combined With Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Anaplastic Astrocytoma or Mixed Gliomas
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, carmustine, and lomustine, use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or…
- Trial name
- NCT00004259
- Testing
- BCNU 80mg/m2, TMZ 200mg/m2, radiation therapy
- Where
- 92 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Recurrent Grade III Glioma
A Pilot Feasibility Study of Oral 5-Fluorocytosine and Genetically-Modified Neural Stem Cells Expressing E.Coli Cytosine Deaminase for Treatment of Recurrent High Grade Gliomas
RATIONALE: Genetically-modified neural stem cells (NSCs) that convert 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) into the chemotherapy agent 5-FU (fluorouracil) at sites of tumor in the brain may be an effective treatment for glioma.
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Recurrent Grade III Glioma, Recurrent Grade IV Glioma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
- Trial name
- NCT01172964
- Testing
- flucytosine, polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemistry staining method
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Glioblastoma Multiforme, Anaplastic Astrocytoma
AZD8055 for Adults With Recurrent Gliomas
Background: AZD8055 is an experimental cancer treatment drug that works by inhibiting a protein called mTOR, which is known to promote tumor cell and blood vessel growth and to control tumor s energy and nutrient levels.
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma Multiforme, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Malignant Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT01316809
- Testing
- AZD8055
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Pyrazoloacridine Plus Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Recurrent Glioma
Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of pyrazoloacridine plus carboplatin in treating patients who have recurrent glioma.
- Trial name
- NCT00005976
- Testing
- carboplatin, pyrazoloacridine
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)