New brain cancer drug trial aims to slow deadly tumor growth

NCT ID NCT02981940

Summary

This study is testing an experimental drug called abemaciclib for adults with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer that has returned after initial treatment. The main goals are to see if the drug reaches the brain tumor effectively and if it can help slow the cancer's progression. Researchers are enrolling 45 participants to evaluate safety and how well the treatment works.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Huntsman Cancer Institute

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10021, United States

  • UT, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • University of California Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143-0372, United States

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