Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme or Other 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 giant cell glioblastoma, adult glioblastoma, adult gliosarcoma, adult anaplastic astrocytoma, adult diffuse astrocytoma, adult pilocytic astrocytoma, adult subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, adult anaplastic ependymoma, adult ependymoma, adult myxopapillary ependymoma, adult subependymoma, adult anaplastic oligodendroglioma, adult oligodendroglioma, adult brain stem glioma, adult mixed glioma, adult pineal gland astrocytoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Pathologically diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme or other malignant glioma
- Recurrent disease
- Must have received prior temozolomide
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Karnofsky performance status 60-100%
- Granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm³
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
- SGOT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Creatinine ≤ 2 times ULN
- Bilirubin ≤ 2 times ULN
- No other active malignancy except for cervical carcinoma in situ or basal cell carcinoma of the skin
- No serious medical or psychiatric illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude study treatment
- No medical condition that precludes swallowing pills
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- Recovered from all prior therapy
Sites / Locations
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Temozolomide
Following diagnosis of tumor recurrence or progression, all patients will receive of daily low dose temozolomide given at 50mg/m2/d without interruption. Brain imaging will be performed at baseline and every 2 months (standard of care). The treatment will be administered until development of toxicity, evidence of progression of disease or death.