DepoCyt Therapy in Patients With Neoplastic Meningitis From Lymphoma or a Solid Tumor

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Meningeal Neoplasms

In brief

The purpose of this study is to find out how well an experimental drug called DepoCyt works for neoplastic meningitis (cancer that has spread to the tissues around the brain and spinal cord). DepoCyt is a new slow-release form of the cancer drug called ara-C (cytarabine). Cytarabine has been used for many years to treat cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00029523
Run by
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
People needed
100
Starts
2001-04-01
Expected to finish
2004-11-01
Last updated by the study team
2007-02-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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