Gefitinib Plus Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Malignant Primary Glioma
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
- Registration Number
- NCT00027625
- Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Biological therapies such as gefitinib may interfere with the growth of cancer cells and slow the growth of the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining gefitinib with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combining gefitinib with temozolomide in treating patients who have malignant primary glioma.
- Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
* Determine the maximum tolerated dose of gefitinib when given in combination with temozolomide in patients with malignant primary glioma.
* Determine the toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.
* Determine the pharmacokinetics of this regimen in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, dose-escalation study of gefitinib. Patients are stratified according to use of concurrent enzyme-inducing anti-epileptic drugs (yes vs no).
Patients receive oral gefitinib once daily on days 1-35 and oral temozolomide once daily on days 8-12 for the first course only. For the second and subsequent courses, patients receive oral gefitinib once daily on days 1-28 and oral temozolomide once daily on days 1-5. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of gefitinib until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.
Patients are followed every 2 months for 1 year and then every 3-6 months thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 3-42 patients will be accrued for this study within 1-14 months.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (11)
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Studies Support
🇺🇸Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas
🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
🇺🇸San Antonio, Texas, United States
University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States
University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States