Vorinostat, Temozolomide, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme

This study has suspended participant recruitment.
(Pending Reason.)
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00731731
First received: August 8, 2008
Last updated: January 14, 2013
Last verified: November 2012
  Purpose

This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of vorinostat when given together with temozolomide and radiation therapy and to see how well they work in treating patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme. Vorinostat may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving vorinostat together with temozolomide and radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells


Condition Intervention Phase
Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma
Adult Glioblastoma
Adult Gliosarcoma
Cognitive/Functional Effects
Radiation: 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
Drug: temozolomide
Drug: vorinostat
Procedure: cognitive assessment
Phase 1
Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Phase I/II Study of Vorinostat (Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid [SAHA]), Temozolomide, and Radiation Therapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

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

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Maximum tolerated dose of vorinostat, defined as the dose at which fewer than one-third of patients experience DLTs, graded according to NCI CTCAE version 3.0 (Phase I) [ Time Frame: 10 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • Overall survival (Phase II) [ Time Frame: Time from study registration to the date of death from any cause, assessed at 15 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Survival will be estimated using a Kaplan-Meier curve.


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Incidence of adverse events, based on CTC severity grade (Phase I) [ Time Frame: Up to 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
    Safety variables will be summarized by descriptive statistics. AEs that occur will be reported for each dose level and described in terms of incidence and severity. Parameters will be described based on the CTC severity grading. Distribution by CTC severity grade and clinical relevance will be given.

  • Time to tumor progression (Phase II) [ Time Frame: Up to 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Incidence of adverse events, as per NCI CTCAE version 3.0 (Phase II) [ Time Frame: Up to 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
    The maximum grade for each type of treatment-related adverse event will be recorded for each patient, and frequency tables for each arm will be reviewed to determine patterns. In addition, we will review all adverse event data that is graded as 3, 4, or 5 and classified as either "unrelated" or "unlikely to be related" to study treatment in the event of an actual relationship developing.


Estimated Enrollment: 132
Study Start Date: July 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date: September 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Treatment (radiotherapy, vorinostat, temozolomide)
Patients undergo radiotherapy and receive oral vorinostat once daily on days 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-33, and 36-40. Patients also receive oral temozolomide once daily on days 1-42. Beginning 4-6 weeks later, patients receive oral vorinostat once daily on days 1-7 and 15-21 and oral temozolomide once daily on days 1-5. Treatment with vorinostat and temozolomide repeats every 28 days for up to 12 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Radiation: 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
Undergo radiotherapy
Other Names:
  • 3D conformal radiation therapy
  • 3D-CRT
Drug: temozolomide
Given orally
Other Names:
  • SCH 52365
  • Temodal
  • Temodar
  • TMZ
Drug: vorinostat
Given orally
Other Names:
  • L-001079038
  • SAHA
  • suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid
  • Zolinza
Procedure: cognitive assessment
Ancillary studies

Detailed Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the maximum tolerated dose of vorinostat when administered with temozolomide and radiotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme. (Phase I) II. To determine the efficacy of this regimen, in terms of overall survival, in these patients. (Phase II)

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients. (Phase I) II. To determine progression-free survival of patients treated with this regimen. (Phase II) III. To further evaluate the safety profile of this regimen in these patients. (Phase II) IV. To determine the neurocognitive effects in these patients and correlate the results with outcome endpoints. (Phase II)

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To correlate tumor molecular characteristics and expression profile with outcome.

II. To evaluate potential mechanisms of therapy resistance in tumor samples obtained at the time of tumor progression.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, phase I, dose-escalation study of vorinostat followed by a phase II study.

Patients undergo radiotherapy and receive oral vorinostat once daily on days 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-33, and 36-40. Patients also receive oral temozolomide once daily on days 1-42. Beginning 4-6 weeks later, patients receive oral vorinostat once daily on days 1-7 and 15-21 and oral temozolomide once daily on days 1-5. Treatment with vorinostat and temozolomide repeats every 28 days for up to 12 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients enrolled in phase II and those who are treated at the maximum tolerated dose in phase I submit tumor tissue samples for correlative laboratory studies. Studies include assessment of histone acetylation status by immunohistochemistry; gene expression profiling; and assessment of MGMT methylation status by polymerase chain reaction. Patients enrolled in phase II and those who are treated at the maximum tolerated dose in phase I complete a neurocognitive assessment prior to, during, and after completion of study therapy. The assessment includes the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test (HVLT-R) (Revised), the Controlled Oral Word Association test from the Multilingual Aphasia Examination (COWA), the Trail Making Test A: Visual scanning speed, and the Trail Making Test B: Divided attention.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 1 year.

  Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically confirmed glioblastoma multiforme, including gliosarcoma or other grade 4 astrocytoma variant (e.g., giant cell glioblastoma)
  • Bidimensionally measurable or evaluable disease by gadolinium MRI or contrast-enhanced CT scan
  • Has undergone surgery for the brain tumor within the past 2-5 weeks
  • Karnofsky performance status (PS) 60-100% or ECOG PS 0-2
  • Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3
  • WBC ≥ 3,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10.0 g/dL (transfusion allowed)
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 times upper normal limit (ULN)
  • AST ≤ 2.0 times ULN
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 12 weeks after completion of study treatment
  • No known hypersensitivity to any of the components of vorinostat or other drugs used in the study
  • No other active malignancy within the past 3 years, except nonmelanotic skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No uncontrolled infection
  • Known HIV positivity allowed provided there is no clinical evidence of an immunocompromised state
  • No co-morbid systemic illness or other concurrent severe illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude study participation
  • No concurrent uncontrolled illness (e.g., ongoing or active infection or psychiatric illness/social situation) that would preclude study compliance
  • No myocardial infarction or unstable angina within the past 6 months
  • No congestive heart failure requiring ongoing maintenance therapy
  • No life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias
  • No congenital long QT syndrome
  • No prolonged QTc interval (i.e., QTc > 450 msec)
  • Able to take oral medications
  • Willing to provide mandatory tissue samples for research studies (for patients treated at the maximum tolerated dose)
  • Willing and able to complete neurocognitive assessments (patients enrolled in phase II and those who are treated at the maximum tolerated dose in phase I)
  • No concurrent treatment for another malignancy other than hormonal therapy
  • No prior cytotoxic, non-cytotoxic, or experimental drug therapy for the brain tumor
  • No prior cranial radiotherapy
  • No prior Gliadel wafers
  • More than 7 days since prior and no concurrent Category I drugs that have a risk of causing torsades de pointes (e.g., quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide, amiodarone, sotalol, ibutilide, dofetilide, erythromycin, clarithromycin, chlorpromazine, haloperidol, mesoridazine, thioridazine, pimozide, cisapride, bepridil, droperidol, methadone, arsenic, chloroquine, domperidone, halofantrine, levomethadyl, pentamidine, sparfloxacin, or lidoflazine)
  • More than 2 weeks since prior and no concurrent valproic acid or other histone deacetylase inhibitors
  • Concurrent corticosteroids allowed provided patient is on a fixed or decreasing dose for ≥ 5 days prior to study enrollment
  • No other concurrent investigational agents for the brain tumor
  • No other concurrent cytotoxic or non-cytotoxic drug therapy for the brain tumor
  • No concurrent stereotactic radiosurgery or brachytherapy
  • No concurrent antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00731731

Locations
United States, Hawaii
Oncare Hawaii Inc - Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi
Aiea, Hawaii, United States, 96701
Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi
Aiea, Hawaii, United States, 96701
Kuakini Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96817
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96826
Queen's Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
Straub Clinic and Hospital
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
Oncare Hawaii Inc-POB II
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
Oncare Hawaii Inc-Kuakini
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96817
Hawaii Medical Center East
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96817
Castle Medical Center
Kailua, Hawaii, United States, 96734
Wilcox Memorial Hospital and Kauai Medical Clinic
Lihue, Hawaii, United States, 96766-1099
United States, Illinois
Resurrection Healthcare
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60631
United States, Massachusetts
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
United States, Michigan
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
Munson Medical Center
Traverse City, Michigan, United States, 49684
United States, Minnesota
Merit Care Clinic Bemidji
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States, 56601
Rice Memorial Hospital
Willmar, Minnesota, United States, 56201
United States, North Dakota
Meritcare Hospital
Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
MeritCare Medical Group
Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
United States, Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
United States, South Dakota
Sanford University of South Dakota Medical Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57117-5134
Sponsors and Collaborators
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Evanthia Galanis North Central Cancer Treatment Group
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00731731     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: NCI-2009-00672, N0874, U10CA025224, CDR0000609743
Study First Received: August 8, 2008
Last Updated: January 14, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Glioblastoma
Gliosarcoma
Astrocytoma
Glioma
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Temozolomide
Dacarbazine
Vorinostat
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Antineoplastic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors

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