Tipifarnib and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by:	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00058097

Purpose

RATIONALE: Tipifarnib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for tumor cell growth. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining tipifarnib with radiation therapy may make the tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy and may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining tipifarnib with radiation therapy in treating patients who have newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors	Drug: tipifarnib Procedure: radiation therapy	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer

Drug Information available for: Tipifarnib

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Open Label
Official Title:	Phase II Study Of R115777 For The Treatment Of Adults With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Study Start Date:

August 2003

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

Determine the progression-free and overall survival of patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme treated with tipifarnib and radiotherapy.
Determine the response rate of patients treated with this regimen.
Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Induction therapy: Patients receive oral tipifarnib twice daily for 3 weeks. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 3 courses.
Radiotherapy: Within 14 days after the completion of induction therapy, patients undergo radiotherapy daily, 5 days a week, for 6 weeks.
Maintenance therapy: Two weeks after the completion of radiotherapy, patients receive additional tipifarnib as in induction therapy.

Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 2 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A minimum of 54 patients will be accrued for this study within 11-14 months.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Histologically confirmed supratentorial grade IV astrocytoma
- Glioblastoma multiforme
Measurable and contrast-enhancing tumor on the postoperative MRI/CT scan

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

18 and over

Performance status

Karnofsky 60-100%

Life expectancy

Not specified

Hematopoietic

Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
Hemoglobin at least 9 g/dL

Hepatic

Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL
AST/ALT no greater than 4 times upper limit of normal

Renal

Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL

Other

Not pregnant or nursing
Negative pregnancy test
Fertile patients must use effective contraception
Mini-mental state exam score at least 15
No other malignancy within the past 5 years except curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast
No serious concurrent infection that would preclude study therapy
No other medical illness that would preclude study therapy

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

No prior immunotherapy for brain tumor
No prior biologic therapy for brain tumor, including any of the following:
- Immunotoxins
- Immunoconjugates
- Antisense therapy
- Peptide receptor antagonists
- Interferons
- Interleukins
- Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
- Lymphokine-activated killer cell therapy
- Gene therapy

Chemotherapy

No prior chemotherapy for brain tumor
No prior polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant (Gliadel wafer)

Endocrine therapy

No prior hormonal therapy (except glucocorticoids) for brain tumor
Must be maintained on a stable corticosteroid regimen prior to study entry

Radiotherapy

No prior radiotherapy for brain tumor

Surgery

See Disease Characteristics
Recovered from prior surgery

Other

At least 10 days since prior hepatic metabolic enzyme-inducing anticonvulsant drugs, including the following:
- Phenytoin
- Carbamazepine
- Phenobarbital
- Primidone
- Oxcarbazepine
No other concurrent investigational agents

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00058097

Locations

United States, Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-3300
United States, Florida
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612-9497
United States, Georgia
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
United States, Maryland
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231-2410
United States, Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
United States, Michigan
Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
United States, North Carolina
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-1030
United States, Ohio
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
United States, Pennsylvania
Abramson Cancer Center at University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4283

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

Study Chair:

Robert A. Lustig, MD

University of Pennsylvania

More Information

Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Study ID Numbers:	CDR0000285732, NABTT-2200, JHOC-NABTT-2200
Study First Received:	April 7, 2003
Last Updated:	July 23, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00058097
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

adult glioblastoma
adult giant cell glioblastoma
adult gliosarcoma

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Neuroectodermal Tumors
Glioblastoma
Glioblastoma multiforme
Astrocytoma
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neuroepithelioma

Glioma
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Gliosarcoma
Nervous System Neoplasms
Tipifarnib
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Antineoplastic Agents
Therapeutic Uses

Nervous System Diseases
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009