Patients with a documented histologic diagnosis of relapsed or refractory glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), anaplastic astrocytoma (AA) or anaplastic oligoastrocytoma (AOA)
Patients with pathology confirmed histologic EGFR overexpression
Patients must have at least one confirmed and evaluable tumor site.∗
\*A confirmed tumor site is one in which is biopsy-proven
Patients must have a Karnofsky performance status ≥60% and an expected survival of ≥ three months.
No chemotherapy for two weeks prior to treatment under this research protocol and no external beam radiation for eight weeks prior to treatment under this research protocol
Patients must have adequate hematologic reserve with WBC≥3000/mm3, absolute neutrophils ≥1500/mm3 and platelets ≥100,000/ mm3. Patients who are on Coumadin must have a platelet count of ≥150,000/ mm3
Pre-enrollment chemistry parameters must show: bilirubin\<1.5X the institutional upper limit of normal (IUNL); AST or ALT\<2.5X IUNL and creatinine\<1.5X IUNL
Pre-enrollment coagulation parameters (PT and PTT) must be ≤1.5X the IUNL
Patients must agree to use a medically effective method of contraception during and for a period of three months after the treatment period. A pregnancy test will be performed on each premenopausal female of childbearing potential immediately prior to entry into the research study
Patients must be able to understand and give written informed consent. Informed consent must be obtained at the time of patient screening
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Women who are pregnant or lactating.
Women of childbearing potential and fertile men will be informed of the potential unknown risk of conception while participating in this research trial and will be advised that they must use effective contraception during and for a period of three months after the treatment period
Patients with significant intercurrent medical or psychiatric conditions that would place them at increased risk or affect their ability to receive or comply with treatment or post-treatment clinical monitoring
Patients with radiological evidence of leptomeningeal disease
Patients with history of allergic reaction to CTX
Patients who completed chemo/RT less than 6 months prior to enrollment
Patients who have not failed standard Stupp protocol
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