Carmustine in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma

February 6, 2009 updated by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

PHASE I, OPEN LABEL, MULTICENTER DOSE ESCALATION STUDY OF GLIADEL IN PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT MALIGNANT GLIOMA

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of carmustine in treating patients who are undergoing surgery for recurrent malignant glioma.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the safety of polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant (GLIADEL) in patients undergoing surgery for recurrent malignant glioma.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study.

All patients undergo maximal tumor resection. At the time of surgery, groups of 6 patients receive up to 8 polifeprosan 20 wafers containing increasing doses of carmustine implanted into the resection cavity.

Patients with an intraoperative diagnosis other than glioblastoma multiforme or anaplastic astrocytoma do not receive wafer implantation, and are removed from study.

Patients are followed 3, 6, and 12 months after implantation.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 52 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

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
    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-3295
        • University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Florida
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612-9497
        • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
        • Emory University Hospital - Atlanta
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231-2410
        • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
    • Michigan
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
        • Henry Ford Hospital
    • North Carolina
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-1082
        • Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4283
        • University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
    • Texas
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78284-7811
        • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Pathologically confirmed recurrent malignant glioma for which surgery is indicated
  • Unilateral, supratentorial, solitary lesion at least 1.0 cm in diameter on contrast-enhanced CT or MRI

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • Karnofsky 60-100%

Life expectancy:

  • At least 8 weeks

Hematopoietic:

  • WBC at least 3,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin, AST, ALT, and alkaline phosphatase less than 2.5 times normal

Renal:

  • Creatinine less than 1.5 times normal
  • BUN less than 2.5 times normal
  • Protein no greater than 3 g/dL
  • No gross hematuria

Other:

  • No hypersensitivity to nitrosoureas
  • Not pregnant
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No concurrent life threatening disease

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • No concurrent immunotherapy during first 8 weeks of study

Chemotherapy:

  • At least 4 weeks since chemotherapy (6 weeks since nitrosoureas)
  • No concurrent chemotherapy during first 8 weeks of study

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • Prior definitive external-beam radiotherapy (i.e., at least 5,000 cGy) required
  • No concurrent radiotherapy or brachytherapy during first 4 weeks of study

Surgery:

  • Prior cytoreductive surgery for supratentorial brain tumor required
  • Biopsy alone not sufficient

Other:

  • No concurrent investigational therapy during first 8 weeks of study

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

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Alessandro Olivi, MD, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 1996

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 10, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 9, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 6, 2009

Last Verified

January 1, 1999

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000065129
  • NABTT-101-9601
  • JHOC-NABTT-101-9601
  • NCI-T96-0052H

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