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Imatinib Mesylate in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma or Meningioma

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Registration Number
NCT00010049
Lead Sponsor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Imatinib mesylate may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and may be an effective treatment for recurrent glioma and meningioma.

PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of imatinib mesylate in treating patients who have progressive, recurrent, or unresectable malignant glioma or meningioma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the maximum tolerated dose of imatinib mesylate in patients with recurrent malignant glioma or meningioma.

* Determine the safety profile of this drug in these patients.

* Determine the pharmacokinetics of this drug, with or without concurrent enzyme-inducing anti-epileptic drugs (EIAEDs), in these patients. (Stratum of patients currently taking EIAEDs closed to accrual as of 05/15/2003 for phase I and phase II)

* Determine angiogenic activity in vivo using functional neuro-imaging studies and in vitro with assays of serum angiogenic peptides.

* Determine the efficacy of this drug, in terms of 6-month progression-free survival and objective tumor response, in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, dose-escalation study. Patients are stratified according to concurrent enzyme-inducing anti-epileptic drug use (yes \[stratum closed to accrual as of 05/15/2003 for phase I and phase II\] vs no).

* Phase I (patients with glioma or meningioma) Patients in cohorts 1 and 2 receive oral imatinib mesylate (STI571) once daily on days 1-28. Patients in cohorts 3-5 receive oral STI571 twice daily on days 1 and 3-28 of the first course and on days 1-28 of subsequent courses. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of STI571 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.

* Phase II (patients with glioma) (glioblastoma multiforme patients excluded as of 05/15/2003) Patients receive oral STI571 at the MTD determined in phase I, 1-2 times daily for 4 weeks. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed for survival.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 36 patients will be accrued for phase I of the study within 6 months and a total of 39 patients will be accrued for phase II of the study within 6-8 months. (Glioblastoma multiforme patients excluded from phase II as of 05/13/2003).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
105
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
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Trial Locations

Locations (11)

UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center

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San Francisco, California, United States

Hillman Cancer Center at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Simmons Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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New York, New York, United States

University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Houston, Texas, United States

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Studies Support

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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