Study of Liposomal Curcumin in Combination With RT and TMZ in Patients With Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Gliomas

NCT ID: NCT05768919

Last Updated: 2024-11-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-03

Study Completion Date

2027-05-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to assess the tolerability, safety, and efficacy of Liposomal Curcumin (LC) in combination with radiotherapy (RT) and Temozolomide (TMZ) in patients with newly diagnosed High-Grade Gliomas (HGG).

Detailed Description

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This study is a Phase Ib-IIa, single-center, single-institution, open-label, dose-escalation study in patients with newly diagnosed high-grade malignant gliomas. Dose finding will be performed using a time-to-event Bayesian optimal interval (TITE-BOIN) rule-based schema.

The primary objectives of the study are to determine the maximum tolerated dose /recommended phase 2 dose of Liposomal Curcumin (LC) in combination with radiotherapy (XRT), and TMZ and adjuvant TMZ in newly diagnosed High-Grade Gliomas.

The secondary objectives are to estimate the safety and tolerability of LC in combination with standard XRT and TMZ and adjuvant TMZ, to determine the feasibility of treatment during first 10 week.

This study is an unblinded, sequential treatment intervention employing 3 dose levels.

Approximately 50 patients will be screened to achieve up to 30 patients assigned to study intervention: up to 24 in Study Part 1 and up to 6 in Study Part 2.

All patients will be treated with open-label intravenous (IV) LC on a weekly basis for a minimum of 34 infusions which begins following healing of glioma resection and at the approximate time of the initiation of SOC XRT and TMZ therapy. Patients will have LC therapy discontinued when there is either evidence of a) disease progression, b) safety concerns leading to discontinuation, or c) the patient requests to terminate LC therapy. LC weekly treatment will be continued following 34 weeks of treatment depending on patient's desires. Regular phone (or clinic) follow-up follows cessation of LC treatment (if stopped) to capture patient data on OS and PFS.

Conditions

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Glioblastoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

This study seeks the MTD/RP2D of LC when added to TMZ during concurrent XRT and adjuvant TMZ after XRT. The study will evaluate escalating doses of LC delivered by IV infusion weekly as a gravity infusion (without infusion pump). Within each cohort, the dose will remain the same. In the first cohort, dosing will begin at Level 1 (300 mg/m2). The infusion of LC will begin at the start of CRT. Patients will be evaluable for the cohort if they have completed 80% of the planned doses of LC, 80% of RT and 60% of TMZ within the first 10 weeks of treatment. Patients who experience a dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) will be evaluable for the cohort if they have received at least 1 dose of LC. There will be a maximum of 4 dose levels assessed in this study. The Safety Review Committee (SRC) will oversee dose level decisions throughout the dose escalation phase of the study.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Tolerability, Safety, and Efficacy of LC in Combination with RT and TMZ

Define the MTD/recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of LC, administered IV weekly in combination with standard CRT (60 Gy in 30-33 fractions M-F, and daily oral TMZ 75 mg/m2), in patients with high grade malignant gliomas. This study seeks the MTD/RP2D of LC when added to TMZ during concurrent RT and adjuvant TMZ after RT. The study will evaluate escalating doses of LC delivered by IV infusion weekly as a gravity infusion (without infusion pump). Within each cohort, the dose will remain the same. In the first cohort, dosing will begin at Level 1 (300 mg/m2). The infusion of LC will begin at the start of CRT. Patients will be evaluable for the cohort if they have completed 80% of the planned doses of LC, 80% of RT and 60% of TMZ within the first 10 weeks of treatment. Patients who experience a dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) will be evaluable for the cohort if they have received at least 1 dose of LC.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Treatment Period 1

Intervention Type DRUG

Agent: LipoCurc Premedication/Precautions: Dexamethasone 4mg IV, Diphenhydramine 25 mg IV - Dose: per treatment assignment Route: IV over approximately 3 hours Schedule: Weekly: Weeks 1,2, 3,4,5,6 Cycle length: 6 weeks

Agent: TMZ Premedications/Precautions No food 2 hr before and after dosing Antiemetic (eg, ondansetron, prochlorperazine) 30 minutes before dosing Stool softener PRN. Dose: 75 mg/m2 Route: Oral Schedule: Daily during term of RT Cycle Length: 6 weeks

Agent: Radiotherapy Premedications/Precautions: n/a Dose: 2 Gy Route: External beam therapy Schedule: Monday-Friday Cycle Length 6 weeks

Treatment Period 2

Intervention Type DRUG

Agent: LipoCurc Premedication/Precautions: Dexamethasone 4 mg IV Diphenhydramine 25 mg IV Dose: Per treatment assignment Route: IV over approximately 3 hours Schedule: Weekly: Weeks 7,8,9,10 Cycle length: 4 weeks

Treatment Period 3

Intervention Type DRUG

Agent: LipoCurc Premedication/Precautions: Dexamethasone 4 mg IV Diphenhydramine 25 mg IV Dose: Per treatment assignment Route: IV over approximately 3 hours Schedule: Weekly: Adjuvant Cycles 11-34 Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4 of each cycle Cycle Length: 4 weeks

Agent: TMZ Premedication/Precautions: No food 2 hr before and after dosing. Antiemetic (eg, ondansetron, prochlorperazine) 30 minutes before dosing Stool softener prn Dose: 150-200 mg/m2 (Cycles 1-6) Route: Oral Schedule: Daily Cycle Length: 4 weeks

Treatment Period 4a

Intervention Type DRUG

Agent: LipoCurc Premedication/Precautions: Dexamethasone 4 mg IV Diphenhydramine 25 mg IV Dose: Per treatment assignment Route: IV over approximately 3 hours Schedule: Weekly: 35+ Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4 of each cycle Cycle Length: 4 weeks

Interventions

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Treatment Period 1

Agent: LipoCurc Premedication/Precautions: Dexamethasone 4mg IV, Diphenhydramine 25 mg IV - Dose: per treatment assignment Route: IV over approximately 3 hours Schedule: Weekly: Weeks 1,2, 3,4,5,6 Cycle length: 6 weeks

Agent: TMZ Premedications/Precautions No food 2 hr before and after dosing Antiemetic (eg, ondansetron, prochlorperazine) 30 minutes before dosing Stool softener PRN. Dose: 75 mg/m2 Route: Oral Schedule: Daily during term of RT Cycle Length: 6 weeks

Agent: Radiotherapy Premedications/Precautions: n/a Dose: 2 Gy Route: External beam therapy Schedule: Monday-Friday Cycle Length 6 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Treatment Period 2

Agent: LipoCurc Premedication/Precautions: Dexamethasone 4 mg IV Diphenhydramine 25 mg IV Dose: Per treatment assignment Route: IV over approximately 3 hours Schedule: Weekly: Weeks 7,8,9,10 Cycle length: 4 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Treatment Period 3

Agent: LipoCurc Premedication/Precautions: Dexamethasone 4 mg IV Diphenhydramine 25 mg IV Dose: Per treatment assignment Route: IV over approximately 3 hours Schedule: Weekly: Adjuvant Cycles 11-34 Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4 of each cycle Cycle Length: 4 weeks

Agent: TMZ Premedication/Precautions: No food 2 hr before and after dosing. Antiemetic (eg, ondansetron, prochlorperazine) 30 minutes before dosing Stool softener prn Dose: 150-200 mg/m2 (Cycles 1-6) Route: Oral Schedule: Daily Cycle Length: 4 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Treatment Period 4a

Agent: LipoCurc Premedication/Precautions: Dexamethasone 4 mg IV Diphenhydramine 25 mg IV Dose: Per treatment assignment Route: IV over approximately 3 hours Schedule: Weekly: 35+ Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4 of each cycle Cycle Length: 4 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. ≥18 years of age
2. Histologically confirmed HGG (WHO grade III or IV, including GBM, astrocytoma, gliosarcoma, H3K27M mutant diffuse midline glioma). Patients with methylated or unmethylated O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter are eligible, as are IDH WT and mutant patients as long as the treatment plan is for combined XRT/TMZ. The neuropathologic diagnosis of HGG will be made at the respective institution. If any question arises regarding the accuracy of the neuropathologic diagnosis, slides (and pathological blocks, if necessary) will be centrally reviewed
3. Planning standard therapy with TMZ and XRT for 6 weeks and adjuvant TMZ for six 28-day cycles.
4. Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) ≥ 70%

Adequate organ and marrow function defined as:
* Hgb \> 9 g/dL
* ANC ≥ 1500/µL
* Platelet count ≥ 100,000/µL
* Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 \* institutional ULN
* AST and ALT ≤ 3 \* institutional ULN OR
* Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 unless data exist supporting safe use at lower values of renal function, but eGFR must be ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73 m2
5. Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who are on effective antiretroviral therapy are eligible if the viral load was assessed as undetectable within 6 months prior to baseline
6. Women: WOCBP must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control or abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation
7. Men: must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 4 months after completion of LC administration

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any concurrent cancer diagnosis that is untreated, actively treated, or has undergone any therapy (XRT, cytotoxic, targeted, immunotherapeutic, etc.) within 2 years of study enrollment, with the exception of squamous or basal cell skin cancer
2. Patient has not recovered from AEs due to prior anticancer therapy (i.e., residual toxicities \> Grade 1), with the exception of alopecia
3. Receiving any other investigational agent
4. Active infection requiring systemic antibiotics
5. History of allergic reaction to compounds that are chemically or biologically similar to LC
6. Patient is taking a medication that may potentiate hemolysis
7. Unstable angina or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
8. Prolonged QTc interval, Fridericia formula (QTcF) (\> 450 msec for males or \> 460 msec for females)
9. Psychiatric illness or social situation that could limit compliance with study requirements
10. Pregnant or breastfeeding
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Avance Clinical Pty Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

SignPath Pharma, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Matthias Holdhoff, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Johns Hopkins University

Peter Sordillo, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

SignPath Pharma

Locations

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Sibley Memorial Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Johns Hopkins University/Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Michaella Lacoboni, RN, BSN

Role: CONTACT

410-955-4009

Michelle Comas

Role: CONTACT

801-557-1214

Facility Contacts

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Michelle Comas

Role: primary

801-557-1214

References

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Sordillo PP, Sordillo LA, Helson L. The Kynurenine Pathway: A Primary Resistance Mechanism in Patients with Glioblastoma. Anticancer Res. 2017 May;37(5):2159-2171. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.11551.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28476779 (View on PubMed)

Glioblastoma cell-induced immunosuppression causing chemoresistance. Chapter in: Glioblastoma Resistance to Chemotherapy: Molecular Mechanisms and Innovative Reversal Strategies. Elsevier/Academic Press. 2021

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

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1004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id