This is a pilot study. The goal of this study is to test whether Bevacizumab is safe enough in patients with brain tumors so that a larger study can be conducted. This study will also give us some information about whether the combination of Bevacizumab and radiation has potential to become an effective treatment for regrowing brain tumors. Bevacizumab is an experimental drug that blocks a molecule called VEGF that is found in high amounts in malignant gliomas. VEGF promotes the growth of blood vessels that bring nutrients to tumor cells. In studies with laboratory animals, Bevacizumab slowed the growth of several different types of human cancer cells by blocking the effects of VEGF. There is also evidence that Bevacizumab enhances the effects of radiation on tumor cell
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
25
bevacizumab 10 mg/kg IV once every two weeks on days 1 and 15 of every cycle (cycle defined as 28 days). If the tumor volume remains \< 40 cc, the patient will undergo stereotactic radiotherapy with IMRT (30Gy) beginning anywhere from day 7-10 of cycle 2 (5 doses of 6 Gy over 2 and a half weeks)
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk
Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
To test the safety of bevacizumab in patients with recurrent malignant gliomas in preparation for a larger study to test the efficacy of this drug used during the initial radiation treatment of these tumors if safety is affirmed.
Time frame: conclusion of study
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