Study to Evaluate Eflornithine + Lomustine vs Lomustine in Recurrent Anaplastic Astrocytoma (AA) Patients (STELLAR)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02796261 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : June 10, 2016
Last Update Posted : January 21, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Anaplastic Astrocytoma Recurrent Anaplastic Astrocytoma | Drug: Eflornithine Drug: Lomustine | Phase 3 |
This study will consist of 4 study periods of up to 50 months in total, consisting of:
Screening Period - A maximum screening duration of 4 weeks.
Treatment Period - Treatment Arm A up to 24 months; Treatment Arm B up to 12 months.
End of Treatment Visit - A minimum of 4 weeks post last treatment for both arms.
Follow-Up Period - Up to approximately 36 months, or until patient death.
A total of approximately 340 patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either eflornithine + lomustine or lomustine alone.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 343 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized Phase 3 Open-Label Study To Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Eflornithine With Lomustine Compared to Lomustine Alone in Patients With AA That Progress/Recur After Irradiation and Adjuvant Temozolomide Chemotherapy |
Study Start Date : | July 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Eflornithine + Lomustine
Eflornithine dosed on a 2 weeks on, 1 week off schedule + Lomustine dosed every 6 weeks
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Drug: Eflornithine
Eflornithine 2.8 g/m2 administered orally every 8 hours on a 2 week on, 1 week off schedule
Other Name: DFMO Drug: Lomustine Lomustine 90 mg/m2 administered orally once every 6 weeks
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Active Comparator: Lomustine
Lomustine dosed every 6 weeks
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Drug: Lomustine
Lomustine 110 mg/m2 administered orally once every 6 weeks
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- Overall survival [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
- Progression-free survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
- Objective response rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
- Clinical benefit response (CBR) based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) criteria [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
- OS rate at 18 months (OS-18) [ Time Frame: 18 months ]
- Relevance of OS, PFS, ORR, and CBR to commonly used molecular/genetic biomarkers obtained from most recent pre-study tumor samples [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
- Pharmacokinetic Analysis - Maximum concentrations (Cmax) of eflornithine in plasma will be determined. [ Time Frame: 1 Month ]
- PK - Area under the curve (AUC) of eflornithine in plasma will be determined. [ Time Frame: 1 Month ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for participation in this study:
- Surgical or biopsy-proven diagnosis of WHO grade 3 AA.
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First AA tumor progression or recurrence ≤ 6 months prior to randomization based on MRI using T2 hyperintesity, gadolinium (Gd)-contrast enhancement, or both. To avoid enrollment of patients with glioblastoma, patients with Gd-contrast enhancing tumors will be eligible if there is no necrosis seen on MRI and any of the following criteria is true:
- Gd-contrast lesion margins are not clearly defined,
- Gd-contrast lesions are only measurable in one dimension,
- Gd-contrast lesion has two perpendicular diameters less than 10 mm,
- Gd-contrast lesion has two perpendicular diameters greater than 10 mm but less than 20 mm and lesion does not demonstrate central necrosis,
- Recent histopathological confirmation of WHO grade 3 AA
- Received EBRT and temozolomide chemotherapy prior to first tumor progression or recurrence of WHO Grade 3 AA.
- Completion of EBRT ≥ 6 months prior to randomization.
- A patient whose AA tumor has progressed or recurred and has had another surgical resection prior to randomization will be eligible if a) pathology review confirms AA, and b) post-surgical MRI demonstrates measurable tumor on T2 FLAIR.
- Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score of ≥ 70.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients who meet any of the following exclusion criteria are not eligible for study participation:
- MRI defining progression is consistent with a diagnosis of glioblastoma or radiation necrosis.
- Patients who are considered to be refractory to EBRT and temozolomide but who have not progressed.
- Prior systemic therapy for recurrence of AA.
- Presence of extracranial or leptomeningeal disease.
- Prior lomustine use.
- Any other clinical condition or prior therapy that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make the patient unsuitable for the study.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02796261

Responsible Party: | Orbus Therapeutics, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02796261 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
OT-15-001 |
First Posted: | June 10, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 21, 2022 |
Last Verified: | January 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
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