Conditions: Glioblastoma
Keywords: adult giant cell glioblastoma adult glioblastoma adult gliosarcoma recurrent adult brain tumor
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 38
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
RATIONALE: Cediranib Maleate and gefitinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor. It is not yet known whether cediranib maleate given together with gefitinib is more effective than cediranib maleate given alone in treating patients with recurrent or progressive glioblastoma.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying the side effects of giving cediranib maleate together with gefitinib and to see how well it works compared with giving cediranib maleate together with a placebo in treating patients with recurrent or progressive glioblastoma.

Detailed description:
OBJECTIVES:

* To compare progression-free survival, overall survival, radiological response, and safety and tolerability of cediranib maleate in combination with gefitinib versus cediranib maleate in combination with a placebo in patients with recurrent or progressive glioblastoma following standard front-line treatment.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive cediranib maleate and gefitinib or cediranib maleate and a placebo once daily on days 1-42. Courses repeat every 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Blood and tissue samples are collected from some patients for genetic profiling and biomarker analysis.

Peer Reviewed and Funded or Endorsed by Cancer Research UK.

Arms:
arm 1: Cediranib maleate 30mg od orally and gefitinib 500mg od orally. Each cycle of treatment lasts 6 weeks. Treatment will continue until confirmation of progression, patient decision or the development of unacceptable toxicity (if there is radiological progression only treatment can continue if the investigator has the opinion that the patient is receiving benefit. arm 2: Cediranib maleate 30mg od orally and placebo 500mg od orally. Each cycle of treatment lasts 6 weeks. Treatment will continue until confirmation of progression, patient decision or the development of unacceptable toxicity (if there is radiological progression only treatment can continue if the investigator has the opinion that the patient is receiving benefit.

Interventions: intervention 1: cediranib maleate intervention 2: gefitinib intervention 3: Placebo
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: None intervention 2: None intervention 3: None

Protocol document: