S9811 Hydroxyurea in Treating Patients With Unresectable Benign Meningioma
Adult Meningioma
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Adult Meningioma focused on measuring recurrent adult brain tumor, adult grade I meningioma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed unresectable primary, recurrent, or residual benign meningioma Measurable disease by CT scan or MRI Must have disease progression within the past 10 years OR progressive neurologic deficit within the past 6 months Must have undergone prior radiotherapy with subsequent disease progression OR refused radiotherapy PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: SWOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC at least 4,000/mm^3 Platelet count at least lower limit of normal Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or adequately treated stage I or II cancer in complete remission PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior cytotoxic chemotherapy for meningioma Prior mifepristone allowed No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Concurrent glucocorticoids and hormone replacement therapy allowed if stable dose maintained for at least 72 hours prior to CT scan or MRI No concurrent antitumor hormonal therapy Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 6 months since prior radiotherapy No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified
Sites / Locations
- Fairbanks Cancer Treatment Center at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
- CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona
- Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
- CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
- University of California Davis Cancer Center
- University of Colorado Cancer Center at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
- St. Anthony Central Hospital
- Denver Health Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver
- Montrose Memorial Hospital Cancer Center
- St. Anthony North Hospital
- Exempla Lutheran Medical Center
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Orlando
- North Idaho Cancer Center
- Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center
- St. Joseph Medical Center
- Graham Hospital
- Memorial Hospital
- University of Illinois Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago Westside Hospital
- Eureka Hospital
- Galesburg Clinic
- Galesburg Cottage Hospital
- InterCommunity Cancer Center of Western Illinois
- Mason District Hospital
- Hopedale Medical Complex
- Joliet Oncology Hematology Associates, Limited - West
- Kewanee Hospital
- McDonough District Hospital
- Edward Hospital Cancer Center
- BroMenn Regional Medical Center
- Community Cancer Center
- Community Hospital of Ottawa
- Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois - Ottawa
- Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital
- Proctor Hospital
- CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association
- Oncology/Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, P.C.
- Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
- OSF St. Francis Medical Center
- Illinois Valley Community Hospital
- Perry Memorial Hospital
- St. Margaret's Hospital
- Valley Cancer Center
- Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital
- Carle Clinic Association
- Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers
- Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates
- Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City
- St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Chanute
- Cancer Center of Kansas, P.A. - El Dorado
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Kingman
- Southwest Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Newton
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Ottawa
- Cancer Center of Kansas, P.A. - Parsons
- Pratt Cancer Center of Kansas
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Salina
- Salina Regional Health Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Wellington
- Associates in Womens Health
- Cancer Center of Kansas, P.A. - Wichita
- CCOP - Wichita
- Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Winfield
- Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center - Baton Rouge
- Baton Rouge General Regional Cancer Center
- Cancer Center at Medical Center of Louisiana - New Orleans
- DeCesaris Cancer Institute at Anne Arundel Medical Center
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
- Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Health System
- Fairview Ridges Hospital
- Mercy Hospital
- Fairview Southdale Hospital
- Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy and Unity Hospitals
- Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital
- Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Medical Center
- CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
- United Hospital
- Park Nicollet Clinic
- Ridgeview Medical Center
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City
- CCOP - Kansas City
- CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
- Great Falls Clinic
- Adena Regional Medical Center
- Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
- CCOP - Columbus
- Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care
- Mount Carmel West Hospital
- Doctors Hospital at Ohio Health
- Grady Memorial Hospital
- Community Oncology Group - Independence
- Fairfield Medical Center
- Strecker Cancer Center at Marietta Memorial Hospital
- Licking Memorial Cancer Care Program at Licking Memorial Hospital
- Mercy Medical Center Oncology Unit
- Community Hospital of Springfield and Clark County
- Rose Ramer Cancer Clinic at Anderson Area Medical Center
- CCOP - Greenville
- Sioux Valley Hospital and University of South Dakota Medical Center
- Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center
- Medical X-Ray Center
- Brooke Army Medical Center
- Wilford Hall Medical Center
- Center for Cancer Prevention and Care at Scott and White Clinic
- American Fork Hospital
- Logan Regional Hospital
- Cottonwood Hospital Medical Center
- McKay-Dee Hospital Center
- Utah Valley Regional Medical Center - Provo
- Dixie Regional Medical Center
- Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah
- LDS Hospital
- Grays Harbor Community Hospital
- Auburn Regional Center for Cancer Care at Auburn Regional Medical Center
- St. Francis Hospital
- Cascade Cancer Center at Evergreen Hospital Medical Center
- St. Clare Hospital
- Capital Medical Center
- Providence St. Peter Hospital Regional Cancer Center
- Olympic Medical Center
- Good Samaritan Cancer Center
- Valley Medical Center
- CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center
- CCOP - Northwest
- St. Joseph Medical Center at Franciscan Health System
- Allenmore Hospital
- Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Hydroxyurea