Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Recurrent Oligodendroglial Tumors

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of temozolomide in treating patients with recurrent oligodendroglial tumors following combination chemotherapy.

Timeline

Start

1998-04

Primary completion

2000-03

Completion

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Publications

• Background Kouwenhoven MC, Kros JM, French PJ, Biemond-ter Stege EM, Graveland WJ, Taphoorn MJ, Brandes AA, van den Bent MJ. 1p/19q loss within oligodendroglioma is predictive for response to first line temozolomide but not to salvage treatment. Eur J Cancer. 2006 Oct;42(15):2499-503. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.05.021. Epub 2006 Aug 17.
• Results van den Bent MJ, Chinot O, Boogerd W, Bravo Marques J, Taphoorn MJ, Kros JM, van der Rijt CC, Vecht CJ, De Beule N, Baron B. Second-line chemotherapy with temozolomide in recurrent oligodendroglioma after PCV (procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine) chemotherapy: EORTC Brain Tumor Group phase II study 26972. Ann Oncol. 2003 Apr;14(4):599-602. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdg157.

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