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Lead
Celtic Pharma Development Services
With
Neurobiological Technologies
XERECEPT is not a potential treatment for cancer, but may reduce the edema associated with tumors and as a result, decrease neurological symptoms.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Histologically confirmed diagnosis of a primary malignant glioma.
Symptomatic peritumoral brain edema requiring initiation or increase of dexamethasone treatment.
If a patient is on dexamethasone for treatment of symptomatic peritumoral brain edema, the dose must be stable and should not exceed 24mg/dl for a minimum of 7 days prior to Baseline.
Presence of peritumoral brain edema confirmed by MRI scan or comparable diagnostic technology obtained within 21 days of Baseline.
Capable of self-administration of subcutaneous injections twice daily for 8 weeks or availability of assistance from caregiver.
You may not be if
Need for surgery, radiosurgery or radiation therapy or the introduction of new chemotherapeutic regime within 2 weeks of study treatment.
Systemic steroid use for any other indication than peritumoral brain edema.
Patients on dexamethasone or anticonvulsant therapy.
Serious concomitant cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, gastrointestinal or endocrine metabolic disease which could put the patient at unusual risk for study participation.
Central nervous system (CNS) infection.
Conditions that are considered contradictions for patients to receive niacin
