Improving the Selection of Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme for Treatment With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitor Therapies

Completed

Conditions studied: Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

In brief

RATIONALE: Studying samples of tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors identify and learn more about biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors predict how patients will respond to treatment. PURPOSE: This laboratory study is looking at tissue samples from patients with glioblastoma multiforme to identify biomarkers that may improve the selection of patients for epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor therapies.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00897663
Run by
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
People needed
56
Starts
2006-11-01
Expected to finish
2018-01-01
Last updated by the study team
2018-01-24

Who can join

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

Where it is running

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