Antineoplaston Therapy in Treating Children With Low-Grade Astrocytoma (NCT00003468) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedPhase 2
Antineoplaston Therapy in Treating Children With Low-Grade Astrocytoma
United States11 participantsStarted 1996-07
Plain-language summary
RATIONALE: Current therapies for children with low grade astrocytomas that have not responded to standard therapy provide limited benefit to the patient. The anti-cancer properties of Antineoplaston therapy suggest that it may prove beneficial in the treatment of children with low grade astrocytomas that have not responded to standard therapy
PURPOSE: This study is being performed to determine the effects (good and bad) that Antineoplaston therapy has on children (\> 6 months of age) with low grade astrocytomas that has not responded to standard therapy.
Who can participate
Age range6 Months – 17 Years
SexALL
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
* Histologically confirmed low grade astrocytoma.
* Evidence of persistent or progressive tumor after standard therapy by MRI scan performed within 2 weeks prior to study entry
* Tumor must be at least 5 mm
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
* 6 months to 17 years
Performance status:
* Karnofsky 60-100%
Life expectancy:
* At least 2 months
Hematopoietic:
* WBC at least 2,000/mm\^3
* Platelet count greater than 50,000/mm\^3
Hepatic:
* Bilirubin no greater than 2.5 mg/dL
* SGOT/SGPT no greater than 5 times upper limit of normal
* No hepatic failure
Renal:
* Creatinine no greater than 2.5 mg/dL
* No history of renal conditions that contraindicate high dosages of sodium
Cardiovascular:
* No severe heart disease
* No uncontrolled hypertension
* No history of congestive heart failure
* No other cardiovascular conditions that contraindicate high dosages of sodium
Pulmonary:
* No severe lung disease
Other:
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 4 weeks after study participation
* No serious active infections or fever
* No other serious concurrent disease
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
* At least 4 weeks since prior immunotherapy and recovered
* No concurrent immunomodulating agents
Chemotherapy:
* At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas) and recovered
* No concurrent antineoplastic agents
Endocrine therapy:
* Concurrent corticosteroids for cere…