Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of a high-grade glioma (WHO grade 3 or grade 4). * Patients must have presumed high grade glioma (WHO grade 3 or 4) based on clinical and radiologic evaluation for registration. * A pathologic confirmation of high grade glioma must be made at the time of stereotactic biopsy prior to NSC-CRAd-S-pk7 injection; if this is not possible, the injection will not be performed and the subject will no longer be eligible for the study). * Tumor must be accessible for injection and must not be located in the brainstem or contained within the ventricular system. * Planning to undergo standard radiation/chemotherapy. * 18 years of age or older. * Performance status (PS) must be WHO PS of \< 2. * Stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroids equivalent to ≤ 6 mg/day for the 5 days prior to inclusion * Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT or AST) \< 3x upper limit of normal * Serum creatinine \< 2mg/dl * Platelets \> 100,000/mm3 and white blood cells (WBCs) \> 3000/mm3 Exclusion Criteria: * Prior or ongoing liver disease including known cirrhosis. * Known hepatitis B or C infection, known HIV infection. * Chronic use of immunosuppressive drugs (with exception of corticosteroids required for mass effect). * Acute viral, bacterial or fungal infections requiring therapy. * Pregnant or breast-feeding patients. * Evidence of metastatic disease or other malignancy (except squamous or basal cell skin cancers). * Prior radiation therapy to the brain or prior treatment for brain tumor.