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The Roles of Tissue Factor in Malignant Gliomas
This study has been completed.
Sponsors and Collaborators: Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG)
Ontario Cancer Research Network
Information provided by: Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00201903
  Purpose

To explore the relationship between tissue factor levels, tumour progression, activation of blood coagulation and venous thromboembolism with malignant glioma


Condition
Venous Thromboembolism
Brain Tumors

MedlinePlus related topics: Brain Cancer Cancer
Drug Information available for: Heparin Thromboplastin
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Natural History, Longitudinal, Defined Population, Prospective Study
Official Title: The Roles of Tissue Factor in Malignant Gliomas

Further study details as provided by Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG):

Enrollment: 30
Study Start Date: January 2004
Study Completion Date: October 2006
Detailed Description:

To explore the relationship between tissue factor levels, tumour progression, activation of blood coagulation and venous thromboembolism with malignant glioma

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • participation in PRODIGE
  • adult patients
  • newly diagnosed, biopsy-confirmed grade III/IV malignant gliomas
  • undergone craniotomy or stereotactic biopsy > 2 days and < 4 weeks before

Exclusion Criteria:

  • have known hereditary thrombophilia
  • are receiving experimental antiangiogenic therapy
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00201903

Locations
United States, Michigan
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
United States, Utah
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112-5550
Canada, Alberta
Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2
Canada, Manitoba
CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 0V9
Canada, Ontario
Princess Margaret Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9
Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
Sponsors and Collaborators
Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG)
Ontario Cancer Research Network
Investigators
Study Chair: Agnes Lee, MD Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
Principal Investigator: William Geerts, MD Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Principal Investigator: Mark Levine, MD Ontario Clinical Oncology Group
Principal Investigator: James Perry, MD Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre
Principal Investigator: Janusz Rak Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Weitz, MD Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
  More Information

Study ID Numbers: OCOG-2003-TFsubstudy, NCT00135876
Study First Received: September 13, 2005
Last Updated: May 18, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00201903  
Health Authority: Canada: Health Canada

Keywords provided by Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG):
venous thromboembolism
brain tumours
glioma
tissue factor
blood coagulation
tumour progression
low molecular weight heparin

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight
Vascular Diseases
Disease Progression
Central Nervous System Diseases
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Venous Thromboembolism
Brain Diseases
Thrombosis
Thromboembolism
Calcium heparin
Body Weight
Brain Neoplasms
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Embolism and Thrombosis
Embolism
Thromboplastin
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neuroepithelioma
Glioma
Heparin
Nervous System Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms by Site
Coagulants
Therapeutic Uses
Hematologic Agents
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Nervous System Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Pharmacologic Actions
Hemostatics

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009