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Pharmacologic Study of Methotrexate in Patients Undergoing Stereotactic Biopsy for Recurrent High-Grade Glioma
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy Consortium
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00463008
First received: April 18, 2007
Last updated: June 21, 2013
Last verified: January 2008
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Purpose
RATIONALE: Collecting fluid from a brain tumor using a small catheter may help doctors learn how much methotrexate gets into the tumor to kill the tumor cells. It may also help doctors learn how methotrexate works in the brain and in the rest of the body.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how much methotrexate gets into the brain tumor by collecting fluid directly from the tumor through a small catheter in patients undergoing stereotactic biopsy for recurrent high-grade glioma.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
| Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors | Drug: methotrexate Other: pharmacological study |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Non-Randomized Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | A Pharmacokinetic Study of Methotrexate Using an Intratumoral Microdialysis Catheter |
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources:
Glioblastoma
Gliosarcoma
Glioma
Oligodendroglioma
Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
Brain Tumor, Adult
U.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Comparison of methotrexate levels in the brain extracelluar fluid vs in the serum
- Safety and efficacy of the microdialysis catheter
| Estimated Enrollment: | 12 |
| Study Start Date: | May 2004 |
| Study Completion Date: | April 2007 |
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the feasibility of using microdialysis to study distribution of systemically administered methotrexate in the interstitial fluid within a tumor in patients undergoing stereotactic biopsy for recurrent high-grade gliomas.
- Determine the systemic and intratumoral pharmacokinetics of this drug in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients have an intratumoral microdialysis catheter placed while undergoing stereotactic biopsy. Between 18-32 hours after placement of catheter, patients receive methotrexate IV over 4 hours. Microdialysis perfusate and blood specimens are collected before, during, and for 24 hours after methotrexate administration.
Patients are followed at 2 weeks.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 12 patients will be accrued for this study within 6 months.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
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Histologically confirmed supratentorial grade III or IV astrocytoma of 1 of the following subtypes:
- Anaplastic astrocytoma
- Anaplastic oligodendroglioma
- Glioblastoma multiforme
- Measurable, contrast-enhancing, residual disease by MRI or CT scan
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Undergoing stereotactic biopsy for confirmation of tumor progression or differentiation of tumor progression from treatment-induced effects
- Patients with prior low-grade glioma that progressed after prior radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy and in need of stereotactic biopsy to confirm high-grade glioma are eligible
- Must have received prior radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy
- Planning to continue methotrexate therapy after participation on this study
- No ascites or pleural effusions
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Karnofsky performance status 60-100%
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm^3
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3
- Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
- SGOT ≤ 4 times upper limit of normal
- Creatinine ≤ 2 mg/dL
- Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- No other malignancy within the past 5 years except curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ
- Able to achieve hydration necessary for the use of methotrexate
- Mini mental state exam score at least 15
- No allergy to methotrexate
- No other concurrent infection or medical illness that would preclude study participation
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- Recovered from prior therapy
- At least 3 months since prior radiotherapy
- At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas)
- At least 1 week since prior salicylates, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or sulfonamides
- No concurrent prophylactic filgrastim (G-CSF) or sargramostim (GM-CSF)
- No concurrent chemotherapeutic agents
- No other concurrent investigational agents
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00463008
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00463008
Sponsors and Collaborators
New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy Consortium
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
| Study Chair: | Jeffrey J. Olson, MD | Emory University |
| OverallOfficial: | Stuart A. Grossman, MD | Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center |
More Information
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00463008 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
CDR0000346432 NABTT-0302 JHOC-NABTT-0302 |
| Study First Received: | April 18, 2007 |
| Last Updated: | June 21, 2013 |
Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
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adult anaplastic astrocytoma adult anaplastic oligodendroglioma adult glioblastoma |
recurrent adult brain tumor adult gliosarcoma adult giant cell glioblastoma |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Nervous System Neoplasms Central Nervous System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Nervous System Diseases Methotrexate Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal Abortifacient Agents Reproductive Control Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic |
Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Dermatologic Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Folic Acid Antagonists Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Antirheumatic Agents Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors |
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