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		Treatment Name:		A Phase II Study of a Temozolomide-Based Chemoradiotherapy Regimen for High-Risk Low-Grade Gliomas

		Phase:		Phase 2

		Treatment ID#:		1580 NCT00114140

		Age Group:		Adults Only

		Min Karnofsky Score:		60: Requires occasional assistance but is able to care for most of own needs

		Conditions:		Prior Surgery is Allowed Prior Radiation is Not Allowed Prior Chemotherapy is Not Allowed Must have = 3 of the following risk factors: Age 40 and over Largest preoperative tumor diameter = 6 cm Tumor crosses the midline Astrocytoma-dominant tumor subtype Preoperative Neurological Function Status > 1 No other low-grade glioma histologies, including any of the following: Pilocytic astrocytoma Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma of tuberous sclerosis Subependymoma Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma Presence of a neuronal element, such as ganglioglioma Dysneuroembryoplastic epithelial tumor No high-grade glioma, including any of the following: Anaplastic astrocytoma Glioblastoma multiforme Anaplastic oligodendroglioma Anaplastic oligoastrocytoma No tumors in any nonsupratentorial location, including any of the following: Optic chiasm Optic nerve(s) Pons Medulla Cerebellum Spinal cord

		Last Updated:		05/01/2007

		Tumor Types:		Anaplastic Astrocytoma Low Grade Glioma Oligodendroglioma Low Grade


		Comments:

		Treatment Type:		Chemotherapy Radiation

		Contact:		Jonathan P.S. Knisely MD, FRCPC Yale University School Of Medicine Contact: Colleen Malone New Haven, CT 06520 USA Phone: 203-785-2960 Fax: E-mail: colleen.malone@yale.edu Website:

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