Radiation Therapy, Temozolomide, and Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme

NCT ID: NCT00099125

Last Updated: 2014-01-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

170 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-11-30

Study Completion Date

2013-11-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide and irinotecan, work in 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 phase II trial is studying how well radiation therapy, temozolomide, and irinotecan work in treating patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Compare overall survival of patients with newly diagnosed supratentorial glioblastoma multiforme treated with radiotherapy and temozolomide followed by temozolomide and irinotecan with historical controls from the RTOG database.
* Determine the short- and long-term toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
* Determine progression-free survival of patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

* Chemoradiotherapy: Patients undergo radiotherapy once daily, 5 days a week, for 6 weeks. Concurrently with radiotherapy, patients receive oral temozolomide once daily, 7 days a week, for 6 weeks.
* Post-radiotherapy chemotherapy: Beginning 4-6 weeks after the completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients receive irinotecan IV on days 1 and 15 and oral temozolomide once daily on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 2 months for 2 years and then every 6 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 157 patients will be accrued for this study within 11 months.

Conditions

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Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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RT with chemotherapy + post-radiation chemotherapy

Radiation therapy (RT) with concurrent chemotherapy + post-radiation chemotherapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

irinotecan hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

temozolomide

Intervention Type DRUG

adjuvant therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Interventions

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irinotecan hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

temozolomide

Intervention Type DRUG

adjuvant therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed newly diagnosed supratentorial glioblastoma multiforme by surgical biopsy or excision

* No gliomas graded less than glioblastoma multiforme
* No recurrent malignant gliomas
* No tumor foci below the tentorium or beyond the cranial vault
* Study therapy must begin ≤ 5 weeks after surgery

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

* 18 and over

Performance status

* Zubrod 0-1

Life expectancy

* At least 8 weeks

Hematopoietic

* Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
* Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
* Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL\*
* Hematocrit ≥ 30%\* NOTE: \*Transfusion allowed

Hepatic

* Bilirubin ≤ 0.5 mg/dL
* ALT or AST ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal

Renal

* Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
* BUN ≤ 25 mg/dL

Other

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective double-barrier contraception during and for 2 months after study participation
* No AIDS
* No other malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or bladder
* No other major medical illness or psychiatric impairment that would preclude study participation

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* No concurrent sargramostim (GM-CSF)

Chemotherapy

* No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

* Concurrent steroid therapy allowed provided patient is on a stable or decreasing dose for at least 2 weeks before study entry

Radiotherapy

* No prior radiotherapy to the head or neck resulting in overlap of radiotherapy fields

* Prior radiotherapy for stage T1 glottic cancer allowed

Surgery

* See Disease Characteristics
* Recovered from prior surgery

Other

* No enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs within 14 days before the initiation of irinotecan

* Concurrent non-enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs allowed
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Frank S. Lieberman, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Pittsburgh

Christina I. Tsien, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

Locations

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Foundation for Cancer Research and Education

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank

Burbank, California, United States

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Saint Agnes Medical Center

Fresno, California, United States

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Loma Linda University Cancer Institute at Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda, California, United States

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Providence Holy Cross Cancer Center

Mission Hills, California, United States

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Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

Pomona, California, United States

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Radiological Associates of Sacramento Medical Group, Inc.

Sacramento, California, United States

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Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center at Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

Newark, Delaware, United States

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University of Florida Shands Cancer Center

Gainesville, Florida, United States

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Baptist Cancer Institute - Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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John B. Amos Community Cancer Center

Columbus, Georgia, United States

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Regional Radiation Oncology Center at Rome

Rome, Georgia, United States

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Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

Boise, Idaho, United States

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Northwest Community Hospital

Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States

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Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Ingalls Cancer Care Center at Ingalls Memorial Hospital

Harvey, Illinois, United States

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Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, United States

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St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers

Beech Grove, Indiana, United States

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Tulane Cancer Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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CCOP - Ochsner

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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West Michigan Cancer Center

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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Regional Cancer Center at Singing River Hospital

Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States

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Cancer Institute of Cape Girardeau

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

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CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks

Springfield, Missouri, United States

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St. John's Regional Health Center

Springfield, Missouri, United States

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Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South

Springfield, Missouri, United States

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Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Methodist Cancer Center at Methodist Hospital - Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Dartmouth - Hitchcock Concord

Concord, New Hampshire, United States

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Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

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Cancer Institute of New Jersey at the Cooper University Hospital

Camden, New Jersey, United States

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Cooper Cancer Institute

Camden, New Jersey, United States

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John F. Kennedy Medical Center

Edison, New Jersey, United States

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Monmouth Medical Center

Long Branch, New Jersey, United States

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Community Medical Center

Toms River, New Jersey, United States

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University of New Mexico Cancer Research and Treatment Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States

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Lipson Cancer and Blood Center at Rochester General Hospital

Rochester, New York, United States

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James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, United States

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Randolph Hospital

Asheboro, North Carolina, United States

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Mission Hospitals - Memorial Campus

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

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John Smith, Jr./Dalton McMichael Cancer Center at Morehead Memorial Hospital

Eden, North Carolina, United States

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Wayne Radiation Oncology

Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States

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Moses Cone Regional Cancer Center at Wesley Long Community Hospital

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

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Annie Penn Cancer Center

Reidsville, North Carolina, United States

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Akron City Hospital

Akron, Ohio, United States

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McDowell Cancer Center at Akron General Medical Center

Akron, Ohio, United States

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Radiation Oncology Center

Alliance, Ohio, United States

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Aultman Hospital Cancer Center at Aultman Health Foundation

Canton, Ohio, United States

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Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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CCOP - Columbus

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Grandview Hospital

Dayton, Ohio, United States

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David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital

Dayton, Ohio, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton

Dayton, Ohio, United States

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Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital

Kettering, Ohio, United States

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Middletown Regional Hospital

Middletown, Ohio, United States

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Cancer Research UK Medical Oncology Unit at Churchill Hospital & Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine - Oxford

Salem, Ohio, United States

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UVMC Cancer Care Center at Upper Valley Medical Center

Troy, Ohio, United States

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Cancer Treatment Center

Wooster, Ohio, United States

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Ruth G. McMillan Cancer Center at Greene Memorial Hospital

Xenia, Ohio, United States

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Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center

Glesham, Oregon, United States

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Providence Milwaukie Hospital

Milwaukie, Oregon, United States

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Comprehensive Cancer Center at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Providence Cancer Center at Providence Portland Medical Center

Portland, Oregon, United States

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CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Institute of Oncology at Vilnius University

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Legacy Meridian Park Hospital

Tualatin, Oregon, United States

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Abington Memorial Hospital

Abington, Pennsylvania, United States

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John and Dorothy Morgan Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

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St. Luke's Hospital Cancer Center

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

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Bryn Mawr Hospital

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

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UPMC Cancer Center - Arnold Palmer Pavilion

Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States

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Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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UPMC McKeesport

McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States

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Paoli Memorial Hospital

Paoli, Pennsylvania, United States

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Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Albert Einstein Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Allegheny Cancer Center at Allegheny General Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Hillman Cancer Center at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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UPMC Cancer Center at Magee-Womens Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC Presbyterian

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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UPMC St. Margaret

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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UPMC - Shadyside

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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UPMC - Passavant Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Cancer Center at St. Clair Memorial Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Reading Hospital and Medical Center

West Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

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CCOP - MainLine Health

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States

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Lankenau Cancer Center at Lankenau Hospital

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States

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York Cancer Center at Wellspan Health

York, Pennsylvania, United States

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Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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CCOP - Upstate Carolina

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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Rapid City Regional Hospital

Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

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Cottonwood Hospital Medical Center

Murray, Utah, United States

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McKay-Dee Hospital Center

Ogden, Utah, United States

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Utah Valley Regional Medical Center - Provo

Provo, Utah, United States

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Utah Cancer Specialists at UCS Cancer Center

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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LDS Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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Dixie Regional Medical Center

St. George, Utah, United States

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Green Mountain Oncology Group

Bennington, Vermont, United States

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Fletcher Allen Health Care - University Health Center Campus

Burlington, Vermont, United States

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Community Cancer Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center

Rutland, Vermont, United States

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Massey Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Southwest Washington Medical Center Cancer Center

Vancouver, Washington, United States

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North Star Lodge Cancer Center

Yakima, Washington, United States

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St. Vincent Hospital

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

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Gundersen Lutheran Cancer Center at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

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University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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Community Memorial Hospital

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States

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Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Countries

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United States

References

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Lieberman FS, Tsien C, Berkey B, et al.: Phase II trial of concomitant low dose temozolomide with external beam radiation (EBRT) followed by 12 months of temozolomide and irinotecan for newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM): preliminary results of RTOG 04-20. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 24 (Suppl 18): A-1510, 2006.

Reference Type RESULT

Other Identifiers

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CDR0000389229

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

RTOG-0420

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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