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PBTC 039 - Peginterferon Alfa-2b in Treating Younger Patients With Craniopharyngioma That is Recurrent or Cannot Be Removed By Surgery

Peginterferon Alfa-2b in Treating Younger Patients With Craniopharyngioma

Description:

For complete information, please visit the study on clinicaltrials.gov

This study is being done in collaboration with Cincinnati Children's Hospital.

Study Status:

Closed

Full IRB Study Title:

PBTC-039: Phase II Study of Peginterferon alfa-2b (PEGIntron) for Pediatric Patients with Un-resectable or Recurrent Craniopharyngioma - Cincinnati

IRB Study ID:

141110

If you are interested in this study or have questions about your child's eligibility, please contact:

Rebecca D. Considine Research Institute, 330-543-3193 or email research@akronchildrens.org

Lead Investigator

Steven Kuerbitz, MD

Director, Divisional Research, Shannon E. Wilkes Targeted Therapy Program; The Jeffrey A. Barbour Chair for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Research and Healing; Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist
Showers Family Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood DisordersPediatric Stem Cell Transplant Program

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