Status:
TERMINATED
Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Fenretinide Compared With Adjuvant Fenretinide Alone in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgical Resection For Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme
Lead Sponsor:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma
Adult Glioblastoma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This randomized phase II trial is studying how well neoadjuvant and adjuvant fenretinide works compared to adjuvant fenretinide alone in treating patients who are undergoing surgical resection for rec...
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the efficacy of neoadjuvant and adjuvant fenretinide vs adjuvant fenretinide alone, in terms of 6-month progression-free survival, in patients with recurrent glioblasto...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically confirmed glioblastoma multiforme after initial tumor resection
- Radiologically evident recurrent tumor after prior radiotherapy OR after treatment for no more than 2 prior relapses
- Enhancing or nonenhancing recurrent disease by MRI
- No progressive symptoms requiring urgent surgery
- Performance status - Karnofsky 70-100%
- More than 8 weeks
- Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm\^3
- Platelet count at least 100,000/mm\^3
- PT/PTT no greater than upper limit of normal
- SGPT no greater than 2.5 times normal
- Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2.5 times normal
- Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL
- BUN no greater than 1.5 times normal
- Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times normal
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective barrier contraception during and for 2 months after study participation
- Amylase and lipase normal
- No active infection
- No other disease that would obscure toxicity or dangerously alter drug metabolism
- No other concurrent serious medical illness
- Not at risk from any study treatment delays
- Able to swallow fenretinide capsules
- Recovered from all prior chemotherapy
- Approximately 2 weeks since prior vincristine
- Approximately 6 weeks since prior nitrosoureas
- Approximately 3 weeks since prior procarbazine
- See Disease Characteristics
- At least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy
- See Disease Characteristics
- At least 1 week since prior vitamin A
- At least 1 week since prior isotretinoin (Accutane®)
- No concurrent vitamin A during and for 2 weeks after study participation
- No concurrent antioxidants (e.g., ascorbic acid or vitamin E)
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00075491
Start Date
December 1 2003
Last Update
January 24 2013
Active Locations (1)
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030