Simultaneous Integrated Boost FDOPA Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Guided in Patients With Partially- or Non-operated Glioblastoma

NCT ID: NCT05653622

Last Updated: 2025-12-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

75 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-06-23

Study Completion Date

2029-07-01

Brief Summary

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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary brain cancer in adults. Surgery, chemoradiotherapy (temozolomide TMZ) and then adjuvant TMZ is the standard treatment. But, most patients relapse in a median time of 8-9 months; the median overall survival (OS) ranged from 15 to 18 months.

Some frail patients received hypofractionated radiation and concomitant and adjuvant TMZ. For some, the radiation dose is not optimal. Moreover, recurrences develop mainly in the initial tumor site. These two reasons justify increasing the dose. To limit the movements of these fragile patients, the method consists of increasing the dose without increasing the number of sessions by using the Simultaneous Integrated Boost (SIB) which increases the dose in targeted volumes while the rest of the volume receives a minimum dose. A phase I trial showed the possibility of increasing the dose in SIB up to 80 Gy in a part of the GBM enhanced on MRI.

FDOPA PET detects certain more aggressive tumor areas, areas likely to recur. Integrating them into the SIB seems appropriate. A phase II trial showed the interest of SIB guided by FDOPA PET in terms of progression-free survival but without impact on OS. This study differed from the one the investigators propose, because a dose and conventional fractionation, identical to that of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/National Cancer Information Center (NCIC/EORTC) protocol were delivered, the gliomas were unmethylated MGMT, less likely to respond. Studies with SIB and hypofractionation are often retrospective and for others, hypofractionation was debatable and the dose increase was not based on PET capture but on MRI. However, a prospective phase II study, with SIB and hypofractionation, not integrating FDopa PET has demonstrated the relevance of SIB.

In this project, the investigators propose to use the integrated boost technique (SIB) guided by PET FDOPA to increase the radiation dose in GBM, in patients either fragile and partially operated, or only biopsied and for whom the prognosis is the most pejorative.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Glioblastoma Multiforme, Adult

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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SIB-DOPA

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Integrated boost technique (SIB) guided by PET FDOPA

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

intensity-modulated irradiation scheme with integrated boost technique (SIB) guided by PET FDOPA during the chemo-radiotherapy

Interventions

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Integrated boost technique (SIB) guided by PET FDOPA

intensity-modulated irradiation scheme with integrated boost technique (SIB) guided by PET FDOPA during the chemo-radiotherapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Unfit patient without indication to the STUPP protocol :

Cohort 1 : Non-operable patients and ≥ 18 years old or ≤ 70 years old and Karnofsky Index (KI) ≥ 50% on inclusion AND Result of a biopsy available Cohort 2 : Patients \> 70 years old and Balducci score I or II and KI ≥ 60% on inclusion AND Partial resection (defined on the remnographic criteria of postoperative MRI) OR biopsy result available

* Histologically proven glioblastoma
* Increased metabolism of amino acids in PET FDOPA allowing contouring the Biological Target Volume (BTV)

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with an indication for irradiation according to the STUPP protocol (fit patient)
* Patient with a contraindication to MRI or PET
* Limit of the provisional target volume or Planning target volume (PTV), second PTV \< 2 cm from the chiasm and the optic nerves
* Absence of uptake of FDopa
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Institut de cancérologie Strasbourg Europe

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Caroline BUND

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Institut de cancérologie Strasbourg Europe

Locations

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ICANS

Strasbourg, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

ICL

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Manon VOEGELIN

Role: CONTACT

+33(0)368339523

claire vit

Role: CONTACT

+33(0)368339523

Facility Contacts

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Caroline BUND

Role: primary

0368766767

Nicolas DEMOGEOT

Role: primary

03 83 59 85 74

References

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Perry JR, Laperriere N, O'Callaghan CJ, Brandes AA, Menten J, Phillips C, Fay M, Nishikawa R, Cairncross JG, Roa W, Osoba D, Rossiter JP, Sahgal A, Hirte H, Laigle-Donadey F, Franceschi E, Chinot O, Golfinopoulos V, Fariselli L, Wick A, Feuvret L, Back M, Tills M, Winch C, Baumert BG, Wick W, Ding K, Mason WP; Trial Investigators. Short-Course Radiation plus Temozolomide in Elderly Patients with Glioblastoma. N Engl J Med. 2017 Mar 16;376(11):1027-1037. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1611977.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28296618 (View on PubMed)

Truc G, Bernier V, Mirjolet C, Dalban C, Mazoyer F, Bonnetain F, Blanchard N, Lagneau E, Maingon P, Noel G. A phase I dose escalation study using simultaneous integrated-boost IMRT with temozolomide in patients with unifocal glioblastoma. Cancer Radiother. 2016 May;20(3):193-8. doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2015.12.005. Epub 2016 Apr 23.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27117900 (View on PubMed)

Somme F, Bender L, Namer IJ, Noel G, Bund C. Usefulness of 18F-FDOPA PET for the management of primary brain tumors: a systematic review of the literature. Cancer Imaging. 2020 Oct 6;20(1):70. doi: 10.1186/s40644-020-00348-5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33023662 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2021-010

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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