Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Histological diagnosis of GBM (WHO grade 4) * Subjects ≥18 years of age * Patients must have a life expectancy of \>6 months * Patients must have a surgically accessible tumor with the intent for a gross or near total resection of the tumor mass (GBM, WHO grade 4) * Patients must have a KPS rating of ≥70 * Patients should not have received any prior systemic anti-cancer therapy * Patients must be negative for HIV, Hepatitis B and C * Baseline hematologic studies and chemistry and coagulation profiles must meet the following criteria: * Hemoglobin (Hgb)\> 8 g/dL * Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) \> 1,000/mm3 * Platelet count \> 100,000/mm3 * Creatinine \< 2 mg/dL * Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) \< 3x upper limit of normal (ULN) Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic disease * Diseases or conditions that obscure toxicity or dangerously alter drug metabolism * Serious intercurrent medical illness * Inadequately controlled hypertension * History of myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months * History of stroke or transient ischemic attack within 6 months