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Study Summary
No. ID01-619:.......Brain; CNS; Neural; Other Studies; Psychosocial......Jeffrey Weinberg......Neurosurgery
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Study Summary Title
Study Summary
Number:		ID01-619
Study Title:PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF TUMOR RESECTION FOR PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME
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Physician New Patient Referral
Name:Jeffrey WeinbergPatients Call:800-392-1611 (in U.S.A.) 713-792-6161 (outside U.S.A.)
Dept:NeurosurgeryReferring MD
Call:		800-392-1611 (in U.S.A.) 713-792-6161 (outside U.S.A.)
Phone:713-792-2400
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General Information
Disease Group:Brain
CNS
Neural
Other Studies
Psychosocial		Supported By:none
Phase of Study:N/AReturn
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Description/
Intervention:		Unavailable
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Study Objectives / Outcomes
Unavailable
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Study Status Information
Study Activation / Registration Date:12/12/2001
IRB Review and Approval Date:11/07/2001
Study Type:Therapeutic
Recruitment Status:Terminated
Projected Accrual:260
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Enrollment Eligibility
If you do not meet the enrollment eligibility, there may be other treatment options for you. Please Contact the Referral Office for more information.
Inclusion Criteria:Biopsy proven GBMs previously treated for their disease. Only histological Dx by MDACC pathologists accepted. Clincial/imaging diagnosis prior to MDACC Sx can enroll but will be excluded if samples do not show GBM.

Pt must have MRI scan with and without contrast within 3 wks of study entry.

Pts must be >/= 18 yrs of age.

Surgically accessible tumor for which resection is indicated at baseline eval. Decision that tumor can be resected to be made by neurosurgeon.

Pts must be eligible for surgery.

Signed informed consent.

Women and minorities will be included. Males and females recur with no preference to gender.
Exclusion Criteria:Radiographic evidence of leptomeningeal disease.

Other concomitant intracranial pathology.

No exclusion to this study will be based on race. Minorities will actively be recruited to participate.

Radiographic evidence of multifocal lesions in the brain.

Pts who have had an open biopsy for resection of their brain tumor and have not received chemotherapies or radiation treatment.

Inability to complete baseline study forms as determined by the research nurse in consultation with the neurosurgeon based on the patient's physican and/or nuerological baseline deficits.

Pts who have undergone 3 resections are not eligible.
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