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Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme

NCT00003996 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 93

Last updated 2016-12-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining more than one chemotherapy drug with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy in treating patients who have newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

carmustine

DRUG

chemotherapy

DRUG

cisplatin

DRUG

etoposide

RADIATION

radiation therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Timothy J. Moynihan, MD · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-05-31
Primary Completion
2001-08-31
Completion
2008-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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