Clinical trial NCT01236560: Vorinostat, Temozolomide, or Bevacizumab in Combination With Radiation Therapy Followed by Bevacizumab and Temozolomide in Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Glioma
Official title: A Randomized Phase II/III Study of Vorinostat and Local Irradiation OR Temozolomide and Local Irradiation OR Bevacizumab and Local Irradiation Followed by Maintenance Bevacizumab and Temozolomide in Children With Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Gliomas
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
PHASE3
Conditions: Brain Stem Glioma
Cerebral Astrocytoma
Childhood Cerebellar Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Childhood Cerebral Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Childhood Spinal Cord Neoplasm
Lead sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Sponsor class: NIH
First posted: 2010-11-07
Enrollment: 101
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 3
Maximum age (years): 21
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This randomized phase II/III trial is studying vorinostat, temozolomide, or bevacizumab to see how well they work compared with each other when given together with radiation therapy followed by bevacizumab and temozolomide in treating young patients with newly diagnosed high-grade glioma. Vorinostat may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. 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. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. It is not yet known whether giving vorinostat is more effective then temozolomide or bevacizumab when given together with radiation therapy in treating glioma.

Detailed description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To identify the dose of vorinostat that is feasible when given in combination with radiotherapy (RT) in patients with newly diagnosed high-grade gliomas (HGG). II. To compare 1-year event-free survival of patients with newly diagnosed HGG treated with vorinostat (using MTD) versus bevacizumab versus temozolomide when given in combination with RT followed by maintenance therapy with bevacizumab and temozolomide. (Phase II) III. To compare the event-free survival of patients with newly diagnosed HGG treated with the superior chemoradiotherapy (from phase II portion) versus temozolomide given in combination with RT followed by maintenance chemotherapy with bevacizumab and temozolomide. (Phase III)

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate the anti-tumor activity, as measured by event-free survival (EFS), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS), of patients with newly diagnosed HGG treated with vorinostat, bevacizumab, or temozolomide when given in combination with RT followed by maintenance chemotherapy with bevacizumab and temozolomide. II. To define and evaluate the toxicities of each of the treatment arms of the study.

III. To conduct gene expression profiling and SNP arrays in patients with newly diagnosed HGG.

IV. To assess telomerase activity, hTert expression, and telomere length in patients with newly diagnosed HGG. V. To document changes in perfusion and diffusion using MR imaging at baseline, prior to, during (prior to course 3), and after maintenance therapy with bevacizumab and temozolomide.

VI. To correlate functional changes in tumor with responses to bevacizumab treatment using MR diffusion/perfusion imaging. VII. To correlate the results of the bevacizumab biology studies in serum or tumor with EFS.

VIII. To explore the prognostic significance of MGMT status for patients newly diagnosed with HGG treated with combined surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and anti-angiogenic therapy.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, feasibility, dose-escalation study of vorinostat, followed by a phase II study, followed by a phase III study.

FEASIBILITY STUDY: Patients undergo 3-D conformal radiotherapy (RT) or intensity-modulated RT 5 days a week for 6 weeks. Patients also receive vorinostat orally (PO) once daily on days 1-5. Courses repeat every week for 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

MAINTENANCE THERAPY: Beginning 4 weeks after completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients receive bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15 and temozolomide PO on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 12 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

PHASE II STUDY: Patients are stratified according to extent of resection (near total resection or gross total resection vs other) and histology (glioblastoma multiforme vs other). Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 treatment arms.

ARM I: Patients undergo RT 5 days a week for 6 weeks and receive vorinostat at the maximum-tolerated dose determined in the feasibility study.

ARM II: Patients undergo RT as in the feasibility arm and receive temozolomide PO once daily for 42 days by day 5 of RT.

ARM III: Patients undergo RT as in the feasibility arm and receive bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 22 and 36.

Maintenance therapy in arms I, II, III: Patients in all arms receive maintenance therapy as in the feasibility study.

PHASE III study: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

ARM IV: Patients receive RT and temozolomide as in phase II, arm II.

ARM V: Patients receive treatment as in phase II, arm I or phase II, arm III, whichever was established as the superior chemoradiotherapy arm in phase II.

Maintenance Therapy: Beginning 4 weeks after completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients receive bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15 and temozolomide PO on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 12 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Some patients undergo blood and tumor tissue sample (from surgery) collection for telomerase activity, hTert expression, telomere length, and gene expression profiling and SNP arrays analysis.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 4 years, and then annually for 5 years.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Newly diagnosed high-grade glioma

  * Anaplastic astrocytoma
  * Glioblastomamultiforme
  * Gliosarcoma
  * Primary spinal cord malignant glioma allowed
  * No oligodendroglioma oroligoastrocytoma
* Patient must have histological verification of diagnosis

  * No M+ disease (defined as evidence of neuraxis dissemination)
  * No positive CSF cytology
* ECOG performance status (PS) 0-2

  * Karnofsky PS 50-100% (patients \> 16 years of age)
  * Lansky PS 50-100% (patients ≤ 16 years of age)
* ANC ≥ 1,000/μL
* Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL
* Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 mg/dL (transfusion independent)
* Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR ≥ 70 mL/min OR serum creatinine based on age and/or gender as follows:

  * 0.4 mg/dL (1 month to \< 6 months of age)
  * 0.5 mg/dL (6 months to \< 1 year of age)
  * 0.6 mg/dL (1 to \< 2 years of age)
  * 0.8 mg/dL (2 to \< 6 years of age)
  * 1.0 mg/dL (6 to \< 10 years of age)
  * 1.2 mg/dL (10 to \< 13 years of age)
  * 1.5 mg/dL (male) or 1.4 mg/dL (female) (13 to \< 16 years of age)
  * 1.7 mg/dL (male) or 1.4 mg/dL (female) (≥ 16 years of age)
* Proteinuria \< 2+ OR urine; protein ratio (UPC) ≤ 0.5

  * If UPC \> 0.5, a 24-hour urine protein should be obtained and level should be \< 1,000 mg of protein
* Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
* ALT \< 2.5 times ULN
* Serum albumin ≥ 2 g/dL
* PT INR ≤ 1.5 times ULN
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception during all study therapy and for ≥ 6 months after completion of bevacizumab
* Hypertension well controlled (≤ 95\^th percentile for age and height if patient is ≤ 17years) by stable doses of medication allowed

  * For patients \> 17 years, systolic blood pressure (BP) ≤ 150 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≤ 100 mm Hg)
* Seizure disorder allowed provided patient is well-controlled and on nonenzyme-inducing anticonvulsants
* No history of myocardial infarction, severe or unstable angina, clinically significant peripheral vascular disease, ≥ grade 2 heart failure, or serious and inadequately controlled cardiac arrhythmia
* No known bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
* No prior arterial thromboembolic events, including transient ischemic attacks orcerebrovascular accidents
* No prior diagnosis of a deep venous thrombosis, including pulmonary embolism, and no known thrombophilic condition (e.g., protein S, protein C, antithrombin III deficiency, Factor V Leiden or Factor II G202'0A mutation, homocysteinemia, or antiphospholipid antibody syndrome)
* No history of an abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within the past 6 months
* No serious or non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture
* No evidence of significant postoperative intracranial hemorrhage, defined as \> 1 cm of blood on postoperative MRI scan (potentially in addition to the postoperative scan) obtained within the past 14days
* No history of allergic reaction to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or other recombinanthuman antibodies
* No more than 31 days since definitive surgery
* Must not have received any prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, or bone marrow transplant
* More than 7 days since major surgical procedure and recovered

  * For patients scheduled to receive bevacizumab:

    * More than 28 days since major procedure
    * More than 14 days since intermediate procedure
    * More than 7 days since minor procedure (lumbar picture or placement of PICC lines are not considered minor procedures)
* No other current anti-cancer agents
* No concurrent nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications known to inhibit platelet function or known to selectively inhibit cyclooxygenase activity
* No concurrent enzyme inducing anticonvulsants
* No concurrent HDAC inhibitors (e.g., valproic acid)
* No concurrent anticoagulants including systemic thrombolytic agents, heparin, low molecular weight heparins, or warfarin except as required to maintain patency of pre-existing permanent vascular catheters or for prevention of thrombosis in the post-operative period

Primary outcomes:
measure: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Vorinostat
timeFrame: 10 weeks
measure: Event-free Survival
timeFrame: 1 year after enrollment
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Overall Survival
timeFrame: 1 year after enrollment
measure: Cumulative Incidence of Disease Progression in Each Treatment Arm
timeFrame: 1 year after enrollment
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Birmingham
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Alabama
state: Alabama
city: Birmingham
country: United States
facility: University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
state: Alabama
city: Downey
country: United States
facility: Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
state: California
city: Loma Linda
country: United States
facility: Loma Linda University Medical Center
state: California
city: Long Beach
country: United States
facility: Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
state: California
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital Los Angeles
state: California
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Cedars Sinai Medical Center
state: California
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA
state: California
city: Madera
country: United States
facility: Valley Children's Hospital
state: California
city: Oakland
country: United States
facility: UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
state: California
city: Oakland
country: United States
facility: Kaiser Permanente-Oakland
state: California
city: Orange
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Orange County
state: California
city: Palo Alto
country: United States
facility: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University
state: California
city: San Diego
country: United States
facility: Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
state: California
city: San Francisco
country: United States
facility: UCSF Medical Center-Parnassus
state: California
city: San Francisco
country: United States
facility: UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
state: California
city: Aurora
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital Colorado
state: Colorado
city: Hartford
country: United States
facility: Connecticut Children's Medical Center
state: Connecticut
city: New Haven
country: United States
facility: Yale University
state: Connecticut
city: Wilmington
country: United States
facility: Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
state: Delaware
city: Washington
country: United States
facility: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
state: District of Columbia
city: Washington
country: United States
facility: Children's National Medical Center
state: District of Columbia
city: Fort Myers
country: United States
facility: Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
state: Florida
city: Jacksonville
country: United States
facility: Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
state: Florida
city: Miami
country: United States
facility: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
state: Florida
city: Miami
country: United States
facility: Nicklaus Children's Hospital
state: Florida
city: Orlando
country: United States
facility: AdventHealth Orlando
state: Florida
city: Orlando
country: United States
facility: Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
state: Florida
city: Pensacola
country: United States
facility: Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola
state: Florida
city: Saint Petersburg
country: United States
facility: Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
state: Florida
city: Tampa
country: United States
facility: Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
state: Florida
city: Atlanta
country: United States
facility: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston
state: Georgia
city: Savannah
country: United States
facility: Memorial Health University Medical Center
state: Georgia
city: Honolulu
country: United States
facility: University of Hawaii Cancer Center
state: Hawaii
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago
state: Illinois
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: University of Illinois
state: Illinois
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Illinois
city: Peoria
country: United States
facility: Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
state: Illinois
city: Springfield
country: United States
facility: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
state: Illinois
city: Indianapolis
country: United States
facility: Riley Hospital for Children
state: Indiana
city: Indianapolis
country: United States
facility: Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
state: Indiana
city: Des Moines
country: United States
facility: Blank Children's Hospital
state: Iowa
city: Lexington
country: United States
facility: University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
state: Kentucky
city: Louisville
country: United States
facility: Norton Children's Hospital
state: Kentucky
city: Baltimore
country: United States
facility: Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
state: Maryland
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Tufts Children's Hospital
state: Massachusetts
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
state: Massachusetts
city: Ann Arbor
country: United States
facility: C S Mott Children's Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Detroit
country: United States
facility: Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
state: Michigan
city: East Lansing
country: United States
facility: Michigan State University Clinical Center
state: Michigan
city: Grand Rapids
country: United States
facility: Helen DeVos Children's Hospital at Spectrum Health
state: Michigan
city: Kalamazoo
country: United States
facility: Bronson Methodist Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Minneapolis
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
state: Minnesota
city: Rochester
country: United States
facility: Mayo Clinic in Rochester
state: Minnesota
city: Jackson
country: United States
facility: University of Mississippi Medical Center
state: Mississippi
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
state: Missouri
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
state: Missouri
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: Washington University School of Medicine
state: Missouri
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
state: Missouri
city: Omaha
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha
state: Nebraska
city: Omaha
country: United States
facility: University of Nebraska Medical Center
state: Nebraska
city: Las Vegas
country: United States
facility: Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
state: Nevada
city: Las Vegas
country: United States
facility: Nevada Cancer Research Foundation NCORP
state: Nevada
city: Hackensack
country: United States
facility: Hackensack University Medical Center
state: New Jersey
city: Morristown
country: United States
facility: Morristown Medical Center
state: New Jersey
city: New Brunswick
country: United States
facility: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
state: New Jersey
city: Paterson
country: United States
facility: Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center
state: New Jersey
city: Summit
country: United States
facility: Overlook Hospital
state: New Jersey
city: Albuquerque
country: United States
facility: University of New Mexico Cancer Center
state: New Mexico
city: Albany
country: United States
facility: Albany Medical Center
state: New York
city: Bronx
country: United States
facility: Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
state: New York
city: Buffalo
country: United States
facility: Roswell Park Cancer Institute
state: New York
city: New Hyde Park
country: United States
facility: The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
state: New York
city: Rochester
country: United States
facility: University of Rochester
state: New York
city: Syracuse
country: United States
facility: State University of New York Upstate Medical University
state: New York
city: Chapel Hill
country: United States
facility: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: North Carolina
city: Charlotte
country: United States
facility: Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
state: North Carolina
city: Winston-Salem
country: United States
facility: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
state: North Carolina
city: Fargo
country: United States
facility: Sanford Broadway Medical Center
state: North Dakota
city: Akron
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
state: Ohio
city: Cincinnati
country: United States
facility: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
state: Ohio
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
state: Ohio
city: Columbus
country: United States
facility: Nationwide Children's Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Dayton
country: United States
facility: Dayton Children's Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Toledo
country: United States
facility: ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Oklahoma City
country: United States
facility: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
state: Oklahoma
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: Oregon Health and Science University
state: Oregon
city: Bethlehem
country: United States
facility: Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
state: Pennsylvania
city: Hershey
country: United States
facility: Penn State Children's Hospital
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: Children's Oncology Group
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children
state: Pennsylvania
city: Pittsburgh
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
state: Pennsylvania
city: Providence
country: United States
facility: Rhode Island Hospital
state: Rhode Island
city: Charleston
country: United States
facility: Medical University of South Carolina
state: South Carolina
city: Columbia
country: United States
facility: Prisma Health Richland Hospital
state: South Carolina
city: Greenville
country: United States
facility: BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
state: South Carolina
city: Greenville
country: United States
facility: Greenville Cancer Treatment Center
state: South Carolina
city: Sioux Falls
country: United States
facility: Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
state: South Dakota
city: Knoxville
country: United States
facility: East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
state: Tennessee
city: Memphis
country: United States
facility: Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
state: Tennessee
city: Nashville
country: United States
facility: Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
state: Tennessee
city: Austin
country: United States
facility: Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
state: Texas
city: Corpus Christi
country: United States
facility: Driscoll Children's Hospital
state: Texas
city: Fort Sam Houston
country: United States
facility: Brooke Army Medical Center
state: Texas
city: Fort Worth
country: United States
facility: Cook Children's Medical Center
state: Texas
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Texas
city: San Antonio
country: United States
facility: Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
state: Texas
city: San Antonio
country: United States
facility: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
state: Texas
city: Temple
country: United States
facility: Scott and White Memorial Hospital
state: Texas
city: Salt Lake City
country: United States
facility: Primary Children's Hospital
state: Utah
city: Portsmouth
country: United States
facility: Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
state: Virginia
city: Richmond
country: United States
facility: Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center
state: Virginia
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Seattle Children's Hospital
state: Washington
city: Spokane
country: United States
facility: Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
state: Washington
city: Tacoma
country: United States
facility: Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center
state: Washington
city: Charleston
country: United States
facility: West Virginia University Charleston Division
state: West Virginia
city: Madison
country: United States
facility: University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
state: Wisconsin
city: Marshfield
country: United States
facility: Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
state: Wisconsin
city: Milwaukee
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
state: Wisconsin
city: Vancouver
country: Canada
facility: British Columbia Children's Hospital
state: British Columbia
city: Winnipeg
country: Canada
facility: CancerCare Manitoba
state: Manitoba
city: Halifax
country: Canada
facility: IWK Health Centre
state: Nova Scotia
city: Toronto
country: Canada
facility: Hospital for Sick Children
state: Ontario
city: Montreal
country: Canada
facility: The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC
state: Quebec
city: Montreal
country: Canada
facility: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
state: Quebec
city: Saskatoon
country: Canada
facility: Saskatoon Cancer Centre
state: Saskatchewan
city: Quebec
country: Canada
facility: CHU de Quebec-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval (CHUL)
Study officials:
affiliation: Children's Oncology Group
name: Maryam Fouladi
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References: