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Lomustine With and Without Reirradiation for First Progression of Glioblastoma: a Randomized Phase III Study

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
First Progression of Glioblastoma
Interventions
Radiation: Reirradiation
Registration Number
NCT05904119
Lead Sponsor
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Brief Summary

Despite comprehensive multimodal treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma, almost all patients suffer from tumour relapse. Currently, no standard of care exists to treat these tumour relapses. Treatment options include repeated surgery (if feasible), systemic therapy (bevacizumab, lomustine, temozolomide re-challenge), reirradiation and best supportive care. Currently, the superiority of combined chemoradiation versus chemotherapy alone remains unproven. Given that lomustine is the standard chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma in Europe and the unclear efficacy of reirradiation, we want to explore whether combining lomustine and reirradiation may be a better treatment than lomustine alone. The results of the prospective randomized trial proposed here should demonstrate a significant improvement in overall survival when lomustine is combined with reirradiation in patients with recurrent glioblastoma compared to lomustine alone without adversely affecting quality of survival. The trial will be stopped based on overall survival in a preplanned futility and efficacy interim analysis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
411
Inclusion Criteria
  • Before patient's enrolment, written informed consent must be given according to ICH/GCP, and national/local regulations.
  • Patients with first progression or recurrent glioblastoma after standard chemoradiotherapy (any treatment other than use of nitroureas) having occurred at least 6 months after the end of prior radiotherapy
  • Measurable disease according to RANO criteria with a maximum tumour diameter of 5 cm (local investigator assessment)
  • In case of surgery for recurrence: fully recovered from surgery, confirmation of recurrence by histology, and patient fit for treatment as per local investigator assessment.
  • Histologically proven diagnosis of glioblastoma, IDH wildtype per WHO 2021 classification and local assessment of tissue from diagnosis or recurrence
  • Initial treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma by maximal safe resection and postsurgical concurrent conventionally fractionated or abbreviated (minimum 15 fractions) chemoradiotherapy with or without maintenance chemotherapy with temozolomide (patient must have received at least one dose)
  • Stable or decreasing dose of steroids for 7 days prior to enrolment
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • WHO Performance status of 0-2
  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the first dose of study treatment.
  • Patients of childbearing / reproductive potential must agree to use adequate birth control measures during the study treatment period and for at least 6 months after the last dose of study treatment. A highly effective method of birth control is defined as a method which results in a low failure rate (i.e., less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly.
  • Female subjects who are breast feeding should discontinue nursing prior to the first dose of study treatment and until 6 months after the last study treatment.
  • Non-sterile males must use contraception during treatment and for 6 months after the last dose.
  • Non-sterile males must avoid sperm donation for the duration of the study and for at least 6 months after the last dose of study treatment.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any prior anticancer treatment for recurrent glioblastoma (except surgery)
  • Significant reduction in thrombocyte and/or leukocyte counts as well as severe renal impairment according to investigator's opinion
  • History or present acute leukaemia or any myeloid disease
  • Known hypersensitivity to the active components or excipients of lomustine
  • Known coeliac disease or wheat allergy
  • Live attenuated vaccine in the 3 months prior to lomustine initiation
  • Any serious or uncontrolled medical condition (e.g., infections, chronic alcoholism, drug addiction) or abnormality, in the judgment of the investigator that prohibits obtaining informed consent, safe participation and study completion
  • Known contraindication to imaging tracer or any product of contrast media and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) contraindications
  • Any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule; those conditions should be assessed and discussed with the patient before the enrolment in the trial.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Control groupLomustineLomustine alone
Experimental groupLomustineLomustine plus reirradiation
Experimental groupReirradiationLomustine plus reirradiation
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Survival (OS)From the date of enrolment up to the date of death, assessed up to 40 months after first patient is enrolled

Defined as the number of days from date of enrolment to the date of death due to any cause

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression Free Survival (PFS)From the date of enrolment up to the date of first objective progression or the date of death whichever occur first, assessed up to 40 months after first patient is enrolled

Events are progressions based on Response Assessment in Neuro Oncology (RANO) criteria as determined by the local investigator .

Toxicity profile of lomustine plus reirradiationFrom the date of enrolment until end of study treatment 30 (± 7 days) after last dose, assessed up to 40 months after first patient is enrolled

Safety according to the CTCAE (NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events) Version 5.0 for toxicity and Serious Adverse Event reporting.

Neurocognitive functioning of lomustine pus reirradiationFrom the date of enrolment until end of study treatment 30 (± 7 days) after last dose, assessed up to 40 months after first patient is enrolled

Neurocognitive functioning assessed by Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)

To transform self-reported quality of life data from the QLQ-C30 into health utility values, ready to be used in subsequent health economic analyses.From the date of enrolment until disease progression, assessed up to 40 months after first patient is enrolled

A deterioration event is defined as ≥\>10-point worsening from baseline in the GHQ without further improvement (i.e., no subsequent ≥\>10 point improvement) or death due to any cause.

Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL)From the date of enrolment until disease progression, assessed up to 40 months after first patient is enrolled

HRQoL will be assessed with the EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) version 3.

Objective response (ORR)From the date of enrolment up to the date of first objective progression or the date of death whichever occur first, assessed up to 40 months after first patient is enrolled
Complete response (CRR)From the date of enrolment up to the date of first objective progression or the date of death whichever occur first, assessed up to 40 months after first patient is enrolled

Trial Locations

Locations (37)

A.O Landeskrankenhaus - Innsbruck Universitaetsklinik

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Innsbruck, Austria

Kepler University Hospital - Neuromed campus

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Linz, Austria

Universitaetsklinikum Wien - AKH unikliniken

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Vienna, Austria

AZORG

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Aalst, Belgium

Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

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Brussels, Belgium

Grand Hopital de Charleroi - Site Les Viviers

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Gilly, Belgium

U.Z. Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg

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Leuven, Belgium

Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute

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Brno, Czechia

Aarhus University Hospitals - Region Midtjylland - Aarhus University Hospital-Skejby

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Aarhus, Denmark

CHU d'Amiens - CHU Amiens Picardie - Site Sud

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Amiens, France

CLCC - Jean Perrin

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Clermont-Ferrand, France

CHRU de Lille

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Lille, France

CHU de Lyon - CHU Lyon - Hopital neurologique Pierre Wertheimer

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Lyon, France

Institut du Cancer de Montpellier

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Montpellier, France

CHU de Nice - Hôpital Pasteur

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Nice, France

Assistance Publique Hopitaux Paris- APHP - APHP Sorbonne Univ - Hopital la Pitie-Salpetriere (233)

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Paris, France

Assistance Publique Hopitaux Paris- APHP - APHP Nord - Univ De Paris Cite - Hop. Saint Louis

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Paris, France

Institut de Cancerologie de l´Ouest (ICO) - Saint Herblain

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Saint-Herblain, France

Univ. Knappschaft Krankenhaus Bochum

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Bochum, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen-Schwabachanlage

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Erlangen, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg - UniversitaetsKlinikum Heidelberg - Head Hospital

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Heidelberg, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Koeln

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Koeln, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Leipzig-Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie

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Leipzig, Germany

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen - Campus Grosshadern

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Munich, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Regensburg

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Regensburg, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen- Crona Kliniken

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Tuebingen, Germany

IRCCS-Ospedale Bellaria-Bologna

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Bologna, Italy

ULSS 9 Scaligera Veneto - Azienda Unita Locale Socio-Sanitaria N. 9-Mater Salutis Hospital

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Legnago, Italy

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

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Milano, Italy

IRCCS - Istituto Oncologico Veneto

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Padova, Italy

Medisch Spectrum Twente

🇳🇱

Enschede, Netherlands

Leiden University Medical Centre

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Leiden, Netherlands

Erasmus MC

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (Institut Catala D'Oncologia)

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Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

Institut Catala d'Oncologia - ICO Badalona - Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (Institut Catala D'Oncologia) (381)

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Badalona, Spain

ICO L'Hospitalet - Hospital Duran i Reynals (Institut Catala D'Oncologia)

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Hospitalet De Llobregat, Spain

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

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Madrid, Spain

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