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NCT Number: NCT01102595

Neo-adjuvant Treatment With Temozolomide and Bevacizumab Previous to Temozolomide Plus Radiation Plus Bevacizumab Therapy in Unresectable Glioblastoma

In the last 20 years, only temozolomide has obtained indication for the treatment of High-grade glioma (HGG). Temozolomide during and later radiation therapy has doubled one year survival and is the standard treatment for glioblastoma. But 30% of glioblastomas receive only a biopsy as they can't be resected and don't get benefit from this treatment. They and should be treated immediately after the biopsy to prevent neurological deterioration but in spite of this approach they often deteriorate neurologically during radiotherapy. . An effective pre-radiation treatment should improve their prognosis and allow them to complete concomitant radiotherapy and temozolomide treatment. Bevacizumab in recurrent HGG displays 63% of objective responses when combined with irinotecan. But irinotecan is not the most active treatment in this disease.

We propose a phase II, two arms, open label, randomized, multicentric study with 2 cycles of temozolomide before radiation therapy and concomitant temozolomide, in patients with glioblastoma and 'biopsy-only'. Bevacizumab will be added to one arm.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Grupo Español de Investigacion en Neurooncologia

Madrid, 28001, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with glioblastoma, non-resectable, biopsy only. Accepting a craniotomy with resection attempted if an RMN within a period of about 72 hours to confirm that the resection was less than 25% of the tumor and fulfill criterion
  • Measurable disease and contrast uptake ≥ 3 cm in one of its diameters.
  • Stable doses of dexamethasone during the week prior to inclusion.
  • Performance Status ≤ 2.
  • Age ≤ 75 years.
  • MiniMental Status> 25/30.
  • Bartel index > 50%.
  • The surgical incision should be healed prior to randomization. The treatment can be started at 3 weeks of a simple stereotactic biopsy or 4 weeks in case of open biopsy (craniotomy).
  • Maximum baseline MRI performed 4 weeks before starting treatment (acceptance of the MRI done for neuronavegation biopsy as baseline).
  • Adequate bone marrow reserve: neutrophils>2000x109/L, platelets>100x109/L, hemoglobin≥106g/dl.
  • Not received prior treatment with chemotherapy or radiation.
  • Adequate renal function: Creatinine <1.5 ULN of the laboratory performing the analysis.
  • Adequate liver function: Serum bilirubin <1.5/ULN SGOT, SGPT<2.5ULN. Serum alkaline phosphatase<3/ULN.
  • Absence of proteinuria.
  • Effective method of contraception for patients and their partners.
  • Written informed consent
  • Collecting material for a double histological confirmation of diagnosis.

Exclusion criteria

  • Prior radiotherapy or chemotherapy for the treatment of glioma.
  • Less than 5 years prior to any invasive neoplasia. Accepted carcinoma in situ of cervix carcinoma or cutaneous vasocelular.
  • Cerebral hemorrhage after biopsy.
  • Pregnancy or lactation.
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease: - Myocardial infarction or unstable angina (≤ 6 months before randomization) - Congestive heart failure (CHF) class ≥ II NYHA, New York Heart Association. - Cardiac Arrhythmia uncontrolled despite medication (may include patients with atrial fibrillation often controlled). - Peripheral vascular disease ≥ grade 3 (ie, symptomatic and interfering with everyday activities or specifying repairs or review).
  • Continued use of aspirin> 325 mg / day, currently or recently (within the 10 days prior to randomization).
  • Currently established treatment with therapeutic doses of anticoagulants Coumarin derivatives (courmarina, warfarin) or a week before starting treatment. It allows the administration of heparin for control of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
  • Patients with PTSD and patients with inflammatory bowel disease, with risk of perforation.
  • HT with values above 150 mmHg systolic pressure of 100 mmHg and diastolic tension is not controllable with standard antihypertensive drugs.
  • Not healed scars, ulcers or recent bone fracture.
  • Bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy.

Treatment and study plan

Temozolomide

Drug
  • Temozolomide 85 mg/m2/d x 21 days every 28 days for 2 cycles.
  • Temozolomide 75 mg/m2/d x 42-49 days
  • Temozolomide 150 - 200 mg/m2 d1-d5 q 28d for 6 cycles.

Bevacizumab

Drug
  • 2 cycles + bevacizumab 10 mg/kg every 15 days each two cycles.
  • Bevacizumab 10 mg/kg every 15 days, three dosis.

Standard radiation therapy

Radiation

42-49 days with standard radiation therapy (60 Gy): 2 Gy per day.

Primary outcomes

  1. Response Rate

    Time frame: Until the first 9 weeks of treatment

    To determine differences in clinical activity in terms of objective response after 2 cycles of 4 weeks in both treatment arms in inoperable patients with glioblastoma (RANO criteria)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of patients who finish treatment

    Time frame: 41 weeks

  2. Progression-free survival

    Time frame: the participants will be followed until disease progression by RANO criteria

  3. Number of Participants with Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability

    Time frame: 21 weeks

    Assess the toxicity of the combination of the treatment.

    Temozolamide+bevacizumab+radiation Temozolamide+radiation

    After the inclusion of the first 10 patients treated with bevacizumab arm (arm 2)the inclusion will be temporarily interrupted until the last of these patients completed concomitant treatment (radiation, temozolomide, bevacizumab) to check the safety of treatment with analysis of adverse effects and toxicity.

    following the NCIC 3.0 criteria.

  4. Percentage of patients without neurological deterioration before radiation therapy.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  5. Overall survival

    Time frame: Until death

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Grupo Español de Investigación en Neurooncología

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Registry information

Official study title

A Phase II Open Label Randomised Multicentric Study in Patients With Unresectable Glioblastoma Using Neo-adjuvant Treatment With Two Cycles of Temozolomide Previous Temozolomide Plus Radiation Therapy and Adjuvant Temozolomide vs. Neo-adjuvant Treatment With Two Cycles of Temozolomide Plus Bevacizumab Previous Temozolomide, Bevacizumab and Radiation Therapy and Adjuvant Temozolomide.

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2014
First posted
Apr 13, 2010
Registry last updated
Aug 26, 2015

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