Radiation Therapy Followed by Bleomycin in Treating Adult Patients With Newly Diagnosed Supratentorial Glioblastoma Multiforme

NCT ID: NCT00006916

Last Updated: 2020-10-26

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

19 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-06-30

Study Completion Date

2005-12-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy followed by bleomycin in treating adult patients who have newly diagnosed supratentorial glioblastoma multiforme.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the median survival time of patients with newly diagnosed supratentorial glioblastoma multiforme treated with radiotherapy followed by sustained release intratumoral bleomycin.
* Determine the feasibility of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Within 4 weeks after surgical resection, patients receive radiotherapy daily 5 days a week for 6 weeks.

Within 2-6 weeks after completion of radiotherapy or at disease progression during radiotherapy, patients undergo surgical implantation of a modified Ommaya reservoir within the central area of the tumor. Patients then receive sustained release bleomycin intratumorally via the reservoir once a week for up to 2 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 72 patients will be accrued for this study within 5 months.

Conditions

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Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Radiation therapy followed by bleomycin via Ommaya reservoir

60.0 Gy/30 fractions x 2.0 Gy. Then within 2-6 weeks after completion of radiation therapy or at the time a patient experiences disease progression during or immediately after completion of radiation therapy, if clinically feasible, a modified Ommaya reservoir is implanted with the delivery catheter in the tumor or tumor cyst/cavity. Bleomycin, 15 units per week, is then given via the Ommaya reservoir without interruption for a maximum of two years as long as there is no toxicity above grade 3 or evidence of disease progression.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

bleomycin

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Ommaya reservoir

Intervention Type DEVICE

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

60.0 Gy/30 fractions x 2.0 Gy. For the first 46 Gy/23 fractions the treatment volume should include the volume of contrast-enhancing lesion and surrounding edema on pre-operative CT/MRI scan plus a 2 centimeter margin. If no edema is present, the margin should be 2.5 cm. After 46.0 Gy, the tumor volume should include the contrast-enhancing lesion (without edema) on the pre-surgery MRI/CT scan plus a 2.5 centimeter margin.

Interventions

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bleomycin

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Ommaya reservoir

Intervention Type DEVICE

radiation therapy

60.0 Gy/30 fractions x 2.0 Gy. For the first 46 Gy/23 fractions the treatment volume should include the volume of contrast-enhancing lesion and surrounding edema on pre-operative CT/MRI scan plus a 2 centimeter margin. If no edema is present, the margin should be 2.5 cm. After 46.0 Gy, the tumor volume should include the contrast-enhancing lesion (without edema) on the pre-surgery MRI/CT scan plus a 2.5 centimeter margin.

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed supratentorial glioblastoma multiforme (with areas of necrosis) by surgical biopsy or excision within 4 weeks of study
* Tumor and/or any associated edema limited to one hemisphere and unifocal
* No gross invasion of a ventricular surface
* Tumor accessible
* No other astrocytoma
* No multifocal or recurrent malignant glioma
* No disease below the tentorium or beyond the cranial vault

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* Adult

Performance status:

* Zubrod 0-1

Life expectancy:

* At least 8 weeks

Hematopoietic:

* Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL (transfusion allowed)
* Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm\^3
* Platelet count at least 100,000/mm\^3

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL
* Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) or Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) no greater than 2 times normal

Renal:

* Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) no greater than 25 mg/dL
* Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL

Other:

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* No hypersensitive or idiosyncratic reaction to bleomycin
* No other prior malignancies within the past 2 years except nonmelanomatous skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or urinary bladder
* No other major medical illness or psychiatric impairment that would preclude study participation

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* Not specified

Chemotherapy:

* No prior chemotherapy for glioblastoma multiforme
* No prior radiosensitizer for glioblastoma multiforme

Endocrine therapy:

* Not specified

Radiotherapy:

* No prior radiotherapy to the head or neck resulting in overlapping radiotherapy fields

Surgery:

* See Disease Characteristics
* Recovered from prior surgery
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Roy A. Patchell, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky

Locations

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Foundation for Cancer Research and Education

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

Methodist Hospital Cancer Center at Nebraska Methodist Hospital - Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Site Status

South Jersey Regional Cancer Center

Millville, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Fox Chase Virtua Health Cancer Program at Virtua Memorial Hospital

Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Cancer Treatment Center

Wooster, Ohio, United States

Site Status

St. John Health System

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status

Cottonwood Hospital Medical Center

Murray, Utah, United States

Site Status

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center - Provo

Provo, Utah, United States

Site Status

LDS Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

Dixie Regional Medical Center

St. George, Utah, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation

Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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CDR0000068343

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

RTOG-BR-0013

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id