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		Treatment Name:		NTI 0501: An Open-Labeled, Extended-Use of Human Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (hCRF) (Xerecept) Intended for Patients Who Participate in Dexamethasone-Sparing Studies NTI 0302 or NTI 0303

		Keywords:		Xerecept

		Phase:		Phase 3

		Treatment ID#s:		VT1665 NCT00226655

		Age Group:		Adults Only

		Min Karnofsky Score:		50: Requires considerable assistance and frequent medical care

		Conditions:		Newly Diagnosed: Y Recurrent: Y Prior Surgery is Allowed Prior Radiation is Allowed Prior Chemotherapy is Allowed

		Last Updated:		03/01/2008

		Tumor Types:		Anaplastic Astrocytoma Any Malignant Brain Tumor Brainstem Glioma Germ Cell Tumors Gliosarcoma Metastatic Brain Tumor Oligodendroglioma High Grade


		Comments:		The purpose of this study is to examine the long-term safety and tolerability of human corticotropin-releasing factor (hCRF), XERECEPT®, in patients requiring dexamethasone (Decadron®) to treat peritumoral brain edema. This open-label, extended-use study is open to all patients who participate in either of the blinded studies, NTI 0302 or NTI 0303, including patients who may have discontinued blinded study medication early but completed the protocol-stipulated follow-up periods.

		Treatment Type:		Less-Toxics.

		Contact:		Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Yolanda Madernas, MD Kingston, Ontario, K7L 5P9 CANADA Phone: Email not available Cross Cancer Institute Dorcas Fulton, MD Edmonton, Alberta, T6G1ZT CANADA Phone:780-432-8771 Click here to send an email The Moncton Hospital Dhany Charest, MD Moncton, New Brunswick, E1C 6Z8 CANADA Phone:506-860-2219 Click here to send an email Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre Stan Z Gertler, MD Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 1C4 CANADA Phone:613-737-7700 Ext. 6866 Click here to send an email Sunnybrook and Women`s College Health James Perry , MD Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5 CANADA Phone:416-480-6100 Click here to send an email CancerCare Manitoba David Eisenstat, MD Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9 CANADA Phone:204-787-1169 Click here to send an email Barrow Neurological Institute William R. Shapiro, MD Contact: Dr. William R. Shapiro 500 West Thomas Road, Suite 300 Phoenix, AZ 85013- Phone:(602)279-7300 Fax: (602)287-8076 Click here to send an email University of California-San Diego John Alksne, MD Clinical Trials Office 9310 Campus Point Drive Modular B La Jolla, CA 92037-0698 Phone:858-657-6776 Fax: 858.657.7025 Click here to send an email Stanford Cancer Center Lawrence Recht, MD Contact: Cathy Recht, RN Palo Alto, CA 94305 Phone:650-725-8630 Click here to send an email UC Davis Medical Center Robert O`Donnell, MD Division of Medical Oncology Contact: Frederic Janson Sacramento, CA 95817 Phone:916-734-5840 Click here to send an email University of Colorado Cancer Center Denise Damek, MD Contact: Monica Robischon, RN Aurora, CO 80045 Phone:720-848-0661 Click here to send an email Colorado Neurological Institute Edward Arenson, MD Contact: Carol Greenwald, MD Englewood, CO 80113 Phone:303-806-7418 Click here to send an email Mayo Clinic-Cancer Clinical Studies Unit Kurt Jaeckle, MD 4500 San Pablo Road Jacksonville, FL 32224 Phone:904-953-6806 Email not available Florida Hospital Nicholas G. Avgeropoulos, M.D. Medical Director, Neuro-Oncology FHCI, 2501 North Orange Avenue Neuro-Oncology Center, Suite 581 Orlando, FL 32804 Phone:407.303.2770 Fax: 407.303.3268 Click here to send an email Website: neuro-onc.net Northwestern University, The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Jeffrey Raizer, MD Director, Medical Neuro-oncology Contact: Lilia Gallot, MD, CCRC Chicago, IL 60611 Phone:312-695-1363 Click here to send an email Kellogg Cancer Care Center Nina Paleologos, MD Evanston Hospital Contact: Pat Lada Evanston, IL Phone:847-570-2025 Click here to send an email Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Eric Wong, MD 330 Brookline Ave, KS406 Boston, MA 02215 Phone:617-667-1665 Fax: (617)667-2987 Click here to send an email Henry Ford Hospital Tom MikKelsen, MD, FRCP(C) Co-Director Contact: Dr. Tom Mikelsen Hermelin Brain Tumor Center E&R3096 Henry Ford Hospital 2799 West Grand Blvd Detroit, MI 48202- Phone:313 916-8641 Fax: 313 916-9855 Click here to send an email Website: www.nabtt.org/henry.html Wake Forest Comprehensive Cancer Center Stephen B. Tatter, MD, PHD Department of Neurosurgery Medical Center Boulevard Winston-Salem, NC 27157 Phone:336-716-4047 Fax: (336)716-3065 Click here to send an email Website: www.wfubmc.edu/surg-sci/ns/btc.html JFK Neuroscience Institute Joseph Landolfi, D.O. Contact: Albert Obiozo 65 James Street Edison, NJ 07728 Phone:732-321-7000 ext. 68897 Fax: 732-632-1669 Click here to send an email Website: www.njneuro.org Dent Neurologic Institute Laszlo Mechtler, MD Contact: Lori Zdrojewski Buffalo, NY Phone:716-250-2055 Click here to send an email Website: dentinstitute.com University of Cincinnati Division of Hematology-Oncology Margie Gerena-Lewis, MD Contact: Alison Kasti Columbus, OH Phone:513-584-0436 Click here to send an email Ohio State University Hospitals Herbert B. Newton, MD Arthur James Cancer Hospital 1654 Upham Drive Columbus, OH 43210 Phone:614-293-8930 Fax: (614)293-6111 Email not available Oregon Clinic Leslie McAllister, MD Contact: Susan Staat, RN Portland, OR 97210 Phone:503-413-8330 Click here to send an email Methodist Healthcare - University Hospital Allen Sills, MD 1211 Union Ave Suite 200 Memphis, TN 38104 Phone:901-259-5340 Fax: 901-259-5300 Email not available Vanderbilt University Medical Center Kyle Weaver, MD Nashville, TN 37232 Phone:615-343-7417 Click here to send an email Virginia Mason Clinic Lynne Taylor, MD Seattle, WA 98111 Phone:206-223-6835 Email not available University of Wisconsin Ian H Robins, MD Contact: Diana Trask, RN Madison, WI 53792 Phone:608-265-1700 Click here to send an email

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