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Brain and Central Nervous System TumorsPhase 1NCT00006452

Gadolinium Texaphyrin Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Supratentorial Glioblastoma Multiforme

A Phase 1 study testing motexafin gadolinium and radiation therapy in people with Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, run by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs such as gadolinium texaphyrin may make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of gadolinium texaphyrin plus radiation therapy in treating patients who have supratentorial… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years
Conditions the study is for
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
What is being tested?
motexafin gadolinium and radiation therapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
6 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
10 Apr 2002to 16 Mar 2004
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 120 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed, previously untreated, supratentorial grade IV glioblastoma multiforme Measurable and contrast enhancing disease on postoperative MRI

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 60-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 4 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT or SGPT no greater than 4 times ULN PT and aPTT normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception Negative pregnancy test No serious infection or medical illness No history of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency No known porphyria No other prior malignancy within the past 5 years except curatively treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior immunotherapy for glioblastoma multiforme No prior immunotoxins, immunoconjugates, antisense, peptide receptor antagonists, interferons, interleukins, tumor infiltrating lymphocytes, lymphokine activated killer cells, or gene therapy for glioblastoma multiforme Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for glioblastoma multiforme Endocrine therapy: No prior hormonal therapy for glioblastoma multiforme Stable corticosteroid regimen for at least 5 days prior to study Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy for glioblastoma multiforme Surgery: Recovered from postoperative complications Other: No other concurrent investigational agents

About this study

Official title: A Phase I Trial to Evaluate Repetitive Intravenous Doses of Gadolinium-Texaphyrin as a Radiosensitizer in Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs such as gadolinium texaphyrin may make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of gadolinium texaphyrin plus radiation therapy in treating patients who have supratentorial glioblastoma multiforme that has not been previously treated.

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OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the toxic effects of gadolinium texaphyrin administered to patients receiving cranial radiotherapy for glioblastoma multiforme. II. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of this regimen in these patients. III. Determine the pharmacokinetic profile of this regimen in these patients. IV. Determine the biodistribution of gadolinium texaphyrin in both neoplastic tissue and normal brain parenchyma. V. Evaluate the effect and accumulation of this regimen in normal brain parenchyma and neoplastic tissue by following the change in enhancing volume and percent change in signal intensity over time.

OUTLINE: This is an open label, multicenter study. Arm I: Patients receive radiotherapy once a day, 5 days a week, for 6 weeks. Gadolinium texaphyrin IV is administered every other day within 2-5 hours prior to radiotherapy. Patients are evaluated at 1 month, and if no more than 1 of 3 patients experiences unacceptable toxicity, 3 patients are entered on the imaging portion of the study. Once arm I has successfully entered 3 patients with acceptable toxicity profiles and 3 patients in the imaging portion of the study, patient enrollment begins for arm II. Arm II: Cohorts of 3-9 patients receive radiotherapy as in arm I and escalating doses of gadolinium texaphyrin IV administered within 2-5 hours prior to each radiation dose. The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of gadolinium texaphyrin is defined as the dose at which no more than one third of the patients experience dose limiting toxicity. Arm III: Patients experiencing dose limiting toxicity in arm II requiring dose reduction below predetermined once a day limit receive gadolinium every other day, with radiotherapy as in arm II. The MTD is defined as in arm II. Arm IV: An additional 3 patients are enrolled at the MTD and enter the imaging portion of the study. Patients are followed for 1 month after final radiation therapy.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: At least 18 patients will be accrued for this study within 6 months.

Being tested
motexafin gadolinium, radiation therapy
Keywords
adult glioblastoma, adult giant cell glioblastoma, adult gliosarcoma
Medical subject headings
Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • motexafin gadoliniumDrug

  • radiation therapyRadiation

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Mar 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study start10 Apr 2002
  3. Primary completion9 May 2003
  4. Study completion16 Mar 2004

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Enrolment
6 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00006452
Sponsor's protocol ID
NABTT-9712 CDR0000066986
Other IDs
P30CA006973, NABTT-9712, JHOC-NABTT-9712
Status last verified
Jun 2018
First submitted
6 Nov 2000
Last updated
27 Jun 2018
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing motexafin gadolinium and radiation therapy in people with Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, run by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jun 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Jun 2018.

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