Status:

COMPLETED

Standard Radiation Therapy, Higher-Dose Radiation Therapy, or Chemotherapy in Treating Older Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Leon Berard

Conditions:

Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy in higher doses over a shorter period of time may kill more tumor cells and have fewer side effects. ...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Compare the survival of patients over 60 with glioblastoma multiforme treated with standard radiotherapy vs hypofractionated radiotherapy vs chemotherapy. Secondary * Compare...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed glioblastoma multiforme
  • Grade 4 disease (WHO)
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • WHO performance status (PS) 0-2 (PS 3-4 allowed if secondary to a neurological physical handicap)
  • Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
  • Bilirubin \< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Transaminases ≤ 3 times ULN
  • Creatinine \< 1.5 times ULN
  • Able to tolerate the 3 treatment options
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except for curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
  • No acute or chronic severe illness that, in the investigator's opinion, contraindicates participation in the study
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy
  • Concurrent corticosteroids allowed provided patient is receiving the lowest dose necessary for optimal functioning

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    70 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00820963

    Start Date

    July 1 2006

    Last Update

    May 12 2011

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    Centre Leon Berard

    Lyon, France, 69373