Clinical trials: Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Procarbazine and Isotretinoin in Treating Patients With Recurrent Primary Malignant Gliomas
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
- NCT00003564
- Testing
- Isotretinoin, Procarbazine Hydrochloride
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Progressive or Recurrent Malignant Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy in different ways may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003574
- Testing
- surgical procedure, brachytherapy, intraoperative radiation therapy
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy Consortium
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Temozolomide Plus Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma
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
- NCT00006025
- Testing
- irinotecan hydrochloride, temozolomide
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Brain Tumors, Nervous System Tumors
Armodafinil in Treating Fatigue Caused By Radiation Therapy in Patients With Primary Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Armodafinil may help relieve fatigue and improve quality of life in patients with cancer receiving radiation therapy to the brain.
- Conditions
- Brain Tumors, Nervous System Tumors, Cognition Disorders, Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT01032200
- Testing
- Armodafinil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
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)
Glioblastoma Multiforme
Dasatinib and Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive High-Grade Glioma or Glioblastoma Multiforme
RATIONALE: Dasatinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways.
- Trial name
- NCT00892177
- Testing
- bevacizumab, dasatinib
- Where
- 305 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Carmustine in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of carmustine in treating patients who are undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT00004028
- Testing
- carmustine, conventional surgery
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Veliparib and Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma
RATIONALE: Veliparib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide.
- Trial name
- NCT01026493
- Testing
- temozolomide 60 mg x 21 days, temozolomide 75 mg x 21 days, ABT-888 20 mg x 21 days
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 257 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
Erlotinib Hydrochloride and Isotretinoin in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma
This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of erlotinib hydrochloride when given with isotretinoin in treating patients with recurrent malignant glioma.
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Adult Diffuse Astrocytoma, Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT01103375
- Testing
- erlotinib hydrochloride, isotretinoin, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Tetra-O-Methyl Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid in Treating Patients With Recurrent High-Grade Glioma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as tetra-O-methyl nordihydroguaiaretic acid (EM-1421), work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00404248
- Testing
- terameprocol, pharmacological study
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging in Evaluating Patients Who Are Undergoing Treatment for Gliomas
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI), (done before, during, and after treatment) may help doctors predict a patient's response to treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT00274755
- Testing
- chemotherapy, conventional surgery, magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Carboplatin, Temozolomide, and Filgrastim in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent High-Grade Glioma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Colony-stimulating factors such as filgrastim may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or…
- Trial name
- NCT00006263
- Testing
- filgrastim, carboplatin, temozolomide
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of temozolomide in treating patients who have recurrent or…
- Trial name
- NCT00004204
- Testing
- temozolomide
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Bone Marrow Suppression, Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Gene Therapy in Treating Patients With CNS Tumors
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.
- Conditions
- Bone Marrow Suppression, Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ
- Trial name
- NCT00005796
- Testing
- filgrastim, gene therapy, lomustine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
Aminolevulinic Acid During Surgery in Treating Patients With Malignant Brain Tumors
This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of aminolevulinic acid during surgery in treating patients with malignant brain tumors.
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT01148966
- Testing
- aminolevulinic acid, laboratory biomarker analysis, therapeutic conventional surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme or Other Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00498927
- Testing
- temozolomide, protein expression analysis, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Metastatic Cancer
A Feasibility, Dose-Escalation Study Using Intracerebral Microdialysis to Assess the Neuropharmacodynamics of Temsirolimus in Patients With Primary or Metastatic Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Temsirolimus may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Studying samples of blood and tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more…
- Trial name
- NCT00784914
- Testing
- temsirolimus, pharmacological study, cytokine levels
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Musculoskeletal Complications
Testosterone Gel in Preventing Weakness Caused by Steroid Therapy in Men With Glioma
RATIONALE: Testosterone gel may be effective in preventing or lessening muscle weakness caused by steroid therapy in men receiving glucocorticoids for newly diagnosed high-grade glioma.
- Trial name
- NCT00631137
- Testing
- testosterone gel applied to skin, whey powder protein
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Brain Cancer, Glioblastoma Multiforme
Phase I / II Vorinostat, Erlotinib and Temozolomide for Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)
Phase I Objectives: -To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of vorinostat + erlotinib versus vorinostat + erlotinib + temozolomide in adult patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and anaplastic gliomas.
- Trial name
- NCT01110876
- Testing
- Vorinostat, Erlotinib, Temozolomide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Malignant Gliomas
Irinotecan Plus Lenalidomide in Adult Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme: Phase I
The goal of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of lenalidomide combined with Camptosar (irinotecan) as well as to see if this drug combination can help control malignant gliomas.
- Trial name
- NCT00671801
- Testing
- Irinotecan, Lenalidomide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center