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RECRUITING
C-SMART: Cognitive Strategies, Mindfulness, and Rehabilitation Therapy for Patients With Primary Brain Tumors
Description

The goal of Phase IIa Trial is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of telehealth C-SMART for patients with primary brain tumor and mild neurocognitive deficits (N=36) and their caregivers (N=36) A subset (n=10) of participants will undergo rs-fMRI both pre- and post-C-SMART to test feasibility of advanced functional imaging in this population.

RECRUITING
Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 Alpha-ketoglutarate Imaging in IDH Mutant Glioma
Description

This study will investigate the use of hyperpolarized (HP) carbon-13 (13C) alpha-ketoglutarate (aKG) (HP 13C-aKG) to characterize tumor burden in participants with isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutant glioma.

TERMINATED
Study of NUV-422 in Adults With Recurrent or Refractory High-grade Gliomas and Solid Tumors
Description

At the time of study termination, NUV-422-02 was a first-in-human, open-label, Phase 1 dose escalation study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of NUV-422. The study population comprised adults with recurrent or refractory high-grade gliomas (HGGs), metastatic breast cancer (mBC), with and without brain metastases, and recurrent or refractory metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). All patients self-administered NUV-422 orally in 28-day cycles until disease progression, toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or termination of the study.

COMPLETED
Vaccination With Lethally Irradiated Glioma Cells Mixed With GM-K562 Cells in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy For Recurrent Tumor
Description

This research study is testing the safety of a vaccination of cells called GM-K562 cells mixed with the participants own irradiated tumor cells. The GM-K562 cells have been modified in the laboratory to secrete the protein GM-CSF. This protein can be effective in stimulating an immune response to cancer. This newly developed vaccine may stop cancer cells from growing.

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COMPLETED
SU5416 in Treating Patients With Recurrent Astrocytoma or Mixed Glioma That Has Not Responded to Radiation Therapy
Description

RATIONALE: SU5416 may stop the growth of astrocytoma or glioma by stopping blood flow to the tumor. PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of SU5416 in treating patients who have recurrent astrocytoma or mixed glioma that has not responded to previous radiation therapy.

COMPLETED
Radiation Therapy Combined With Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Anaplastic Astrocytoma or Mixed Gliomas
Description

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, carmustine, and lomustine, use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying radiation therapy and temozolomide to see how well they work compared to radiation therapy and carmustine or lomustine in treating patients with anaplastic astrocytoma or mixed gliomas.

COMPLETED
Antineoplaston Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Mixed Gliomas
Description

RATIONALE: Current therapies for adults with recurrent or refractory mixed gliomas provide very limited benefit to the patient. The anti-cancer properties of Antineoplaston therapy suggest that it may prove beneficial in the treatment of adults with recurrent or refractory mixed gliomas. PURPOSE: This study is being performed to determine the effects (good and bad) that Antineoplaston therapy has on adults with recurrent or refractory mixed gliomas.

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COMPLETED
A Study of XL765 (SAR245409) in Combination With Temozolomide With and Without Radiation in Adults With Malignant Gliomas
Description

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of XL765 in combination with Temozolomide in adults with anaplastic gliomas or glioblastoma on a stable Temozolomide maintenance dose. XL765 is a new chemical entity that inhibits the kinases PI3K and mTOR. In preclinical studies, inactivation of PI3K has been shown to inhibit growth and induce apoptosis (programmed cell death) in tumor cells, whereas inactivation of mTOR has been shown to inhibit the growth of tumor cells. Temozolomide (TMZ, TemodarĀ®) is an orally administered alkylating agent with activity against malignant gliomas. It is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the following indications: 1) treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients when given concomitantly with radiotherapy and then as maintenance treatment; 2) refractory anaplastic astrocytoma (AA), ie, patients who have experienced disease progression on a drug regimen containing nitrosourea and procarbazine. Temozolomide is commonly used in the treatment of other anaplastic gliomas (AG) including oligodendroglial tumors and mixed gliomas.

TERMINATED
Gadobutrol Versus Gadopentetate Dimeglumine or Gadobenate Dimeglumine Before DCE-MRI in Diagnosing Patients With Multiple Sclerosis, Grade II-IV Glioma, or Brain Metastases
Description

This pilot clinical trial compares gadobutrol with standard of care contrast agents, gadopentetate dimeglumine or gadobenate dimeglumine, before dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in diagnosing patients with multiple sclerosis, grade II-IV glioma, or tumors that have spread to the brain. Gadobutrol is a type of contrast agent that may increase DCE-MRI sensitivity for the detection of tumors or other diseases of the central nervous system. It is not yet known whether gadobutrol is more effective than standard of care contrast agents before DCE-MRI in diagnosing patients with multiple sclerosis, grade II-IV glioma, or tumors that have spread to the brain.

TERMINATED
Using MRI-Guided Laser Heat Ablation to Induce Disruption of the Peritumoral Blood Brain Barrier to Enhance Delivery and Efficacy of Treatment of Pediatric Brain Tumors
Description

By employing a combination of advanced MRI techniques and correlative serum biomarkers of blood brain barrier (BBB) disruption, the investigators plan to develop a powerful, first of its kind clinical algorithm in pediatrics whereby the investigators can measure and identify the window of maximal BBB disruption post MLA to 1) allow for an alternative to surgery in incompletely resected tumors, 2) allow for optimal chemotherapeutic dosing to achieve the greatest benefits and the least systemic side effects and 3) distinguish subsequent tumor progression from long-term MLA treatment effects. Preliminary data in adult imaging studies have shown that the BBB disruption lasts for several weeks following treatment before returning to a low baseline. This pilot therapeutic study will provide preliminary validation in pediatric patients.

COMPLETED
Perifosine and Torisel (Temsirolimus) for Recurrent/Progressive Malignant Gliomas
Description

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a drug called temsirolimus in combination with a drug called perifosine in treating brain tumors that have continued to grow after previous treatment. Temsirolimus is an intravenous drug approved by the FDA for treatment of other cancers (kidney cancer, certain types of lymphoma) but not for brain tumors. Perifosine is a pill that has not been approved by the FDA which blocks a messenger that tells cancer cells to grow. Research suggests that combined treatment with both drugs is better than either alone, and that it is reasonably safe.

WITHDRAWN
Efficacy of 68Ga-DOTATOC Positron Emission Tomography (PET) CT in Children and Young Adults With Brain Tumors
Description

This pilot clinical trial studies gallium Ga 68-edotreotide (68Ga-DOTATOC) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in finding brain tumors in younger patients. Diagnostic procedures, such as gallium Ga 68-edotreotide PET/CT imaging, may help find and diagnose brain tumors.

Conditions
Acoustic SchwannomaAdult Anaplastic AstrocytomaAdult Anaplastic EpendymomaAdult Anaplastic MeningiomaAdult Anaplastic OligodendrogliomaAdult Brain Stem GliomaAdult Choroid Plexus TumorAdult CraniopharyngiomaAdult Diffuse AstrocytomaAdult EpendymoblastomaAdult EpendymomaAdult Giant Cell GlioblastomaAdult GlioblastomaAdult GliosarcomaAdult Grade I MeningiomaAdult Grade II MeningiomaAdult MedulloblastomaAdult Meningeal HemangiopericytomaAdult Mixed GliomaAdult Myxopapillary EpendymomaAdult OligodendrogliomaAdult Papillary MeningiomaAdult Pilocytic AstrocytomaAdult Pineal Gland AstrocytomaAdult PineoblastomaAdult PineocytomaAdult Subependymal Giant Cell AstrocytomaAdult SubependymomaAdult Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET)Childhood Choroid Plexus TumorChildhood CraniopharyngiomaChildhood EpendymoblastomaChildhood Grade I MeningiomaChildhood Grade II MeningiomaChildhood Grade III MeningiomaChildhood High-grade Cerebellar AstrocytomaChildhood High-grade Cerebral AstrocytomaChildhood Infratentorial EpendymomaChildhood Low-grade Cerebellar AstrocytomaChildhood Low-grade Cerebral AstrocytomaChildhood MedulloepitheliomaChildhood Supratentorial EpendymomaMeningeal MelanocytomaNewly Diagnosed Childhood EpendymomaRecurrent Adult Brain TumorRecurrent Childhood Anaplastic AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Anaplastic OligoastrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Anaplastic OligodendrogliomaRecurrent Childhood Brain Stem GliomaRecurrent Childhood Cerebellar AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Cerebral AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Diffuse AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood EpendymomaRecurrent Childhood Fibrillary AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Gemistocytic AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Giant Cell GlioblastomaRecurrent Childhood GlioblastomaRecurrent Childhood Gliomatosis CerebriRecurrent Childhood GliosarcomaRecurrent Childhood MedulloblastomaRecurrent Childhood OligoastrocytomaRecurrent Childhood OligodendrogliomaRecurrent Childhood Pilocytic AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Pilomyxoid AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood PineoblastomaRecurrent Childhood Pleomorphic XanthoastrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Protoplasmic AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Subependymal Giant Cell AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal TumorRecurrent Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic GliomaRecurrent Childhood Visual Pathway GliomaUntreated Childhood Anaplastic AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Anaplastic OligodendrogliomaUntreated Childhood Brain Stem GliomaUntreated Childhood Cerebellar AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Cerebral AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Diffuse AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Fibrillary AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Gemistocytic AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Giant Cell GlioblastomaUntreated Childhood GlioblastomaUntreated Childhood Gliomatosis CerebriUntreated Childhood GliosarcomaUntreated Childhood MedulloblastomaUntreated Childhood OligoastrocytomaUntreated Childhood OligodendrogliomaUntreated Childhood Pilocytic AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Pilomyxoid AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood PineoblastomaUntreated Childhood Pleomorphic XanthoastrocytomaUntreated Childhood Protoplasmic AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Subependymal Giant Cell AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal TumorUntreated Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic GliomaUntreated Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma
COMPLETED
Alisertib and Fractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Recurrent High Grade Gliomas
Description

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of alisertib when combined with fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery in treating patients with high-grade gliomas that have returned after previous treatment with radiation therapy (recurrent). Alisertib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking an enzyme needed for the cells to divide. Radiation therapy uses high energy x rays to kill tumor cells. Stereotactic radiosurgery uses special positioning equipment to send a single high dose of radiation directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue. Delivering stereotactic radiosurgery over multiple doses (fractionation) may cause more damage to tumor tissue than normal tissue while maintaining the advantage of its accuracy.

TERMINATED
18F-FDOPA PET/CT or PET/MRI in Measuring Tumors in Patients With Newly-Diagnosed or Recurrent Gliomas
Description

To evaluate 18F-FDOPA PET obtained from PET/CT or PET/MRI imaging in patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent gliomas.

Conditions
Adult Anaplastic EpendymomaAdult Anaplastic OligodendrogliomaAdult Brain Stem GliomaAdult Diffuse AstrocytomaAdult Giant Cell GlioblastomaAdult GlioblastomaAdult GliosarcomaAdult Mixed GliomaAdult OligodendrogliomaAdult Pilocytic AstrocytomaAdult Pineal Gland AstrocytomaAdult Subependymal Giant Cell AstrocytomaChildhood High-grade Cerebellar AstrocytomaChildhood High-grade Cerebral AstrocytomaChildhood Low-grade Cerebellar AstrocytomaChildhood Low-grade Cerebral AstrocytomaRecurrent Adult Brain TumorRecurrent Childhood Anaplastic AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Anaplastic OligoastrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Anaplastic OligodendrogliomaRecurrent Childhood Brain Stem GliomaRecurrent Childhood Cerebellar AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Cerebral AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Diffuse AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Fibrillary AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Gemistocytic AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Giant Cell GlioblastomaRecurrent Childhood GlioblastomaRecurrent Childhood Gliomatosis CerebriRecurrent Childhood GliosarcomaRecurrent Childhood OligoastrocytomaRecurrent Childhood OligodendrogliomaRecurrent Childhood Pilomyxoid AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Protoplasmic AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Subependymal Giant Cell AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic GliomaRecurrent Childhood Visual Pathway GliomaUntreated Childhood Anaplastic AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Anaplastic OligoastrocytomaUntreated Childhood Anaplastic OligodendrogliomaUntreated Childhood Brain Stem GliomaUntreated Childhood Cerebellar AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Cerebral AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Diffuse AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Fibrillary AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Gemistocytic AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Giant Cell GlioblastomaUntreated Childhood GlioblastomaUntreated Childhood Gliomatosis CerebriUntreated Childhood GliosarcomaUntreated Childhood OligoastrocytomaUntreated Childhood OligodendrogliomaUntreated Childhood Pilomyxoid AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Protoplasmic AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Subependymal Giant Cell AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic GliomaUntreated Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma
COMPLETED
Lapatinib Ditosylate Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Recurrent High-Grade Glioma
Description

This pilot phase I clinical trial studies how well lapatinib ditosylate before surgery works in treating patients with high-grade glioma that has come back after a period of time during which the tumor could not be detected. Lapatinib ditosylate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

COMPLETED
Plerixafor After Radiation Therapy and Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed High Grade Glioma
Description

This pilot phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of plerixafor after radiation therapy and temozolomide and to see how well it works in treating patients with newly diagnosed high grade glioma. Plerixafor may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high energy x rays to kill tumor cells. Giving plerixafor after radiation therapy and temozolomide may be an effective treatment for high grade glioma.

COMPLETED
Bevacizumab With or Without Anti-Endoglin Monoclonal Antibody TRC105 in Treating Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme
Description

This partially randomized phase I/II trial studies the side effects and the best dose of anti-endoglin monoclonal antibody TRC105 when given together with bevacizumab and to see how well they work in treating patients with glioblastoma multiforme that has come back. Monoclonal antibodies, such as anti-endoglin monoclonal antibody TRC105 and bevacizumab, may find tumor cells and help kill them. Giving anti-endoglin monoclonal antibody TRC105 together with bevacizumab may be an effective treatment for glioblastoma multiforme.

COMPLETED
Vaccine for Patients With Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent Low-Grade Glioma
Description

The primary purpose of this phase II clinical trial is to determine the safety and effect on survival of patients autologous dendritic cells pulsed with autologous tumor lysate as a treatment for low-grade glioma patients. Other goals of this study are to determine if the vaccine can cause an immune response against patients' cancer cells and slow the growth of their brain tumors

COMPLETED
Veliparib, Radiation Therapy, and Temozolomide in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Pontine Gliomas
Description

This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and the best dose of veliparib when given together with radiation therapy and temozolomide and to see how well they work in treating younger patients newly diagnosed with diffuse pontine gliomas. Veliparib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving veliparib with radiation therapy and temozolomide may kill more tumor cells.

COMPLETED
Sunitinib Malate in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent, Refractory, or Progressive Malignant Glioma or Ependymoma
Description

This phase II trial studies how well sunitinib malate works in treating younger patients with recurrent, refractory, or progressive malignant glioma or ependymoma. Sunitinib malate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

COMPLETED
Natural History of Brain Function, Quality of Life, and Seizure Control in Patients With Brain Tumor Who Have Undergone Surgery
Description

This trial studies the natural history of brain function, quality of life, and seizure control in patients with brain tumor who have undergone surgery. Learning about brain function, quality of life, and seizure control in patients with brain tumor who have undergone surgery may help doctors learn more about the disease and find better methods of treatment and on-going care.

COMPLETED
Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy With Bevacizumab in the Treatment of Recurrent Malignant Glioma
Description

The best dose of radiation to be given with bevacizumab is currently unknown. This study will use higher doses of radiation with bevacizumab than have been used before. This study will test the safety of radiation given at different doses with bevacizumab to find out what effects, good and/or bad, it has on the patient and the malignant glioma or related brain cancers.

TERMINATED
High-Dose Vorinostat and Fractionated Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent Glioma
Description

This study is being done to determine if an investigational cancer treatment called vorinostat combined with fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy (FSRT) is effective in treating recurrent high grade gliomas. The main goal of this research study is to determine the highest dose of vorinostat that can be given to patients with recurrent tumors. The study will also determine the potential side effects and safety of these treatment combinations. Vorinostat is a small molecule inhibitor of histone deacetylase (HDAC). HDAC inhibitors help unravel the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of the cancer cells and make them more susceptible to the treatment with radiation.

COMPLETED
Vaccine Therapy and Sargramostim in Treating Patients With Malignant Glioma
Description

This phase I trial studies the side effects of vaccine therapy when given together with sargramostim in treating patients with malignant glioma. Vaccines made from survivin peptide may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Colony-stimulating factors, such as sargramostim, may increase the number of white blood cells and platelets found in bone marrow or peripheral blood. Giving vaccine therapy and sargramostim may be a better treatment for malignant glioma.

COMPLETED
Bafetinib in Treating Patients With Recurrent High-Grade Glioma or Brain Metastases
Description

RATIONALE: Bafetinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. PURPOSE: This clinical trial studies bafetinib in treating patients with recurrent high-grade glioma or brain metastases.

COMPLETED
A Pilot Feasibility Study of Oral 5-Fluorocytosine and Genetically-Modified Neural Stem Cells Expressing E.Coli Cytosine Deaminase for Treatment of Recurrent High Grade Gliomas
Description

RATIONALE: Genetically-modified neural stem cells (NSCs) that convert 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) into the chemotherapy agent 5-FU (fluorouracil) at sites of tumor in the brain may be an effective treatment for glioma. PURPOSE: This clinical trial studies genetically-modified NSCs and 5-FC in patients undergoing surgery for recurrent high-grade gliomas.

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Fluorine F 18 Fluorodopa-Labeled PET Scan in Planning Surgery and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed High- or Low-Grade Malignant Glioma
Description

RATIONALE: New imaging procedures, such as fluorine F 18 fluorodopa-labeled PET scan, may help in guiding surgery and radiation therapy and allow doctors to plan better treatment. PURPOSE: This clinical trial studies fluorine F 18 fluorodopa-labeled PET scan in planning surgery and radiation therapy in treating patients with newly diagnosed high- or low-grade malignant glioma

TERMINATED
Aminolevulinic Acid During Surgery in Treating Patients With Malignant Brain Tumors
Description

This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of aminolevulinic acid during surgery in treating patients with malignant brain tumors. Aminolevulinic acid becomes active when it is exposed to a certain kind of light and may help doctors find and remove tumor cells during surgery

COMPLETED
Cellular Immunotherapy Study for Brain Cancer
Description

The purpose of this research study to determine if treating recurrent malignant gliomas with another person's (donor) immune system cells known as aCTL cells, will be safe. This study will also try to determine if persons who receive aCTL's are more or less likely to survive their brain tumor than persons who had similar tumors in the past. Approximately 15 patients will be enrolled at UCLA.