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mTOR Inhibitor
Treatment (temsirolimus) for Giant Cell Glioblastoma
Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Evanthia Galanis
Research Sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 10 years
Awards & highlights
Approved for 5 Other Conditions
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
No Placebo-Only Group
Summary
Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of CCI-779 in treating patients who have recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
Eligible Conditions
- Giant Cell Glioblastoma
- Glioblastoma
- Gliosarcoma
- Brain Tumor
Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ up to 10 years
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 10 years
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Primary study objectives
Percentage of patients being progression free
Secondary study objectives
Neoplasms
Percentage of patients that have not progressed
Time to progression and death
Awards & Highlights
Approved for 5 Other Conditions
This treatment demonstrated efficacy for 5 other conditions.
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.
No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
Trial Design
1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Treatment (temsirolimus)Experimental Treatment3 Interventions
Patients receive CCI-779 IV over 30 minutes once weekly for 4 weeks. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Menthol
FDA approved
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Who is running the clinical trial?
National Cancer Institute (NCI)Lead Sponsor
13,887 Previous Clinical Trials
41,020,995 Total Patients Enrolled
10 Trials studying Giant Cell Glioblastoma
378 Patients Enrolled for Giant Cell Glioblastoma
Evanthia GalanisPrincipal InvestigatorNorth Central Cancer Treatment Group
8 Previous Clinical Trials
534 Total Patients Enrolled
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