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Evaluating the Efficacy of Pioglitazone in combination with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Extremity Skeletal High-Grade Osteosarcoma Treated with Curative Intent: A Multi-centre, Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial

Efficacy of Pioglitazone in combination with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Extremity Skeletal High-Grade Osteosarcoma Treated with Curative Intent: An Open-label, Multi-centre, Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/09/037015
Enrollment
50
Registered
2021-09-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C408- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of bone and articular cartilage of limb

Interventions

Intervention1: Pioglitazone will be combined with IAP chemotherapy: Tablet Pioglitazone (p.o) will be administered from day minus 5 of cycle 1 neoadjuvant chemotherapy to day plus 21 of cycle 3 neoadj

Sponsors

Cancer Institute WIA
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with newly diagnosed extremity high-grade osteosarcoma with 4 or less lung metastases detected radiologically (up to 4 lung lesions unilateral or 2 on each side if bilateral â?? should be resectable) ECOG performance status 0-2 No active infection(s) at the time of randomization Patients must have normal cardiac function Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below: Leukocytes more than 3000/mcl absolute neutrophil count more than 1500/mcl platelets more than 100000/mcl total bilirubin limit of normal AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) Creatinine within normal institutional limits OR Creatinine clearance >60 ml/min/1.73 m2 for patients with levels above institutional normal Participants capable of childbearing should use adequate contraception (except oral contraceptive pills)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with high-grade extremity osteosarcoma with non-pulmonary metastatic disease or more lung lesions than permitted in the inclusion criteria Patients with severe/ uncontrolled comorbidity precluding use of multi-agent chemotherapy Hepatitis B positive Hepatitis C positive HIV positive Active tuberculosis on anti-tuberculous treatment Psychiatric illness/social situation that would limit compliance with study requirements History of epilepsy on anti-epileptic drugs Positive pregnancy test in women of childbearing potential Pregnant and lactating women Past history of ischemic heart disease or cardiac failure Symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia Known case of diabetes mellitus History of previous malignancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rate of good responders (tumour necrosis greater than or equal to 90%Timepoint: Week 14

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Event-free survival 2.Overall survival 3.Grade 3/4 toxicities 4.Degree of weight gain 5.Quality of life assessment Timepoint: -Survival Endpoints- 2-year follow-up period -Toxicities will be captured until the conclusion of all treatment (neoadjuvant chemotherapy, surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy) in both arms. -Weight of the patient will be checked at baseline and prior to every chemotherapy administration. Weight will be rechecked at the 3-month follow-up visit upon conclusion of all treatment. -Quality of life assessment will be concluded at the end of all treatment

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Nikita Mehra

Cancer Institute WIA

m.nikita@cancerinstitutewia.org9884323933

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026