Atrasentan in Treating Patients With Progressive or Recurrent 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 recurrent adult brain tumor, adult glioblastoma, adult anaplastic astrocytoma, adult anaplastic oligodendroglioma, adult giant cell glioblastoma, adult gliosarcoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed malignant glioma Anaplastic astrocytoma Anaplastic oligodendroglioma Glioblastoma multiforme Progressive or recurrent after prior radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy Prior low-grade glioma that has progressed to high-grade after therapy allowed Measurable disease by MRI or CT scan PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 60-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Transaminases no greater than 4 times upper limit of normal Hepatitis A, B, and C negative Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.7 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No New York Heart Association class II, III, or IV cardiac disease Other: HIV negative Mini mental score at least 15 No other malignancy within the past 5 years except curatively treated carcinoma in situ or basal cell skin cancer No serious concurrent infection No other concurrent medical illness that would preclude study entry No alcoholism or drug addiction within the past 6 months Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent anticancer immunotherapy Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas) and recovered No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen No prior or concurrent polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant (Gliadel wafer) No prior atrasentan No other concurrent anticancer chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent anticancer hormonal therapy Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 3 months since prior radiotherapy and recovered No concurrent anticancer radiotherapy Surgery: No concurrent anticancer surgery Other: Recovered from prior therapy No more than 1 prior treatment regimen No other concurrent investigational agents
Sites / Locations
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
- Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
- Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Hospital
- Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University
- Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
- Abramson Cancer Center at University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio