Official Title: Phase I Treatment of Adults With Primary Malignant Glioma With Irinotecan CPT-11 NSC 6616348 Plus BCNU NSC 409962
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2013-02
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: RATIONALE Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die
PURPOSE Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of irinotecan plus carmustine in treating patients who have recurrent primary malignant glioma
Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES I Determine the maximum tolerated dose of irinotecan administered in combination with a fixed dose of carmustine in patients with recurrent primary malignant glioma II Determine the toxic effects of irinotecan and carmustine in these patients
OUTLINE This is a dose escalation study of irinotecan Patients receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes weekly on weeks 1-4 and carmustine IV over 1 hour on weeks 1-6 Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of irinotecan until the maximum tolerated dose MTD is determined The MTD is defined as the dose at which no more than 1 of 6 patients experiences dose limiting toxicities
PROJECTED ACCRUAL Approximately 18-36 patients will be accrued for this study