Overview

An Efficacy Study Of Ortataxel In Recurrent Glioblastoma

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-12-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Italian Study On The Efficacy Of Ortataxel In Recurrent Glioblastoma
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Treatments:
IDN 5109
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Histologically confirmed GBM.

- GBM in recurrence/progression after surgery (or biopsy), standard radiotherapy and
chemotherapy with Temozolomide.

- Imaging confirmation of first tumor progression or regrowth as defined by the RANO
criteria.

- No more than one prior line of chemotherapy (Temozolomide).

- Recovery from the toxic effects of prior therapy.

- Patients who have undergone recent surgery for recurrent or progressive tumor are
eligible provided that:

1. Surgery must have confirmed the recurrence.

2. A minimum of 14 days must have elapsed from the day of surgery to registration.
For core or needle biopsy, a minimum of 7 days must have elapsed prior to
registration.

3. Craniotomy or intracranial biopsy site must be adequately healed and free of
drainage or cellulitis, and the underlying cranioplasty must appear intact at the
time of registration.

- Age ≥ 18 years.

- Willingness and ability to provide written informed consent and to comply with the
study protocol as judged by the investigator.

- Karnofsky-PS ≥ 60%.

- Stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroids within 5 days prior to registration.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients unable to undergo brain MRI scans with gadolinium (iv).

- Pre-existing peripheral neuropathy, grade ≥ 2.

- History of intracranial abscess within 6 months prior to registration.

- Anticipation of need for major surgical procedure during the course of the trial.

- Treatment with enzyme inducing antiepileptic agents was not allowed. However, patients
whose anticonvulsant was changed to a nonenzymeinducing antiepileptic drug were
eligible for entry after a 1-week ''washout'' period