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CompletedNCT00039364

Imatinib Mesylate in Treating Patients With Gliomas

Open Label Phase II Study On STI571 (Glivec) Administered As A Daily Oral Treatment In Gliomas

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
112 (actual)
Sponsor
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC · Network
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

RATIONALE: Imatinib mesylate may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of the tumor. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of imatinib mesylate in treating patients who have gliomas.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: * Determine the therapeutic activity of imatinib mesylate (in terms of objective response and progression-free survival at 6 months) in patients with gliomas. * Determine the safety of this drug in these patients. * Determine the pharmacokinetics of this drug in these patients. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to glioma (glioblastoma multiforme vs anaplastic oligodendroglioma or mixed oligoastrocytoma vs anaplastic astrocytoma or recurrent low-grade astrocytoma). Patients receive oral imatinib mesylate once or twice daily. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 9 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 2 months for 6 months and then every 3 months thereafter. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 77 patients (29 patients with glioblastoma multiforme, 24 patients with anaplastic oligodendroglioma or mixed oligoastrocytoma, and 24 patients with anaplastic astrocytoma or recurrent low-grade astrocytoma) will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGimatinib mesylate

Timeline

Start date
2002-03-01
Primary completion
2004-08-01
First posted
2003-01-27
Last updated
2012-07-24

Locations

10 sites across 7 countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00039364. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.