E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 9.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10018337 |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 9.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10018337 |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
6-months Progression Free Survival |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Quality of life /Changes in steroids assumption Response rate according to RECIST criteria Progression Free Survival & Overall Survival Toxicity profile Evaluation of VEGF, sVEGFR-2 and TSP-1 plasma levels Evaluation of the inhibition ERK phosphorylation in PBMC of treated patients |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Inclusion Age > = 18 years - Histologically confirmed grade IV glioma that was progressive or recurrent after first line treatment of concomitant chemo-radiotherapy - Measurable disease according to RECIST Criteria - ECOG PS < = 2 - Life expectancy of more than 8 weeks - Adequate haematological function: ANC ≥ 1.5 x 109/L; platelets ≥ 100 x 10^9/L, Hb ≥ 10 g/dL - INR ≤ 1.5 and aPTT ≤ 1.5 x ULN within 7 days prior to starting study treatment - Adequate liver function: serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN; alkaline phosphatase and transaminases ≤ 2.5 x ULN - Serum Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN - Minimum permitted time intervals from prior chemotherapy 4 weeks (6 for nytrosoureas) |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Excluded medical conditions: 1. Hystory of cardiac disease:congestive heart failure >NYHA class 2; active CAD (MI more than 6 mo prior to study entry is allowed); cardiac arrythmias requiering anti-arrythmic therapy( beta blockers or digoxin are permitted) or uncontrolled hypertension. 2. History of HIV infection or chronic hepatitis B or C (This criteria should be modified to allow Hepatitis B or C in protocols looking at HCC patient population). 3. Active clinically serious infections (> grade 2 NCI-CTC version 3.0) 4. History of organ allograft The organ allograft may be allowed as protocol specific. 5. Patients with evidence or history of bleeding diasthesis 6. Patients undergoing renal dialisis 7. Previous or concurrent cancer that is distinct in primary site or histology from the cancer being evaluated in this study EXCEPT cervical carcinoma in situ, treated basal cell carcinoma, superficial bladder tumors [Ta, Tis & T1] or any cancer curatively treated > 3 years prior to study entry.
Excluded therapies and medications, previous and concomitant: 1. Anticancer chemotherapy or immunotherapy during the study or within 4 weeks of study entry. 2. Radiotherapy during study or within 3 weeks of start of study drug. (Palliative radiotherapy will be allowed). Major surgery within 4 weeks of start of study 3. Autologous bone marrow transplant or stem cell rescue within 4 months of study 4. Use of biologic response modifiers, such as G-CSF, within 3 week of study entry. [G-CSF and other hematopoietic growth factors may be used in the management of acute toxicity such as febrile neutropenia when clinically indicated or at the discretion of the investigator, however they may not be substituted for a required dose reduction.] [Patients taking chronic erythropoietin are permitted provided no dose adjustment is undertaken within 2 months prior to the study or during the study] 5. Investigational drug therapy outside of this trial during or within 4 weeks of study entry 6. Prior exposure to the study drug. To be used only in case of single agent trials. 7. Pregnant or breast-feeding patients. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test performed within 7 days of the start of treatment. Both men and women enrolled in this trial must use adequate barrier birth control measures during the course of the trial and 3 months after the completion of trial. 8. Substance abuse, medical, psychological or social conditions that may interfere with the patient’s participation in the study or evaluation of the study results 9. Any condition that is unstable or could jeopardize the safety of the patient and their compliance in the study 10. Patients unable to swallow oral medications |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | Yes |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 6 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |