Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Short Course Chemo-Radiation Therapy for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

Lead Sponsor:

John Flickinger

Conditions:

Glioblastoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a prospective, randomized, open-label, exploratory trial of temozolomide-based chemo-radiotherapy which compares two widely used established radiation schedules with either 40 Gy in 15 fractio...

Detailed Description

All patients in the study will receive usual care with short-course radiotherapy (RT) and TMZ-chemo pills. There are three phases of treatment in this study: the Chemo-radiation Phase, the Adjuvant P...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Each patient must meet all of the following inclusion criteria for study enrollment:
  • Age ≥18 with ability to provide written informed consent
  • Pathologically confirmed WHO Grade IV Gliobastoma prior receiving radiotherapy
  • Prior radiotherapy to a dose of ≥50Gy
  • No signs of distant metastases
  • Baseline laboratory assessment including CBC and blood chemistry, ANC \> or equal 1500, Platelet count greater or equal 100. Liver function tests and creatinine not greater than twice ULN.
  • Patient should not be pregnant. Urine or blood β-HCG within 14 days prior to study start for females who are not atleast one year post-menopausal or who have ot undergone a surgical sterilization procedure
  • A baseline MRI scan of the brain is required to determine how much tumor is present for properly planning patient's radiotherapy.
  • Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) below 60 or ECOG of 3 or 4
  • Any number or type of prior chemotherapy is allowed (patient may receive concurrent or adjuvant systemic therapy such as cetuximab at the discretion of the treating oncologic team).

Exclusion

  • Patients meeting any of the following exclusion criteria are not eligible for enrollment:
  • Evidence of distant metastases on any staging or imaging modality
  • Women who are breast feeding, or have a positive pregnancy test (reproductive age should use effective birth control during study)
  • Any co-morbidity or condition of sufficient severity to limit full compliance with the protocol per assessment by the principal investigator.
  • Karnofsky Performance Status less than 50
  • Prior radiotherapy to involved site in brain.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 14 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

2 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04019262

Start Date

December 14 2021

End Date

July 1 2027

Last Update

June 18 2025

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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Radiation Oncology

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232