Thiotepa Followed by Peripheral Stem Cell or Bone Marrow Transplant in Treating Patients With Malignant Glioma
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 childhood infratentorial ependymoma, childhood supratentorial ependymoma, recurrent adult brain tumor, adult medulloblastoma, adult glioblastoma, adult oligodendroglioma, childhood high-grade cerebral astrocytoma, childhood oligodendroglioma, adult anaplastic astrocytoma, adult anaplastic ependymoma, adult mixed glioma, recurrent childhood supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor, recurrent childhood cerebellar astrocytoma, recurrent childhood cerebral astrocytoma, recurrent childhood ependymoma, adult giant cell glioblastoma, adult gliosarcoma, adult supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET)
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed malignant glioma Primary or recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (including gliosarcoma) following surgery and radiotherapy or prior conventional chemotherapy (e.g., carmustine or procarbazine, vincristine, and lomustine) Recurrent or refractory anaplastic astrocytoma following any prior therapy (must be chemoresistant) Recurrent or refractory ependymoma or primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) following any prior therapy Recurrent or refractory oligodendroglioma or oligoastrocytoma following any prior therapy (must be chemoresistant) Evaluable disease on gadolinium-enhanced MRI Ineligible for other high priority national or institutional study (e.g., protocol CAMP-004) PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Any age Performance status: ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Creatinine less than 1.5 times normal Cardiovascular: LVEF at least 45% by MUGA Pulmonary: DLCO at least 60% of predicted OR Approval by pulmonologist Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception HIV negative PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent anticancer hormonal therapy No concurrent steroids as antiemetics Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics See Surgery Surgery: See Disease Characteristics For patients with glioblastoma multiforme, concurrent surgery and/or stereotactic radiosurgery to reduce tumor bulk allowed Other: No concurrent acetaminophen during chemotherapy
Sites / Locations
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center