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Phase III Study Comparing 2 Brain Conformational Radiotherapy in Combination With Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Glioblastoma

Phase III Randomized Study Comparing 2 Brain Conformational Radiotherapy in Combination With Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Glioblastoma : Standard 3D Conformational Radiotherapy Versus Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy With Simultaneous-integrated Boost Guided by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01507506
Acronym
SPECTRO GLIO
Enrollment
180
Registered
2012-01-11
Start date
2011-03-15
Completion date
2020-01-02
Last updated
2026-04-14

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Conditions

Glioblastoma

Keywords

Glioblastoma, Radiotherapy, Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI)

Brief summary

This is a multi-institutional phase III clinical study of interventional type. The trial will include 220 patients with confirmed unifocal glioblastoma over a period of 3 years + 3 years of follow up. Patients with unifocal glioblastoma (diagnosis confirmed by histology on tumoral biopsy or surgical specimen) and who meet all eligibility criteria will be randomized in one chemoradiotherapy arm : * Conventional arm: 3-dimensional conformational radiotherapy + Temozolomide * Experimental arm : simultaneous-integrated boost with intensity-modulated radiotherapy guided by magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging + Temozolomide The patient monitoring will be regular and standardized. The main objective of this study is to improve overall survival of patients treated in experimental group (with simultaneous integrated boost).

Interventions

RADIATIONRadiotherapy

Conventional arm: 3D conformational radiotherapy (arm A): 60 Gy per fractions of 2 Gy in 30 sessions on the PTV1 (contrast enhancement + 2 cm) with a linear accelerator equipped with a portal imaging. \+ Chemotherapy (Drug) :treatment should be combined with temozolomide during and after radiotherapy in a conventional treatment Stupp (Stupp et al. 2005), ie : * during radiotherapy : Temozolomide 75 mg/m2/day by oral route every day, * post radiotherapy : 6 cycles of Temozolomide oral route : 150 mg/m2/day from D1 to D5 for the 1st cycle followed by 200 mg/m2/day from D28 to D32.

RADIATIONExperimental arm

Conformational radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost by intensity modulation (Arm B): 60 Gy per fraction of 2 Gy in 30 sessions on the PTV1 (contrast enhancement + 2 cm) with concomitant daily superimposed boost on spectroscopic active region (PTV2) corresponding to the ratio Cho / NAA\> 2 + 0.7 mm + contrast enhancement + 3mm. The PTV2 will receive a daily dose of 2.4 Gy for a cumulative dose of 72 Gy Only irradiation with simultaneous integrated boost are allowed \+ Chemotherapy (Drug) :treatment should be combined with temozolomide during and after radiotherapy in a conventional treatment Stupp (Stupp et al. 2005), ie : * during radiotherapy : Temozolomide 75 mg/m2/day by oral route every day, * post radiotherapy : 6 cycles of Temozolomide oral route : 150 mg/m2/day from D1 to D5 for the 1st cycle followed by 200 mg/m2/day from D28 to D32.

Sponsors

Institut Claudius Regaud
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients must have unifocal glioblastoma (grade IV astrocytoma, WHO classification). The GBM can be: * Or resectable and the patient has received curative surgery * Or unresectable, and the largest tumor diameter (contrast enhancement) must be less than 5 cm on MRI 2. In all cases, the diagnosis must be confirmed by a pathologist. In patients for whom surgery is not possible, the diagnosis is confirmed by a biopsy of tumor tissue. 3. Methylation status of MGMT gene promoter is known 4. Patients who have undergone resection should have received an MRI or a scan after surgery in order to visualize residual tumor. If not, the operative report must be available. 5. Surgery or biopsy must have occurred 45 days before the start of radiotherapy. 6. WHO ≤ 2 7. Age ≥ 18 years 8. Signed Consent collected before any specific procedure in the study 9. Patient member in a national insurance scheme

Exclusion criteria

1. Signs of hemorrhage on pre-radiotherapy MRI preventing a good spectrometric analysis 2. Patient with multifocal glioblastoma 3. Tumor located within 2 cm of the optic chiasm 4. Patient with leptomeningeal metastases, 5. patients prone to epileptic seizures despite treatment with anticonvulsant 6. Patients who received other previous treatment for glioblastoma multiforme 7. Abnormal haematological results at inclusion with: * Neutrophils \< 1500/mm3 * Blood-platelets \< 100000/mm3 8. Severe or chronic renal insufficiency (creatinin clearance ≤ 30 ml/min calculated using Cockroft-Gault's formula 9. Patient unable to follow procedures, visits, examinations described in the study 10. Any usual formal indication against imaging examinations (important claustrophobia, pace maker ...) 11. Pregnant women or nursing mothers can not participate in the study. Women of childbearing age must have a negative pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to study entry 12. Men and women of childbearing age must use effective contraception at study entry and throughout the study 13. Any concomitant or previous malignant disease within 5 years prior to study entry 14. Any prior systemic chemotherapy within 5 years prior to inclusion (for malignant disease in medical history) 15. Any other medical conditions making the inclusion of the patient in the study inappropriate in the opinion of the investigator 16. Patient under legal guardianship

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Overall survival defined as the time from randomization to the date of death or date of last follow-up news (censured data)8 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Progression-free survival, defined as the time from randomization to the date of progression or death8 years
Safety evaluated according to the classification of NCI CTCAE (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events)V3.08 years

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 15, 2026