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Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied:
Intrinsic diffuse astrocytomas of brain stem.
Intervention(s):
One single treatment group to receive first-line therapy for the disease and the product under research. First-line therapy. Conventional radiant treatment. Product under research. h-R3 MAb will be administered in an induction stage and a consolidation stage. Induction stage. 150mg/m2 of MaB will be intravenously administered (antecubital vein), in 250ml saline solution (0.9% NaCl) for one hour, once a week, during 8 weeks. In the ninth week, the objective antitumoral response will be evaluated. If evidence of objective antitumoral response (stabilization, partial regression or complete regression) is found, the consolidation stage will begin. Consolidation stage. 150mg/m2 of MAb will be intravenously administered (antecubital vein) in 250ml saline solution (0.9% NaCl) for one hour, every 2 weeks, until the 18th week (10th, 12th, 14th, 16th and 18th weeks), totaling 13 injections. Once this stage is completed, patients can continue on MAb every 2 weeks, at the suggestion of the clinical researcher, provided that no tumoral progression or intolerable adverse reactions are found.