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Radiation Therapy Oncology Group National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
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Information provided by: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00003417 |
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Computer systems that allow doctors to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to plan treatment may result in more effective radiation therapy. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy that has been planned with a computer plus chemotherapy in treating patients who have glioblastoma multiforme.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors |
Drug: carmustine Procedure: radiation therapy |
Phase I Phase II |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase I/II Radiation Dose Escalation Study Applying Conformal Radiation Therapy in Supratentorial Glioblastoma Multiforme |
Estimated Enrollment: | 40 |
Study Start Date: | September 1998 |
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study. Patients are stratified according to the planned target volume, i.e., gross residual tumor plus 3 mm (less than 75 cc vs at least 75 cc).
Patients undergo radiotherapy over 15-30 minutes daily 5 days a week for 6-8 weeks. After 46 Gy of radiotherapy have been administered, patients undergo radiotherapy field reduction and are accrued into one of four dose levels. (Dose level 1 closed to accrual 1/16/01) All patients receive at least 33 radiation treatments. Each patient is evaluated for acute dose-limiting toxicity for 90 days from start of therapy.
Patients also receive carmustine IV over 1-2 hours daily on days 1-3 for the first week of radiotherapy. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for up to 6 courses.
Patients are followed every 4 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 1 year, and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients (20 per arm) will be accrued for this study within at least 5 months.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically confirmed glioblastoma multiforme with areas of necrosis as diagnosed by surgical biopsy or subtotal excision
CT or MRI scan preoperatively and MRI postoperatively prior to initiation of radiotherapy
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
Performance status:
Life expectancy:
Hematopoietic:
Hepatic:
Renal:
Pulmonary:
Other:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
Chemotherapy:
Endocrine therapy:
Radiotherapy:
Surgery:
Study Chair: | Jeff M. Michalski, MD | Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Saint Louis |
Study ID Numbers: | CDR0000066432, RTOG-9803 |
Study First Received: | November 1, 1999 |
Last Updated: | September 11, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00003417 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
adult glioblastoma adult giant cell glioblastoma adult gliosarcoma |
Neuroectodermal Tumors Glioblastoma Glioblastoma multiforme Astrocytoma Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Carmustine |
Neuroepithelioma Glioma Central Nervous System Neoplasms Gliosarcoma Nervous System Neoplasms Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial |
Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms by Histologic Type Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Therapeutic Uses |
Nervous System Diseases Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial Alkylating Agents Pharmacologic Actions |