Status:

COMPLETED

A Comparison of Continuous Bevacizumab (Avastin) Treatment or Placebo in Addition to Lomustine Followed by Standard of Care After Disease Progression in Participants With Glioblastoma

Lead Sponsor:

Hoffmann-La Roche

Conditions:

Glioblastoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of the addition of bevacizumab treatment to lomustine (in 2nd-line \[2L\] treatment) and SOC ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria at Enrollment (before PD1):
  • Newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed glioblastoma not previously treated with chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • If female and not postmenopausal (less than \[\<\] 12 months of amenorrhea) or surgically sterile, must agree to use a highly effective contraceptive method during the treatment period and for at least 6 months after the last dose of study drug
  • Karnofsky performance status (KPS) greater than or equal to (\>/=) 60
  • Mandatory tissue collection during pre-study surgery or biopsy for confirmation of the diagnosis and pathology
  • Craniotomy or intracranial biopsy site must be adequately healed. Study treatment should be initiated \> 28 days following the last surgical procedure
  • Inclusion Criteria at Randomization (following PD1):
  • Documented PD1 according to RANO criteria
  • Eligibility for second-line treatment with lomustine and bevacizumab as investigational medicinal products
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
  • Bevacizumab well tolerated and not interrupted for longer than 60 days during first-line treatment
  • Tissue submission among participants for whom operation/re-operation is indicated before second-line treatment starts; operation/re-operation performed \>/=28 days after last bevacizumab administration and second-line treatment initiated \>/=28 days after surgical wound healed
  • Randomization within 28 days after PD1 among participants for whom operation/re-operation is not necessary
  • First administration of second-line treatment no later than 2 days from randomization
  • Exclusion Criteria at Enrollment (before PD1):
  • Any prior chemotherapy for glioblastoma and low-grade astrocytomas
  • Any prior radiotherapy to the brain or prior radiotherapy resulting in a potential overlap in the radiation field
  • Prior or current anti-angiogenic treatment
  • Treatment with any other investigational drug within 28 days or 2 investigational agent half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to first study treatment
  • Inadequate hematological, renal, or liver function
  • Inadequately controlled hypertension
  • Prior history of gastrointestinal perforation or abscess
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease
  • History or evidence of central nervous system disease unrelated to cancer unless adequately treated with standard medical therapy
  • History or evidence of inherited bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy at risk of bleeding
  • Serious non-healing wound, active ulcer, or untreated bone fracture
  • Known hypersensitivity to any component of bevacizumab/placebo or any of the study drugs
  • Active infection requiring IV antibiotics at start of study treatment
  • Other malignancy within 5 years prior to study enrollment, except for carcinoma in situ of the cervix, basal or squamous cell skin cancer, localized prostate cancer, or ductal carcinoma in situ treated with curative intent
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Participation in any other study

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 19 2013

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    May 5 2017

    Estimated Enrollment :

    296 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01860638

    Start Date

    August 19 2013

    End Date

    May 5 2017

    Last Update

    April 30 2018

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    Medizinische Universität Graz; Universitätsklinik für Neurologie

    Graz, Austria, 8036

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    Uniklinik fuer Neurologie, Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck; Department fuer Neurologie

    Innsbruck, Austria, 6020

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    Kepler Universitätsklinikum GmbH - Neuromed Campus; Innere Medizin mit Neuroonkologie

    Linz, Austria, 4020

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    Lkh Salzburg - Univ. Klinikum Salzburg; Iii. Medizinische Abt.

    Salzburg, Austria, 5020