Clinical trial · Interventional
Antineoplaston Therapy in Treating Children With Brain Tumors
Phase II Study of Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 in Children With Brain Tumors
NCT00003458CI-TRIAL-00056923completedPhase 2Results postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Current therapies for childhood brain tumors provide limited benefit to the patient. The anti-cancer properties of Antineoplaston therapy suggest that it may prove beneficial in the treatment of childhood brain tumors. PURPOSE: This study is being performed to determine the effects (good and bad) that Antineoplaston therapy has on children (\> 6 months of age) with brain tumors.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childhood Brain Tumors | Childhood Brain Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antineoplaston therapy (Atengenal + Astugenal) | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Antineoplaston therapy
- description
- Antineoplaston therapy (Atengenal + Astugenal) by IV infusion every four hours for at least 12 months. Study subjects receive increasing dosages of Atengenal and Astugenal until the maximum tolerated dose is reached.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Antineoplaston therapy (Atengenal + Astugenal)
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Number of Participants With Objective Response
- timeFrame
- 12 months
- description
- Objective response rate per Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), disappearance of all disease sustained for at least four weeks; Partial Response (PR), \>=50% decrease in the sum of the products of of the greatest perpendicular diameters of all measurable enhancing lesions, sustained for at least four weeks.
Secondary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 6 Months
- Maximum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically confirmed (except if medically contraindicated) childhood brain tumor for which no curative therapy exists * Measurable tumor by MRI scan performed within two weeks prior to study entry * Tumor must be at least 5 mm PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: * 6 months to 17 years Performance status: * Karnofsky 60-100% Life expectancy: * At least 2 months Hematopoietic: * WBC greater than 2000/mm\^3 * Platelet count greater than 50,000/mm\^3 Hepatic: * Bilirubin no greater than 2.5 mg/dL * SGOT and SGPT no greater than 5 times upper limit of normal * No hepatic failure Renal: * Creatinine no greater than 2.5 mg/dL * No history of renal conditions that contraindicate high dosages of sodium Cardiovascular: * No severe heart disease * No history of heart failure * No history of other cardiovascular conditions that contraindicate high dosages of sodium * No uncontrolled hypertension Pulmonary: * No severe lung disease Other: * Not pregnant or nursing * Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 4 weeks after study participation * No serious active infections or fever * No other serious concurrent disease PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: * At least 4 weeks since prior immunotherapy * No concurrent immunomodulating agents Chemotherapy: * At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas) and recovered * No concurrent antineoplastic agents Endocrine therapy: * Concurrent corticosteroids for cerebral edema allowed (must be on stable dose for at least 1 week before study entry) Radiation therapy: * At least 8 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered Surgery: * Recovered from any prior surgery Other: * No prior antineoplaston therapy
References
Publications (1)
- BACKGROUNDStanislaw R. Burzynski, Tomasz J. Janicki, Gregory S. Burzynski, Ania Marszalek. A Phase II Study of Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 in Children with Brain Tumors. Final Report (Protocol BT-10). Journal of Cancer Therapy 8: 173-187, 2017