Everolimus, Temozolomide, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

Phase I/II Evaluation of Everolimus (RAD001), Radiation and Temozolomide (TMZ) Followed by Adjuvant Temozolomide and Everolimus in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

RATIONALE: Everolimus may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking some of the blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving everolimus together with temozolomide and radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of everolimus when given together with temozolomide and radiation therapy in treating patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: temozolomide; Drug: everolimus; Radiation: radiation

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

• To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of everolimus in combination with temozolomide and 3D-conformal radiotherapy or intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) followed by adjuvant temozolomide with or without everolimus in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. (Mayo Clinic Rochester [MCR] AND Mayo Clinic Jacksonville [MCJ] patients only) (Phase I)
• To assess and describe the adverse events of everolimus in combination with temozolomide and 3D-conformal radiotherapy or IMRT followed by adjuvant temozolomide with or without everolimus in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. (MCR and MCJ patients only) (Phase I)
• To assess treatment effectiveness of everolimus in combination with temozolomide and 3D-conformal radiotherapy or IMRT followed by adjuvant temozolomide with or without everolimus, until progression, in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. (all North Central Cancer Treatment Group [NCCTG] patients) (Phase II)
• To characterize the toxicities of everolimus in combination with temozolomide and 3D-conformal radiotherapy or IMRT followed by adjuvant temozolomide with or without everolimus in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. (all NCCTG patients) (Phase II)
• Evaluate whether suppression of fludeoxyglucose F18 (18FDG) uptake in tumor and normal brain can be used to determine a biologically effective dose for efficient penetration of everolimus through the blood-brain barrier. (MCR and MCJ patients only) (Phase I)
• Correlate everolimus levels with 18FDG uptake suppression in tumor and normal brain. (MCR and MCJ patients only) (Phase I)
• Assess the relationship between efficacy endpoints (i.e., survival, progression-free survival, and response) and changes in 3'-deoxy-3'-[18F]fluorothymidine (18F-FLT) uptake for patients treated at MCR. (all NCCTG patients) (Phase II)
• Assess the relationship between efficacy endpoints (i.e., survival, progression-free survival, and response), and phospho-Akt, PTEN status, and MGMT expression and promoter methylation status. (all NCCTG patients) (Phase II)
• Assess the relationship between efficacy endpoints (i.e., survival, progression-free survival, and response) and baseline gene expression signatures from paraffin embedded pre-treatment tumor samples. (all NCCTG patients) (Phase II)
• Correlate gene expression between paraffin and frozen samples. (all NCCTG patients) (Phase II)
• Evaluate potential mechanisms of therapy resistance in recurrent tumor samples obtained at the time of surgery for recurrent disease. (Phase I and II)

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, phase I dose-escalation study of everolimus followed by a phase II study.

• Phase I (Mayo Clinic Rochester [MCR] AND Mayo Clinic Jacksonville [MCJ] ONLY):

  • Concurrent therapy (courses 1 and 2): Patients receive oral everolimus once weekly in weeks 1-7 or 1-8 and oral temozolomide once daily in weeks 2-7 or 3-8. Patients also undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week in either weeks 2-7 or 3-8. Four to six weeks later, patients proceed to adjuvant therapy. This rest period is defined as course 2.
  • Adjuvant therapy with everolimus and temozolomide (courses 3-8): Patients receive oral everolimus on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 and oral temozolomide on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
  • Adjuvant therapy with everolimus alone (courses 9 and all subsequent courses): Patients receive oral everolimus on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression our unacceptable toxicity.

• Phase II (Open to MCR center ONLY) (All North Central Cancer Treatment Group [NCCTG] centers closed to accrual as of 02/17/11):

  • Concurrent therapy (courses 1 and 2): Patients receive oral everolimus and oral temozolomide and 3D-conformal radiotherapy or IMRT as in phase I. Patients will undergo a 4-6 week rest period in course 2 and then proceed to adjuvant therapy.
  • Adjuvant therapy with everolimus and temozolomide (courses 3-8): Patients receive oral everolimus and oral temozolomide as in phase I.
  • Adjuvant therapy with everolimus alone (courses 9 and all subsequent courses): Patients receive oral everolimus as in phase I.

All patients undergo fludeoxyglucose (FDG)- or fluorothymidine-labeled PET/CT scans at baseline and periodically during treatment.

Patients undergo blood sample collection periodically for pharmacological studies. Samples are analyzed for everolimus blood levels and correlated with 18FDG uptake suppression in tumor and normal brain via LC-MSMS. Previously collected tumor tissue are analyzed for protein biomarkers including PTEN gene expression levels via fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) and phosphorylation on Ser473 and Ser308 of Akt and MGMT expression and promoter methylation via IHC. Samples are also analyzed for DNA sequencing. Some samples are banked for future studies.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 2 months for 1 year, every 3 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months for 3 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 138 patients (24 patients in phase I and 114 patients in phase II) will be accrued for this study.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 122
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Arizona
    • Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85259-5499
      • Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
  • Connecticut
    • Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06105
      • Saint Francis/Mount Sinai Regional Cancer Center at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
  • Florida
    • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224
      • Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville
  • Idaho
    • Boise, Idaho, United States, 83706
      • Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
  • Illinois
    • Bloomington, Illinois, United States, 61701
      • Illinois CancerCare - Bloomington
    • Bloomington, Illinois, United States, 61701
      • St. Joseph Medical Center
    • Canton, Illinois, United States, 61520
      • Illinois CancerCare - Canton
    • Canton, Illinois, United States, 61520
      • Graham Hospital
    • Carthage, Illinois, United States, 62321
      • Memorial Hospital
    • Carthage, Illinois, United States, 62321
      • Illinois CancerCare - Carthage
    • Eureka, Illinois, United States, 61530
      • Illinois CancerCare - Eureka
    • Eureka, Illinois, United States, 61530
      • Eureka Community Hospital
    • Galesburg, Illinois, United States, 61401
      • Illinois CancerCare - Galesburg
    • Galesburg, Illinois, United States, 61401
      • Galesburg Clinic, PC
    • Havana, Illinois, United States, 62644
      • Mason District Hospital
    • Havana, Illinois, United States, 62644
      • Illinois CancerCare - Havana
    • Kewanee, Illinois, United States, 61443
      • Illinois CancerCare - Kewanee Clinic
    • Macomb, Illinois, United States, 61455
      • Illinois CancerCare - Macomb
    • Macomb, Illinois, United States, 61455
      • Mcdonough District Hospital
    • Moline, Illinois, United States, 61265
    • Moline, Illinois, United States, 61265
      • Trinity Cancer Center at Trinity Medical Center - 7th Street Campus
    • Monmouth, Illinois, United States, 61462
      • Illinois CancerCare - Monmouth
    • Monmouth, Illinois, United States, 61462
      • OSF Holy Family Medical Center
    • Normal, Illinois, United States, 61761
      • Bromenn Regional Medical Center
    • Normal, Illinois, United States, 61761
      • Community Cancer Center
    • Normal, Illinois, United States, 61761
      • Illinois CancerCare - Community Cancer Center
    • Ottawa, Illinois, United States, 61350
      • Community Hospital of Ottawa
    • Ottawa, Illinois, United States, 61350
      • Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa
    • Pekin, Illinois, United States, 61554
      • Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital
    • Pekin, Illinois, United States, 61603
      • Illinois CancerCare - Pekin
    • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61636
      • Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
    • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61637
      • OSF St. Francis Medical Center
    • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61615
      • CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association
    • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61615
      • Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria
    • Peru, Illinois, United States, 61354
      • Illinois CancerCare - Peru
    • Peru, Illinois, United States, 61354
      • Illinois Valley Community Hospital
    • Princeton, Illinois, United States, 61356
      • Perry Memorial Hospital
    • Princeton, Illinois, United States, 61356
      • Illinois CancerCare - Princeton
    • Spring Valley, Illinois, United States, 61362
      • Illinois CancerCare - Spring Valley
  • Indiana
    • Beech Grove, Indiana, United States, 46107
      • St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers - Beech Grove Campus
    • Richmond, Indiana, United States, 47374
      • Reid Hospital & Health Care Services
  • Iowa
    • Ames, Iowa, United States, 50010
      • McFarland Clinic, PC
    • Bettendorf, Iowa, United States, 52722
    • Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52403
      • Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates
    • Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52403
      • Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
    • Sioux City, Iowa, United States, 51101
      • Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP
    • Sioux City, Iowa, United States, 51102
      • Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City
    • Sioux City, Iowa, United States, 51104
      • St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
  • Kansas
    • Chanute, Kansas, United States, 66720
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute
    • Dodge City, Kansas, United States, 67801
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City
    • El Dorado, Kansas, United States, 67042
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado
    • Fort Scott, Kansas, United States, 66701
      • Cancer Center of Kansas - Fort Scott
    • Independence, Kansas, United States, 67301
      • Cancer Center of Kansas-Independence
    • Kingman, Kansas, United States, 67068
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman
    • Lawrence, Kansas, United States, 66044
      • Lawrence Memorial Hospital
    • Liberal, Kansas, United States, 67901
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Liberal
    • McPherson, Kansas, United States, 67460
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - McPherson
    • Newton, Kansas, United States, 67114
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton
    • Parsons, Kansas, United States, 67357
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons
    • Pratt, Kansas, United States, 67124
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt
    • Salina, Kansas, United States, 67401
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina
    • Wellington, Kansas, United States, 67152
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington
    • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214
      • Wesley Medical Center
    • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita
    • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214
      • CCOP - Wichita
    • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214
      • Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center
    • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67208
      • Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review
    • Winfield, Kansas, United States, 67156
      • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield
  • Michigan
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48106-0995
      • Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48106
      • CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium
    • Dearborn, Michigan, United States, 48123-2500
      • Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center
    • Escanaba, Michigan, United States, 49431
      • Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Escanaba
    • Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
      • Hurley Medical Center
    • Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
      • Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
    • Grand Blanc, Michigan, United States, 48439
      • Genesys Regional Medical Center
    • Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, United States, 48236
      • Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
    • Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States, 49801
      • Dickinson County Healthcare System
    • Jackson, Michigan, United States, 49201
      • Foote Memorial Hospital
    • Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48912-1811
      • Sparrow Regional Cancer Center
    • Livonia, Michigan, United States, 48154
      • St. Mary Mercy Hospital
    • Pontiac, Michigan, United States, 48341-2985
      • St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
    • Port Huron, Michigan, United States, 48060
      • Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
    • Saginaw, Michigan, United States, 48601
      • Seton Cancer Institute at Saint Mary's - Saginaw
    • Warren, Michigan, United States, 48093
      • St. John Macomb Hospital
  • Minnesota
    • Bemidji, Minnesota, United States, 56601
      • MeritCare Bemidji
    • Burnsville, Minnesota, United States, 55337
      • Fairview Ridges Hospital
    • Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States, 55433
      • Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
    • Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805
      • CCOP - Duluth
    • Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805-1983
      • Duluth Clinic Cancer Center - Duluth
    • Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805
      • Miller - Dwan Medical Center
    • Edina, Minnesota, United States, 55435
      • Fairview Southdale Hospital
    • Fridley, Minnesota, United States, 55432
      • Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Unity Hospital
    • Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States, 55350
      • Hutchinson Area Health Care
    • Maplewood, Minnesota, United States, 55109
      • HealthEast Cancer Care at St. John's Hospital
    • Maplewood, Minnesota, United States, 55109
      • Minnesota Oncology - Maplewood
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55407
      • Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott - Northwestern Hospital
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55415
      • Hennepin County Medical Center - Minneapolis
    • New Ulm, Minnesota, United States, 56073
      • New Ulm Medical Center
    • Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States, 55422-2900
      • Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Outpatient Center
    • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
      • Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
    • Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States, 55416
      • CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
    • Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States, 55416
      • Park Nicollet Cancer Center
    • Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55102
      • United Hospital
    • Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55101
      • Regions Hospital Cancer Care Center
    • Shakopee, Minnesota, United States, 55379
      • St. Francis Cancer Center at St. Francis Medical Center
    • Stillwater, Minnesota, United States, 55082
      • Lakeview Hospital
    • Waconia, Minnesota, United States, 55387
      • Ridgeview Medical Center
    • Willmar, Minnesota, United States, 56201
      • Willmar Cancer Center at Rice Memorial Hospital
    • Woodbury, Minnesota, United States, 55125
      • Minnesota Oncology - Woodbury
  • Missouri
    • Rolla, Missouri, United States, 65401
      • Mercy Clinic Cancer and Hematology - Rolla
    • Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65802
      • CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
    • Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65804
      • St. John's Regional Health Center
    • Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65807
      • Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South
  • Montana
    • Billings, Montana, United States, 59101
      • CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
    • Billings, Montana, United States, 59101
      • St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Care Services
    • Billings, Montana, United States, 59107-7000
      • Billings Clinic - Downtown
    • Billings, Montana, United States, 59102
      • Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings
    • Bozeman, Montana, United States, 59715
      • Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center
    • Butte, Montana, United States, 59701
      • St. James Healthcare Cancer Care
    • Great Falls, Montana, United States, 59405
      • Great Falls Clinic - Main Facility
    • Great Falls, Montana, United States, 59405
      • Sletten Cancer Institute at Benefis Healthcare
    • Havre, Montana, United States, 59501
      • Northern Montana Hospital
    • Helena, Montana, United States, 59601
      • St. Peter's Hospital
    • Kalispell, Montana, United States, 59901
      • Kalispell Regional Medical Center
    • Kalispell, Montana, United States, 59901
      • Glacier Oncology, PLLC
    • Kalispell, Montana, United States, 59901
      • Kalispell Medical Oncology at KRMC
    • Missoula, Montana, United States, 59807-7877
      • Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center
    • Missoula, Montana, United States, 59807
      • Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
  • Nebraska
    • Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, 68510
      • Cancer Resource Center - Lincoln
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68106
      • CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68122
      • Immanuel Medical Center
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68124
      • Alegant Health Cancer Center at Bergan Mercy Medical Center
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68131-2197
      • Creighton University Medical Center
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68130
      • Lakeside Hospital
  • North Dakota
    • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
      • CCOP - MeritCare Hospital
    • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58102
      • MeritCare Broadway
    • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
      • Roger Maris Cancer Center at MeritCare Hospital
    • Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States, 58201
      • Altru Cancer Center at Altru Hospital
  • Ohio
    • Chillicothe, Ohio, United States, 45601
      • Adena Regional Medical Center
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267
      • Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43214-3998
      • Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43222
      • Mount Carmel Health - West Hospital
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43215
      • CCOP - Columbus
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43215
      • Grant Medical Center Cancer Care
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43228
      • Doctors Hospital at Ohio Health
    • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45405
      • Grandview Hospital
    • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45406
      • Good Samaritan Hospital
    • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45409
      • David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital
    • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45415
      • Samaritan North Cancer Care Center
    • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45420
      • CCOP - Dayton
    • Delaware, Ohio, United States, 43015
      • Grady Memorial Hospital
    • Findlay, Ohio, United States, 45840
      • Blanchard Valley Medical Associates
    • Franklin, Ohio, United States, 45005-1066
      • Middletown Regional Hospital
    • Greenville, Ohio, United States, 45331
      • Wayne Hospital
    • Kettering, Ohio, United States, 45429
      • Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital
    • Lancaster, Ohio, United States, 43130
      • Fairfield Medical Center
    • Marietta, Ohio, United States, 45750
      • Strecker Cancer Center at Marietta Memorial Hospital
    • Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States, 43050
      • Knox Community Hospital
    • Newark, Ohio, United States, 43055
      • Licking Memorial Cancer Care Program at Licking Memorial Hospital
    • Springfield, Ohio, United States, 45505
      • Community Hospital of Springfield and Clark County
    • Troy, Ohio, United States, 45373-1300
      • UVMC Cancer Care Center at Upper Valley Medical Center
    • West Chester, Ohio, United States, 45069
      • Precision Radiotherapy at University Pointe
    • Westerville, Ohio, United States, 43081
      • Mount Carmel St. Ann's Cancer Center
    • Xenia, Ohio, United States, 45385
      • Ruth G. McMillan Cancer Center at Greene Memorial Hospital
    • Zanesville, Ohio, United States, 43701
      • Genesis - Good Samaritan Hospital
  • Pennsylvania
    • Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, 18105
      • Morgan Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
    • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18017
      • Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
  • South Dakota
    • Rapid City, South Dakota, United States, 57701
      • Rapid City Regional Hospital
    • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57105
      • Medical X-Ray Center, PC
    • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57117-5039
      • Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center
  • Wisconsin
    • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54307-3508
      • St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
    • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54301-3526
      • Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
    • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54303
      • Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Mary's Hospital
    • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54303
      • St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center - Green Bay
    • Marinette, Wisconsin, United States, 54143
      • Bay Area Cancer Care Center at Bay Area Medical Center
    • Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, United States, 54154
      • Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Oconto Falls
    • Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54235
      • Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Sturgeon Bay
  • Wyoming
    • Sheridan, Wyoming, United States, 82801
      • Welch Cancer Center at Sheridan Memorial Hospital

Participation Criteria

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:

• Histologically confirmed diagnosis of 1 of the following:

  • Glioblastoma multiforme (grade 4 astrocytoma)

  • Other grade 4 astrocytoma variants (e.g., giant cell)

    • No grade 4 oligodendrogliomas or oligoastrocytomas
  • Gliosarcoma
• Newly diagnosed disease
• Measurable disease ≥ 1 cm³ (phase I patients only)
• Some patients may be registered on protocol NCCTG-947252
• No oligodendrogliomas or oligoastrocytomas

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Inclusion criteria:

• ECOG performance status 0-2
• ANC ≥ 1,500/μL
• Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
• Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL
• Total bilirubin ≤ 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
• Serum total cholesterol < 350 mg/dL
• Serum total triglycerides < 400 mg/dL
• AST ≤ 2.5 x ULN
• Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN
• Not pregnant or nursing
• Negative pregnancy test
• Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 60 days after completion of study therapy
• Must be willing to undergo 2 mandatory research PET or PET/CT scans (all MCR and MCJ patients in phase I and MCR only patients in phase II)
• Must be willing to abstain from eating or drinking grapefruit or grapefruit juice during study treatment
• Must be willing to follow a diet low in fat and cholesterol while taking everolimus
• Must be willing to have imaging scans submitted for central review
• Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent

Exclusion criteria:

• Other active cancers requiring therapy to control disease or prior cancer diagnoses which pose a greater than 30% risk of death within the next 2 years
• Gastrointestinal tract disease resulting in an inability to take oral medication or a requirement for IV alimentation, prior surgical procedures affecting absorption, or active uncontrolled peptic ulcer disease

• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, any of the following:

  • Ongoing, uncontrolled, or active (acute or chronic) infection or disorder
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • Unstable angina pectoris
  • Cardiac arrhythmia
  • Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Severely impaired lung function
  • Uncontrolled diabetes (fasting serum glucose > 2 x ULN) OR diabetes that would interfere with the performance of the FDG-PET/CT or FDG-PET scans
  • Liver disease (e.g., cirrhosis, chronic active hepatitis, chronic persistent hepatitis, or history of hepatitis B)
• Known HIV positivity
• Positive hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis C serology (HCV) tests
• Any history of allergy or intolerance to dacarbazine (DTIC)
• Significant traumatic injury within the past 21 days
• Severe allergy to sulfa medications
• Inability to tolerate levofloxacin with dapsone or pentamidine (inhaled or IV)

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Inclusion criteria:

• At least 1 week, but no more than 6 weeks since prior surgical resection or biopsy
• Must comply with antibiotic prophylaxis with either trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (daily or 3 times per week), oral dapsone (daily) combined with daily levofloxacin, or monthly pentamidine (inhaled or IV) combined with daily levofloxacin

Exclusion criteria:

• Prior chemotherapy for any brain tumor
• Prior temozolomide or mTOR inhibitor therapies
• Any prior cranial radiotherapy
• Planned immunization with attenuated live vaccines ≤ 7 days prior to and during study period
• At least 21 days since prior major surgery (excluding neurosurgical biopsy, resection of brain tumor, or treatment of immediate post-neurosurgical complication [e.g., intracranial hematoma])
• Concurrent or prior treatment for this cancer with any other investigational agents
• Concurrent enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants (EIACs) or other strong inducers of CYP3A4 (i.e., carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital/primidone, rifabutin, rifampin, or St. John's wort)

• Concurrent therapeutic doses of warfarin

  • Low molecular weight heparin is allowed
• Concurrent systematic leukocyte growth factors (e.g., G-CSF or GM-CSF), except for the treatment of severe neutropenia
• Concurrent drugs or substances known to inhibit or induce CYP3A
• Other concurrent chronic treatment with immunosuppressive agents except dexamethasone
• Other concurrent anticancer agents
• Concurrent live vaccines

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: NA
• Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL: Everolimus (RAD001), Radiation (RT), Temozolomide (TMZ); Patients receive oral everolimus and oral temozolomide and 3D-conformal radiotherapy or IMRT as in phase I. Patients will undergo a 4-6 week rest period in course 2 and then proceed to adjuvant therapy. Adjuvant therapy with everolimus and temozolomide (courses 3-8): Patients receive oral everolimus and oral temozolomide as in phase I. Adjuvant therapy with everolimus alone (courses 9 and all subsequent courses): Patients receive oral everolimus as in phase I. All patients undergo fludeoxyglucose (FDG)- or fluorothymidine-labeled PET/CT scans at baseline and periodically during treatment.

Drug: temozolomide; Drug: everolimus; Radiation: radiation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Everolimus (RAD001) in Combination With Temozolomide (TMZ) and 3D-conformal Radiotherapy (RT) or Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) Followed by Adjuvant TMZ With or Without RAD001 (Phase I)	Patients were assessed during RT for dose-limiting toxicities (DLT), which were defined as failure to deliver greater than 75% of the planned doses of TMZ or RAD001 during RT, interruption of RT for more than 5 days because of toxicity, or the following: >= Grade 3 diarrhea or skin rash; >= Grade 4 neutropenia, leukopenia, or thrombocytopenia; >= Grade 4 hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, or hyperglycemia despite optimal medial management, other >= 3 non-hematologic events; or >= Grade 4 radiation dermatitis. Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) was defined a priori as the highest dose level at which 0 or 1 of 6 patients developed DLTs. The number of patients who developed DLTs are reported here by dose level, with the MTD reported in the statistical analysis section.	Up to 49 days
Overall Survival at 12 Months (Phase II)	The primary endpoint is overall survival at 12 months (OS12) after entry into this study. The proportion of successes will be estimated using the binomial point estimator (number of successes divided by the total number of evaluable patients) and the binomial 95% confidence interval estimated. A patient who is evaluable and survive more than 12 months (i.e. 365 days or more) after start of therapy will be classified as a "success". Patients who die within 12 months after start of therapy will be considered to have "failed".	at 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Response Rate, as Measured in Patients Receiving FLT-PET Imaging (Phase II)	The response rate is defined as the percentage of patients receiving F-fluorothymidine positron emission tomography (FLT-PET) imaging whose cancer shrinks or disappears after treatment. A reduction in standardized uptake value (SUV) of 30% or greater in the T1-post-gadolinium scan volume of interest (T1-gad VOI) or the total tumor VOI will be considered a responsive tumor.	Up to 5 years
Time to Progression (Phase II)	Time-to-disease progression is defined as the time from start of study therapy to documentation of disease progression. Patients who die without documentation of progression will be considered to have had tumor progression at the time of death unless there is documented evidence that no progression occurred before death. Patients who fail to return for evaluation after beginning therapy will be censored for progression on the last day of therapy. Patients who experience major treatment violations will be censored for progression on the date of treatment violation occurred. The time-to-progression distribution will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Progression is defined as at least a 25% increase in product of perpendicular diameters of contrast enhancement or mass or unequivocal increase in size of contrast enhancement or increase in mass effect as agreed upon independently by primary physician and quality control physicians or appearance of new lesions.	Up to 5 years
Progression-free-survival at 6 Months (Phase II)	Progression-free-survival at 6 months: is the proportion of patients alive and progression-free at 6 months after start of regimen. This proportion will be estimated using the binomial point estimator and the binomial 95% confidence interval estimated. Progression is defined as at least a 25% increase in product of perpendicular diameters of contrast enhancement or mass or unequivocal increase in size of contrast enhancement or increase in mass effect as agreed upon independently by primary physician and quality control physicians or appearance of new lesions.	at 6 months
Overall Survival Time	Overall survival: The overall survival or survival time is defined as the time from registration to death due to any cause. The distribution of overall survival will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier method.	Up to 15 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Ma D, Galanis E, Schiff D, et al.: NCCTG N057K phase II trial of everolimus, temozolomide, and radiotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma: A North Central Cancer Treatment Group trial. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 30 (Suppl 15): A-2031, 2012.
• Sarkaria JN, Galanis E, Wu W, Peller PJ, Giannini C, Brown PD, Uhm JH, McGraw S, Jaeckle KA, Buckner JC. North Central Cancer Treatment Group Phase I trial N057K of everolimus (RAD001) and temozolomide in combination with radiation therapy in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Oct 1;81(2):468-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.05.064. Epub 2010 Sep 23.
• Sarkaria JN, Peller PJ, Galanis E, et al.: FLT-PET analysis of early response to everolimus in newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients enrolled on NCCTG N057K. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 29 (Suppl 15): A-e12501, 2011.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): March 1, 2009
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): January 1, 2012
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): November 15, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 2, 2007
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 2, 2007
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): November 4, 2007

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): February 13, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 4, 2020
• Last Verified: February 1, 2020

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Terms related to this study

• Keywords: adult glioblastoma; adult giant cell glioblastoma; adult gliosarcoma; adult anaplastic astrocytoma; adult diffuse astrocytoma; adult pilocytic astrocytoma; adult subependymal giant cell astrocytoma
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Nervous System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Astrocytoma; Glioma; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Glioblastoma; Nervous System Neoplasms; Central Nervous System Neoplasms; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Alkylating Agents; Temozolomide; Everolimus
• Other Study ID Numbers: NCCTG-N057K; NCI-2009-00654 (REGISTRY: CTRP (Clinical Trials Reporting System)); CDR0000573917 (REGISTRY: PDQ (Physician Data Query))