Chemotherapy Followed by Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Glioma

NCT00019071 | Completed Phase 1

• 3 other identifiers: CDR0000064153NCI-95-C-0092ANCI-95-C-0092
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of cladribine followed by radiation therapy in treating patients who have malignant glioma.

Conditions

Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

Keywords

adult glioblastoma; adult anaplastic astrocytoma; adult giant cell glioblastoma; adult gliosarcoma

Interventions

chemotherapy DRUG

cladribine DRUG

radiation therapy RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven high-grade glioma confined to 1 or both hemispheres of the brain and including: Grade III astrocytoma (anaplastic astrocytoma) Grade IV astrocytoma (glioblastoma multiforme) ineligible for NCI-95-C-0069 protocol Histologic confirmation of high-grade astrocytoma by NIH neuropathology division required (including mandatory review of slides from biopsy or resection) No evidence of metastatic or leptomeningeal spread PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Over 18 Performance status: Karnofsky 60-100% ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Greater than 6 months Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,500/mm3 Absolute granulocyte count at least 900/mm3 Absolute leukocyte count at least 900/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL Hepatic: Liver function tests no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine clearance at least 95 mL/min Creatinine no greater than 1.3 mg/dL Other: No history of psychiatric disease that would prevent compliance No other malignancy within the past 5 years except: Basal cell carcinoma of the skin Carcinoma in situ of the cervix Not pregnant PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No systemic chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior cranial radiotherapy Surgery: No more than 3 months since surgery (biopsy; subtotal or near-total resection)

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Cancer Institute (NCI): lead

Study Sites (1)

Radiation Oncology Branch

Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Central Nervous System Neoplasms; Glioblastoma; Astrocytoma; Gliosarcoma

Interventions

Drug Therapy; Cladribine; Radiotherapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nervous System Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Nervous System Diseases; Glioma; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapeutics; 2-Chloroadenosine; Adenosine; Purine Nucleosides; Purines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds; Deoxyadenosines; Deoxyribonucleosides; Nucleosides; Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides; Ribonucleosides

Study Officials

• C. Norman Coleman, MD

  NCI - Radiation Oncology Branch; ROB

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Sponsor Type: NIH

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 11, 2001
• First Posted: April 5, 2004
• Study Start: March 1, 1995
• Last Updated: April 29, 2015

Record last verified: 2002-05

Locations

US (1)