Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Evaluation of the Irinotecan/Bevacizumab Association as Neo-adjuvant and Adjuvant Treatment of Chemoradiation With Temozolomide for Naive Unresectable Glioblastoma. Phase II Randomized Study With Comparison to Chemoradiation With Temozolomide
Brief Summary: Treatment of glioblastoma (GBM) is based on surgery when possible, and chemoradiation with temozolomide, which became a standard since the EORTC study (Stupp, 2005). However, the prognosis of unresectable GBM remains poor despite chemoradiation with an estimated 10 month median survival, in the range of the comparable patients in the RPA class V from the EORTC study (Miramanoff, 2006).

Vredenburgh et al. from the Duke University (Durham, NC) reported at ASCO 2006 (fully published in J Clin Oncol, 2007) a 57 % unexpected response rate using a bevacizumab/irinotecan schedule in patients with relapsed GBM or grade 3 astrocytomas. This unusual high response rate, sometimes with major and sustained responses, was confirmed by a cooperative french study of ANOCEF (Guiu et al., 2008). Such a major improvement of treatment effectiveness lead ANOCEF, which federates most of the active neuro-oncology teams in France, to propose a neo-adjuvant and adjuvant bevacizumab-based chemotherapy framing a standard temozolomide-based chemoradiation with the aim to improve the prognosis of unresectable GBM.

The bevacizumab/temozolomide combination as neo-adjuvant is presently being evaluated by the Duke University. We believe that an ambitious comparison of the bevacizumab/irinotecan-schedule with the ''standard'' temozolomide-based chemoradiation is a fascinating challenge to improve the treatment of this awful disease.

The ANOCEF proposal '' Evaluation of the irinotecan/bevacizumab association as neo-adjuvant and adjuvant treatment of chemoradiation with temozolomide for naive unresectable glioblastoma. Phase II randomized study with comparison to chemoradiation with temozolomide'' has been successfully granted by INCA (Institut National du Fancer, France) through its research program ( PHRC : Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique). Implementation of this program is now starting .


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A: Inclusion Criteria:

All the eligibility criteria must be met before registration :

* delay upper or equal to 14 days from stereotaxic biopsy and 28 days from surgical biopsy
* Histopathologically proven diagnosis of glioblastoma (WHO grade IV astrocytoma)
* Patient belonging to the RPA V class or associated
* only supratentorial glioblastoma
* Diagnosis must be obtained by a stereotactic or surgical biopsy
* Age between 18 and 70
* A contrast-enhanced MRI must be performed within 28 days prior to study registration
* Total or partial surgical resection deemed as not possible by a neurosurgeon
* Karnofsky Index (KI) performance status over 50
* Life expectancy of at least 3 months
* A stable dose of corticosteroid for at least 7 days to control intracranial pressure and neurological symptoms
* Adequate blood function : absolute neutrophil count \> 1.5 x 109/L, platelets count \> 100 x 109/L platelets; hemoglobin \> 10 g/dl after blood transfusion if required
* Adequate liver function: bilirubin \< 1.5 ULN (upper limit of normal), ALT and AST \< 2.5 ULN, Prothrombin rate \> 75 %
* Adequate renal function: creatinine \< 1.2 ULN; proteinuria test 0 or trace (or urine protein concentration \< 1g/24h if proteinuria test is + or ++).
* Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential and adequate contraception for men and women.
* systolic arterial blood pressure at rest ≤ 170 mmHg
* Patient must have been informed and must have signed the specific informed consent form.
* holder of a coverage by the health insurance

Exclusion Criteria:

* patient belonging to the RPA III or IV
* prior malignant tumor in the recent 5 years or concomitant malignancy
* prior anti-tumoral chemotherapy or radiotherapy
* prior gross resection of the brain tumor
* patient receiving gliadel
* cardiovascular contra-indications to bevacizumab : prior angina pectoris, prior myocardial infarction, prior brain stroke, even transient, distal severe arteriopathy, uncontrolled high blood pressure
* anticomitial drug p450 cytochrome inductors
* other substances inducing p450 cytochrome
* proteinuria ≥ 1g/L
* concurrent anticoagulant or platelet anti-aggregant treatment
* congenital haemorrhagic pathology (haemophilia, Willebrandt)
* sign of brain haemorrhage on the RMI initial exam
* non resolved infectious disease
* non controlled arterial hypertension (≥170 mmHg)
* intracranial high pressure not controlled by a stable dose of steroids for at least 7 days
* pregnancy or refusal of the contraception for women and men
* psychiatric, behavioural disorders or geographical situation precluding the administration or follow-up of the protocol (including claustrophobia)
* digestive haemorrhage and / or gastro-duodenal ulcer occurring in the last 3 months
* pregnant, nursing woman, or without contraception
* private individuals of freedom or under tutelage (including legal guardianship)
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Confirmation of recurrent glioblastoma
* Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
* Received only one prior systemic chemotherapy regimen and this regimen must contain temozolomide

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients on enzyme-inducing anti-epileptic drugs within 3 weeks prior to randomisation
* Poorly controlled hypertension
* Previous anti-angiogenesis (eg bevacizumab, sorafenib, sunitinib) therapy
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Signed Informed Consent Form
* Age ≥ 18 years
* Histologically confirmed GBM in first or second relapse
* Radiographic demonstration of disease progression following prior therapy
* Bi-dimensionally measurable disease with a minimum measurement of 1 cm (10 mm) in one diameter on MRI performed within 14 days prior to first treatment (Day 0)
* An interval of ≥ 4 weeks since prior surgical resection
* Prior standard radiation for GBM
* Prior chemotherapy: first-relapse subjects
* Prior chemotherapy: second-relapse subjects
* Recovery from the effects of prior therapy, including the following: 4 weeks from cytotoxic agents (except 6 weeks from nitrosoureas, 3 weeks from procarbazine, 2 weeks from vincristine); 4 weeks from any investigational agent; 1 week from non-cytotoxic agents; 8 weeks from radiotherapy to minimize the potential for MRI changes related to radiation necrosis that might be misdiagnosed as progression of disease, or 4 weeks if a new lesion, relative to the pre-radiation MRI, develops that is outside the primary radiation field
* Prior therapy with gamma knife or other focal high-dose radiation is allowed but the subject must have subsequent histologic documentation of recurrence, unless the recurrence is a new lesion outside the irradiated field
* Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70
* Life expectancy \> 12 weeks
* Use of an effective means of contraception in males and in females of childbearing potential
* Ability to comply with study and follow-up procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

* Prior treatment with irinotecan, bevacizumab, or another VEGF or VEGFR-targeted agent
* Prior treatment with prolifeprospan 20 with carmustine wafer
* Prior intracerebral agents
* Need for urgent palliative intervention for primary disease (e.g., impending herniation)
* Evidence of recent hemorrhage on baseline MRI of the brain with the following exceptions: Presence of hemosiderin; Resolving hemorrhagic changes related to surgery; Presence of punctate hemorrhage in the tumor
* Received more than two treatment regimens for Grade III and/or Grade IV glioma
* Blood pressure of \> 150 mmHg systolic and \> 100 mmHg diastolic
* History of hypertensive encephalopathy
* New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade II or greater CHF
* History of myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months prior to Day 0
* History of stroke or transient ischemic attack within 6 months prior to study enrollment
* Significant vascular disease (e.g., aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection) or recent peripheral arterial thrombosis within 6 months prior to Day 0
* Evidence of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
* History of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within 6 months prior to Day 0
* History of intracerebral abscess within 6 months prior to Day 0
* Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to Day 0, anticipation of need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study
* Minor surgical procedures (excluding placement of a vascular access device), stereotactic biopsy, fine needle aspirations, or core biopsies within 7 days prior to Day 0
* Serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture
* Pregnancy (positive pregnancy test) or lactation
* Known hypersensitivity to any component of bevacizumab
* History of any other malignancy within 5 years (except non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix)
* Pregnant or nursing females
* Unstable systemic disease, including active infection, uncontrolled hypertension, or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication
* Subjects unable to undergo an MRI with contrast
D: Key Inclusion Criteria:

* newly diagnosed glioblastoma
* World Health Organization (WHO) performance status less than or equal to (\<=2)
* stable or decreasing corticosteroid dose within 5 days prior to randomization

Key Exclusion Criteria:

* evidence of recent hemorrhage on postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain
* any prior chemotherapy or immunotherapy for glioblastomas and low grade astrocytomas
* any prior radiotherapy to brain
* clinically significant cardiovascular disease
* history of greater than or equal to (\>=) grade 2 hemoptysis within 1 month prior to randomization
* previous centralized screening for Methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) status for enrollment into a clinical trial

Answer: A