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Phase 2 N=29 Treatment

S9811 Hydroxyurea in Treating Patients With Unresectable Benign Meningioma

Adult Meningioma

Enrolled (actual)
29
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2012
Primary outcome: Primary: Assess Number of Patients Who Achieve Confirmed and Unconfirmed Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) — 0; 0; 0; 0 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Interventions
hydroxyurea (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
SWOG Cancer Research Network
Primary completion
Dec 2008

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Assess Number of Patients Who Achieve Confirmed and Unconfirmed Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR)
0; 0; 0; 0; 28
SECONDARY
Number of Patients With Gr 3 Through 5 Adverse Events That Are Related to Study Drug
1; 1; 1; 1; 2; 1

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as hydroxyurea use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well hydroxyurea works in treating patients with unresectable benign meningioma.

Eligibility Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed unresectable primary, recurrent, or residual benign meningioma
  • Measurable disease by CT scan or MRI
  • Must have disease progression within the past 10 years OR progressive neurologic deficit within the past 6 months
  • Must have undergone prior radiotherapy with subsequent disease progression OR refused radiotherapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • SWOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • WBC at least 4,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least lower limit of normal

Hepatic:

  • Not specified

Renal:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or adequately treated stage I or II cancer in complete remission

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior cytotoxic chemotherapy for meningioma
  • Prior mifepristone allowed
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • Concurrent glucocorticoids and hormone replacement therapy allowed if stable dose maintained for at least 72 hours prior to CT scan or MRI
  • No concurrent antitumor hormonal therapy

Radiotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 6 months since prior radiotherapy
  • No concurrent radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • Not specified
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00003590). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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