Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy and Lomustine in Treating Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma or Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2021-02-16
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This phase II trial studies how well laser interstitial thermal therapy and lomustine work in
treating patients with glioblastoma or anaplastic astrocytoma that has come back. Using laser
to heat the tumor cells may help to kill them. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as lomustine,
work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by
stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving laser interstitial
thermal therapy and lomustine may work better in treating patients with glioblastoma or
anaplastic astrocytoma.