Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Phase III Trial of Anaplastic Glioma Without 1p/19q Loss of Heterozygosity (LOH)

Lead Sponsor:

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

Collaborating Sponsors:

NCIC Clinical Trials Group

Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

Conditions:

Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing ...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To assess whether concurrent radiotherapy with daily temozolomide improves overall survival as compared to no daily temozolomide in patients with non-1p/19q deleted anaplastic ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of 1 of the following:
  • Anaplastic oligodendroglioma
  • Anaplastic oligoastrocytoma
  • Anaplastic astrocytoma
  • Newly diagnosed disease
  • Prior surgery for a low grade tumor is allowed, provided histological confirmation of an anaplastic tumor is present at the time of progression
  • Absence of combined 1p/19q loss
  • Tumor material available for central 1p/19q assessment, central O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase promoter methylation status assessment, isocitrate dehydrogenase mutation analysis, and central pathology review
  • Patients must be on a stable or decreasing dose of steroids for at least two weeks prior to randomization
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • WHO performance status 0-2
  • Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 10\^9 cells/L
  • Platelet count ≥ 100 x 10\^9 cells/L
  • Bilirubin \< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Alkaline phosphatase \< 2.5 x ULN
  • Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) \< 2.5 x ULN
  • Serum creatinine \< 1.5 x ULN
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No known HIV infection or chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection
  • No other serious medical condition that would interfere with follow-up
  • No medical condition that could interfere with oral medication intake (e.g., frequent vomiting or partial bowel obstruction)
  • No other prior malignancies except for any malignancy which was treated with curative intent more than 5 years prior to registration and adequately controlled limited basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No prior or concurrent malignancies at other sites except for surgically cured carcinoma in situ of the cervix or nonmelanoma skin cancer
  • No psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition that would potentially hamper compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior chemotherapy, including carmustine-containing wafers (Gliadel®)
  • No prior radiotherapy to the brain
  • No concurrent growth factors unless vital for the patient
  • No other concurrent investigational treatment
  • No other concurrent anticancer agents

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 1 2007

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2029

    Estimated Enrollment :

    751 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00626990

    Start Date

    December 1 2007

    End Date

    December 1 2029

    Last Update

    September 11 2023

    Active Locations (132)

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    Arizona Oncology Services Foundation

    Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, United States

    3

    UCSF University of California San Francisco Medical Center-Mount Zion

    San Francisco, California, United States

    4

    University of Florida

    Gainesville, Florida, United States