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Nitrocamptothecin in Treating Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Registration Number
NCT00005826
Lead Sponsor
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Brief Summary

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 nitrocamptothecin in treating patients who have glioblastoma multiforme.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the therapeutic activity and toxicities of nitrocamptothecin in patients with glioblastoma multiforme. II. Determine the overall response, duration of response, and progression free survival of these patients after this treatment.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients receive nitrocamptothecin orally daily on days 1-5. Treatment continues every 7 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 6 weeks until disease progression in the absence of further treatment.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 14-25 patients will be accrued for this study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
17
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 (13)

Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova

🇮🇹

Padua, Italy

Centre Eugene Marquis

🇫🇷

Rennes, France

Institut Gustave Roussy

🇫🇷

Villejuif, France

Ospedale San Giovanni

🇨🇭

Bellinzona, Switzerland

Centre Henri Becquerel

🇫🇷

Rouen, France

Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

🇧🇪

Edegem, Belgium

CRLCC Nantes - Atlantique

🇫🇷

Nantes-Saint Herblain, France

Centre Jean Perrin

🇫🇷

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Centre de Lute Contre le Cancer,Georges-Francois Leclerc

🇫🇷

Dijon, France

Centre Leon Berard

🇫🇷

Lyon, France

Clinique De Genolier

🇨🇭

Genolier, Switzerland

Academisch Ziekenhuis der Vrije Universiteit

🇳🇱

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

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