Clinical Trial Results:
A RANDOMIZED PHASE III STUDY OF TEMOZOLOMIDE AND SHORT-COURSE RADIATION VERSUS SHORT-COURSE RADIATION ALONE IN THE TREATMENT OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
Summary
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EudraCT number |
2008-001949-26 |
Trial protocol |
NL DE FR IT BE |
Global end of trial date |
04 Sep 2016
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Results information
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Results version number |
v1(current) |
This version publication date |
14 Oct 2017
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First version publication date |
14 Oct 2017
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Other versions |
Trial Information
Subject Disposition
Baseline Characteristics
End Points
Adverse Events
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Subject Disposition
Baseline Characteristics
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Trial identification
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Sponsor protocol code |
26062-22061
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Additional study identifiers
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ISRCTN number |
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US NCT number |
NCT00482677 | ||
WHO universal trial number (UTN) |
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Sponsors
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Sponsor organisation name |
CCTG
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Sponsor organisation address |
10 Stuart Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada,
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Public contact |
James Perry, M.D.
Sunnybrook & Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, Normand Laperriere, MD
Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network
, 1 416-480-6124, james.perry@swchsc.on.ca
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Scientific contact |
James Perry, M.D.
Sunnybrook & Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, Normand Laperriere, MD
Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network
, 1 416-946-2127, norm.laperriere@rpm.uhn.on.ca
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Sponsor organisation name |
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
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Sponsor organisation address |
Avenue E. Mounier 83/11, Brussels, Belgium, 1200
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Public contact |
Project, Budget and Regulatory Dept, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, +32 27441062 , regulatory@eortc.be
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Scientific contact |
Project, Budget and Regulatory Dept, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, +32 27441062 , regulatory@eortc.be
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Paediatric regulatory details
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Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP) |
No
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Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial? |
No
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Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial? |
No
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Results analysis stage
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Analysis stage |
Final
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Date of interim/final analysis |
11 Mar 2016
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Is this the analysis of the primary completion data? |
Yes
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Primary completion date |
11 Mar 2016
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Global end of trial reached? |
Yes
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Global end of trial date |
04 Sep 2016
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Was the trial ended prematurely? |
No
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General information about the trial
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Main objective of the trial |
To compare the overall survival (OS) rates between short-course radiation therapy alone and shortcourse radiation therapy given together with concurrent and adjuvant temozolomide, in elderly (>65 years of age) patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM, WHO grade IV) , who have had prior surgery/biopsy at diagnosis and who are not deemed suitable by their treating physician to receive the standard radiotherapy regimen (60Gy/30 fractions over 6 weeks) in combination with temozolomide.
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Protection of trial subjects |
The responsible investigator will ensure that this study is conducted in agreement with either the
Declaration of Helsinki (available on the World Medical Association web site
(http://www.wma.net)) and/or the laws and regulations of the country, whichever provides the
greatest protection of the patient.
The protocol has been written, and the study will be conducted according to the ICH Harmonized
Tripartite Guideline on Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP, available online at
http://www.ich.org/LOB/media/MEDIA482.pdf).
The protocol must be approved by the competent ethics committee(s) as required by the applicable
national legislation.
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Background therapy |
Radiation Therapy (40 Gy/15 fractions over 3 weeks) | ||
Evidence for comparator |
Phase II studies had demonstrated median survivals of 6 months with temozolomide only in patients older than age 70. Dr. Chinot reported on 32 patients older than age 70 (median age 75) who were treated with temozolomide only in the 5 day per 28 day regimen and median survival was 6.4 months. Dr Glantz reported on 32 patients older than age 70 that were offered temozolomide only or radiotherapy only in a series of 86 patients. The median survival for the temozolomide only group was 6 months as compared to the radiotherapy group median survival of 4.1 months in a non-randomized study. In addition, a prospective sequential series of patients with GBM and age ≥ 65 treated with radiotherapy (RT) only, RT plus PCV, and RT with temozolomide (adjuvant only) demonstrated increasing median survivals of 11.2, 12.7, and 14.9 months respectively. . Phase III study of concurrent temodal and radiation therapy followed by 6 months of adjuvant temozolomide have shown a survival advantage over radiotherapy alone in patients age 18-70, with evidence of improved survival in the 60-70 age cohort in the combined modality group. Therefore, in view of the seeming similarity of results of temozolomide alone, RT alone, and the recent phase III study which shows an advantage of combined temozolomide with RT, there is a need to study this populations in a phase III randomized study comparing all three approaches in patients older than age 70. | ||
Actual start date of recruitment |
14 Nov 2007
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Long term follow-up planned |
No
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Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement? |
Yes
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Population of trial subjects
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Number of subjects enrolled per country |
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Netherlands: 45
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Belgium: 32
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
France: 70
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Germany: 50
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Italy: 52
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Canada: 199
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Australia: 97
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Country: Number of subjects enrolled |
Japan: 17
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Worldwide total number of subjects |
562
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EEA total number of subjects |
249
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Number of subjects enrolled per age group |
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In utero |
0
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Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk |
0
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Newborns (0-27 days) |
0
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Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months) |
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Children (2-11 years) |
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Adolescents (12-17 years) |
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Adults (18-64 years) |
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From 65 to 84 years |
562
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85 years and over |
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Recruitment
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Recruitment details |
Patients > 65 years of age, with newly diagnosed, histopathologically confirmed, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM, WHO grade IV) who have had prior surgery/biopsy at diagnosis and who are not deemed suitable by their treating physician to receive the standard radiotherapy regimen (60Gy/30 fractions over 6 weeks) in combination with temozolomide. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-assignment
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Screening details |
- Patient’s age is > 65 years. - Patient is not deemed suitable by the treating physician to receive the standard radiotherapy regimen (60Gy/30 fractions over 6 weeks) in combination with temozolomide. -ECOG performance status of 0, 1 or 2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-assignment period milestones
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Number of subjects started |
562 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of subjects completed |
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Period 1
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Period 1 title |
Randomization (overall period)
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Is this the baseline period? |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allocation method |
Randomised - controlled
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Blinding used |
Not blinded | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arms
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Are arms mutually exclusive |
Yes
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Arm title
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RT alone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm description |
Radiation Therapy (40 Gy/15 fractions over 3 weeks) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm type |
Radiotherapy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investigational medicinal product name |
No investigational medicinal product assigned in this arm
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Arm title
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RT + TMZ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm description |
Radiation Therapy (40 Gy/15 fractions over 3 weeks) and Concurrent Temozolomide (75 mg/m2, daily, from the first to the last day of radiotherapy to a maximum of 28 days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arm type |
Experimental | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investigational medicinal product name |
Temozolomide
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Investigational medicinal product code |
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Other name |
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Pharmaceutical forms |
Capsule
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Routes of administration |
Oral use
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Dosage and administration details |
Temozolomide (concurrent with radiation) 75 mg/m2. once a day, daily, from the first day to the last day of radiotherapy.
Temozolomide (adjuvant; to start 4 weeks after the end of radiation). 150 mg/m2 in cycle 1; escalate to 200 mg/m2 in cycles 2 onwards in the absence of significant adverse events. in 28-day long cycles (once a day, daily, for the first 5 days within each cycle), until progressive disease (PD) or unacceptable adverse events to a maximum of 12 months.
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Baseline characteristics reporting groups
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Reporting group title |
RT alone
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Reporting group description |
Radiation Therapy (40 Gy/15 fractions over 3 weeks) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group title |
RT + TMZ
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Reporting group description |
Radiation Therapy (40 Gy/15 fractions over 3 weeks) and Concurrent Temozolomide (75 mg/m2, daily, from the first to the last day of radiotherapy to a maximum of 28 days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Subject analysis sets
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Subject analysis set title |
ITT
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Subject analysis set type |
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Subject analysis set description |
All randomized patients
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End points reporting groups
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Reporting group title |
RT alone
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Reporting group description |
Radiation Therapy (40 Gy/15 fractions over 3 weeks) | ||
Reporting group title |
RT + TMZ
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Reporting group description |
Radiation Therapy (40 Gy/15 fractions over 3 weeks) and Concurrent Temozolomide (75 mg/m2, daily, from the first to the last day of radiotherapy to a maximum of 28 days) | ||
Subject analysis set title |
ITT
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Subject analysis set type |
Intention-to-treat | ||
Subject analysis set description |
All randomized patients
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End point title |
Overall Survival | ||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Primary
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End point timeframe |
The duration of survival is the time interval between the date of randomization and the date of death. Patients who were still alive when last traced are censored at the date of last follow up. All
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Statistical analysis title |
Comparison of OS between arms | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
RT alone v RT + TMZ
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
562
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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Analysis type |
superiority | ||||||||||||
P-value |
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Method |
Logrank | ||||||||||||
Parameter type |
Hazard ratio (HR) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
0.67
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Confidence interval |
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95% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
0.56 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
0.8 |
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End point title |
Progression Free Survival | ||||||||||||
End point description |
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End point type |
Secondary
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End point timeframe |
PFS is the time interval between the date of randomization and the date of disease progression or death, whichever comes first. If neither event has been observed, then the patient is censored at the date of the last follow up examination.
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Statistical analysis title |
Comparison of PFS | ||||||||||||
Comparison groups |
RT alone v RT + TMZ
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Number of subjects included in analysis |
562
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Analysis specification |
Pre-specified
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superiority | ||||||||||||
P-value |
< 0.0001 | ||||||||||||
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Logrank | ||||||||||||
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Hazard ratio (HR) | ||||||||||||
Point estimate |
0.5
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Confidence interval |
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95% | ||||||||||||
sides |
2-sided
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lower limit |
0.41 | ||||||||||||
upper limit |
0.6 |
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Adverse events information
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Timeframe for reporting adverse events |
During radiotherapy (± temozolomide)
21-28 days after the end of radiotherapy
In RT only: 4 weeks after RT and every 3 months until death
In RT+TMZ: Every 3 months until death
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Adverse event reporting additional description |
AEs are evaluated using CTCAE v3 grading, SAEs using CTCAE v3. Non-SAEs has not been collected specifically, all AEs will be reported in non-SAE section.
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Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
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Reporting groups
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Reporting group title |
RT alone
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Radiotherapy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting group title |
RT+TMZ
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Substantial protocol amendments (globally) |
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Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? Yes | |||
Date |
Amendment |
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21 Oct 2009 |
-Deletion in the EudraCT application form of the central facility in the Netherlands
(section G4); the samples are sent by the sites directly to the central pathology review
facility without any intermediate storage.
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30 Jun 2010 |
• Change in the drug supply chain of Shering-Plough: The Temodal will continue to be manufactured at Orion, in Finland. The bulk Temodal will the be shipped from Orion to WAG, in Switzerland, for secondary packaging and labeling. The GMP/QA releases for the packaged supplies will be performed by WAG. The drug will be shipped from WAG to Almac UK where the QP release will be performed. Once the QP release completed, the product will be shipped to the country sites directly.
• The protocol and Group Specific Appendix have been amended, please note those changes are considered as non-substantial (changes are detailed in the document “GSA-26062-22061-amend 2 annex 1” and “GSA-26062-22061-amend 2”):
• The first change is a number of clarifications to the protocol in regards to dose modifications for radiotherapy and the transition from concurrent to adjuvant temozolomide, as well as clarifications for supporting documentation required for radiotherapy.
• The second change to the protocol involves a clarification to the eligibility criteria regarding the timing between initial surgery and the start of study therapy.
• A third change to the protocol involves follow-up for patients on the temozolomide and radiotherapy arm of the trial (Arm 2 patients).
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02 Jul 2013 |
1. Changes in the IMP labels:
Due to the switch of activities from Schering-Piough to Merck (MSD) and therefore changes
in the standard operational procedures for IMP label design, the wording and layout of the
IMP labels have changed.
2. Correction on drug supply chain:
WAG has been initially declared in our covering letter but does not reflect in the Annex I.
Therefore the relevant part of the Annex I has been updated accordingly. |
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12 Aug 2013 |
Merck (MSD) is not able to provide a new stock of TEMOZOLOMIDE within the timelines. The
batch being used for the moment on the participating site expires on 30/09/2013 and
very soon some sites will be out of stock.
As a consequence, we are momentarily obliged to ask participating sites to use
commercial drug. The commercial drug will be reimbursed by the EORTC which will then
invoice Merck. No patient will be charged for the drug costs. |
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25 Nov 2013 |
Protocol and
Group Specific Appendix (GSA)
Previous GSA version: 2.0 dated 10AUG2009
New GSA version: 2.1 dated 21MAY2010
Previous Protocol version: 1.0 dated 16APR2007
New Protocol version: 2.0 dated 22FEB2010
Rationale: The first change is a number of clarifications to the protocol in regards to dose modifications for radiotherapy and the transition from concurrent to adjuvant temozolomide, as well as clarifications for supporting documentation required for radiotherapy.
The second change to the protocol involves a clarification to the eligibility criteria regarding the timing between initial surgery and the start of study therapy.
A third change to the protocol involves follow-up for patients on the temozolomide and radiotherapy arm of the trial (Arm 2 patients).
These changes are described on “GSA-26062-22061-amend 2 & GSA-26062-22061-AMEND 2 annex 1” document which will allow you to clearly identify the changes.
The following documents have been impacted by this amendment and have been updated:
-The Clinical Trial Protocol
-The Group Specific Appendix
Please note that this amendment doesn’t affect the safety, physical or mental integrity of the patients, or on the scientific value of the trial.
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17 Feb 2014 |
Notification of temozolomide new safety information
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), the marketing authorization holder for temozolomide, informed healthcare providers of the following new safety information:
• Cases of hepatic injury, including fatal hepatic failure, have been reported in patients receiving temozolomide.
• Liver toxicity may occur several weeks or more after initiation of treatment or after temozolomide discontinuation.
• Liver function tests should be performed:
prior to treatment initiation. If abnormal, the decision to initiate temozolomide treatment should carefully consider the benefits and risks for the individual patient;
after each treatment cycle.
• For patients on a 42 day treatment cycle, liver function tests should be repeated midway during this cycle;
• For patients with significant liver function abnormalities the benefits and risks of continuing treatment should be carefully considered.
Recruitment for this trial has been completed. As a result there are no implications for the management of patients on treatment and thus a protocol amendment is not required. However, patients who are continuing on follow-up will be informed orally of this updated information by their Principal Investigator.
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Interruptions (globally) |
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Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No | |||
Limitations and caveats |
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Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data. | |||
None reported |