GlioblastomaPhase 1/2NCT02750891
A Study of DSP-7888 in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory High Grade Gliomas
A Phase 1/2 study testing DSP-7888 in people with Glioblastoma and Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, run by Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. at 6 sites in Japan.
Trial summary
This is a phase 1/2, uncontrolled, open-label, multicenter study in patients with recurrent and relapsed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, glioblastoma, or grade III or IV glioma. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages Up to 19 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Glioblastoma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
- What is being tested?
- DSP-7888
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 18 participants
- Where
- 6 sitesJapan
- Study dates
- Apr 2016to Jan 2020
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- 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 19 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients meeting any of the conditions a) to c) below:
- Have a diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma on the basis of imaging findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical course
- Have histologically or cytologically confirmed glioblastoma
- Not meeting a) and b) above, but have histologically or cytologically confirmed grade III or IV glioma
- Patients who will be able to be hospitalized from the initial dose of DSP-7888 until the end of the post-initial dose observation (In Phase 1 part only, patients may be permitted to have a temporary overnight leave during the hospitalization.)
- Patients aged < 20 years at the time of informed consent
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- Patients for whom either the legally acceptable representative or the patient (if aged ≥ 16 years) have provided written voluntary consent to participation in this study after fully receiving and understanding the information about this study, including study objectives, contents, expected pharmacological actions and effects, and foreseeable risks
- Patients for whom standard therapy failed or no standard therapy is established
- Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma patients must received radiotherapy-based treatment or chemotherapy (if radiotherapy is not indicated) at least one cycle and subsequently had tumor enlargement accompanied by tumor-related symptomatic worsening (except for worsening due to dose reduction of steroid therapy for brain edema)
- Glioblastoma patients and grade III or IV glioma patients must had radiologically evident tumor re-enlargement or recurrence
- Patients with an ECOG PS score of 0 to 2 at enrollment. Patients with a PS score of 3 or 4 due to neurological symptoms associated with the primary disease may be eligible if appropriate in the opinion of the investigator or subinvestigator.
- Patients with a life expectancy of 2 months (60 days)
- Patients with a HLA type of HLA-A*24:02 or A*02:01/06
- Patients with adequate major organ functions meeting the following criteria on the basis of laboratory data within 28 days before enrollment:
- Neutrophil count: 1000/μL Platelet count: 5.0 ×104/μL Hemoglobin: 9.0 g/dL Serum creatinine: 2-fold the upper limit of the normal range of the study site (ULN) Total bilirubin: 2-fold the ULN AST, ALT: 3-fold the ULN
- Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 4 weeks (28 days) before enrollment
- Female patients of childbearing potential and male patients with female partners of childbearing potential must agree to use appropriate contraception from the time of consent until 180 days after the last dose of the study drug to avoid pregnancy
Who cannot join
- Patients with grade 3 infection according to the CTCAE v4.0
- Patients with a positive test result for HIV antibody, HBs antigen, or HCV antibody
- Patients with multiple or disseminated primary lesions (Multiple nodules in the same tumor cavity will be acceptable.)
- Patients with other malignancies
- Patients with significant diseases at enrollment that may affect study treatment, such as New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class III or IV heart disease, CTCAE v4.0 grade 3 arrhythmia, angina pectoris, abnormal electrocardiogram findings, interstitial pneumonia or pulmonary fibrosis
- Patients with uncontrollable complications
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- Patients who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant
- Patients who received any of the following treatments within the specified period before enrollment
- Nitrosoureas, mitomycin C: <42 days
- Chemotherapy (including molecular-targeted drugs), radiotherapy: <21 days
- Surgery, blood transfusion, erythropoiesis-stimulating drugs, endocrine therapy, immunotherapy (including biological response modifier [BRM] therapy): <14 days
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Patients with concurrent autoimmune disease or a history of chronic or recurrent autoimmune disease, or patients who require long-term systemic steroid therapy (excluding therapy given on a PRN basis). However, steroid therapy for brain edema (prednisolone-equivalent dose of 30 mg/m2) and steroid replacement therapy at a physiologic dose will be acceptable.
- Patients with any ongoing CTCAE v4.0 grade 2 adverse effects of prior treatment (excluding alopecia and phlebitis)
- Patients who received any other investigational product or post-marketing study drug within 4 weeks (28 days) before enrollment
- Patients with a history of allergy to any oil-based agents
- Patients who previously received DSP-7888-containing WT1 peptide, or WT1 immunotherapy
- Patients who are inappropriate for participation in the study for other reasons in the opinion of the investigator or subinvestigator
Trial locations and contacts
6 sites in 1 country.
6 sites in 1 country
Japan6 sites
Hiroshima University Hospital
Hiroshima
National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center
Nagoya, Aichi-ken
Osaka City General Hospital
Osaka
National Center for Child Health and Development
Setagaya City, Tokyo
Osaka University Hospital
Suita, Osaka
Kanagawa Children's Medical Center
Yokohama, Kanagawa
About this study
Official title: A Phase 1/2 Study of DSP-7888 in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory High Grade Gliomas
This is a phase 1/2, uncontrolled, open-label, multicenter study in patients with recurrent and relapsed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, glioblastoma, or grade III or IV glioma.
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
- Being tested
- DSP-7888
- Keywords
- high grade glioma, HGG, DIPG
- Medical subject headings
- Glioblastoma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Glioma
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
DSP-7888Drug
Phase1 portion: 1.75 or 3.5 mg/body, Id every 1-4 weeks Phase 2 portion: recommended phase 2 dose, Id every 1-4 weeks
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| DSP-7888 | Experimental | Not described Receives: Drug: DSP-7888 |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
DLT (dose-limiting toxicity)
Safety and tolerability assessed by dose-limiting toxicity (DLT)
Measured: 4 weeks
Overall Survival (OS)
Participants follow-up for overall survival will occur. Maximum follow-up time is 2 year after the initial administration of the last subject.
Measured: 24 months
Secondary outcomes (9)
Overall Response Rate(ORR)
Antitumor effect as assessed according to the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) criteria
Measured: 6 months
Progression-free survival (PFS)
Measured: 6 months
adverse events (AEs)
Safety and tolerability assessed by adverse events (AEs)
Measured: 12 months
serious adverse events (SAEs)
Safety and tolerability assessed by serious adverse events (SAEs)
Measured: 12 months
DTH (delayed-type hypersensitivity)
Explore efficacy related biomarkers assessed by delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactions to WT1 peptide
Measured: 6 months
WT1 peptide-specific CTL-induction activity
Explore efficacy related biomarkers assessed by WT1 peptide-specific CTL-induction activity.
Measured: 6 months
expression of WT1 in biopsy tissues
Explore efficacy related biomarkers assessed in biopsy tissues
Measured: 6 months
expression of HLA in biopsy tissues
Explore efficacy related biomarkers assessed in biopsy tissues
Measured: 6 months
expression of PD-L1 in biopsy tissues
Explore efficacy related biomarkers assessed in biopsy tissues
Measured: 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Apr 2016 (estimated)
- Study startApr 2016
- Primary completionJan 2020
- Study completionJan 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for GlioblastomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 1/2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. Japan, Study director, Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02750891
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- DB601001
- Other IDs
- JapicCTI-163216
- Status last verified
- Apr 2022
- First submitted
- 13 Apr 2016
- Last updated
- 12 Apr 2022
- Results posted
- No
Publications
Hashii Y, Fujisaki H, Terashima K, Goto H, Horibe K, Sugiyama K, Takahara-Matsubara M, Goto M, Yanagisawa T, Kikuta A, Kawamoto H, Hashimoto N, Oka Y, Sugiyama H, Hara J. Phase 1/2 study of a WT1 peptide-dosing emulsion in pediatric patients with recurrent/refractory diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, glioblastoma, or anaplastic astrocytoma. Eur J Cancer. 2026 Jun 25;242:116808. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2026.116808. Epub 2026 May 19.
PubMed 42176363
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 12 Apr 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Phase 1/2 Study of DSP-7888 in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory High Grade Gliomas
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02750891
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- DB601001
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
- Keywords
- high grade glioma, HGG, DIPG
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- Apr 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Jan 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jan 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 26 Apr 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This is a phase 1/2, uncontrolled, open-label, multicenter study in patients with recurrent and relapsed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, glioblastoma, or grade III or IV glioma.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| DSP-7888 | Experimental | Drug: DSP-7888 |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- Up to 19 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (17 listed)
- Patients meeting any of the conditions a) to c) below:
- Patients who will be able to be hospitalized from the initial dose of DSP-7888 until the end of the post-initial dose observation (In Phase 1 part only, patients may be permitted to have a temporary overnight leave during the hospitalization.)
- Patients aged < 20 years at the time of informed consent
- Patients for whom either the legally acceptable representative or the patient (if aged ≥ 16 years) have provided written voluntary consent to participation in this study after fully receiving and understanding the information about this study, including study objectives, contents, expected pharmacological actions and effects, and foreseeable risks
- Patients for whom standard therapy failed or no standard therapy is established
Key exclusion criteria (18 listed)
- Patients with grade 3 infection according to the CTCAE v4.0
- Patients with a positive test result for HIV antibody, HBs antigen, or HCV antibody
- Patients with multiple or disseminated primary lesions (Multiple nodules in the same tumor cavity will be acceptable.)
- Patients with other malignancies
- Patients with significant diseases at enrollment that may affect study treatment, such as New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class III or IV heart disease, CTCAE v4.0 grade 3 arrhythmia, angina pectoris, abnormal electrocardiogram findings, interstitial pneumonia or pulmonary fibrosis
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| DSP-7888Phase1 portion: 1.75 or 3.5 mg/body, Id every 1-4 weeks Phase 2 portion: recommended phase 2 dose, Id every 1-4 weeks | Drug | DSP-7888 |
Primary outcome
DLT (dose-limiting toxicity)
Time frame: 4 weeks
Safety and tolerability assessed by dose-limiting toxicity (DLT)
Overall Survival (OS)
Time frame: 24 months
Participants follow-up for overall survival will occur. Maximum follow-up time is 2 year after the initial administration of the last subject.
9 secondary outcomes
Overall Response Rate(ORR)
Time frame: 6 months
Progression-free survival (PFS)
Time frame: 6 months
adverse events (AEs)
Time frame: 12 months
serious adverse events (SAEs)
Time frame: 12 months
DTH (delayed-type hypersensitivity)
Time frame: 6 months
WT1 peptide-specific CTL-induction activity
Time frame: 6 months
expression of WT1 in biopsy tissues
Time frame: 6 months
expression of HLA in biopsy tissues
Time frame: 6 months
expression of PD-L1 in biopsy tissues
Time frame: 6 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 12 Apr 2022.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 42176363Hashii Y, Fujisaki H, Terashima K, Goto H, Horibe K, Sugiyama K, Takahara-Matsubara M, Goto M, Yanagisawa T, Kikuta A, Kawamoto H, Hashimoto N, Oka Y, Sugiyama H, Hara J. Phase 1/2 study of a WT1 peptide-dosing emulsion in pediatric patients with recurrent/refractory diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, glioblastoma, or anaplastic astrocytoma. Eur J Cancer. 2026 Jun 25;242:116808. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2026.116808. Epub 2026 May 19.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. Japan study director
Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
6 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1/2 study testing DSP-7888 in people with Glioblastoma and Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, run by Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. at 6 sites in Japan.
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 17 inclusion and 18 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 12 Apr 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 6 sites in Japan. 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 combined 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.
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
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?
DLT (dose-limiting toxicity) (time frame: 4 weeks). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02750891, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 12 Apr 2022.