Status:

RECRUITING

Metformin as Maintenance Therapy in Patients With Bone Sarcoma and High Risk of Relapse

Lead Sponsor:

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Conditions:

Osteosarcoma

Ewing Sarcoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

14+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Primitive bone sarcoma are rare tumors with low options of therapy for patient treatment. 1. OSTEOSARCOMA VERY POOR RESPONDER COHORT. Necrosis on primitive localized osteosarcoma represents one of th...

Detailed Description

MATERIALS \& METHODS The study is divided in two groups 1\. Group 1-Localized osteosarcoma that have reported a post neoadjuvant chemotherapy primary tumor necrosis ≤ 60% Metformin will be administra...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Non metastatic osteosarcoma patients with necrosis ≤ 60 % in the end of post-operatory chemotherapy treatment (within 45 days.from the end of chemotherapy treatment).
  • Osteosarcoma or Ewing sarcoma patients free from the disease after first relapse (within 45 days.from the local surgery or 45 days from the end of chemotherapy treatment).
  • ≥ 14 years.
  • Patient should not be participating in other clinical study.
  • Patients should be able to swallow.
  • Screening up to 30 days from the end of chemotherapy treatment or relapse.
  • Start therapy up to 30 days from the screening.
  • Normal renal function (creatinine \<1,3 mg/L, clearance creatinine ≥ 70 ml/min) end liver function (total serum bilirubina \<1,2 mg/dL, except Gilbert syndrome patients), AST e ALT \<1,8 times the normal range value

Exclusion

  • Type B diabetic patient
  • Metastatic patients
  • Patients with acute metabolic acidosis (lactic acidosis, diabetic ketoacidosis).
  • Patients with renal insufficiency (GFR \< 70 ml/min).
  • Patients with acute conditions that could cause kidney alterations as dehydration, severe infection and shock.
  • Patients with hepatic insufficiency as acute alcohol intoxication and alcoholism.
  • Patients with medical conditions that could cause tissue hypoxia: decompensated heart failure, respiratory failure, recent myocardial infarction, shock.
  • Patient who does not meet the inclusion criteria
  • Pregnant and breastfeeding patients, or young women at childbearing age who cannot exclude the state of pregnancy (possibly excluded by serum pregnancy test (BhCG test), in accordance with the recommendations of the CTFG.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

67 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04758000

Start Date

March 1 2021

End Date

July 1 2027

Last Update

August 4 2023

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Chemotherapy Div, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Bologna, Italy