Carmustine in Treating Patients With Progressive or Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme

NCT ID: NCT00006656

Last Updated: 2013-11-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-06-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of carmustine in treating patients who have progressive or recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the maximum tolerated dose of intratumoral carmustine in ethanol (DTI-015) in patients with unresectable recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. (Phase I of this study closed to accrual as of 01/15/2002.)
* Determine the qualitative and quantitative toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
* Assess the activity of this regimen in these patients.
* Estimate peripheral blood carmustine levels in these patients treated with this regimen.

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

Patients receive carmustine in ethanol (DTI-015) intratumorally over 5 minutes during stereotactic biopsy or open craniotomy.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of DTI-015 until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 3 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity. (Phase I of this study closed to accrual as of 01/15/2002.)

Additional patients then receive treatment with DTI-015 at the recommended phase II dose.

Patients are followed at 4, 8, and 12 weeks and then every 1-3 months until disease progression.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 12 patients were accrued for phase I of this study and approximately 14-18 patients will be accrued for phase II of this study. (Phase I of this study closed to accrual as of 01/15/2002.)

Conditions

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Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

Keywords

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recurrent adult brain tumor adult glioblastoma adult giant cell glioblastoma adult gliosarcoma

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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carmustine in ethanol

Intervention Type DRUG

conventional surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically proven supratentorial malignant glioblastoma multiforme

* Clear evidence of disease progression by MRI
* Unresectable tumor that has spherical, spheroid, or ovoid shape (not multicentric or multilobulated)
* Central necrosis and/or central cystic areas allowed in the presence of enhancing rim thickness greater than 5 mm
* No brainstem (pons or medulla) or midbrain (mesencephalon) involvement
* No involvement of primary sensorimotor cortex in the dominant hemisphere or within 1.5 cm of the optic chiasm, either optic nerve, or any other cranial nerve
* No tumor extension into the ventricular system
* Tumor volume no greater than 33.4 cm3
* At least one prior radiotherapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 18 to 75

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
* No evidence of bleeding diathesis

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL
* SGOT/SGPT no greater than 2.5 times normal

Renal:

* Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL OR
* Creatinine clearance at least 40 mL/min
* BUN no greater than 30 mg/dL

Other:

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* No active uncontrolled infection
* Afebrile unless fever due to presence of tumor
* No other concurrent serious medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* Not specified

Chemotherapy:

* At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin including Gliadel wafer therapy) and recovered

Endocrine therapy:

* Not specified

Radiotherapy:

* See Disease Characteristics
* At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered
* No prior intracranial brachytherapy

Surgery:

* Recovered from any prior surgery

Other:

* No prior anticoagulants
* No other concurrent investigational agents
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Direct Therapeutics

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Gene David Resnick, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Millennix

Locations

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USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Stanford University Medical Center

Stanford, California, United States

Site Status

University of Colorado Cancer Center

Denver, Colorado, United States

Site Status

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Emory University Hospital - Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Evanston Northwestern Health Care

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Site Status

John F. Kennedy Medical Center

Edison, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Barrett Cancer Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Massey Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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DTI-9901

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

UCMC-00042402

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-V00-1623

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000068207

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id