View clinical trials related to Glioblastoma.
Filter by:The current study will investigate whether the addition of Neuradiab to surgery, radiation and adjuvant chemotherapy (temozolomide) will improve the survival of patients with glioblastoma and whether the drug regimen is safe.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE MRI) and high diffusion weighting MRI may be used to distinguish between favorable and unfavorable responses to therapy of glioblastoma multiforme. Imaging data will be correlated with histopathologic findings and clinical responses to radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy.
The purpose of this research study is to determine if combining all three treatments of Gliadel wafers, Temozolomide and Radiation therapy at the same time is safe and more effective than one treatment at a time. The study will measure the survival of subjects treated with this combination of drugs.
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of the combination of Gliadel wafers plus surgery and limited field radiation therapy with concomitant temozolomide followed by temozolomide given at an extended dose schedule (metronomic schedule) in patients undergoing initial surgery for newly-diagnosed high grade glioma.
This study will define the safety and efficacy of Everolimus (RAD001) administered daily in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)
Objectives: 1. To determine the safety, tolerability and efficacy of dietary methionine restriction for 7 days alternating with Temodar® (Temozolomide) given once a day for seven days and this repeated for up to one year in the treatment of patients with recurrent and/or progressive glioblastoma. 2. To determine the short- and long-term toxicity of dietary methionine restriction combined with Temodar® in glioblastoma patients. 3. To measure and correlate patients' tumor responses and progression-free survival with: serum methionine and peripheral blood lymphocyte methylation levels. In any patient undergoing surgery, to measure tumor alkylguanyl transferase (AGT) and methionine levels and compare to control specimens.
OncoGel™ is a new, experimental drug delivery system that allows the slow continuous release of paclitaxel (an approved intravenous anticancer drug), from a gel (ReGel™) over a long period of time. The gel will disappear in 4 to 6 weeks as it releases the paclitaxel. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of OncoGel when placed into the tumor resection cavity in the brain following surgical removal of the tumor. Dose escalation is conducted by gradually increasing the amount of OncoGel placed in the resection cavity in small groups of patients, and watching the patients closely for side effects before moving to the next dose level. The study will also test whether OncoGel helps to prevent or delay the tumor from regrowing.
The purpose of the current trial is to explore whether the standard treatment with radiotherapy and temozolomide affect the tumor vasculature in patients with high-grade astrocytomas. If vascular effects are identified, future clinical trials can be proposed wherein anti-angiogenic agents are added to increase patient survival.
Conventional radiation for 6 weeks is not well tolerated by the elderly. Shorter courses (over 3-5 weeks) of radiation have been shown to be equivalent in outcome the elderly- particularly in patients who are generally in poor performance status (KPS<70). Fractionated Cyberknife Radiosurgery can deliver equivalent doses in 5 treatments providing the same tumor control in a much shorter and tolerable schedule improving their quality of their short life. To assess the tolerability of Cyberknife Radiosurgery for High Grade Gliomas in Elderly with poor performance status. Secondary: Assessment of local control rate, progression free survival, overall survival, quality of life and toxicity and steroid dependence in this population with this regime.
This clinical trial is using EF5 to measure the oxygen level in tumor cells of patients undergoing surgery or surgery biopsy for newly diagnosed supratentorial malignant glioma. Diagnostic procedures using the drug EF5 to measure the oxygen level in tumor cells may help in planning cancer treatment