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Glioblastoma (GBM), the most common and most malignant primary brain tumor, represents a major medical challenge considering its extremely poor prognosis (Wen 2008). Current standard of care includes maximal surgical resection, followed by concomitant radio-chemotherapy (temozolomide - TMZ) (RT-CT)
This is a phase II study of the combination of Gliadel followed by Avastin and irinotecan in grade IV malignant glioma patients. The study will have survival and toxicity endpoints. Subjects will be identified by the investigator as those patients who have histologically documented grade IV
There is an unmet clinical need for effective therapy of breast cancer that has metastasized to the brain. In this scenario, median survival is around 12 months using currently available therapeutic interventions. The majority of chemotherapy-based clinical trials have considered the presence of