Poly-ICLC in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Anaplastic Glioma

Summary

RATIONALE: Biological therapies such as poly-ICLC use different ways to stimulate the immune system and stop tumor cells from growing. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how poly-ICLC works in treating patients with recurrent, progressive, or relapsed anaplastic glioma.

Timeline

Start

2003-03-07

Primary completion

2007-10-06

Completion

2009-01-02

Publications

• Results Butowski N, Lamborn KR, Lee BL, Prados MD, Cloughesy T, DeAngelis LM, Abrey L, Fink K, Lieberman F, Mehta M, Ian Robins H, Junck L, Salazar AM, Chang SM. A North American brain tumor consortium phase II study of poly-ICLC for adult patients with recurrent anaplastic gliomas. J Neurooncol. 2009 Jan;91(2):183-9. doi: 10.1007/s11060-008-9705-3. Epub 2008 Oct 11.

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