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Safety and Efficacy Study to Treat Recurrent Grade 4 Malignant Brain Tumors

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme
Interventions
Drug: TP-38
Drug: TP38
Registration Number
NCT00071539
Lead Sponsor
Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.
Brief Summary

Immunotoxins can locate tumor cells and kill them without harming normal cells. Immunotoxin therapy may be effective in treating malignant glioma.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
56
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Patients fulfilling any of the following criteria should not be enrolled in the study:

  • Previous myelosuppressive chemotherapy within the past 4 weeks of the start of the infusion. Patients who have received more than two chemotherapy regimens (single therapy or combination therapy) are ineligible.
  • Any form of brain radiation within 10 weeks of the start of the infusion.
  • Previous gamma knife radiosurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, and/or internal radiotherapy, unless the recurrence/progression is histologically confirmed (fine-needle biopsy).
  • Prior intracavitary biologic response modifiers or monoclonal antibodies.
  • Uncontrolled seizures.
  • Bilateral or multifocal tumors.
  • Evidence of cerebral uncal herniation.
  • Midline brain shift on MRI scan of > 0.5 cm prior to resection; patients with subfalcine herniation may be enrolled.
  • Tumors involving the brainstem or cerebellum.
  • Diffuse subependymal or CSF disease.
  • Women who are pregnant or breast feeding. All women of child-bearing potential should be excluded unless they have a negative pregnancy test and are using adequate contraceptive measures or are surgically sterile. Post-menopausal women must be amenorrhoeic for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing.
  • Fertile males not practicing adequate contraception and whose female partners are not using adequate contraceptive protection.
  • Prior or concurrent investigational treatment within 30 days of study entry.
  • Active infection requiring treatment or having an unexplained febrile illness.
  • Systemic diseases or other conditions which may be associated with unacceptable anesthetic/operative risk and/or which would not allow safe completion of this study protocol.
  • Prior or concurrent malignancy (curatively treated carcinoma-in-situ or basal cell carcinoma or patients who have been disease free for at least 5 years are eligible).

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
TP38 50 ng/mLTP-38-
TP38 100 ng/mLTP38-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Survival28 weeks

% patients alive

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to progression (TTP)28 weeks

An independent review committee will review MRI scans and will be blinded to the dose each patient received.

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