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NCT Number: NCT05879367

Evaluation of Eflornithine Plus Temozolomide in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma or Astrocytoma

The purpose of this study is to establish the recommended phase 2 dose of eflornithine in combination with temozolomide in patients whose glioblastoma or astrocytoma is newly diagnosed, and to evaluate safety and tolerability of this combination at that dose.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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About this study

This open label dose escalation and expansion study will be conducted using a standard dose-escalation design with escalating doses of eflornithine plus temozolomide at the approved dose level, followed by an expansion cohort that will further evaluate safety and preliminary efficacy of the combination at the recommended phase 2 dose.

Duration of participation will be up to approximately 104 weeks in total per patient.

Screening Period - A maximum screening duration of 4 weeks.

Treatment Period - Up to approximately 104 weeks.

Follow-Up Visit - 4 weeks from last treatment.

Long-term Survival Follow-Up - up to 2 years from last treatment.

A total of up to 66 patients will be enrolled in a non-randomized fashion (patients may be added to any of the dose levels below the RP2D to a maximum of approximately 20 per dose level with the intent of further characterizing safety and pharmacokinetics).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of World Health Organization (WHO) G4 classified GBM, IDH-wildtype (patients with GBM) or G3 astrocytoma (IDH1 or 2 mutant; CDKN2A/B intact) per WHO 2021 tumor classification.
  • Completed external beam radiation therapy per standard of care.
  • Patients with GBM: Must have received at least 80% of planned daily doses of TMZ during chemoradiation. Patients with astrocytoma: Must have tolerated adjuvant TMZ treatment through at least 2 and not more than 4 cycles.
  • Adequate hematologic, renal, hepatic, and other organ function as indicated by hematology and serum chemistry testing.
  • Willing to abstain from intercourse or use acceptable contraceptive methods.
  • If taking corticosteroids, must be on a stable or decreasing dose.

Exclusion criteria

  • Recent history of recurrent or metastatic cancer that could confound response assessments
  • Prior systemic chemotherapy other than temozolomide during external beam radiation therapy (for patients with GBM) or adjuvant temozolomide through up to 4 pre-study cycles (for patients with astrocytoma).
  • Prior Optune treatment.
  • Active infection or serious intercurrent medical illness.
  • Poorly controlled seizures.
  • Significant cardiac disease within 6 months of enrollment.
  • Poorly controlled diabetes.
  • Use of another investigational agent within 30 days of enrollment.

Treatment and study plan

Eflornithine (Dose Level 1)

Drug

Eflornithine 2.3 g/m2 administered orally every 8 hours on a 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off schedule

Other names: DFMO

Eflornithine (Dose Level 2)

Drug

Eflornithine 2.8 g/m2 administered orally every 8 hours on a 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off schedule

Other names: DFMO

Eflornithine (Dose Level -1)

Drug

Eflornithine 1.75 g/m2 administered orally every 8 hours on a 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off schedule

Other names: DFMO

Temozolomide

Drug

Temozolomide 150 mg/m2 (with option to escalate per USPI maintenance phase instructions) administered orally once daily on a 5 days on, 23 days off schedule

Other names: Temodar, TMZ

Primary outcomes

  1. Assessment of Dose Limiting Toxicities

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Protocol Defined Dose Limiting Toxicities

  2. Incidence of TEAEs All Grades

    Time frame: From enrollment to the follow-up visit 4 weeks after end of treatment

    All Grades

  3. Incidence of TEAEs Grade 3+

    Time frame: From enrollment to the follow-up visit 4 weeks after end of treatment

    Grade 3+

  4. Incidence of TEAEs Serious

    Time frame: From enrollment to the follow-up visit 4 weeks after end of treatment

    Serious

  5. Incidence of TEAEs Leading to Discontinuation

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment

    Leading to Discontinuation

  6. Vital Signs (Heart and Respiratory Rate)

    Time frame: From enrollment to the follow-up visit 4 weeks after end of treatment

    Change from Baseline in Heart Rate and Respiratory Rate

  7. Vital Signs (Blood Pressure)

    Time frame: From enrollment to the follow-up visit 4 weeks after end of treatment

    Change from Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure and Diastolic Blood Pressure

  8. Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Abnormalities in Clinical Laboratory Tests

    Time frame: From enrollment to the follow-up visit 4 weeks after end of treatment

    Lab abnormalities by CTCAE v5.0 Grade

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival

    Time frame: From enrollment to up to 2 years after last dose

    Until death or initiation of new anticancer therapy

  2. Progression Free Survival

    Time frame: From enrollment to the follow-up visit 4 weeks after end of treatment

    Per RANO Criteria as assessed by MRI

  3. Overall Response Rate

    Time frame: From enrollment to the follow-up visit 4 weeks after end of treatment

    Per RANO Criteria as assessed by MRI

  4. Pharmacokinetics Cmax

    Time frame: Baseline to Steady State (2 weeks)

    observed maximum concentration

  5. Pharmacokinetics Cmin

    Time frame: Baseline to Steady State (2 weeks)

    observed minimum concentration

  6. Pharmacokinetics Tmax

    Time frame: Baseline to Steady State (2 weeks)

    time of observed maximum concentration

  7. Pharmacokinetics AUCt

    Time frame: Baseline to Steady State (2 weeks)

    area under the concentration-time curve

  8. Pharmacokinetics lambdaz

    Time frame: Baseline to Steady State (2 weeks)

    elimination rate constant

  9. Pharmacokinetics t 1/2

    Time frame: Baseline to Steady State (2 weeks)

    elimination half life

  10. QTcF-Concentration Relationship

    Time frame: Baseline to Steady State (2 weeks)

    Assessment of change in QTcF relative to plasma concentration of eflornithine

  11. Assessment of QTcF

    Time frame: Baseline to Steady State (2 weeks)

    Change from baseline in QTcF

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Monika Varga

CONTACT

[email protected]

6506569424

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Orbus Therapeutics, Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

An Open-label, Phase 1b Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Eflornithine Plus Temozolomide in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma or Astrocytoma

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
May 30, 2023
Registry last updated
Jun 25, 2025

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