Motexafin Gadolinium Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Children With Newly Diagnosed Brain Stem Glioma

January 15, 2013 updated by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

A Phase I Study of Motexafin Gadolinium (Xcytrin, NSC 695238) and Involved Field Radiation Therapy for Intrinsic Pontine Glioma of Childhood

Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs such as motexafin gadolinium may make the tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of motexafin gadolinium plus radiation therapy in treating children who have newly diagnosed brain stem glioma

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and schedule of motexafin gadolinium administered prior to radiotherapy in children with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.

II. Determine the toxic effects of this drug given at the MTD in these patients.

III. Determine the intratumor and brain distribution of this drug by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of motexafin gadolinium.

Approximately 2-5 hours before radiotherapy, patients receive motexafin gadolinium IV over 5 minutes. Patients undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week for 6 weeks.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of motexafin gadolinium until the MTD is determined. The first cohort receives motexafin gadolinium 5 days a week for 3 weeks; the second cohort receives motexafin gadolinium 3 days a week for 6 weeks; and subsequent cohorts receive motexafin gadolinium 5 days a week for 6 weeks. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months for up to 3 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A maximum of 24 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

24

Phase

  • Phase 1

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

  • United States
    • California
      • Arcadia, California, United States, 91006-3776
        • Children's Oncology Group

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 21 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinically and radiographically (MRI) proven newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic brainstem glioma

    • Greater than 50% intra-axial involvement of the pons, pons and medulla, pons and midbrain, or entire brainstem
    • Contiguous involvement of the thalamus or upper cervical cord allowed
  • Performance status - ECOG 0-2
  • More than 2 months
  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin at least 10.0 g/dL (transfusion allowed)
  • No glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times normal
  • SGOT or SGPT less than 1.5 times normal
  • Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times normal
  • Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate at least 70 mL/min
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No concurrent immunomodulating agents
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy
  • Concurrent corticosteroid therapy allowed for increased intracranial pressure only
  • No prior cranial radiotherapy
  • No prior motexafin gadolinium
  • No other concurrent experimental agents

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Arm I
Approximately 2-5 hours before radiotherapy, patients receive motexafin gadolinium IV over 5 minutes. Patients undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week for 6 weeks.
Radiation: radiation therapy
Undergo radiation therapy
Other Names:
  • irradiation
  • radiotherapy
  • therapy, radiation
Drug: motexafin gadolinium
Given IV
Other Names:
  • gadolinium texaphyrin
  • Gd (III) Texaphryin
  • Gd-Tex
  • PCI-0120
  • Xcytrin
Other: pharmacological study
Correlatives studies
Other Names:
  • pharmacological studies

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
MTD defined as the dose at which fewer than one-third of patients experience DLT assessed using CTC version 2.0
Time Frame: 6 weeks
6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Minesh Mehta, Children's Oncology Group

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 1999

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 16, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 15, 2013

Last Verified

January 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NCI-2012-01845
  • U01CA097452 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • COG-A09712
  • CDR0000067087 (Registry Identifier: PDQ (Physician Data Query))

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