E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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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 | 10065443 |
E.1.2 | Term | Malignant glioma |
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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 |
To assess the rate of objective confirmed tumor response of bevacizumab in combination with irinotecan in patients with recurrent or refractory high grade glioma after conventional treatment |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To determine the overall survival, the time from the date of first treatment to death To determine the duration of objective confirmed tumor response, defined as the time from first documentation of objective response to the first objective or clinical documentation of progression. To determine time to tumor progression, the time from the date of first treatment to the date of first objective or clinical documentation of tumor progression or death due to any cause. To assess the safety and tolerability of the combination of bevacizumab and irinotecan |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Histopathologic diagnosis of high grade glioma 2. Evidence of recurrent or refractory high grage glioma after at least 1 conventional first line treatment 3. Measurable disease by MRI 4. Age > 14 years 5. Karnofsky Performance Score &#8805; 60% 6. Life expectancy &#8805; 3 months 7. Intracranial surgery performed al least 6 weeks prior to entry 8. No anticancer therapy (chemotherapy or radiotherapy) for at least 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosureas) prior to entry 9. Haematology: a. Neutrophils &#8805; 1.5 x 109/l b. Platelets &#8805; 125 x 109/l c. Hematocrit > 29% 10. Renal function: creatinina &#8804;1.5 mg/dL 11. Liver function a. Bilirubin &#8804; 1.5 mg/dL b. AST/ALT < 1.5 x normal upper limit 12. Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) < 1.5 &#61620; normal upper limit in the absence of treatment with anticoagulation medications 13. Contrast enhanced cranial MRI must have been performed within 3 weeks of study entry 14. Dose of corticosteroid stable for at least 7 days before treatment initiation 15. The pregnancy will not have to be started during treatment and for following 90 days 16. Signed, informed consent |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. History of any other malignancy within 5 years (except non melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix) 2. Other concomitant anticancer treatment 3. Pregnant or nursing females 4. Hemorrhage on baseline MRI of the brain 5. Previous treatment with Bevacizumab 6. Clinically significant cardiovascular diseases: History of myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to study registration New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade II or greater heart failure Serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication Blood pressure of &#61502; 150/100 mmHg in patient under treatment Unstable angina Clinically significant peripheral vascular disease 7. History of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra abdominal abscess within 6 months prior to study registration 8. Active inflammatory bowel disease or diverticulitis 9. History of intracerebral abscess within 6 months prior to study registration 10. Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 14 days prior to study registration 11. Minor surgical procedures, stereotactic biopsy, fine needle aspirations or core biopsies within 7 days prior to registration 12. Serious non healing wound, active infection, ulcer, or bone fracture |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary efficacy endpoint is defined as the rate of objective confirmed tumor response of bevacizumab in combination with irinotecan in patients with recurrent or refractory high grade glioma after conventional treatment. |
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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 | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
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
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 1 |
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 | 5 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 5 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |