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A Study to Evaluate Bevacizumab Alone or in Combination With Irinotecan for Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme (BRAIN)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsored by: Genentech
Information provided by: Genentech
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00345163
  Purpose

This is a Phase II, open-label, multicenter, randomized, non comparative study consisting of two concurrent single-arms. Approximately 160 subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to Arm 1 (bevacizumab alone) or Arm 2 (bevacizumab + irinotecan).


Condition Intervention Phase
Glioblastoma
Drug: irinotecan
Drug: bevacizumab
Phase II

Drug Information available for: Irinotecan Irinotecan hydrochloride Bevacizumab
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Parallel Assignment
Official Title: A Phase II, Multicenter, Randomized, Non-Comparative Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Bevacizumab Alone or in Combination With Irinotecan for Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme in First or Second Relapse

Further study details as provided by Genentech:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Progression-free survival [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Objective response [ Time Frame: Length of study ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Adverse events and serious adverse events [ Time Frame: Length of study ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Progression-free survival [ Time Frame: Length of study ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Duration of objective response [ Time Frame: Length of study ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Overall survival [ Time Frame: Until death or loss to follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 167
Study Start Date: July 2006
Estimated Primary Completion Date: June 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental Drug: bevacizumab
Intravenous repeating dose
2: Experimental Drug: irinotecan
Intravenous repeating dose
Drug: bevacizumab
Intravenous repeating dose

  Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Signed Informed Consent Form
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Histologically confirmed GBM in first or second relapse
  • Radiographic demonstration of disease progression following prior therapy
  • Bi-dimensionally measurable disease with a minimum measurement of 1 cm (10 mm) in one diameter on MRI performed within 14 days prior to first treatment (Day 0)
  • An interval of ≥ 4 weeks since prior surgical resection
  • Prior standard radiation for GBM
  • Prior chemotherapy: first-relapse subjects
  • Prior chemotherapy: second-relapse subjects
  • Recovery from the effects of prior therapy, including the following: 4 weeks from cytotoxic agents (except 6 weeks from nitrosoureas, 3 weeks from procarbazine, 2 weeks from vincristine); 4 weeks from any investigational agent; 1 week from non-cytotoxic agents; 8 weeks from radiotherapy to minimize the potential for MRI changes related to radiation necrosis that might be misdiagnosed as progression of disease, or 4 weeks if a new lesion, relative to the pre-radiation MRI, develops that is outside the primary radiation field
  • Prior therapy with gamma knife or other focal high-dose radiation is allowed but the subject must have subsequent histologic documentation of recurrence, unless the recurrence is a new lesion outside the irradiated field
  • Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70
  • Life expectancy > 12 weeks
  • Use of an effective means of contraception in males and in females of childbearing potential
  • Ability to comply with study and follow-up procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior treatment with irinotecan, bevacizumab, or another VEGF or VEGFR-targeted agent
  • Prior treatment with prolifeprospan 20 with carmustine wafer
  • Prior intracerebral agents
  • Need for urgent palliative intervention for primary disease (e.g., impending herniation)
  • Evidence of recent hemorrhage on baseline MRI of the brain with the following exceptions: Presence of hemosiderin; Resolving hemorrhagic changes related to surgery; Presence of punctate hemorrhage in the tumor
  • Received more than two treatment regimens for Grade III and/or Grade IV glioma
  • Blood pressure of > 150 mmHg systolic and > 100 mmHg diastolic
  • History of hypertensive encephalopathy
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade II or greater CHF
  • History of myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months prior to Day 0
  • History of stroke or transient ischemic attack within 6 months prior to study enrollment
  • Significant vascular disease (e.g., aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection) or recent peripheral arterial thrombosis within 6 months prior to Day 0
  • Evidence of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
  • History of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within 6 months prior to Day 0
  • History of intracerebral abscess within 6 months prior to Day 0
  • Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to Day 0, anticipation of need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study
  • Minor surgical procedures (excluding placement of a vascular access device), stereotactic biopsy, fine needle aspirations, or core biopsies within 7 days prior to Day 0
  • Serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture
  • Pregnancy (positive pregnancy test) or lactation
  • Known hypersensitivity to any component of bevacizumab
  • History of any other malignancy within 5 years (except non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix)
  • Pregnant or nursing females
  • Unstable systemic disease, including active infection, uncontrolled hypertension, or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication
  • Subjects unable to undergo an MRI with contrast
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00345163

Sponsors and Collaborators
Genentech
Investigators
Study Director: Isaiah Dimery, M.D. Genentech
  More Information

Responsible Party: Genentech, Inc. ( Isaiah Dimery, M.D., Study Director )
Study ID Numbers: AVF3708g
Study First Received: June 23, 2006
Last Updated: September 29, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00345163  
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Genentech:
Glioblastoma Multiforme
Avastin
Brain Cancer
GBM

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Brain Neoplasms
Glioblastoma
Glioblastoma multiforme
Astrocytoma
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Irinotecan
Neuroepithelioma
Bevacizumab
Glioma
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Enzyme Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Pharmacologic Actions
Neoplasms
Therapeutic Uses
Growth Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 13, 2009