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Brain and Central Nervous System TumorsPhase 1NCT00045474

Brachytherapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma

A Phase 1 study testing adjuvant therapy and iodine I 125 in people with Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 9 sites in United States.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Brachytherapy uses radioactive material to kill cancer cells remaining after surgery. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of brachytherapy in treating patients who have recurrent malignant glioma. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
What is being tested?
adjuvant therapy and iodine I 125
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
Not given
Where
9 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2002to not given
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed malignant glioma
  • Anaplastic astrocytoma, anaplastic oligodendroglioma, or glioblastoma multiforme
  • Low-grade astrocytoma that progresses to high-grade astrocytoma allowed
  • Unifocal disease
  • Progressive or recurrent after radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy
  • Previously treated with at least 5,000 cGy external beam radiotherapy more than 3 months ago
  • Candidate for maximal surgical resection
  • Any expected residual enhancing tumor must be within expected brachytherapy treatment volume
  • Resection must not be expected to result in a new permanent neurologic deficit
  • No tumor crossing more than 1 cm beyond the midline on preoperative MRI or CT scan
  • No grossly or radiographically apparent leptomeningeal spread
  • No ventricular invasion outside the anticipated radiotherapy treatment volume
  • No marked edema on MRI or CT scan
  • Patients with 2 or more separate foci of contrast-enhancing tumors that are more than 5 cm apart on preoperative MRI or CT scan are ineligible

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 18 and over

Performance status

  • Karnofsky 60-100%

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic

  • Not specified

Renal

  • Creatinine no greater than 1.7 mg/dL
  • BUN no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal

Cardiovascular

  • No uncontrolled hypertension
  • No unstable angina pectoris
  • No uncontrolled cardiac dysrhythmia

Other

  • Mini mental score at least 15
  • No other medical illness that would preclude study participation
  • No serious infection
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or nonmelanoma skin cancer
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • No concurrent immunotherapy
  • No concurrent biologic agents (e.g., immunotoxins, immunoconjugates, antiangiogenesis compounds, antisense therapy, peptide receptor antagonists, interferons, interleukins, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, lymphokine-activated killer cells, or gene therapy)

Chemotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas)
  • No concurrent polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant (Gliadel wafer)

Endocrine therapy

  • Concurrent corticosteroids allowed to improve quality of life

Radiotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No concurrent radiosurgery

Surgery

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • See Radiotherapy

Other

  • Recovered from prior therapy
  • No prior investigational agents
  • No investigational agents during and for 90 days after study participation
  • Concurrent cytotoxic treatment allowed to improve quality of life

Trial locations and contacts

9 sites in 1 country.

9 sites in 1 country

United States9 sites
  • Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

  • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21231-2410

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294-3295

  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

  • Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202

  • Abramson Cancer Center at University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-4283

  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

    Tampa, Florida, 33612-9497

  • Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1030

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About this study

Official title: Phase I Brachytherapy Dose Escalating Study Using the Proxima Therapeutics, Inc. GliaSite RTS in Patients With Recurrent Malignant Gliomas

RATIONALE: Brachytherapy uses radioactive material to kill cancer cells remaining after surgery.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of brachytherapy in treating patients who have recurrent malignant glioma.

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OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the maximum tolerated dose of brachytherapy using an intracavitary applicator and liquid iodine I 125 in patients with recurrent malignant glioma.
  • Determine the acute and chronic toxicity of this therapy in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation, multicenter study.

Within 3-21 days after surgical resection, patients receive brachytherapy using an intracavity balloon application (GliaSite) with iodine I 125 solution for a total of 5-7 days.

Cohorts of 5-10 patients receive escalating doses of brachytherapy until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which at least 2 of 10 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

Patients are followed at 4 weeks and then every 2 months for 1 year.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 20-30 patients will be accrued for this study.

Being tested
adjuvant therapy, iodine I 125
Keywords
adult anaplastic astrocytoma, adult anaplastic oligodendroglioma, adult glioblastoma, recurrent adult brain tumor, adult giant cell glioblastoma, adult gliosarcoma
Medical subject headings
Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma, Glioblastoma, Brain Neoplasms, Gliosarcoma

What participants receive

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

Timeline

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

  1. First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2002

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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
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00045474
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000256587
Other IDs
NABTT-2106, JHOC-NABTT-2106
Status last verified
Apr 2003
First submitted
6 Sep 2002
Last updated
9 Feb 2009
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing adjuvant therapy and iodine I 125 in people with Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 9 sites in United States.

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 9 Feb 2009. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 9 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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 9 Feb 2009.

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