Bispecific Antibody Plus White Blood Cells in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Glioblastoma Multiforme
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors focused on measuring adult glioblastoma, adult giant cell glioblastoma, adult gliosarcoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven glioblastoma multiforme with evidence of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression on tumor cell surfaces No astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, or oligodendroglioma No infratentorial or multifocal tumor Recurrence or progression following at least one prior therapy PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 60-100% Life expectancy: Greater than 2 months Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm^3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 Hemoglobin greater than 10 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL ALT, AST, and alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 times ULN Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception No other medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude study No other concurrent malignancy except nonmelanoma skin cancer PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks since nitrosoureas) Endocrine therapy: Concurrent steroid therapy allowed Radiotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified
Sites / Locations
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center