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Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell TumorPhase 1NCT00063973

Cilengitide in Treating Children With Refractory Primary Brain Tumors

A Phase 1 study testing cilengitide and laboratory biomarker analysis in people with Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor and Childhood Choroid Plexus Tumor, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of cilengitide in treating children with recurrent, progressive, or refractory primary CNS tumors. Cilengitide may slow the growth of brain cancer cells by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 21 years
What is being tested?
cilengitide and laboratory biomarker analysis
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
24 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2003to Mar 2008
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 Up to 21 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with histological diagnosis of primary CNS tumor and evidence that the tumor is recurrent or progressive and refractory to standard therapy, including histologically benign CNS tumors (e.g. low-grade glioma); clinical and radiographic evidence of a brain stem or optic pathway glioma is required in the absence of histologic diagnosis
  • Karnofsky or Modified Lansky Score ≥ 50%
  • Patients with neurological deficits should have deficits that are stable for ≥ 1 week prior to study entry
  • Chemotherapy: Patients with evidence of recovery from prior therapy; no investigational agent, including biologic agent, within two (2) weeks of study entry; at least six (6) weeks from nitrosourea agent to study entry; at least four (4) weeks from any myelosuppressive therapy to study entry
  • Bone Marrow Transplant: Greater than six (6) months prior to study entry
  • XRT: At least six (6) weeks from prior radiation therapy to study entry; greater than three (3) months from prior craniospinal irradiation (> 24 Gy) or total body irradiation to study entry; greater than two (2) weeks from local palliative irradiation to study entry
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  • Anti-convulsants: Patients will be eligible for this study even if they are receiving anti-convulsants
  • Growth factors: Off all colony forming growth factor(s) > one (1) week prior to study entry (G-CSF, GM-CSF, erythropoietin)
  • Corticosteroids: Patients receiving corticosteroids must be receiving a stable dose for ≥ one (1) week prior to study entry
  • ANC > 1,000/μl
  • Platelets > 100,000/μl (transfusion independent)
  • Hemoglobin > 8.0 g/dl (may be transfused)
  • Patients with bone marrow involvement may be eligible
  • Creatinine < 1.5 times normal range for age
  • GFR > 70 ml/min/1.73m^2
  • Total bilirubin ≤ upper limit of normal for age
  • SGPT (ALT) and SGOT (AST) < 2.5 times upper limit of normal
  • Cilengitide was teratogenic when tested in animals; as such, female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test prior to study entry; female patients must avoid breast feeding while on study
  • Patients of childbearing potential must be willing to use a medically acceptable form of birth control, which includes abstinence, while being treated on this study
  • Signed informed consent according to institutional guidelines must be obtained prior to patient registration

Who cannot join

  • Patient must not be receiving any other anticancer or experimental drug therapy, with the exception of corticosteroids
  • Patient must have no uncontrolled infection
  • Patient has no overt renal, hepatic, cardiac or pulmonary disease

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38105

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About this study

Official title: Phase I Study of Cilengitide (EMD 121974) in Children With Refractory Brain Tumors

This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of cilengitide in treating children with recurrent, progressive, or refractory primary CNS tumors. Cilengitide may slow the growth of brain cancer cells by stopping blood flow to the tumor.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To describe the acute and dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) and define the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of cilengitide (EMD 121974) when administered to children and adolescents with refractory primary brain tumors.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To obtain preliminary evidence of biologic activity by determining alterations in tissue perfusion, tumor blood flow and metabolic activity using MR perfusion, PET and MRS and correlating these findings with changes in tumor size by volumetric MRI.

II. To characterize inter- and intra-patient variability in the pharmacokinetics of cilengitide and to estimate cilengitide renal clearance in this patient population.

III. To characterize the pharmacogenetic polymorphisms in drug transporters (e.g., MRP4, BCRP) and relate to cilengitide disposition.

IV. To evaluate changes in circulating endothelial cells (CECs) and circulating endothelial precursors (CEPs) in patients treated with cilengitide, and to investigate the correlation between changes in CECs and CEPs, plasma, serum and urine angiogenic protein levels such as VEGF, and clinical outcome.

  1. To obtain preliminary information about the efficacy of cilengitide in this patient population.

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

Patients receive cilengitide (EMD 121974) IV over 1 hour twice weekly. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 13 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of cilengitide until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose at which 25% of patients are expected to experience dose-limiting toxicity. Once the MTD is determined, 6 additional patients are accrued and treated at that dose level for a total of 12 patients at the MTD.

Patients receiving treatment are followed weekly for the first three months then monthly for one year or 13 courses of treatment. Patients discontinuing treatment will be followed for resolution of all adverse events occurring while on treatment and/or within 30 days of the last administration of study drug.

Patients will be followed for the shortest of 1) three months after the last protocol based treatment, or 2) the date other therapy is initiated.

Being tested
cilengitide, laboratory biomarker analysis
Medical subject headings
Choroid Plexus Neoplasms, Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma, Familial ependymoma, Medulloblastoma, Optic Nerve Glioma

What participants receive

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

  • cilengitideDrug

    Also called EMD 121974

    Given IV

  • laboratory biomarker analysisOther

    Correlative studies

Study groups in NCT00063973
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (cilengitide)ExperimentalPatients receive cilengitide (EMD 121974) IV over 1 hour twice weekly. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 13 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of cilengitide until the MTD is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose at which 25% of patients are expected to experience dose-limiting toxicity. Once the MTD is determined, 6 additional patients are accrued and treated at that dose level for a total of 12 patients at the MTD.
Receives: Drug: cilengitide; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. MTD of cilengitide

    Measured: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Response

    Reported and recorded descriptively.

    Measured: Up to 3 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted9 Jul 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2003
  3. Primary completionMar 2008

Resources

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
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
24 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00063973
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2012-03175
Other IDs
NCI-2012-03175, CDR653715, PBTC-012, PBTC-012, U01CA081457
Status last verified
Sep 2013
First submitted
8 Jul 2003
Last updated
30 Sep 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing cilengitide and laboratory biomarker analysis in people with Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor and Childhood Choroid Plexus Tumor, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site 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?

The sponsor lists 20 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. 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 30 Sep 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

MTD of cilengitide (time frame: 4 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

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 30 Sep 2013.

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