Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Avastin Plus Radiotherapy in Elderly Patients With Glioblastoma
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to explore the efficacy of bevacizumab combined with radiotherapy compared with radiotherapy alone in the treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma in the elderly.

* Trial with medicinal product


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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: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed glioblastoma
* Measurable disease by MRI
* Completed standard first-line treatment for glioblastoma including surgery (unless not received due to anatomical location), radiotherapy and temozolomide (last dose given at least 28 days prior to enrollment)

  * No other prior treatment for glioblastoma except Gliadel or steroids
* Recurrent or progressive disease after standard first-line treatment

  * No disease progression within 3 months of completion of radiotherapy
* No intra- or peri-tumoral hemorrhage

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Karnofsky performance status 70-100%
* Mini-mental status score ≥ 15
* Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
* Serum bilirubin, ALT/AST, creatinine, and urine protein normal
* Adequate bone marrow reserve
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Normal ECG
* No history of familial long QT syndrome
* No absorption or swallowing difficulties
* No uncontrolled hypertension or cardiac ventricular arrhythmias
* No current or history of uncontrolled hypertension or requiring maximal doses of calcium channel blockers
* No severe or uncontrolled disease
* No history of lung disease
* No recent hemorrhage or hemoptysis
* No known hypersensitivity to cediranib maleate, gefitinib, or any excipients
* No history of other malignancies except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma or carcinoma in situ within the past 5 years, unless disease-free for 2 years with tissue diagnosis
* No known HIV positivity
* No known hepatitis B or C infection
* No unhealed surgical incision
* Not involved in planning or conducting this study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics
* Recovered from prior anticancer therapy, including radiotherapy
* At least 3 months since prior cranial radiation
* At least 30 days since prior investigational drugs
* At least 28 days since prior craniotomy
* At least 2 weeks since prior enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs
* At least 2 weeks since prior and no concurrent dexamethasone (\> 8 mg/day) or equivalent
* At least 14 days since prior major surgery or brain biopsy
* No concurrent steroids OR on stable dose 5 days prior to baseline MRI
* No other concurrent anticancer therapy, except for steroids (dexamethasone only)
* No previous enrollment on the current study
* No prior inhibitors of angiogenesis, EGFR, or downstream targets
* No prior radiosurgery or brachytherapy
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Histopathologically confirmed newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM, WHO grade IV). The histological diagnosis must have been made locally after biopsy or neurosurgical tumour resection.
* Initial surgery/biopsy at diagnosis performed \< 6 weeks (42 days) prior to randomization.
* Patient's age is 50 years or older.
* Karnofsky performance status is 50% or higher.
* Patients may have received and continue to receive corticosteroids, but they have to be on a stable or decreasing dose for at least 14 days prior to randomization.
* Patients must not have received prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
* Patient is able (i.e. sufficiently fluent) and willing to complete the quality of life questionnaires in either English or any other language the questionnaire is officially translated into. The baseline assessment (prior to start of radiotherapy) must already have been completed. Inability (illiteracy, loss of sight, or other equivalent reason) to complete the questionnaires will not make the patient ineligible for the study. In centres where patients are not able to read or write, proxy interviews will be conducted in-person or via telephone by the nurse at that particular centre.
* Patient consent must be obtained according to local institutional policy. It will be the responsibility of the local participating investigators to obtain the necessary local clearance, and to indicate in writing to the IAEA Study Coordinator that such clearance has been obtained, before the trial can commence in that centre. A copy of the initial full board ERB approval and approved consent form must be sent to the Project Officer at IAEA. The patient must sign the consent form prior to randomization or registration.
* Patients must be accessible for treatment and follow-up. Investigators must assure themselves the patients randomized on this trial will be available for complete documentation of the treatment, adverse events, and follow-up.
* Protocol treatment is to begin within 2 weeks of patient randomization.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with a history of other malignancies, except: adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in-situ cancer of the cervix, or other solid tumours curatively treated with no evidence of disease for 3 or more years.
* Patients with a serious active infection or other serious underlying medical conditions that would impair the ability of the patient to receive protocol treatment or comply with protocol.

Answer: B