Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of NovoTTF-100A Together With Temozolomide in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)

Lead Sponsor:

NovoCure Ltd.

Conditions:

Glioblastoma Multiforme

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The study is a prospective, randomly controlled pivotal trial, designed to test the efficacy and safety of a medical device, the NovoTTF-100A, as an adjuvant to the best standard of care in the treatm...

Detailed Description

PAST CLINICAL EXPERIENCE: The effect of the electric fields generated by the NovoTTF-100A device (TTFields, TTF) has been tested in a large prospective, randomized trial, in recurrent GBM. The outcom...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pathological evidence of GBM using WHO classification criteria.
  • \> 18 years of age.
  • Received maximal debulking surgery and radiotherapy concomitant with Temozolomide (45-70Gy):
  • Patients may enroll in the study if received Gliadel wafers before entering the trial
  • Any additional treatments received prior to enrollment will be considered an exclusion.
  • Minimal dose for concomitant radiotherapy is 45 Gy
  • Karnofsky scale ≥ 70
  • Life expectancy at least 3 months
  • Participants of childbearing age must use effective contraception.
  • All patients must sign written informed consent.
  • Treatment start date at least 4 weeks out from surgery.
  • Treatment start date at least 4 weeks out but not more than 7 weeks from the later of last dose of concomitant Temozolomide or radiotherapy.

Exclusion

  • Progressive disease (according to MacDonald Criteria). If pseudoprogression is suspected, additional imaging studies must be performed to rule out true progression.
  • Actively participating in another clinical treatment trial
  • Pregnant
  • Significant co-morbidities at baseline which would prevent maintenance Temozolomide treatment:
  • Thrombocytopenia (platelet count \< 100 x 103/μL)
  • Neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count \< 1.5 x 103/μL)
  • CTC grade 4 non-hematological Toxicity (except for alopecia, nausea, vomiting)
  • Significant liver function impairment - AST or ALT \> 3 times the upper limit of normal
  • Total bilirubin \> upper limit of normal
  • Significant renal impairment (serum creatinine \> 1.7 mg/dL)
  • Implanted pacemaker, programmable shunts, defibrillator, deep brain stimulator, other implanted electronic devices in the brain, or documented clinically significant arrhythmias.
  • Infra-tentorial tumor
  • Evidence of increased intracranial pressure (midline shift \> 5mm, clinically significant papilledema, vomiting and nausea or reduced level of consciousness)
  • History of hypersensitivity reaction to Temozolomide or a history of hypersensitivity to DTIC.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

700 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00916409

Start Date

June 1 2009

End Date

March 1 2017

Last Update

April 10 2017

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-3410

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Barrow Neurology Clinics

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85013

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City of Hope

Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000

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University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center (UCSD)

La Jolla, California, United States, 92093