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This study examined the role of gene changes in the formation and growth of brain tumors. Patients aged 18 to 75 with a primary glial tumor of the central nervous system who needed surgery to remove the tumor could take part. It was carried out as a study with no assigned phase and has been completed.
The summary above is a plain-language rendering of the official record. The original English title is shown for reference.
Criteria are reproduced from the ClinicalTrials.gov record in the original English. Only the trial team can determine eligibility.
INCLUSION CRITERIA: Radiographic evidence of a primary glial neoplasm of the CNS (WHO grade II-IV) or any patient with known primary neoplasms of the CNS. Medically indicated diagnostic and/or therapeutic tumor resection. Informed consent from patient, age 18 or older to 75 years of age. Females of child-bearing capacity: Pregnant women will be entered into the study for tumor collection, but blood will not be drawn at the time of surgery. Six weeks or more after the completion of pregnancy, these women will be contacted and 10cc (2 tsp) of blood will be collected for genotyping. No racial or ethnic group or gender is excluded. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Inability to provide informed consent prior to surgery. Medical conditions that cannot be corrected prior to surgery that would be standard contraindications for neurosurgery.