MK0752 in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Refractory CNS Cancer

NCT00572182 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2012-03-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: MK0752 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of MK0752 in treating young patients with recurrent or refractory CNS cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

MK-0752

This is a dose escalation study. Patients may receive 150, 200, 260 or 325 mg/m2 orally for 3 consecutive days of every 7 days for 28 days (dosing regimen 1 - closed to accrual 2/23/2010) or 800, 1000, 1400, or 1800 mg/m2 orally once weekly for 28 days (1 course). In the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression, treatment may continue for 6 courses.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH
  • Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Maryam Fouladi, MD · Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2011-02-28
Completion
2011-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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