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Clinical trialNCT00734773WithdrawnEarly phase 1Interventional

Pilot Study of MGd + High-dose MTX-Based Chemoimmunotherapy + RT for Newly Dx PCNSL

SponsorNorthwestern UniversityEnrollment0Brain and Central Nervous System TumorsLymphomaNeurotoxicity
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Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Others find cancer cells and help kill them or carry cancer-killing substances to them. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill cancer cells. Motexafin gadolinium may make cancer cells more sensitive to radiation therapy and combination chemotherapy. Giving motexafin gadolinium together with chemotherapy, rituximab, and radiation therapy may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects of giving motexafin gadolinium together with combination chemotherapy, rituximab, and whole-brain radiation therapy and to see how well it works in treating patients with newly diagnosed primary central nervous system lymphoma.

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Sites

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Drugs studied

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Registration & key dates

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Start
30 Nov 2008
Primary completion
Completion
Last update posted
18 May 2012
Registered enrollment
0
Registry id
NCT00734773

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 24 Aug 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; findmyKOL does not interpret them.