Exablate Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption for the Treatment of rGBM in Subjects Undergoing Carboplatin Monotherapy

March 18, 2026 updated by: InSightec

Assessment of Safety and Feasibility of Exablate Type 2 for Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption (BBBD) With Microbubble Resonators for the Treatment of Recurrent Glioblastoma (rGBM) in Subjects Undergoing Carboplatin Monotherapy

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the Exablate Model 4000 Type 2 system when used as a tool to open the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) in subjects with recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM) undergoing carboplatin monotherapy.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is a Phase 1/2, open-label, prospective, multi-center, single-arm study to establish the safety and feasibility of blood-brain-barrier disruption (BBBD) combined with intravenous carboplatin for the treatment of rGBM using the Exablate Neuro Model 4000 Type 2 system with microbubble resonators. Adult glioblastoma subjects that are planned for carboplatin chemotherapy will be considered for study enrollment. Eligible subjects will undergo up to 6 cycles of Exablate BBBD procedures in conjunction with carboplatin chemotherapy.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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28

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
        • Stanford University
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
        • University of Maryland
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
        • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 76 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must be between 18-80 years old
  • Histologically confirmed glioblastoma
  • Planned for Carboplatin monotherapy
  • Be willing and able to provided written informed consent/asent
  • Tumor progression after first line chemo radiation
  • Recovered to grade 0 or 1 or pre-treatment baseline from clinically significant toxic effects of prior therapy
  • Women of childbearing potential is confirmed not pregnant. Male and Female subjects utilize highly effective contraception
  • Able to communicate verbally

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute intracranial hemorrhage
  • Ferrous metallic implanted objects in the skull or brain
  • Prior toxicity with carboplatin chemotherapy
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Cerebellar spinal cord or brain stem tumor
  • Known active Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C or HIV
  • Significant depression not adequately controlled
  • Has previously received anti-VEGF or anti-VEGF agents like Avastin
  • Cardiac disease or unstable hemodynamics
  • Severe hypertension
  • History of a bleeding disorder, coagulopathy or with a history of spontaneous tumor hemorrhage
  • Active drug or alcohol use disorder
  • Known sensitivity to gadolinium-based contrast agents
  • Known sensitivity or contraindications to ultrasound contrast agent or perflutren
  • Unable to undergo MRI or contraindications to MRI such as non-MRI compatible implanted devices
  • Difficulty lying supine and still or severe claustrophobia which cannot be managed with medication
  • Severely impaired renal function
  • Right to left or bi-directional cardiac shunt
  • Cranial or systemic infection requiring antibiotics
  • Known additional malignancy that is progression or require active treatment

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Exablate BBBD with carboplatin
Carboplatin will be administered via IV infusion about every 4 weeks for up to 6 cycles. The dosage will be calculated based on subject's creatinine level. On the day of planned carboplatin therapy, subjects will undergo Exablate procedure to open the blood-brain-barrier in the targeted cancerous brain areas prior to Carboplatin administration.
Drug: Carboplatin
Carboplatin infusion on the day of Exablate BBBD procedure to treat cancerous cells in the brain
Device: Exablate BBBD
BBB opening via Exablate Neuro Type 2 system with microbubble resonators.
Other Names:
  • Exablate Neuro

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Adverse events
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 12 months
All adverse events and/or Serious Adverse Events will be documented and reported according to CTCAE criteria.
Through study completion, an average of 12 months
Contrast intensity on MR imaging
Time Frame: Immediately after Exablate BBBD procedure
BBBD will be determined by contrast intensity in sonicated areas on T1 weighted gadolinium-based MR imaging
Immediately after Exablate BBBD procedure

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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InSightec

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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November 6, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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November 30, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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December 31, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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June 1, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 3, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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June 4, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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March 20, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 18, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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March 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • BT009

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

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