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Malignant Intracranial TumorsPhase 2NCT00243490

Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Malignant Intracranial Tumors

A Phase 2 study testing Photodynamic therapy using Photosan and LumaCare™ Lamp Model LC-122M in people with Malignant Intracranial Tumors and Glioblastoma Multiforme, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

Primary Objective: The primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of malignant intracranial tumors. Secondary Objective: The secondary objective is to evaluate the safety of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of malignant intracranial tumors. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 75 years
What is being tested?
Photodynamic therapy using Photosan and LumaCare™ Lamp Model LC-122M
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
5 participants
Where
1 siteTaiwan
Study dates
Start not givento Jan 2009
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 20 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Hospital inpatients over the age of 20 years and under the age of 75 years, male or female.
  • Patients who are diagnosed as primary or recurrent malignant intracranial tumors (Grade III or Grade IV gliomas defined by the World Health Organization [WHO] classification), including anaplastic astrocytomas, anaplastic oligodendrogliomas, anaplastic ependymal tumors or glioblastoma multiforme.
  • Suitable for gross total resection on the basis of imaging studies from doctor's point of view
  • Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) ≥ 60 for newly diagnosed tumor
  • KPS ≥ 70 for recurrent tumor
  • Life expectancy at least 3 months
  • Not pregnant or lactating.
  • Patients willing to participate in the trial and sign written informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Subject is known, suspected or has history of intolerance or allergy to porphyrin.
  • Renal dysfunction (serum creatinine > 1.5 mg/dL)
  • PT/PTT greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Bilirubin and liver function tests (LFTs) greater than 2 times ULN
  • Alkaline phosphatase greater than 3 times ULN
  • γ-GT greater than 3 times ULN
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  • Severe cardiac disease, e.g. angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmia, congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Functional Classification III and IV).
  • Febrile illness and total leukocyte count < 3,000/µL and/or platelet count < 80,000/µL.
  • Implantable electronic medical device such as a pacemaker, life-sustaining electronic medical device such as an artificial heart-lung machine, contact type electronic medical device such as an electrocardiograph, others such as an artificial middle ear, artificial inner ear, metal artificial cardiac valve and gold haemostatic clip.
  • Organ transplant.
  • History or evidence of severe illness or any other condition which would make the patient, in the opinion of the investigator unsuitable for the study.
  • Significant alcohol, drug or medication abuse as judged by the investigator.
  • History of treatment with any investigational drug within four weeks before the start of study.
  • Tumors located within the cerebellum or brainstem

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Taiwan1 site
  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei

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About this study

Official title: Prospective, Open-labeled, Clinical Trial in Compassionate Use to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Malignant Intracranial Tumors

Primary Objective:

  • The primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of malignant intracranial tumors.

Secondary Objective:

  • The secondary objective is to evaluate the safety of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of malignant intracranial tumors.
Read the detailed description

After passing Photosan® allergic test, the patients will be injected intravenously with Photosan® (2mg/kg) during 15~30 minutes, 48 hours prior to a standard craniotomy. Precautions are taken not to expose the patient in the operating room to direct room or operating light and to shield the skin of the flap during operation. Steroids are withdrawn 2-3 days prior to sensitization. After maximal resection, the surface of the tumor bed will be calculated and the generated cavity kept with a balloon containing intralipid (0.1%) or saline and/or artificial spinal fluid in it. A fiber with a spherical diffuser will be centered in the cavity and the surface irradiated with red (625~635nm) Halogen light. The dose of light irradiation depends on individual condition of the patient, usually with an energy density of 100 J/cm2 at a power density of 500 mW/cm2 to 600 mW/cm2.

Being tested
Photodynamic therapy using Photosan and LumaCare™ Lamp Model LC-122M
Keywords
Photodynamic therapy, Malignant glioma, Photosan
Medical subject headings
Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma, Ependymoma, Glioma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Photodynamic therapy using Photosan and LumaCare™ Lamp Model LC-122MProcedure or surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The addition of photodynamic therapy to standard brain tumor treatments will result in a significant prolongation of time to recurrence and survival in newly diagnosed malignant intracranial tumors.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Oct 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study completionJan 2009

Why it stopped: The Trial could not get permit from Department of Health, Taiwan; Furthermore, no research fund could support the expensive (photosensitizer) photosan

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
5 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00243490
Sponsor's protocol ID
33MD01
Status last verified
Jan 2010
First submitted
20 Oct 2005
Last updated
12 Jan 2010
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Photodynamic therapy using Photosan and LumaCare™ Lamp Model LC-122M in people with Malignant Intracranial Tumors and Glioblastoma Multiforme, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 14 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Jan 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Taiwan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The addition of photodynamic therapy to standard brain tumor treatments will result in a significant prolongation of time to recurrence and survival in newly diagnosed malignant intracranial tumors.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Jan 2010.

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