Prolonged Exposure to Doxorubicin in Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme and Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02758366 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Study was terminated due to high heterogeneity of enrolled patients)
First Posted : May 2, 2016
Last Update Posted : February 9, 2021
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The standard therapy of glioblastoma (GBM) consists of gross total resection followed by focal irradiation to the tumor bed with concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ). The association of valproic acid and TMZ during radiotherapy improves survival of GBM. Preclinical studies suggested that doxorubicin had a strong antineoplastic activity against human gliomas. Moreover, some studies showed that the continuous infusion of anthracyclines in patients with solid tumor ensured a better safety profile compared with bolus administration.
Based on these findings, the purpose of this study is to evaluate safety and efficacy of prolonged administration of doxorubicin in combination with radiotherapy, temozolomide and valproic acid in pediatric and adult patients with newly diagnosed GBM and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Glioblastoma (GBM) DIPG Brainstem Glioma, Pediatric Diffuse Spinal Glioma Bilateral Thalamic Glioma Gliomatosis Cerebri Anaplastic Astrocytoma Midline Diffuse Glioma | Drug: Doxorubicin | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 21 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Open-label, Single-arm, Phase II Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Doxorubicin in Combination With Radiotherapy, Temozolomide and Valproic Acid in Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) and Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 16, 2020 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 16, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Doxorubicin
Patients are treated with Weller-Stupp protocol: initial radiotherapy (1.8 Gy/die, days 1-5; total dose 54-60 Gy) with concomitant oral temozolomide (75mg/m2/die, days 1-7) per 6 weeks. At week 10 (4 weeks after the chemo-radiotherapy treatment completion): 1 cycle of oral temozolomide (150-180 mg/m2, days 1-5) At week 14 (8 weeks after the chemo-radiotherapy treatment completion) 1 cycle of prolonged infusion of Doxorubicin (25mg/m2/die in 24 hours, days 1-4; total cumulative dose 100 mg/m2). At week 18 (4 weeks after the end of doxorubicin administration): 16 cycles of oral temozolomide (initial dose of 150 mg/m2 increasing to 180 mg/m2 days 1-5, 28-day cycle). Oral valproic acid (20-30 mg/Kg/die bid) is administered from week 1 until the last treatment day. |
Drug: Doxorubicin |
- Time to early discontinuation of the study drug (doxorubicin) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Number of participants with treatment-related serious adverse events (SAE) as assessed by CTCAE v4.0 [ Time Frame: 32 months ]Number of patients with SAE and SAE leading to withdrawal from the study
- Number of patients who died for SAE as assessed by CTCAE v4.0 [ Time Frame: 32 months ]Mortality due to adverse events
- Number of patients who undergone to withdrawal of doxorubicin [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Rate of early suspension of the study drug (doxorubicin)
- Event free survival [ Time Frame: 2 months ]Event free survival (EFS) defined as time (days) between the date of enrolment and the earliest occurence of anyone of the following: progression based on RECIST 1.1 criteria; tumor recurrence; death to any cause.
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: 2 months ]Overall survival (OS) defined as time between the date of the enrolment and the death to any cause
- Progression free survival [ Time Frame: 2 months ]Progression free survival (PFS) defined as time between the date of the enrolment and the date tumor progression based on RECIST 1.1criteria
- Rate of treatment response [ Time Frame: 2 months ]Rate of treatment response (CR, complete response; PR, partial response; SD, stable disease; PD, progressive disease) based on RECIST 1.1 criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 3 Years to 30 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and females patients, aged >3 years and < 30 years;
- Newly diagnosed of GBM, DIPG, diffuse brainstem glioma, diffuse spinal glioma, bilateral thalamic glioma, gliomatosis cerebri, anaplastic astrocytoma;
- Patients undergone either surgery or biopsy only;
- No prior chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy;
- Life expectancy ≥ 4 weeks;
- Karnofsky/Lansky ≥ 40 %;
- Written informed consent obtained from the patient/parents or legal representative;
- Adequate hematological function (leucocyte ≥ 2.0 x 10^9/l -Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dl - platelet ≥ 50 x 10^9 /l);
- Adequate liver function (total bilirubin ≤ 2.5 x ULN - ALT/AST ≤ 5.0 x ULN);
- Adequate renal function (serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN);
- Adherence to trial treatment and compliance with the protocol
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any disease or condition that contraindicates the use of the study drug (es. serious mental retardation, brain palsy, congenital syndrome, cardiomyopathy)
- Prior anti-cancer therapy
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Non adequate contraception

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02758366
Italy | |
Meyer Children's Hospital | |
Florence, Italy, 50145 |
Responsible Party: | Iacopo Sardi, MD, PhD, Meyer Children's Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02758366 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
GBMTMZ/DOX2015 2015-002307-28 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | May 2, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 9, 2021 |
Last Verified: | February 2021 |
glioblastoma multiforme high grade glioma diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma DIPG doxorubicin temozolomide malignant glioma |
Brainstem Glioma diffuse spinal glioma bilateral thalamic glioma Anaplastic Astrocytoma Gliomatosis Cerebri Midline Diffuse Glioma |
Glioblastoma Glioma Astrocytoma Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Brain Stem Neoplasms Infratentorial Neoplasms Brain Neoplasms |
Central Nervous System Neoplasms Nervous System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Doxorubicin Antibiotics, Antineoplastic Antineoplastic Agents Topoisomerase II Inhibitors Topoisomerase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |