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Phase II Trial of Sunitinib (SU011248) in Patients With Recurrent or Inoperable Meningioma
In Brief
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating Sunitinib for CNS Cancer and 4 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 50 participants across 6 sites.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out what effects, good and/or bad, sunitinib has on patients and their tumors. At this time, no drugs are routinely used to treat meningioma, hemangioblastoma or hemangiopericytoma. Only surgery and radiation therapy are known to be useful. Sunitinib is a drug approved for advanced kidney cancer. Sunitinib is also being studied for other tumors. It may be useful in the treatment of brain tumors because it can prevent formation of new blood vessels that allow tumor cells to survive and grow.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The study drug will be administered on an outpatient basis. The starting dose will be 50 mg daily for 28 days (4 consecutive weeks) followed by 14 days off for patients not on CYP3A4 inducers or inhibitors. A cycle equals 42 days.