Radiation Therapy Plus Thalidomide and Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Brain Metastases

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors; Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

• Registration Number: NCT00049361
• Lead Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Thalidomide may stop the growth of cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Combining whole-brain radiation therapy with thalidomide and temozolomide may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining whole-brain radiation therapy with thalidomide and temozolomide in treating patients who have newly diagnosed brain metastases.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the overall median survival time of patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases treated with whole-brain radiotherapy in combination with thalidomide and temozolomide.

* Determine the radiographic response rate, median time to tumor progression, and median time to neurologic response and progression in patients treated with this regimen.

* Determine the cause of death of patients treated with this regimen.

* Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.

* Assess quality of life of patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients undergo radiotherapy daily 5 days a week for 3 weeks. Beginning on the day before the first radiation treatment, patients receive oral thalidomide once daily and oral temozolomide once daily for 21 days. Patients continue to receive thalidomide daily for up to 2 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline, 1 and 3 months after completing radiotherapy, and then every 3 months thereafter.

Patients are followed at 1 and 3 months and then every 3 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 62 patients will be accrued for this study within 10 months.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2002-11-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2003-01-26
• Study First Posted: 2003-01-27
• Study Start: 2004-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2004-12-07
• Study Completion: 2004-12-07
• Status Verified: 2021-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-09-07
• Last Update Posted: 2021-09-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Overall median survival

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Radiographic response rate as assessed by MRI and RECIST one-dimensional criterion at 1 month, 3 months, and every 3 months thereafter
Median time to tumor progression
Quality of life as assessed by FACT-BT, FACT-F, and Beck Depression Inventory at 1 month, 3 months, and every 3 months thereafter
Median time to neurologic response and progression
Cause of death at median time
Toxicity as assessed by NCI Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) version 2.0 for up to 90 days

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

CCOP - Central Illinois; 🇺🇸 Decatur, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Upstate Carolina; 🇺🇸 Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium; 🇺🇸 Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States

Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University; 🇺🇸 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

CCOP - Greenville; 🇺🇸 Greenville, South Carolina, United States