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A Proof-of-concept Clinical Trial Assessing the Safety of the Coordinated Undermining of Survival Paths by 9 Repurposed Drugs Combined With Metronomic Temozolomide (CUSP9v3 Treatment Protocol) for Recurrent Glioblastoma
A proof-of-concept clinical trial assessing the safety of the coordinated undermining of survival paths by 9 repurposed drugs combined with metronomic temozolomide (CUSP9v3 treatment protocol) for recurrent glioblastoma
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A Proof-of-concept Study to Assess the Ability of [18F]AH-111585 PET Imaging to Detect Tumours and Angiogenesis
This proof-of-concept study is designed to assess the ability of [18F]AH-111585 PET imaging to detect tumors and angiogenesis. Up to 30 evaluable subjects are planned to be included at up to 2 study centers in the US. Subjects are considered evaluable if they undergo administration of AH-111585 (18F) Injection, dynamic and static PET imaging, and tumor tissue acquisition. The targeted population is adult subjects at initial diagnosis or recurrence with tumors ≥2.5 cm in diameter who are scheduled to undergo resection or biopsy of the tumor as a result of routine clinical treatment. The tumors must belong to one of the following 5 types: - High-grade glioma, including...
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A Randomised Trial Investigating the Additional Benefit of Hydroxychloroquine(HCQ)to Short Course Radiotherapy (SCRT) in Patients Aged 70 Years and Older With High Grade Gliomas (HGG)
There is emerging evidence that hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), a drug used commonly in the prevention/ treatment of malaria, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus, may improve survival outcome in a variety of cancers including HGG, with few side effects. In this trial the investigators wish to investigate whether treatment with radiotherapy and hydroxychloroquine is more effective than treatment with radiotherapy alone.
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A Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial on the Efficacy of Axitinib as a Monotherapy or in Combination With Lomustine for the Treatment of Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma
This clinical trial will recruit patients diagnosed with glioblastoma at the time of recurrence or progression following prior treatment with surgery, radiation therapy and alkylating chemotherapy. Patients will be screened and if found eligible will be randomized to one of two treatment arms (1:1 randomization). Patients randomized to the Axitinib treatment-arm will be treated with Axitinib until progression (they can be treated after progression in the Axitinib plus lomustine arm), unacceptable treatment related toxicity, or patients refusal to continue study treatment. Patients randomized to the Axitinib plus Lomustine-arm will receive treatment until progression,...
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A Randomized Phase II Trial of Vandetanib (ZD6474) in Combination With Carboplatin Versus Carboplatin Alone Followed by Vandetanib Alone in Adults With Recurrent High-Grade Gliomas
Background: - Growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) provides many tumors, including brain tumors, with needed nutrients and oxygen for cancer cells to survive. One possible treatment for different kinds of cancer involves treatment with drugs that slow or stop angiogenesis and prevent further tumor growth. - Vandetanib is an oral medication known to block angiogenesis and has shown significant antitumor activity in laboratory and animal studies. Vandetanib appears to be well tolerated by patients at specific daily doses. - Carboplatin is a drug that interrupts division of cancer cells and has been shown to be a useful drug in...
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Armodafinil in Treating Fatigue Caused By Radiation Therapy in Patients With Primary Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Armodafinil may help relieve fatigue and improve quality of life in patients with cancer receiving radiation therapy to the brain. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well armodafinil works in treating fatigue caused by radiation therapy in patients with primary brain tumors.
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Arsenic Trioxide and Radiation Therapy in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed Gliomas
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as arsenic trioxide, work in 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 and may be an effective treatment for patients with glioma. Drugs such as arsenic trioxide may also make the tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. Combining arsenic trioxide with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combining arsenic trioxide with radiation therapy in treating patients who have newly diagnosed gliomas.
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Arsenic Trioxide Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Malignant Glioma
This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of arsenic trioxide and radiation therapy in treating patients with newly diagnosed malignant glioma. Drugs such as arsenic trioxide may stop the growth of malignant glioma by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining arsenic trioxide with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.
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A Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study of NBM-BMX Administered Orally to Asian Patients With Advanced Cancer
NBM-BMX is an orally available new chemical entity to inhibit HDAC8 activity specifically, being developed as a potential anti-cancer therapeutic by NatureWise. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary efficacy of NBM-BMX as monotherapy in subjects with advanced solid tumors (Arm A) or in combination with the standard of care treatment (i.e., concomitant RT/TMZ followed by adjuvant TMZ) in subjects with newly diagnosed glioblastoma (Arm B).
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A Safety Study of Fingolimod With Radiation and Temozolomide in Newly Diagnosed High Grade Glioma
A recent prospective multicenter study by Dr. Grossman demonstrated that 40% of patients with high grade glioma undergoing radiation and chemotherapy developed severe and persistent lymphopenia (CD4 counts <200 cells/mm3). This lymphopenia lasted for twelve months following radiation treatment and on multivariate analysis was associated with shorter survival. Our group has data that strongly suggests that this lymphopenia is secondary to the inadvertent radiation of circulating lymphocytes as they pass through the radiation beam. Investigators propose the use of FDA approved for multiple sclerosis, fingolimod to signal lymphocytes to leave the circulation prior to the initiation...
