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A Study of Berubicin in Adult Subjects With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme

NCT04762069

Description:

This is an open-label, multicenter, randomized, parallel, 2-arm, efficacy and safety study. Patients with GBM after failure of standard first line therapy will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive berubicin or lomustine for the evaluation of OS. Additional endpoints will include response and progression outcomes evaluated by a blinded central reviewer for each patient according to RANO criteria. A pre-planned, non-binding futility analysis will be performed after approximately 30 to 50% of all planned patients have completed the primary endpoint at 6 months. This review will include additional evaluation of safety as well as secondary efficacy endpoints. Enrollment will not be paused during this interim analysis.

Related Conditions:
  • Glioblastoma
Recruiting Status:

Recruiting

Phase:

Phase 2

Trial Eligibility

Document

Title

  • Brief Title: A Study of Berubicin in Adult Subjects With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme
  • Official Title: A Multicenter, Open-Label Study With a Randomized Control Arm of the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Intravenously Infused Berubicin in Adult Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (WHO Grade IV) After Failure of Standard First Line Therapy

Clinical Trial IDs

  • ORG STUDY ID: CNS-201
  • NCT ID: NCT04762069

Conditions

  • Glioblastoma Multiforme, Adult

Interventions

DrugSynonymsArms
BerubicinBerubicin HydrochlorideBerubicin
LomustineLomustine Capsules, CCNU, CeeNU, GleostineLomustine (CCNU, CeeNU®, or Gleostine®) capsules

Purpose

This is an open-label, multicenter, randomized, parallel, 2-arm, efficacy and safety study. Patients with GBM after failure of standard first line therapy will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive berubicin or lomustine for the evaluation of OS. Additional endpoints will include response and progression outcomes evaluated by a blinded central reviewer for each patient according to RANO criteria. A pre-planned, non-binding futility analysis will be performed after approximately 30 to 50% of all planned patients have completed the primary endpoint at 6 months. This review will include additional evaluation of safety as well as secondary efficacy endpoints. Enrollment will not be paused during this interim analysis.

Detailed Description

      Berubicin is one of the first anthracyclines that crosses the blood brain barrier and
      overcomes drug resistance (i.e. it is not a substrate for multi-drug resistant/breast cancer
      resistant transporters). A Phase 1 clinical trial of berubicin in patients with primary CNS
      malignancies demonstrated a durable response (one subject alive 13+ years) as well as stable
      disease in heavily pretreated patients. Therefore, this phase 2 study is designed to further
      evaluate Berubicin's activity in patients with rGBM after treatment with standard of care.
    

Trial Arms

NameTypeDescriptionInterventions
BerubicinExperimentalBerubicin intravenously infused will be administered at a dose of 7.1 mg/m2 as free base as a 2 hour intravenous (IV) infusion once daily for 3 consecutive days followed by 18 days off study drug (each cycle = 21 days) Each treatment cycle is 21 days. Subjects will be allowed to continue on treatment at the discretion of the Investigator if there is no evidence of disease progression and the subject is not experiencing unacceptable toxicity as well as if both the subject and Investigator agree that further therapy is in the subject's best interest.
  • Berubicin
Lomustine (CCNU, CeeNU®, or Gleostine®) capsulesActive ComparatorLomustine (CCNU, CeeNU®, or Gleostine®) capsules will be administered at the institutionally-approved dose and regimen or per the full prescribing information/summary of product characteristics.
  • Lomustine

Eligibility Criteria

        Patients will be eligible for the study if they meet all of the following inclusion
        criteria and none of the exclusion criteria.

        Inclusion criteria

          1. Written informed consent prior to any study-related procedure, and willing and able to
             comply with the protocol and aware of the investigational nature of this study.

          2. At least 18 years of age.

          3. A confirmed GBM diagnosis must be based on local review of tumor tissue from the
             initial biopsy, surgery, or re-resection. A formal pathology report confirming GBM is
             acceptable. It is not a requirement for slides to be sent to a central reviewer.

          4. Recurrent GBM as evaluated by RANO criteria, confirmed by central review, as follows:
             Measurable disease is required with documented unequivocal evidence of tumor
             recurrence or progression following prior therapy (ie, 25% increase in the sum of the
             products of perpendicular diameters of the contrast-enhancing lesions while on stable
             or increasing doses of corticosteroids) as documented by the investigator.

          5. The tumor is localized supratentorially.

          6. The lesion (or sum of lesions) does not exceed 50 cm3 in volume.

          7. MGMT methylation status must be available; results of routinely used methods for MGMT
             methylation testing (eg, methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction or
             quantitative polymerase chain reaction) are acceptable.

          8. No more than 1 prior line of treatment (eg, surgery followed by radiation with
             concomitant chemotherapy, followed by adjuvant chemotherapy is considered as 1 line of
             treatment). A second debulking surgery during the first line treatment is acceptable.
             In addition, treatment with tumor treating fields (TTFields; Optune) is acceptable if
             provided as first line therapy.

          9. Recovery from toxicity/side effects of all prior therapy to Grade 1 or less, subject
             to the investigator's discretion, except for alopecia; the following time intervals
             from previous treatments are required to be eligible:

               1. Twelve weeks from the completion of radiation (to reduce risk of
                  pseudoprogression), unless progression is confirmed by biopsy

               2. 4 weeks from the end of any previous chemotherapy or 6 weeks after the end of
                  treatment with nitrosoureas

               3. 4 weeks from the end of any TTFields treatment

               4. 4 weeks from any major surgery (maximal debulking surgery, either gross total
                  resection or partial resection) or significant traumatic injury, and any surgery
                  incisions or wounds must be completely healed

         10. A stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroids (or none) for brain edema for at least
             5 days prior to baseline MRI and enrollment in the study.

         11. Immunosuppressive therapies allowed include the use of topical, inhalational,
             ophthalmic, or intra-articular glucocorticoids, or the use of physiologic replacement
             doses of glucocorticoids.

         12. Eligible for chemotherapy based on adequate bone marrow function and organ function
             within 2 weeks of study treatment as defined by the following laboratory guidelines,
             subject to the investigator's discretion:

               1. Hematopoietic function: total white blood cell count ≥3000/mm³, absolute
                  neutrophil count ≥1500/mm³, platelet count ≥75,000/mm³, hemoglobin ≥10 g/dL

               2. Hepatic function: bilirubin ≤1.5 × the upper limit of normal (ULN) (excluding
                  Gilberts Syndrome, for which bilirubin must be ≤4 × ULN); aspartate
                  aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase <3 × ULN, and alkaline phosphatase
                  ≤2.5 × ULN

               3. Renal function: serum creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN or for patients with creatinine
                  levels above the ULN, or estimated creatinine clearance of ≥60 mL/min/1.73 m2,
                  calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula

               4. Activated partial thromboplastin time ≤1.5 × ULN

         13. Female patients of childbearing potential, and male study patients and their sexual
             partners of childbearing potential must agree to practice a highly effective method of
             contraception beginning at least 28 days before the start of treatment until at least
             6 months after the last dose of study drug.

               1. A woman of childbearing potential is defined as a woman who is not permanently
                  sterilized or postmenopausal. Postmenopausal is defined as 12 months with no
                  menses without an alternative medical cause.

               2. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy
                  test.

               3. A highly effective method of birth control is defined as one which results in a
                  low failure rate (ie, less than 1% per year) when used consistently and
                  correctly, such as implants, injectables, combined oral contraceptives, some
                  intrauterine devices, sexual abstinence, or vasectomized partner. For patients
                  using a hormonal contraceptive method, information regarding all medications
                  being administered to the patient and their potential effect on the contraceptive
                  should be addressed.

         14. Patients with prior malignancies must be disease-free for ≥5 years. However,
             curatively treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ
             of the cervix, breast, or bladder; or prostate cancer curatively treated at the time
             of screening is allowed.

        Exclusion Criteria

          1. Unable or not willing to comply with the protocol regulations.

          2. Any additional concurrent radiation therapy or chemotherapy (including but not limited
             to temozolomide) for recurrent or progressive GBM after a first line treatment.

          3. Prior treatment with bevacizumab.

          4. Prior treatment with lomustine.

          5. Screening MRI showing a mass effect defined as significant compression of the
             ventricular system and/or a midline shift (≥10 mm, central MRI review).

          6. Any condition (medical, social, psychological) that would prevent adequate information
             and follow-up, including but not limited to clinically relevant psychiatric disorders,
             legal incapacity, dementia, or altered mental status.

          7. Presence of poorly controlled seizures, defined as occurring despite SOC or requiring
             hospitalization.

          8. Prior anthracycline cumulative dose more than 550 mg/m2.

          9. Heart disease:

               1. LVEF <50%

               2. Unstable angina

               3. Congestive heart failure with New York Heart Association classification of 3 or 4

               4. Patients with baseline QT/QTc interval >480 msec, a history of additional risk
                  factors for torsades de pointes (eg, heart failure, hypokalemia, family history
                  of long QT syndrome) and using concomitant medications that significantly prolong
                  the QT/QTc interval

               5. History of myocardial infarction within 12 months of enrollment

         10. Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure [BP] >150 mmHg and/or diastolic BP
             >100 mmHg).

         11. Known to be positive for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus
             (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), COVID-19 (currently positive at time of
             screening), or any other acute viral, bacterial, or fungal infection (testing not
             required unless symptomatic or suspected disease).

         12. Any other uncontrolled intercurrent medical conditions, including but not limited to
             diabetes mellitus or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that have not been well
             controlled by medical management over the prior 3 months are ineligible unless
             approved by the sponsor.
      
Maximum Eligible Age:N/A
Minimum Eligible Age:18 Years
Eligible Gender:All
Healthy Volunteers:No

Primary Outcome Measures

Measure:Overall Survival
Time Frame:Through study completion an average of 4 years.
Safety Issue:
Description:To assess the effect of berubicin compared with lomustine on overall survival (OS) in adult patients with GBM (WHO Grade IV) that has recurred after standard initial therapy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Measure:Progression Free Survival
Time Frame:Through study completion an average of 4 years.
Safety Issue:
Description:To assess the effect of berubicin on progression free survival per Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) criteria in patients with GBM after failure of standard first line therapy
Measure:Event Free Survival
Time Frame:Through study completion an average of 4 years.
Safety Issue:
Description:To assess the effect of berubicin on event free survival (EFS) defined as the length of time from the initiation of study drug administration to disease progression, death, or discontinuation of treatment for any reason (eg, toxicity, intolerance, disease-related conditions, or failure to respond)
Measure:Overall Response Rate
Time Frame:Through study completion an average of 4 years.
Safety Issue:
Description:To assess the effect of berubicin on overall response rates (ORR) in adult patients with GBM after failure of standard first line therapy
Measure:Safety of the Recommended Phase 2 Dose of Berubicin
Time Frame:From signing of informed consent until until 28 days after the last dose of berubicin and 42 days after the last dose of lomustine, or until the patient receives any additional therapy for their disease (whichever comes first).
Safety Issue:
Description:To assess the safety of the recommended Phase 2 dose of berubicin by the incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs) according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE), Version 5.0.
Measure:Plasma Pharmacokinetics Cmax
Time Frame:Through study completion an average of 4 years.
Safety Issue:
Description:Maximum plasma concentration of Berubicin
Measure:Plasma Pharmacokinetics tmax
Time Frame:Through study completion an average of 4 years.
Safety Issue:
Description:Time from each dose to reach the maximum plasma concentration
Measure:Plasma Pharmacokinetics AUC0-tau
Time Frame:Through study completion an average of 4 years.
Safety Issue:
Description:Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to Tau, where Tau is the dosing interval, calculated by the linear up/ linear down trapezoidal method
Measure:Plasma Pharmacokinetics AUC0-last
Time Frame:Through study completion an average of 4 years.
Safety Issue:
Description:Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to time of the last quantifiable concentration calculated by the linear up/log linear down trapezoidal method
Measure:Plasma Pharmacokinetics AUC0-∞
Time Frame:Through study completion an average of 4 years.
Safety Issue:
Description:Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to infinite time, calculated as the sum of AUC0-last and Clast/λz, where Clast is the last observed quantifiable concentration
Measure:Plasma Pharmacokinetics t1/2
Time Frame:Through study completion an average of 4 years.
Safety Issue:
Description:elimination half-life associated with the terminal slope (λz) of the log-linear drug concentration-time curve, calculated as ln(2)/λz
Measure:Plasma Pharmacokinetics CL
Time Frame:Through study completion an average of 4 years.
Safety Issue:
Description:apparent total body clearance
Measure:Plasma Pharmacokinetics Vz
Time Frame:Through study completion an average of 4 years.
Safety Issue:
Description:apparent volume of distribution
Measure:Plasma Pharmacokinetics Css
Time Frame:Through study completion an average of 4 years.
Safety Issue:
Description:Average concentration, calculated as the geometric mean of concentrations over the 72-hour dosing interval
Measure:Plasma Pharmacokinetics Rac
Time Frame:Through study completion an average of 4 years.
Safety Issue:
Description:The accumulation ratio calculated as AUC0-tau (3rd dose) / AUC0-tau (1st dose)

Details

Phase:Phase 2
Primary Purpose:Interventional
Overall Status:Recruiting
Lead Sponsor:CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Trial Keywords

  • Glioblastoma Multiforme
  • Glioblastoma
  • Brain Cancer
  • Brain Tumor

Last Updated

August 18, 2021