Clinical trials: Recurrent Adult Brain Neoplasm
Acoustic Schwannoma, Adult Anaplastic Meningioma
Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Meningiomas
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
- Conditions
- Acoustic Schwannoma, Adult Anaplastic Meningioma, Adult Ependymoma, Adult Grade I Meningioma
- Trial name
- NCT01125046
- Testing
- bevacizumab
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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
Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Ependymoma
SJDAWN: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Phase 1 Study Evaluating Molecularly-Driven Doublet Therapies for Children and Young Adults With Recurrent Brain Tumors
Approximately 90% of children with malignant brain tumors that have recurred or relapsed after receiving conventional therapy will die of disease.
- Conditions
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Ependymoma, Anaplastic Ganglioglioma, Anaplastic Meningioma
- Trial name
- NCT03434262
- Testing
- Gemcitabine, ribociclib, sonidegib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
Genetically Modified Neural Stem Cells, Flucytosine, and Leucovorin for Treating Patients With Recurrent High-Grade Gliomas
This phase I trial studies the side effects and determines the best dose of genetically modified neural stem cells and flucytosine when given together with leucovorin for treating patients with recurrent high-grade gliomas.
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT02015819
- Testing
- E. coli CD-expressing genetically modified neural stem cells, flucytosine, leucovorin calcium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Cancer
Thalidomide and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer
RATIONALE: Thalidomide may stop the growth of cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00049296
- Testing
- docetaxel, thalidomide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Chemotherapy 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 topotecan plus carmustine in patients with recurrent…
- Trial name
- NCT00002986
- Testing
- carmustine, topotecan hydrochloride
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibody in Treating Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme or Anaplastic Astrocytoma
RATIONALE: Radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies can locate tumor cells and deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. This may be an effective treatment for some types of brain tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00004017
- Testing
- conventional surgery, iodine I 131 monoclonal antibody TNT-1/B
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Peregrine Pharmaceuticals
Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma
Radiosurgery Plus Bevacizumab in Glioblastoma
RATIONALE: Radiosurgery can send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways.
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma, Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT01086345
- Testing
- radiosurgery, bevacizumab, irinotecan hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Hydroxyurea With or Without Imatinib Mesylate in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Meningioma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as hydroxyurea, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00904735
- Testing
- hydroxyurea, imatinib mesylate
- Where
- 5 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Scientifico H. San Raffaele
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Immunotoxin Therapy Before and After Surgery in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: Immunotoxins can locate tumor cells and kill them without harming normal cells. Immunotoxin therapy may be effective in treating malignant glioma.
- Trial name
- NCT00036972
- Testing
- cintredekin besudotox, adjuvant therapy, conventional surgery
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Adult Glioblastoma, Depression
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Imaging in Predicting Response to Vorinostat and Temozolomide in Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Glioblastoma
This clinical trial is studying magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging in predicting response in patients to vorinostat and temozolomide in patients with recurrent, progressive, or newly diagnosed glioblastoma.
- Conditions
- Adult Glioblastoma, Depression, Recurrent Adult Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT01342757
- Testing
- vorinostat, temozolomide, magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 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
Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Glioblastoma Multiforme
RATIONALE: Erlotinib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for cancer cell growth. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of erlotinib in treating patients who have recurrent or…
- Trial name
- NCT00054496
- Testing
- erlotinib hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Recurrent Oligodendroglial Tumors
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 with recurrent…
- Trial name
- NCT00003731
- Testing
- temozolomide
- Where
- 24 sites in Belgium, France and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Adult Meningioma
S9811 Hydroxyurea in Treating Patients With Unresectable Benign Meningioma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as hydroxyurea use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00003590
- Testing
- hydroxyurea
- Where
- 133 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Epothilone ZK-219477 in Treating Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as epothilone ZK-219477, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00424060
- Testing
- sagopilone, fluorescence in situ hybridization, gene expression analysis
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma or Recurrent or Progressive Meningioma
Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of erlotinib in treating patients who have recurrent malignant glioma or recurrent or progressive meningioma.
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00045110
- Testing
- erlotinib hydrochloride, laboratory biomarker analysis, pharmacological study
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain Tumor, Glioblastoma
Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Dichloroacetate (DCA) in Glioblastoma and Other Recurrent Brain Tumors
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of oral Dichloroacetate (DCA) in the treatment of recurrent malignant brain tumors (RMBTs).
- Trial name
- NCT01111097
- Testing
- Dichloroacetate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer
Yttrium Y 90 SMT 487 in Treating Patients With Refractory or Recurrent Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiolabeled drugs such as yttrium Y 90 SMT 487 can locate tumor cells and deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer, Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor, Islet Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00006368
- Testing
- yttrium Y 90-edotreotide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Glioma
Bevacizumab and Carmustine in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Progressive High-Grade Glioma
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
- Trial name
- NCT00795665
- Testing
- bevacizumab, carmustine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis