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Temozolomide Plus Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Registration Number
NCT00006025
Lead Sponsor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of temozolomide plus irinotecan in treating patients who have recurrent malignant glioma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the maximum tolerated dose and dose-limiting toxicity of irinotecan when administered with temozolomide in patients with recurrent malignant glioma.

* Determine the safety profile of this regimen in this patient population.

* Determine the efficacy of this treatment regimen as measured by 6-month progression-free survival and objective tumor response in these patients.

* Characterize the pharmacokinetics of this treatment regimen in these patients.

* Determine the antitumor activity of this treatment regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, dose-escalation study of irinotecan. Patients are stratified according to concurrent enzyme-inducing anti-epileptic drugs (EIAEDs) (e.g., phenytoin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine, or primidone) (yes vs no).

In phase I of the study, patients receive oral temozolomide on days 1-5 and irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on days 1 and 14. Treatment continues every 28 days for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients concurrently on EIAEDs undergo dose escalation of irinotecan. Cohorts of 3 to 6 patients receive escalating doses of irinotecan until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

In phase II of the study, patients receive the same treatment as in phase I at the MTD.

Patients are followed every 2 months for 1 year, every 3 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months until progression, and then every 4 months for survival.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 30 patients will be accrued for phase I within 10 months and 48 patients will be accrued for phase II within 6-8 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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Trial Locations

Locations (9)

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

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Los Angeles, California, United States

UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center

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San Francisco, California, United States

Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Studies Support

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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New York, New York, United States

Hillman Cancer Center at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 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

University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈLos Angeles, California, United States

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