Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: 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
Brief Summary: RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving radiation therapy together with temozolomide may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether radiation therapy and temozolomide are more effective than radiation therapy alone in treating glioblastoma multiforme.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying radiation therapy and temozolomide to see how well they work compared with radiation therapy alone in treating patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme.


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A: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme by biopsy or surgical resection Grade IV disease Initial diagnosis no greater than 6 weeks prior to study

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 to 70 Performance status: WHO 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) AST or ALT less than 2.5 times ULN Alkaline phosphatase less than 2.5 times ULN No chronic hepatitis B or C Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception No known HIV infection No medical condition that would interfere with oral medication intake (e.g., frequent vomiting or partial bowel obstruction) No other prior or concurrent malignancy except surgically cured carcinoma in situ of the cervix or nonmelanoma skin cancer No serious medical, psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition that would preclude study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent filgrastim (G-CSF), sargramostim (GM-CSF), or epoetin alfa No concurrent biologic therapy No concurrent immunotherapy Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: At least 14 days of prior corticosteroids at a stable dose required Concurrent corticosteroids allowed Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy No concurrent stereotactic boost radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics No concurrent surgery for tumor debulking Other: No other concurrent investigational drugs
B: Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis: newly diagnosed glioblastoma in elderly patients

1. Signed informed consent
2. Age \> 65 years
3. Newly diagnosed supratentorial glioblastoma
4. Eligible for first infusion of bevacizumab \> 28 and \> 49 days after surgery for glioblastoma
5. Karnofsky performance score 60 or more
6. Paraffin-embedded tissue for central pathology review
7. Stable or decreasing corticosteroid dose within 5 days prior to enrolment
8. Adequate haematological function:
9. Adequate liver function
10. Adequate renal function

Exclusion criteria:

1. Karnofsky performance score 50 or less
2. Evidence of recent hemorrhage on postoperative brain MRI
3. Tumor with infiltration of retina, optic nerve, optic chiasm or brainstem
4. Any prior chemotherapy including carmustine-containing wafers (Gliadel®) or immunotherapy for glioblastoma or lower grade astrocytomas
5. Any prior radiotherapy to the brain or prior radiotherapy resulting in a potential overlap in the radiation field
6. Inadequately controlled hypertension
7. History of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
8. New York Heart Association (NYHA) grade II or higher congestive heart failure
9. Myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months prior to enrolment
10. Stroke or transitory ischemic attack within 6 months prior to enrolment
11. Other significant vascular disease within 6 months prior to enrolment
12. History of = grade 2 haemoptysis within 1 month prior to enrolment
13. Bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy in the absence of therapeutic anticoagulation
14. Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, intracranial biopsy, ventriculoperitoneal shunt or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to first dose of bevacizumab
15. Core biopsy (excluding intracranial biopsy) or other minor surgical procedure within 7 days prior to first dose of bevacizumab
16. Abdominal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation within 6 months prior to enrolment
17. Intracranial abscess within 6 months prior to enrolment
18. Serious non-healing wound, active ulcer or untreated bone fracture
19. Pregnancy or lactation
20. Fertile women \< 2 years after last menstruation and men unwilling or unable to use effective means of contraception
21. Active malignancy that may interfere with the study treatment at the investigator?s and PI discretion
C: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Tumor tissue specimens from the glioblastoma surgery or open biopsy (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded block; stereotactic biopsy not allowed) must be available for MGMT status analysis and central pathology review
2. Newly diagnosed histologically proven supratentorial glioblastoma (World Health Organization \[WHO\] Grade IV)
3. Proven methylated MGMT gene promoter methylation status
4. Available post-operative gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (Gd-MRI) performed within less than (\<) 48 hours after surgery (in case it was not possible to obtain a Gd-MRI within \<48 hours post surgery, a Gd-MRI is to be performed prior to randomization)
5. Stable or decreasing dose of steroids for greater than or equal to (\>=) 5 days prior to randomization
6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance score (ECOG PS) of 0-1
7. Meets 1 of the following recursive partitioning analysis (RPA) classifications: Class III (Age \< 50 years and ECOG PS 0). Class IV (meeting one of the following criteria: a) Age \< 50 years and ECOG PS 1 or b) Age \>= 50 years, underwent prior partial or total tumor resection, mini mental state examination \[MMSE\] \>= 27). Class V (meeting one of the following criteria: a) Age \>= 50 years and underwent prior partial or total tumor resection, MMSE \< 27 or b) Age \>= 50 years and underwent prior tumor biopsy only)
8. Other protocol defined inclusion criteria could apply

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Prior chemotherapy within the last 5 years
2. Prior RTX of the head
3. Receiving concurrent investigational agents or has received an investigational agent within the past 30 days prior to the first dose of cilengitide
4. Prior systemic antiangiogenic therapy
5. Placement of Gliadel® wafer at surgery
6. Inability to undergo Gd-MRI.
7. Planned surgery for other diseases
8. History of recent peptic ulcer disease (endoscopically proven gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, or esophageal ulcer) within 6 months of enrollment
9. History of malignancy. Subjects with curatively treated cervical carcinoma in situ or basal cell carcinoma of the skin, or subjects who have been free of other malignancies for \>= 5 years are eligible for this study
10. History of coagulation disorder associated with bleeding or recurrent thrombotic events
11. Clinically manifest myocardial insufficiency (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] III, IV) or history of myocardial infarction during the past 6 months; uncontrolled arterial hypertension
12. Other protocol defined exclusion criteria could apply
D: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histopathologically confirmed glioblastoma multiforme

  * Grade IV disease by WHO classification
  * Newly diagnosed disease
* Initial diagnostic surgery or biopsy performed within the past 4 weeks
* Not a candidate for standard radiotherapy (60Gy/30 fractions over 6 weeks) in combination with temozolomide

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* ECOG performance status 0-2
* Absolute granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm³
* Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
* Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN
* ALT and AST \< 2.5 times ULN
* No known hypersensitivity to temozolomide or compounds with similar chemical composition to temozolomide
* No history of other malignancies except adequately treated nonmelanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in situ cancer of the cervix, or other curatively treated solid tumors with no evidence of disease for at least 5 years
* No serious active infection (e.g., wound infection requiring parenteral antibiotics) or other serious underlying medical conditions that would preclude study treatment
* No other condition (e.g., psychological or geographical) that would preclude study compliance

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* No prior chemotherapy
* No prior radiotherapy
* No prior or concurrent investigational therapy
* No concurrent surgical procedures for tumor debulking
* No concurrent stereotactic boost radiotherapy
* No other concurrent chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or biological therapy
* No concurrent epoetin alfa
* Concurrent corticosteroids allowed provided the patient has been on a stable or decreasing dose for at least 14 days

Answer: D