Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Astrocytomas and Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

In brief

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of methotrexate, mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone in treating children with astrocytomas or primitive neuroectodermal tumors.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00002463
Run by
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
People needed
4
Starts
1989-02-01
Expected to finish
2008-01-01
Last updated by the study team
2013-02-18

Who can join

Age: any, up to 3. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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