Imatinib Mesylate and Hydroxyurea in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Meningioma

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma

In brief

RATIONALE: Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as hydroxyurea, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving imatinib mesylate together with hydroxyurea may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving imatinib mesylate together with hydroxyurea works in treating patients with recurrent or progressive meningioma.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00354913
Run by
Duke University
People needed
21
Starts
2005-05-01
Expected to finish
2010-10-01
Last updated by the study team
2013-01-18

Who can join

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

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.