New hope for tough brain cancer: trial tests powerful drug cocktail

NCT ID NCT02203526

Summary

This study is testing a new combination of drugs for a rare and aggressive brain cancer called primary central nervous system lymphoma. The main goal is to find the safest and most effective dose of a targeted drug called ibrutinib when given with a specific chemotherapy regimen. The trial is for adults whose cancer has come back or did not respond to prior treatment, or for some who are newly diagnosed.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    RECRUITING

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Conditions

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