drugset / Trial / NCT00025675
Gefitinib in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive CNS Tumors
Phase 2
Completed
105 enrolled
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
National Cancer Institute (NCI) · collab
Non-randomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
RATIONALE: Biological therapies such as gefitinib may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of CNS tumors. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gefitinib in treating patients who have recurrent or progressive CNS tumors.
Timeline
- Start
- 2001-10-09
- Primary completion
- 2006-07-05
- Completion
- 2010-01-02
Publications
- Background Norden AD, Raizer JJ, Abrey LE, Lamborn KR, Lassman AB, Chang SM, Yung WK, Gilbert MR, Fine HA, Mehta M, Deangelis LM, Cloughesy TF, Robins HI, Aldape K, Dancey J, Prados MD, Lieberman F, Wen PY. Phase II trials of erlotinib or gefitinib in patients with recurrent meningioma. J Neurooncol. 2010 Jan;96(2):211-7. doi: 10.1007/s11060-009-9948-7. Epub 2009 Jun 28.
- Background Lassman AB, Rossi MR, Raizer JJ, Abrey LE, Lieberman FS, Grefe CN, Lamborn K, Pao W, Shih AH, Kuhn JG, Wilson R, Nowak NJ, Cowell JK, DeAngelis LM, Wen P, Gilbert MR, Chang S, Yung WA, Prados M, Holland EC. Molecular study of malignant gliomas treated with epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors: tissue analysis from North American Brain Tumor Consortium Trials 01-03 and 00-01. Clin Cancer Res. 2005 Nov 1;11(21):7841-50. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-0421.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparator | Gefitinib | Small molecule | — | Oral |