Tumor Tissue Analysis in Patients Receiving Imatinib Mesylate for 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 adult anaplastic oligodendroglioma, adult oligodendroglioma, adult anaplastic astrocytoma, adult giant cell glioblastoma, adult gliosarcoma, recurrent adult brain tumor, adult brain stem glioma, adult mixed glioma, adult glioblastoma, adult pilocytic astrocytoma, adult diffuse astrocytoma, adult anaplastic ependymoma, adult ependymoma, adult myxopapillary ependymoma, adult subependymoma, adult pineal gland astrocytoma, adult subependymal giant cell astrocytoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically confirmed malignant glioma of 1 of the following subtypes:
- Low-grade glioma
- Anaplastic astrocytoma
- Anaplastic oligodendroglioma
- Glioblastoma multiforme
- Unifocal disease that is progressive or recurrent after prior radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
Scheduled to undergo surgical resection
- Able to undergo maximal surgical resection of tumor mass
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Karnofsky performance status 70-100%
- Mini Mental Status Exam ≥ 15
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm³
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
- Creatinine ≥ 1.7 mg/dL
- BUN ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Transaminases ≤ 4 times ULN
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for ≥ 1 month after completion of study treatment
No other medical illness that would preclude study treatment, including any of the following:
- Serious infection
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Unstable angina pectoris
- Uncontrolled cardiac dysrhythmia
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- Recovered from all prior therapy
- At least 4 weeks since prior investigational drugs
- No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen
- No concurrent chemotherapy, biologic therapy, or radiotherapy
- No concurrent medications that may interact with imatinib mesylate or interfere with hepatic cytochrome P450 system
Sites / Locations
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Treatment
Imatinib mesylate 600mg orally once a day for seven consecutive days prior to surgery with last dose taken one day prior to surgery