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NCT00002824 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 1

Gene Therapy in Treating Patients With Primary Brain Tumors

A Phase 1 study, sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase

NCT00002824: Completed Phase 1 study, sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine.

NCT00002824 is a Phase 1 study that has completed, run by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00002824, a Phase 1 study, has completed, sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase

Study Summary

RATIONALE: Inserting the gene for herpes virus into a person's cells may improve the body's ability to fight cancer or make the cancer more sensitive to chemotherapy using antiviral drugs such as ganciclovir. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectivenesss of gene therapy in treating patients with primary brain tumors.

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE conventional surgery
  • DRUG chemotherapy
  • DRUG ganciclovir
  • BIOLOGICAL gene therapy

Trial Details

FieldValue
Start Date 1996-02
Phase Phase 1

What the finished NCT00002824 record still lists

NCT00002824 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. An enrollment target was not published in the registry record, which is common for early-stage or observational entries.

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 4 interventions - of which conventional surgery is the first listed.

NCT00002824 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00002824 about?

NCT00002824 is a clinical study titled "Gene Therapy in Treating Patients With Primary Brain Tumors". RATIONALE: Inserting the gene for herpes virus into a person's cells may improve the body's ability to fight cancer or make the cancer more sensitive to chemotherapy using antiviral drugs such as ganciclovir. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectivenesss of gene therapy in treating patients wi...

What is the current status of trial NCT00002824?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 1 study. The study started on 1996-02.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00002824?

The interventions under investigation include: conventional surgery (PROCEDURE), chemotherapy (DRUG), ganciclovir (DRUG), gene therapy (BIOLOGICAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00002824?

This trial is sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine, which has 402 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00002824, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00002824 (unsized enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.