Interferon Alfa in Treating Patients With Recurrent Unresectable Meningiomas and Malignant Meningiomas

NCT00002965 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2023-12-22

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Summary

RATIONALE: Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of interferon alfa in treating patients with recurrent unresectable meningiomas and malignant meningiomas.

Conditions

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

Recombinant Interferon Alfa (INF alpha)

Subcutaneous injection Monday through Friday for 8 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH
  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wai-Kwan A. Yung, MD · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1997-01-31
Primary Completion
2003-03-31
Completion
2003-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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