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Adult Anaplastic AstrocytomaNCT00430079

Use of EF5 to Measure the Oxygen Level in Tumor Cells of Patients Undergoing Surgery or Biopsy for Newly Diagnosed Supratentorial Malignant Glioma

A study testing etanidazole, conventional surgery and pharmacological study in people with Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma and Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This clinical trial is using EF5 to measure the oxygen level in tumor cells of patients undergoing surgery or surgery biopsy for newly diagnosed supratentorial malignant glioma. Diagnostic procedures using the drug EF5 to measure the oxygen level in tumor cells may help in planning cancer treatment Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
etanidazole, conventional surgery and pharmacological study
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
48 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2001to Sep 2007
Phase
Interventional
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

Who may be able to join

  • Histologically confirmed and/or clinical and imaging evidence of a new brain mass that is likely to be a supratentorial malignant glioma
  • Clinical condition and physiologic status indicative of debulking surgery or biopsy as standard initial therapy
  • Performance status - Karnofsky performance status 60-100%
  • WBC greater than 2,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count greater than 90,000/mm^3
  • Creatinine less than 2.0 mg/dL
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  • No significant cardiac condition that would preclude study therapy
  • No symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • No unstable angina pectoris
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 1 month after study completion
  • Weight no greater than 130 kilograms
  • No grade 3 or 4 peripheral neuropathy
  • No other invasive malignancy within the past 3 years that is likely to cause a solitary supratentorial metastasis
  • No uncontrolled concurrent illness, medical condition, psychiatric illness, or social situation that would preclude study participation
  • At least 6 months since prior chemotherapy
  • Concurrent corticosteroid therapy allowed
  • At least 6 months since prior radiotherapy to lesion or site of lesion
  • At least 6 months since prior surgery to lesion or site of lesion except incisional or core biopsy
  • Concurrent anticonvulsant therapy allowed
  • No other concurrent investigational agents

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Abramson Cancer Center of The University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

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About this study

Official title: Assessment of Hypoxia in Malignant Gliomas Using EF5

This clinical trial is using EF5 to measure the oxygen level in tumor cells of patients undergoing surgery or surgery biopsy for newly diagnosed supratentorial malignant glioma. Diagnostic procedures using the drug EF5 to measure the oxygen level in tumor cells may help in planning cancer treatment

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Determine the presence and pattern of etanidazole derivative EF5 binding with tumor, based on image and cellular analyses, in patients undergoing surgery or biopsy for newly diagnosed supratentorial malignant gliomas.

II. Determine the level of EF5 binding within histologic subtypes of this tumor in these patients.

Compare the relationship between hypoxia and clinical outcomes in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) vs non-GBM.

III. Determine the spatial relationships between EF5 binding and tumor tissue biomarkers and pathophysiologic processes (e.g., necrosis, proliferation, and apoptosis) in these patients.

IV. Determine the relationship between EF5 binding and Eppendorf needle electrode measurements in these patients.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive etanidazole derivative EF5 IV over 1-2½ hours once within 1-2 days before surgical resection or biopsy. Tumor tissue, normal tissue, and/or tumor-infiltrated lymph node samples are collected during surgery and stained for biological markers. Fluorescent immunohistochemistry techniques are used to determine the presence, distribution, and levels of EF5 binding.

Patients are followed at 1 month, every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 1 year, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 48 patients will be accrued for this study within 1½-2 years.

Being tested
etanidazole, conventional surgery, pharmacological study, laboratory biomarker analysis
Medical subject headings
Astrocytoma, Ependymoma, Oligodendroglioma, Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma, Glioma, Glioma, Subependymal

What participants receive

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

  • etanidazoleDrug

    Also called 2-nitro-imidazole derivative, SR-2508

    Given IV

  • conventional surgeryProcedure or surgery

    Also called surgery, conventional

    Undergo surgery

  • pharmacological studyOther

    Also called pharmacological studies

    Correlative studies

  • laboratory biomarker analysisOther

    Correlative studies

Study groups in NCT00430079
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Diagnostic (etanidazole)ExperimentalPatients receive etanidazole derivative EF5 IV over 1-2½ hours once within 1-2 days before surgical resection or biopsy. Tumor tissue, normal tissue, and/or tumor-infiltrated lymph node samples are collected during surgery and stained for biological markers. Fluorescent immunohistochemistry techniques are used to determine the presence, distribution, and levels of EF5 binding.
Receives: Drug: etanidazole; Procedure: conventional surgery; Other: pharmacological study; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis

What is being measured

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

  1. Time to local recurrence

    Measured: Time from study entry (EF5 administration) to local recurrence, assessed up to 3 years

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Time to death

    Measured: Up to 3 years

  2. Presence and pattern of EF5 binding in newly diagnosed brain masses by IHC analyses

    Measured: At 48 hours after EF5 administration

  3. Levels of EF5 binding within histological subtypes of SMG

    Measured: At baseline, at 1 hour, and the time of surgery

  4. Relationship between hypoxia and clinical outcomes (i.e., time to local recurrence and survival)

    Time to local recurrence and survival will be estimated by the method of Kaplan and Meier.

    Measured: Up to 3 years

  5. Association between EF5 binding and Eppendorf needle electrode measurements in brain masses

    The correlation between median oxygen pressure (pO2) by Eppendorf electrode measurement and percent of maximal signal in tumors (by EF5 binding) will be assessed by Pearson's correlation coefficient.

    Measured: Up to 3 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Feb 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2001
  3. Primary completionSep 2007

Why it stopped: Administratively complete.

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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 N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
48 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00430079
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2012-02419
Other IDs
UPCC# 1301, R21CA093007, CDR0000068962
Status last verified
Jan 2013
First submitted
30 Jan 2007
Last updated
16 Jan 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing etanidazole, conventional surgery and pharmacological study in people with Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma and Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma, 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 22 inclusion and 0 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Jan 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.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Administratively complete.). Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Time to local recurrence (time frame: Time from study entry (EF5 administration) to local recurrence, assessed up to 3 years). 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 16 Jan 2013.

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