EGFR Inhibition Using Weekly Erlotinib for Recurrent Malignant Gliomas

NCT ID: NCT01257594

Last Updated: 2023-05-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE1
• Total Enrollment: 22 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2011-01-07
• Study Completion Date: 2018-12-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a drug called erlotinib in treating the tumor. This is a multi-center pilot study that explores efficacy and molecular effects of high dose weekly erlotinib for recurrent EGFR vIII mutant malignant gliomas, and correlate molecular profile of pre-treatment tissue with outcome.

Detailed Description

This is a pilot study of erlotinib for subjects who have a brain tumor called a glioblastoma or another malignant glioma, which has continued to grow after treatment. The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a drug called erlotinib in treating the tumor. The study drug, erlotinib (also called Tarceva) is a pill (taken by mouth) that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the subjects with other cancers (lung cancer or pancreatic cancer). It is not approved for glioblastoma or another malignant glioma. Erlotinib blocks a messenger that tells cancer cells to grow. That messenger is called Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR). This type of tumor contains a form of EGFR called variant number 3 (abbreviated EGFR variant III or EGFRvIII for short) that is different from the normal form.Research suggests that erlotinib is particularly effective at stopping EGFRvIII. Research also suggests that high doses of erlotinib taken once per week may be more effective than low doses of erlotinib taken once per day.

Conditions

Brain Cancer

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

No cytoreductive surgery planned

Patients who are not candidates for surgery as part of their routine care will enroll into the medical arm of the trial. They will initiate pulsatile erlotinib dosing and continue therapy until either disease progression or intolerable toxicity.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

erlotinib

Intervention Type: DRUG

For patients with no cytoreductive surgery planned, patients will receive single-agent erlotinib at a starting dose of 2000 mg on days 1 of every 7 days. For patients with cytoreductive surgery planned, patients will receive single-agent erlotinib at a starting dose of 2000 mg day 1 of every 7 days (+/- 2 days). One pre-operative dose of 2000 mg erlotinib will be administered in an open-label, unblinded manner, administered in the hospital "on call" to the operating room.

Cytoreductive surgery planned

Patients scheduled for "salvage" resection as part of their routine care will be considered for this cohort. They will receive 1 pre-operative dose of 2000 mg erlotinib. Resection will occur ≤ 3 hours after the pre-operative dose. After recovery from surgery, patients will resume pulsatile erlotinib dosing.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

erlotinib

Intervention Type: DRUG

For patients with no cytoreductive surgery planned, patients will receive single-agent erlotinib at a starting dose of 2000 mg on days 1 of every 7 days. For patients with cytoreductive surgery planned, patients will receive single-agent erlotinib at a starting dose of 2000 mg day 1 of every 7 days (+/- 2 days). One pre-operative dose of 2000 mg erlotinib will be administered in an open-label, unblinded manner, administered in the hospital "on call" to the operating room.

Cytoreductive Surgery

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Standard procedure

Interventions

erlotinib

For patients with no cytoreductive surgery planned, patients will receive single-agent erlotinib at a starting dose of 2000 mg on days 1 of every 7 days. For patients with cytoreductive surgery planned, patients will receive single-agent erlotinib at a starting dose of 2000 mg day 1 of every 7 days (+/- 2 days). One pre-operative dose of 2000 mg erlotinib will be administered in an open-label, unblinded manner, administered in the hospital "on call" to the operating room.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Cytoreductive Surgery

Standard procedure

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

Tarceva

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Histologically confirmed intracranial malignant glioma of the following types: Glioblastoma (GBM), Gliosarcoma (GS), Anaplastic astrocytoma (AA), Anaplastic oligodendroglioma (AO), Anaplastic oligoastrocytoma (AOA, also called anaplastic mixed gliomas or AMG), High grade glioma not otherwise specified (NOS).
• EGFRvIII mutation detected on pretreatment tissue from at least 1 prior surgery.
• At least 15 unstained slides or at least 1 tissue blocks must be collected from at least one prior surgery.
• Recovered from toxic effects of prior therapies.
• Able to undergo contrast enhanced MRI scans (or CT scans for patients unable to tolerate MRI).
• Shown unequivocal evidence for contrast enhancing tumor progression by MRI (or CT for patients who cannot tolerate MRI) in comparison to a prior scan.
• Age > or = 18 years.
• Karnofsky Performance Status > or = 60%.
• Life expectancy of > 8 weeks.
• Normal organ and marrow function, adequate liver function and adequate renal function before starting therapy.
• Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception.
• Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test documented within 7 days prior to treatment.
• Women must agree not to breast feed.
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
• Ability to swallow the tablets.

• MRI/CT must demonstrate measurable enhancing tumor of at least 1cm2 in cross-sectional area to allow assessment of radiographic response, unless: measurable disease is not present because the patient underwent gross total resection as the most recent anti-tumor therapy.
• At least 3 months have elapsed between any prior brain radiotherapy and initiation of study therapy.
• MRI/CT must demonstrate measureable enhancing tumor at least 1cm by 1cm squared in cross-sectional area to allow assessment of radiographic response.
• Stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroids for a minimum of 5 days before the baseline MRI/CT.
• The baseline MRI/CT must be performed on the 14th day or less prior to initiation of study treatment.

• An MRI/CT scan showing progression is required.

Exclusion Criteria

• Received prior treatment with convection enhanced delivery, other catheter based intratumoral treatment, or carmustine (BCNU)/Gliadel wafers.
• Prior therapy that included stereotactic radiosurgery during therapy for newly diagnosed or recurrent disease, or re-irradiation of any type, must have confirmation of true progressive disease rather than radiation necrosis based upon surgical documentation of recurrent/progressive disease.
• Prior treatment with an EGFR inhibitor.
• Received prior treatment with direct Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors (VEGFR) inhibitors.
• Smoking or plan to smoke tobacco or marijuana during study therapy.
• Receiving any other investigational agents concurrently with study treatment.
• Taking Enzyme Inducing Anti-Epileptic Drug (EIAED). If previously on an EIAED, the patient must be off of it for at least two weeks prior to study treatment.
• History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to erlotinib.
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness that would limit compliance with study requirements.
• Have HIV and are receiving combination antiretroviral therapy.
• Other active concurrent malignancy.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Genentech, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: collaborator

OSI Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Andrew B Lassman, MD

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Andrew B Lassman, MD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Andrew Lassman, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Columbia University

Locations

Memorial Sloan-Kettering at Basking Ridge

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center at Commack

Commack, New York, United States

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Countries

United States

Related Links

http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/44.cfm

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

http://hiccc.columbia.edu/clinicaltrials/

AAAJ7500

Other Identifiers

AAAJ7500

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id