Efficacy and Safety of Atorvastatin in Combination With Radiotherapy and Temozolomide in Glioblastoma (ART)

Phase II Study of Atorvastatin in Combination With Radiotherapy and Temozolomide in Glioblastoma

The purpose of this study is to explore the efficacy and safety of Atorvastatin in combination with multimodality therapy of concurrent radiotherapy plus temozolomide followed by adjuvant temozolomide in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).The anticipated time on study treatment is until disease progression, and the target sample size is 32 individuals.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Glioblastoma Multiforme
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Atorvastatin; Drug: Temozolomide; Radiation: Radiotherapy

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 36
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Saudi Arabia
  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11525
    • King Fahad Medical City

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years to 68 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Histologically proven newly diagnosed Malignant Glioblastoma Multiforme or variants (gliosarcoma, glioblastoma with oligodendroglial features, giant cell glioblastoma).
• Age ≥ 18 years.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0, 1 or 2.
• Patients must have an estimated life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
• No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
• Stable dose of steroid for ≥ 14 days prior to registration.
• Patients must have adequate bone marrow function (e.g., hemoglobin ≥10 g/dl, absolute granulocyte count ≥ 1.5 x 109/L, and platelet count ≥100 x 109/L.
• Adequate liver function (SGPT, SGOT, and alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times upper limits of normals (ULN) and total bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN), and adequate renal function (BUN or creatinine ≤1.5 X ULN) prior to starting therapy.
• Paraffin embedded tumour sample available for study.
• Patient consent must be obtained according to local Institutional requirements. The patient must sign the consent form prior to registration.
• Protocol treatment is to begin within 10 working days of patient registration.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant or lactating women; men and women of childbearing potential must agree to practice an effective method of birth control. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test performed within 14 days prior to registration.
• Concurrent treatment with other experimental drugs or anticancer therapy.
• Patients with a history of other malignancies, except: adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in-situ cancer of the cervix, or other solid tumours curatively treated with no evidence of disease for > 5 years.
• Prior radiotherapy or systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy .
• Severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows: Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or oxygen, Hepatic insufficiency or Active liver disease resulting in clinical jaundice and/or coagulation defects, Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) , Significant neurologic or psychiatric disorder which would impair the ability to obtain informed consent, Active uncontrolled or serious infection, active peptic ulcer disease, Any medical condition which could interfere with oral medication intake (e.g., frequent vomiting, partial bowel obstruction), Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to registration, Congestive heart failure, unstable angina, active cardiomyopathy, cardiac arrhythmia, Skeletal muscle disease and other related reticule-endothelial diseases.
• Patients with known hypersensitivity to the study drugs or their components.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Atorvastatin in Combination With Radiotherapy and Temozolomide	Drug: Atorvastatin; 80 mg po daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. (starting dose of 40 mg po daily for the first 21 days); Drug: Temozolomide; 75mg/m2 po daily during radiotherapy, followed by 150-200mg/m2/day po on days 1-5 of each 6x4 week cycle of adjuvant therapy; Radiation: Radiotherapy; 60 Gy in 30 fractions

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Progression free survival at 6 months (PFS-6)	All efficacy determinations will be based on the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) response criteria (Wen 2010)	up to 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Progression free survival	Progression free survival defined as the time the patient enters the study until first progression or death whichever occurs first	Up to 2-3 years
Overall Survival (OS)	Overall Survival defined as the time the patient enters the study to the date of death due to any cause.	Up to 2-3 years
Adverse events	The assessment of safety will be based on the frequency of Adverse Events graded (grade 3+) according to the Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Effects (NCI-CTCAE) version 4.0 scoring system.	Up to 2-3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: King Fahad Medical City
• Investigators: Study Chair: Abdullah K. Altwairgi, MD, King Fahad Medical City

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Phase II study of atorvastatin in combination with radiotherapy and temozolomide In patients with glioblastoma (ART): interim analysis report

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 31, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): December 31, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 3, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 6, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): January 8, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 18, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 15, 2017
• Last Verified: August 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Temozolomide; Radiotherapy; Phase II; Atorvastatin; Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Astrocytoma; Glioma; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Glioblastoma; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Alkylating Agents; Anticholesteremic Agents; Hypolipidemic Agents; Lipid Regulating Agents; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Atorvastatin; Temozolomide
• Other Study ID Numbers: KFMC-CNS-01