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		Treatment Name:		Pilot Randomized Study of Modafinil for Treatment of Fatigue and Neurobehavioral Dysfunction in Patients With Primary Brain Tumors

		Keywords:		Modafinil

		Phase:		Not Specified

		Treatment ID#s:		VT1721 NCT00052286

		Age Group:		Adults Only

		Min Karnofsky Score:		Not Specified

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

		Last Updated:		05/29/2006

		Tumor Types:		Anaplastic Astrocytoma Any Malignant Brain Tumor Brainstem Glioma Ependyoma Germ Cell Tumors Glioblastoma Multiforme Gliosarcoma Hemangioblastoma Low Grade Glioma Lymphomas Medulloblastoma Meningioma Metastatic Brain Tumor Mixed Glioma Oligodendroglioma High Grade Oligodendroglioma Low Grade Pituitary Tumors


		Comments:		Modafinil may be effective in relieving fatigue and improving behavioral changes such as memory loss in patients who have undergone treatment for primary brain cancer. The effectiveness of modafinil in relieving fatigue and improving behavioral change is not yet known.

		Treatment Type:		Less-Toxics.

		Contact:		Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Thomas A. Kaleita, PhD UCLA Los Angeles, CA 90095 Phone:310-825-9989 Email not available

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