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Radiotherapy for Malignant Astrocytomas in the Elderly

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00430911
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 2, 2007
Last Update Posted : February 2, 2007
Sponsor:
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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
A randomized trial comparing radiotherapy with supportive care in patients aged 70 years or older with newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed anaplastic astrocytoma or glioblastoma, and a Karnofsky performance status > 70.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Primary Brain Tumor Anaplastic Astrocytoma Glioblastoma Multiforme Drug: Radiotherapy Phase 3

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Study Start Date : February 2001

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Arms and Interventions
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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Survival

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Progression free survival
  2. Quality of life
  3. Cognitive functions

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   70 Years and older   (Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytoma, supratentorial, histologically confirmed
  • Brain CT scan or MRI within 28 days before surgery
  • Age: 70 years or older
  • Karnofsky performance status, 70 or more.
  • Life expectancy over 12 weeks
  • Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Brain radiotherapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • Severe systemic disease
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Locations
France
Hôpital de la Salpêtrière
Paris, Ile de France, France, 75013
Sponsors and Collaborators
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Investigators
Principal Investigator: jean-yves Delattre, MD Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Principal Investigator: Florence Keime-Guibert, MD Assitance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00430911     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: PHRC, P000502 AOM 98071
First Posted: February 2, 2007    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: February 2, 2007
Last Verified: January 2007

Keywords provided by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris:
malignant gliomas

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Glioblastoma
Astrocytoma
Brain Neoplasms
Glioma
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
 Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Nervous System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases