Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Brain Cancer

June 29, 2012 updated by: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

EFFECT OF DIBROMODULCITOL PLUS BCNU ON FREE INTERVAL AND SURVIVAL OF PATIENTS WITH SUPRATENTORIAL MALIGNANT BRAIN GLIOMAS, A PHASE III TYPE STUDY

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells and may be an effective treatment for patients with anaplastic astrocytomas.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy in treating patients with anaplastic astrocytomas.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the disease-free interval and survival in patients with supratentorial malignant brain gliomas randomized to radiotherapy alone vs. radiotherapy plus radiosensitization with mitolactol (DBD) followed by DBD and carmustine.

OUTLINE: Randomized study. Group I: Radiotherapy. External-beam cranial irradiation with megavoltage equipment. Group II: Radiotherapy with Radiosensitization followed by Maintenance Chemotherapy. Radiotherapy as in Group I; with Mitolactol, DBD, NSC-104800; followed by DBD; Carmustine, BCNU, NSC-409962.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 212 patients will be entered over more than 3 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

212

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Austria
      • Vienna (Wien), Austria, A-1100
        • Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital
  • Belgium
      • Brussels, Belgium, 1070
        • Hopital Universitaire Erasme
      • Brussels (Bruxelles), Belgium, 1090
        • Academisch Ziekenhuis der Vrije Universiteit Brussel
      • Charleroi, Belgium, 6000
        • Hopital Civil de Charleroi
      • Liege (Luik), Belgium, 4000
        • Centre Hospitalier Regional de la Citadell
  • Germany
      • Hannover, Germany, D-30559
        • Neurologische Klinik der Henriettenstiftung
  • Italy
      • Treviso, Italy, 31100
        • Regional Hospital Treviso
  • Netherlands
      • Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3075 EA
        • Rotterdam Cancer Institute
      • Tilburg, Netherlands, 5042 SB
        • Dr. Bernard Verbeeten Instituut
      • Utrecht, Netherlands, 3508 GA
        • Academisch Ziekenhuis Utrecht
  • Portugal
      • Lisbon, Portugal, 1093
        • Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Francisco Gentil
  • Switzerland
      • Lausanne, Switzerland, CH-1011
        • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
  • United Kingdom
    • England
      • Nottingham, England, United Kingdom, NG5 1PB
        • Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust
      • Southampton, England, United Kingdom, SO16 6YD
        • Southampton General Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed anaplastic astrocytoma Standard maximum resection or stereotactic biopsy required within 4 weeks prior to therapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Over 16 Performance status: ECOG/ZUBROD/WHO 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 8 weeks Hematopoietic: WBC greater than 4,000 Platelets greater than 100,000 Hematocrit greater than 30% Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 2 mg/dl Renal: Creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dl Creatinine clearance greater than 70 ml/min BUN less than 40 mg/dl Other: No major medical illness

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No anticancer drugs between surgery and protocol treatment No steroids after 10 days following surgery (may be resumed occasionally during radiotherapy)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

Investigators

  • Study Chair: J. Hildebrand, MD, Erasme University Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 1994

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2000

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 16, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

July 19, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 2, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 29, 2012

Last Verified

June 1, 2012

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • EORTC-26882

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