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- Clinical Trial NCT00003477
Antineoplaston Therapy in Treating Children With Visual Pathway Glioma (VPG)
Phase II Study of Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 Infusions in Children With Visual Pathway Glioma
RATIONALE: Current therapies for children with visual pathway gliomas, which are not amenable to or have not responded to standard therapy, provide limited benefit to the patient. The anti-cancer properties of Antineoplaston therapy suggest that it may prove beneficial in the treatment of children with visual pathway gliomas, which are not amenable to or have not responded to standard therapy.
PURPOSE: This study is being performed to determine the effects (good and bad) that Antineoplaston therapy has on children with visual pathway gliomas, which are not amenable to or have not responded to standard therapy.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
- To determine the efficacy of Antineoplaston therapy in children with visual pathway gliomas, which are not amenable to or have not responded to standard therapy, as measured by an objective response to therapy (complete response, partial response or stable disease).
- To determine the safety and tolerance of Antineoplaston therapy in children with visual pathway gliomas, which are not amenable to or have not responded to standard therapy.
OVERVIEW: This is a single arm, open-label study in which children with visual pathway gliomas, which are not amenable to or have not responded to standard therapy, receive gradually escalating doses of intravenous Antineoplaston therapy (Atengenal + Astugenal) until the maximum tolerated dose is reached. Treatment continues for at least 12 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After 12 months, patients with a complete or partial response or with stable disease may continue treatment.
To determine objective response, tumor size is measured utilizing MRI scans, which are performed every 8 weeks for the first two years, every 3 months for the third and fourth years, every 6 months for the 5th and sixth years, and annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 20-40 patients will be accrued to this study.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Texas
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Houston, Texas, United States, 77055-6330
- Burzynski Clinic
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically confirmed (unless medically contraindicated) visual pathway glioma, which is not amenable to standard therapy or did not respond to standard therapy.
- Evidence of tumor by MRI scan performed within 2 weeks prior to the study entry
- Tumor must be at least 5 mm
- No brain stem tumors
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
- 6 months to 17 years
Performance status:
- Karnofsky 60-100%
Life expectancy:
- At least 2 months
Hematopoietic:
- WBC at least 2000/mm3
- Platelet count greater than 50,000/mm3
Hepatic:
- Bilirubin no greater than 2.5 mg/dL
- SGOT/SGPT no greater than 5 times upper limit of normal
- No hepatic failure
Renal:
- Creatinine no greater than 2.5 mg/dL
- No renal insufficiency
- No history of renal conditions that contraindicate high dosages of sodium
Cardiovascular:
- No severe heart disease
- No uncontrolled hypertension
- No history of congestive heart failure
- No other cardiovascular conditions that contraindicate high dosages of sodium
Pulmonary:
- No severe lung disease
Other:
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 4 weeks after study
- No serious active infections or fever
- No other serious concurrent disease
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
- At least 4 weeks since prior immunotherapy and recovered
- No concurrent immunomodulating agents
Chemotherapy:
- At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy and recovered (6 weeks for nitrosoureas)
- No concurrent antineoplastic agents
Endocrine therapy:
- Concurrent corticosteroids for cerebral edema allowed (must be on stable dose for at least 1 week prior to study)
Radiotherapy:
- At least 8 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered
Surgery:
- Not specified
Other:
- No prior antineoplaston therapy
Study Plan
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 |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Antineoplaston therapy
Antineoplaston therapy (Atengenal + Astugenal) by IV infusion every four hours for at least 12 months.
Study subjects receive increasing dosages of Atengenal and Astugenal until the maximum tolerated dose is reached.
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Children with a visual pathway glioma, which is not amenable to standard therapy or has not responded to standard therapy, will receive Antineoplaston therapy (Atengenal + Astugenal).
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Number of Participants With Objective Response
Time Frame: 12 months
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Objective response rate per Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), disappearance of all disease sustained for at least four weeks; Partial Response (PR), >=50% decrease in the sum of the products of of the greatest perpendicular diameters of all measurable enhancing lesions, sustained for at least four weeks.
Stable Disease (SD): <50% decrease in the sum of the products of of the greatest perpendicular diameters of all measurable enhancing lesions and no Progressive Disease, sustained for at least four weeks.
Progressive Disease (PD): >=25% increase in the sum of the products of of the greatest perpendicular diameters of all measurable enhancing lesions.
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12 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Percentage of Participants Who Survived
Time Frame: 6 months, 12 months, 24 months, 36 months, 48 months, 60 months
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6 months, 12 months, 24 months, 36 months, 48 months, 60 months overall survival
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6 months, 12 months, 24 months, 36 months, 48 months, 60 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Stanislaw R. Burzynski, Tomasz J. Janicki, Gregory S. Burzynski. Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 in the Treatment of Children with Optic Pathway Glioma: Final Report for BT-23. Cancer and Clinical Oncology 6(1): 25-35, 2017
Helpful Links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Nervous System Diseases
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type
- Neoplasms
- Neoplasms by Site
- Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
- Eye Diseases
- Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
- Neuroectodermal Tumors
- Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
- Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
- Nervous System Neoplasms
- Optic Nerve Diseases
- Cranial Nerve Diseases
- Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms
- Cranial Nerve Neoplasms
- Optic Nerve Neoplasms
- Glioma
- Optic Nerve Glioma
Other Study ID Numbers
- CDR0000066514
- BC-BT-23 (Other Identifier: Burzynski Research Institute, Inc.)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
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