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Etoposide in Treating Young Patients With Relapsed Ependymoma

NCT00278252 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 14

Last updated 2013-08-07

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Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as etoposide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well etoposide works in treating young patients with ependymoma.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

etoposide

PROCEDURE

conventional surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Linda S. Lashford · The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

  • Susan V. Picton, MD · Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-07-31
Primary Completion
2010-07-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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