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Temozolomide Plus Lomustine Followed by Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With High-Grade Malignant Glioma

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Brain Tumor
Central Nervous System Tumor
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00006024
Lead Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
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. Combining more than one chemotherapy drug with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of temozolomide plus lomustine followed by radiation therapy in treating patients who have high-grade malignant glioma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the maximum tolerated dose of temozolomide when administered with lomustine in patients with high-grade malignant gliomas.

* Determine the dose-limiting toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.

* Evaluate the feasibility of radiotherapy after this treatment regimen in this patient population.

* Evaluate the radiographic responses in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, dose-escalation study of temozolomide.

Patients receive oral temozolomide on days 1-5 and oral lomustine on day 1. Treatment continues every 28 days, if blood counts have recovered, for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo radiotherapy on days 1-5 weekly for 6 weeks. Patients continue the same chemotherapy regimen for up to 6 more courses beginning 4 weeks after completion of radiotherapy.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of temozolomide 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 for survival.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 3-30 patients will be accrued for this study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
32
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Pre and Post radiation Chemotherapytemozolomide-
Pre and Post radiation Chemotherapylomustine-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression Free SurvivalLength of study

This trial is a phase I evaluation of temozolomide in combination with a fixed dose of CCNU with the starting dose for temozolomide

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (234)

University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

University of South Alabama Medical Center

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Mobile, Alabama, United States

Phoenix Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Arizona Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Tucson, Arizona, United States

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

🇺🇸

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Southern California Permanente Medical Group

🇺🇸

Downey, California, United States

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Duarte, California, United States

Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center

🇺🇸

La Jolla, California, United States

Loma Linda University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Loma Linda, California, United States

Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center

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Long Beach, California, United States

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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