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Brachytherapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Registration Number
NCT00045474
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Brachytherapy uses radioactive material to kill cancer cells remaining after surgery.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of brachytherapy in treating patients who have recurrent malignant glioma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the maximum tolerated dose of brachytherapy using an intracavitary applicator and liquid iodine I 125 in patients with recurrent malignant glioma.

* Determine the acute and chronic toxicity of this therapy in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation, multicenter study.

Within 3-21 days after surgical resection, patients receive brachytherapy using an intracavity balloon application (GliaSite) with iodine I 125 solution for a total of 5-7 days.

Cohorts of 5-10 patients receive escalating doses of brachytherapy until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which at least 2 of 10 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

Patients are followed at 4 weeks and then every 2 months for 1 year.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 20-30 patients will be accrued for this study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (9)

Abramson Cancer Center at University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Hospital

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Detroit, Michigan, United States

Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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