Carmustine Wafers Plus Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Recurrent Supratentorial High Grade Gliomas

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

• Registration Number: NCT00003463
• Lead Sponsor: Duke University

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of carmustine wafers plus irinotecan in treating patients with recurrent supratentorial high grade gliomas.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Define the maximum tolerated dose of irinotecan given in combination with Gliadel wafers (carmustine) in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme, anaplastic astrocytoma, or gliosarcoma.

* Define the toxicity of irinotecan given in combination with Gliadel wafers in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study.

All patients undergo surgical resection. At the time of surgery, up to eight Gliadel wafers (containing carmustine) are implanted in the resected tumor cavity.

Cohorts of 3 patients each receive escalating doses of irinotecan IV over 90 minutes once weekly within 3 weeks after Gliadel wafer implantation. One course of treatment consists of 4 weeks of irinotecan and 2 weeks of rest. If 1 patient experiences dose limiting toxicity (DLT) at a dose level, an additional 3 patients are entered at that same dose level. If 2 patients experience DLT, the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) has been surpassed and a total of 6 patients are treated at the previous dose level. The MTD is defined as the highest dose in which no more than 1 of 6 patients experiences DLT.

Treatment continues for up to 12 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity and disease progression.

Patients are followed for at least 4 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 18 patients will be accrued into this study over 9 months.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 1998-07
• Study First Submitted: 1999-11-01
• Primary Completion: 2002-07
• Study Completion: 2002-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2003-09-24
• Study First Posted: 2003-09-25
• Status Verified: 2013-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-02-15
• Last Update Posted: 2013-02-18

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

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA; 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States

Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States