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Simultaneous Integrated Boost FDOPA Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Guided in Patients With Partially- or Non-operated Glioblastoma

Phase 2
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Glioblastoma Multiforme, Adult
Interventions
Procedure: Integrated boost technique (SIB) guided by PET FDOPA
Registration Number
NCT05653622
Lead Sponsor
Institut de cancérologie Strasbourg Europe
Brief Summary

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary brain cancer in adults. Surgery, chemoradiotherapy (temozolomide TMZ) and then adjuvant TMZ is the standard treatment. But, most patients relapse in a median time of 8-9 months; the median overall survival (OS) ranged from 15 to 18 months.

Some frail patients received hypofractionated radiation and concomitant and adjuvant TMZ. For some, the radiation dose is not optimal. Moreover, recurrences develop mainly in the initial tumor site. These two reasons justify increasing the dose. To limit the movements of these fragile patients, the method consists of increasing the dose without increasing the number of sessions by using the Simultaneous Integrated Boost (SIB) which increases the dose in targeted volumes while the rest of the volume receives a minimum dose. A phase I trial showed the possibility of increasing the dose in SIB up to 80 Gy in a part of the GBM enhanced on MRI.

FDOPA PET detects certain more aggressive tumor areas, areas likely to recur. Integrating them into the SIB seems appropriate. A phase II trial showed the interest of SIB guided by FDOPA PET in terms of progression-free survival but without impact on OS. This study differed from the one the investigators propose, because a dose and conventional fractionation, identical to that of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/National Cancer Information Center (NCIC/EORTC) protocol were delivered, the gliomas were unmethylated MGMT, less likely to respond. Studies with SIB and hypofractionation are often retrospective and for others, hypofractionation was debatable and the dose increase was not based on PET capture but on MRI. However, a prospective phase II study, with SIB and hypofractionation, not integrating FDopa PET has demonstrated the relevance of SIB.

In this project, the investigators propose to use the integrated boost technique (SIB) guided by PET FDOPA to increase the radiation dose in GBM, in patients either fragile and partially operated, or only biopsied and for whom the prognosis is the most pejorative.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
75
Inclusion Criteria
  • Unfit patient without indication to the STUPP protocol :

Cohort 1 : Non-operable patients and ≥ 18 years old or ≤ 70 years old and Karnofsky Index (KI) ≥ 50% on inclusion AND Result of a biopsy available Cohort 2 : Patients > 70 years old and Balducci score I or II and KI ≥ 60% on inclusion AND Partial resection (defined on the remnographic criteria of postoperative MRI) OR biopsy result available

  • Histologically proven glioblastoma
  • Increased metabolism of amino acids in PET FDOPA allowing contouring the Biological Target Volume (BTV)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with an indication for irradiation according to the STUPP protocol (fit patient)
  • Patient with a contraindication to MRI or PET
  • Limit of the provisional target volume or Planning target volume (PTV), second PTV < 2 cm from the chiasm and the optic nerves
  • Absence of uptake of FDopa

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
SIB-DOPAIntegrated boost technique (SIB) guided by PET FDOPA-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Survival (OS)At 24 months after inclusion

Evaluate the overall survival (OS) of patients with glioblastoma treated with integrated boost (SIB) with increased dose guided by FDOPA PET

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assess quality of life measured with Quality of Life Questionnaire-Cancer 30items (QLQ-C30)At 18 months after inclusion

The quality of life will be measured at 18 months with Quality of Life Questionnaire-C30 (Cancer 30items).

All items are scored 1 (worse outcome) to 4 (better outcome) or 1 (worse outcome) to 7 (better outcome). All of the scales and single-item measures range in score from 0 to 100. A high scale score represents a higher response level.

Assess the rate of acute complications of grade ≥ 3At 6 months after the start of radiotherapy

Acute toxicities are defined as toxicities by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5) occurring within 6 months of the start of radiotherapy.

Sites of progression: distant, marginal or in-field progressionAt the date of progression, assessed up to 24 months

The progression will be defined by its location by comparing the progression imaging with that used for dosimetry. It will be considered "distant" if it develops beyond the 95% isodose, "marginal" if it cuts the 95% isodose and "in-field" if it is completely within the 95% isodose. The 95% isodose is the reference isodose for the prescription of hypofractionated radiotherapy.

Correlate O6-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation status and acute toxicitiesAt 24 months after inclusion

MGMT promoter methylation status (binary variable, determined by either PCR or immunohistochemistry)

Progression-Free Survival (PFS)At 24 months after inclusion

To assess the progression-free survival (PFS) of patients with glioblastoma treated with SIB with increased dose guided by FDOPA PET

Characterize the PET parameters during progressionAt the date of progression, assessed up to 24 months

PET Parameters:

* Standardized Uptake Value (SUV) max tumor, SUV max tumor/healthy tissue, SUV max T/striatum

* SUV mean tumor, SUV mean tumor/healthy tissue, SUV mean T/striatum

Assess quality of life measured with Quality of Life Questionnaire-Brain Neoplasms 20items (QLQ-BN20)At 18 months after inclusion

The quality of life will be measured at 18 months with Quality of Life Questionnaire - BN20 (Brain Neoplasms 20items).

All items are scored 1 (worse outcome) to 4 (better outcome). All of the scales and single-item measures range in score from 0 to 100. A high scale score represents a higher response level.

Correlate O6-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation status and Progression-Free SurvivalAt 24 months after inclusion

MGMT promoter methylation status (binary variable, determined by either PCR or immunohistochemistry)

Correlate O6-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation status and Overall survivalAt 24 months after inclusion

MGMT promoter methylation status (binary variable, determined by either Polymerase Chain reaction (PCR) or immunohistochemistry)

Evolution of the PET parametersChange between baseline and the date of progression, assessed up to 24 months

PET Parameters:

* Standardized Uptake Value (SUV) max tumor, SUV max tumor/healthy tissue, SUV max T/striatum

* SUV mean tumor, SUV mean tumor/healthy tissue, SUV mean T/striatum

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