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GliomaPhase 1NCT00532948

A Study of Xeloda (Capecitabine) Plus Radiation Therapy in Children With Newly Diagnosed Gliomas

A Phase 1 study testing capecitabine [Xeloda] in people with Glioma, run by Hoffmann-La Roche at 9 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This single arm study will assess the maximum tolerated dose, and dose-limiting toxicities, of Xeloda administered concurrently with radiation therapy, in children with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic brain stem gliomas and high grade gliomas. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 3 to 21 years
Conditions the study is for
Glioma
What is being tested?
capecitabine [Xeloda]
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
24 participants
Where
9 sitesUnited States
Study dates
May 2007to Oct 2010
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 3 to 21 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • patients >=3 and <=21 years of age;
  • newly diagnosed non-disseminated brainstem glioma or non-disseminated high grade glioma;
  • Karnofsky (if >16 years) or Lansky (if < 16 years) Performance Scale of >=50%;
  • adequate organ function.

Who cannot join

  • previous chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy or bone marrow transplant;
  • uncontrolled infection;
  • known DPD deficiency.

Trial locations and contacts

9 sites in 1 country.

9 sites in 1 country

United States9 sites
  • Study site

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115-6084

  • Study site

    Chicago, Illinois, 60614

  • Study site

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • Study site

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Study site

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • Study site

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261

  • Study site

    San Francisco, California, 94143-0780

  • Study site

    Seattle, Washington, 98105

  • Study site

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010

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About this study

Official title: A Phase I Trial of Capecitabine Rapidly Disintegrating Tablets and Concomitant Radiation Therapy in Children With Newly Diagnosed Brainstem Gliomas and High Grade Gliomas

This single arm study will assess the maximum tolerated dose, and dose-limiting toxicities, of Xeloda administered concurrently with radiation therapy, in children with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic brain stem gliomas and high grade gliomas. Xeloda will be administered twice daily, at a starting dose of 500mg/m2 bid, beginning within 24 hours of the start of radiation therapy. Subsequent dose escalations will be in increments of 30%, using a standard dose escalation schema. Post-radiation therapy with Xeloda will continue after a 2 week break. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size will not exceed 30 evaluable patients.

Conditions
Glioma
Being tested
capecitabine [Xeloda]
Medical subject headings
Glioma

What participants receive

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

  • capecitabine [Xeloda]Drug

    500mg/m2 po bid (starting dose)

Study groups in NCT00532948
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1ExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: capecitabine [Xeloda]

What is being measured

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

  1. Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Capecitabine.

    The MTD was the dose level at which six evaluable patients had been treated and at most one patient experienced a dose limiting toxicity (DLT) and the next highest dose level was too toxic. Dose escalation occurred if 0 out of 3 or at most 1 out of 6 patients experienced DLT while being treated at a dose level; otherwise the dose was declared unsafe and thus above the MTD.

    Measured: Upto 11 weeks.

  2. Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)

    DLT was defined as any of the following events occurring during the 11 week dose-finding period: any event that leads to interruption of planned radiation for 5 consecutive days or 10 days total; Grade 4 neutropenia or thrombocytopenia; Grade 3 thrombocytopenia that required a platelet transfusion on 2 or more occasions; any Grade 3 or 4 non-hematologic toxicity (with the exception of grade 3 nausea or vomiting of less than 5 days duration, Grade 3 transaminases that returned to baseline value within 7 days of study drug interruption and that did not recur upon re-challenge with study drug, and/or Grade 3 fever or infection of <5 days duration); Grade 2 non-hematologic toxicities that persisted for >7 days and required treatment interruption, or any other capecitabine-related adverse events that required need for dose reduction or permanent cessation of therapy, interruption of study drug for >7 days or recurred on re-challenge with capecitabine rapidly disintegrating tablets (RDTs).

    Measured: Upto 11 weeks

  3. Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AE)

    An AE is an unfavourable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product. Toxicity was monitored and graded according to the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0. Adverse events that were not included in the CTCAEv3.0 were reported and graded under the other AE within the appropriate category.

    Measured: Up to 06 years

  4. Number of Participants With Baseline Shift From Normal to Low or High in Hematology Parameters

    For hematology, the parameters assessed were: Hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelet count, RBC, WBC, lymphocytes, monocytes,granulocytes (blasts), neutrophils(segs, bands),eosinophils and basophils.

    Measured: Up to 06 years

  5. Number of Participants With Baseline Shift From Normal to Low or High in Blood Chemistry Parameters

    For blood chemistry, the parameters assessed were: Sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, bicarbonate, total protein, albumin, alkaline phosphatase, alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, indirect bilirubin, creatinine (serum creatinine or creatinine clearance), glucose.

    Measured: Up to 06 years

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Capecitabine and Its Metabolites (5'-Deoxy-5-Fluorocytidine [5'-DFCR], 5'-Deoxy-5-Fluorouridine [5'-DFUR], 5-Fluorouracil [5-FU] and Alpha-fluoro-beta-alanine [FBAL])

    The maximum observed plasma concentration of capecitabine and its metabolites. Participants who consented to participating in the PK studies were randomized to either sampling series A or Series B. The collection time points included 2 different series, Series A (Baseline [pre-dose], 10 mins, 30 mins, 1, 2.5, 6, 8 and 10 hours after dosing) and Series B (Baseline [pre-dose], 15 minutes, 45 minutes, 1.5, 4, 8 and 10 hours after dosing).

    Measured: Day 1 and Day 14

  2. Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Capecitabine and Its Metabolites (5'-DFCR, 5'-DFUR, 5-FU and FBAL)

    Tmax is the corresponding time at which Cmax occurs of capecitabine and its metabolites.Participants who consented to participating in the PK studies were randomized to either sampling series A or Series B. The collection time points included 2 different series, Series A (Baseline [pre-dose], 10 mins, 30 mins, 1, 2.5, 6, 8 and 10 hours after dosing) and Series B (Baseline [pre-dose], 15 minutes, 45 minutes, 1.5, 4, 8 and 10 hours after dosing).

    Measured: Day 1 and Day 14

  3. The Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time of Dosing to the Last Measurable Concentration (AUClast) of Capecitabine and Its Metabolites (5'-DFCR, 5'-DFUR, 5-FU and FBAL)

    AUC last concentration of capecitabine and its metabolites. Participants who consented to participating in the PK studies were randomized to either sampling series A or Series B. The collection time points included 2 different series, Series A (Baseline [pre-dose], 10 mins, 30 mins, 1, 2.5, 6, 8 and 10 hours after dosing) and Series B (Baseline [pre-dose], 15 minutes, 45 minutes, 1.5, 4, 8 and 10 hours after dosing).

    Measured: Day 1 and Day 14

  4. Anti Tumor Activity

    Tumor response refers to the best response prior to failure (disease progression, death or second malignancy).

    Measured: Up to 6 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted21 Sep 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2007
  3. Primary completionOct 2010
  4. Study completionOct 2010

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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 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
24 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00532948
Sponsor's protocol ID
NO18517
Status last verified
Oct 2016
First submitted
20 Sep 2007
Last updated
7 Dec 2016

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing capecitabine [Xeloda] in people with Glioma, run by Hoffmann-La Roche at 9 sites in United States.

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 4 inclusion and 3 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Dec 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 9 sites in United States. 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 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

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

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 15 Mar 2016). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Capecitabine. (time frame: Upto 11 weeks.). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. 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 7 Dec 2016.

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