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Recurrent GlioblastomaPhase 3CSCRGBMNCT03632135

Standard Chemotherapy vs. Chemotherapy Guided by Cancer Stem Cell Test in Recurrent Glioblastoma

A Phase 3 study testing ChemoID assay and Chemotherapy in people with Recurrent Glioblastoma, run by Cordgenics, LLC at 13 sites in United States.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this clinical study is to confirm the utility of chemosensitivity tumor testing on cancer stem cells (ChemoID) as a predictor of clinical response in poor prognosis malignant brain tumors such as recurrent glioblastoma (GBM). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Recurrent Glioblastoma
What is being tested?
ChemoID assay and Chemotherapy
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
78 participants
Where
13 sitesUnited States
Study dates
20 May 2018to 31 Dec 2023
Phase
Phase 3
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Men and Women and members of all ethnic groups who are at least 18 years old at the time of enrollment are eligible for this trial;
  • Informed consent obtained and signed;
  • Willing and able to commit to study procedures including long-term follow-up visit(s);
  • Histopathologically confirmed 2016-WHO grade III recurrent glioma, and grade IV recurrent glioblastoma (GBM), inclusive of Gliosarcoma
  • In all cases, the diagnosis must be confirmed by a pathologist.
  • Recurrent surgically resectable tumor and/or biopsy;
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  • Participants who have undergone surgical 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;
  • Prior to surgery there was imaging evidence of measurable progressive disease (PD);
  • Start of radiotherapy, if indicated, must occur at least 2 weeks after surgery and/or biopsy;
  • Estimated survival of at least 3 months;
  • Hgb > 9 gm; absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > 1500/μl; platelets > 100,000; Creatinine < 1.5 times the upper limit of laboratory normal value; Bilirubin < 2 times the upper limit of laboratory normal value; serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) or serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) < 3 times the upper limit of laboratory normal value;
  • If indicated radiation therapy and chemotherapy must start within 8 weeks of tumor resection or biopsy.
  • Bevacizumab (Avastin) is allowed. If indicated it should be initiated at least 4 weeks post craniotomy or biopsy if the wound has healed well without any drainage or cellulitis;
  • The use of herbal preparation or tetrahydrocannabinol/cannabidiol is strongly discouraged, but not contraindicated;

Who cannot join

  • Subjects with newly diagnosed GBM
  • Pregnant women or nursing mothers cannot participate in the study. Women of childbearing age must have a negative pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to study entry. Women of childbearing potential must practice medically approved contraceptive precautions;
  • Abnormal hematological results at inclusion with: Neutrophils < 1,500/mm3; Blood-platelets < 100,000/mm3
  • Severe or chronic renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance ≤ 30 ml/min);
  • Patient unable to follow procedures, visits, examinations described in the study;
  • Any usual formal indication against imaging examinations (important claustrophobia, pacemaker);
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  • History of another malignancy in the previous 2 years, with a disease-free interval of < 2 years. Patients with prior history of in situ cancer or basal or squamous cell skin cancer, any time prior to screening, are eligible;
  • OPTUNE device is not permitted in the study;
  • Patients cannot participate to any clinical trials utilizing a liquid biomarker or imaging studies that impact the overall survival.

Trial locations and contacts

13 sites in 1 country.

13 sites in 1 country

United States13 sites
  • St. Luke's University Health Network

    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18015

  • Charleston Area Medical Center

    Charleston, West Virginia, 25326

  • University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267

  • The Penn State Univeristy College of Medicine

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216

  • Kaiser Permanente

    Los Angeles, California, 90027

  • Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, California, 90033

  • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • Allegheny Health Network

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212

  • Providence Cancer Center Oncology

    Portland, Oregon, 97225

  • Maine Medical Center Research Institute

    Scarborough, Maine, 04074

  • Toledo University

    Toledo, Ohio, 43614

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About this study

Official title: Standard Chemotherapy Versus Chemotherapy Chosen by Cancer Stem Cell Chemosensitivity Testing in the Management of Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM).

The purpose of this clinical study is to confirm the utility of chemosensitivity tumor testing on cancer stem cells (ChemoID) as a predictor of clinical response in poor prognosis malignant brain tumors such as recurrent glioblastoma (GBM).

Read the detailed description

This study is designed as a parallel group randomized controlled clinical trial to determine if recurrent Glioblastoma (GBM) patients treated with drugs predicted by the ChemoID assay will have better outcomes than patients treated with standard-of-care control therapy chosen by the Physician.

Upon obtaining informed consent, all eligible participants affected by recurrent GBM will have a tumor biopsy to undergo ChemoID drug response testing with multiple FDA-approved chemotherapeutic agents.

Eligible participants will be randomized to a standard treatment arm with control treatment (chemotherapy chosen by the Physician from a provided list), or to a study arm of FDA-approved drugs selected by the ChemoID drug response assay.

Being tested
ChemoID assay, Chemotherapy
Keywords
ChemoID, Cancer stem cells, Drug response assay, Glioblastoma, Brain Cancer
Medical subject headings
Glioblastoma, Brain Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • ChemoID assayDiagnostic test

    The ChemoID test is a CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited drug response assay performed by a hospital clinical pathology laboratory that uses a patient's live tumor cells to indicate which chemotherapy agent (or combinations) will kill not only bulk of tumor cells, but importantly the cancer stem cells (CSCs) that are known to cause cancer to recur. During the assay, cancer stem cells and bulk tumor cells from an individual patient are exposed to FDA-approved chemotherapy drugs.

    The test measures the cytotoxic effect of actual doses of standard-of-care chemotherapies. The ChemoID drug response assay reports a prioritized list of effective and ineffective chemotherapies. The test is designed to target cancer stem cells to mitigate tumor relapse.

  • ChemotherapyDrug

    Also called Cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs

    Chemotherapies chosen by Physician or ChemoID assay are in the same list of FDA approved drugs to treat recurrent high-grade glioma

Study groups in NCT03632135
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Physician Choice treatmentActive comparatorParticipants will be treated with control chemotherapy treatment (standard-of-care chemotherapy chosen by the Physician from the provided list). Control chemotherapy treatment will be chosen from any of the following standard-of-care chemotherapy drugs or combinations: * Carboplatin; * Irinotecan; * Etoposide; * BCNU; * CCNU; * Temozolomide; * Procarbazine; * Vincristine; * Imatinib; * Procarbazine, CCNU, Vincristine; * Carboplatin, Irinotecan; * Carboplatin, Etoposide; * Temozolomide, Etoposide; * Temozolomide, Imatinib. The treating physician will NOT receive the ChemoID assay results from the ChemoID lab.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: ChemoID assay; Drug: Chemotherapy
ChemoID-guided treatmentExperimentalParticipants will be treated with ChemoID-guided standard-of-care chemotherapy drugs from the provided list. ChemoID-guided treatment will be chosen from the following standard-of-care chemotherapy drugs or combinations: * Carboplatin; * Irinotecan; * Etoposide; * BCNU; * CCNU; * Temozolomide; * Procarbazine; * Vincristine; * Imatinib; * Procarbazine, CCNU, Vincristine; * Carboplatin, Irinotecan; * Carboplatin, Etoposide; * Temozolomide, Etoposide; * Temozolomide, Imatinib. The treating physician will receive the ChemoID assay results from the ChemoID lab.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: ChemoID assay; Drug: Chemotherapy

What is being measured

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

  1. Median Overall Survival (OS)

    Overall survival (OS) in recurrent GBM patients who have had a ChemoID assay-guided treatment compared to standard therapy chosen by the physician.

    Measured: 36 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Median Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    Median Progression Free Survival in recurrent GBM patients who have had a ChemoID assay-guided treatment compared to standard therapy chosen by the physician.

    Measured: 36 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Aug 2018
  2. Study start20 May 2018
  3. Primary completion16 Jun 2022
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2023

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 3
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
parallel group randomized controlled clinical trial
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
78 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03632135
Sponsor's protocol ID
CG01GBM
Acronym
CSCRGBM
Status last verified
Apr 2025
First submitted
13 Aug 2018
Last updated
15 Apr 2025
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Howard CM, Valluri J, Alberico A, Julien T, Mazagri R, Marsh R, Alastair H, Cortese A, Griswold M, Wang W, Denning K, Brown L, Claudio PP. Analysis of Chemopredictive Assay for Targeting Cancer Stem Cells in Glioblastoma Patients. Transl Oncol. 2017 Apr;10(2):241-254. doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2017.01.008. Epub 2017 Feb 12.

    PubMed 28199863
  • Ranjan T, Howard CM, Yu A, Xu L, Aziz K, Jho D, Leonardo J, Hameed MA, Karlovits SM, Wegner RE, Fuhrer R, Lirette ST, Denning KL, Valluri J, Claudio PP. Cancer Stem Cell Chemotherapeutics Assay for Prospective Treatment of Recurrent Glioblastoma and Progressive Anaplastic Glioma: A Single-Institution Case Series. Transl Oncol. 2020 Apr;13(4):100755. doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.100755. Epub 2020 Mar 17.

    PubMed 32197147
  • Ranjan T, Yu A, Elhamdani S, Howard CM, Lirette ST, Denning KL, Valluri J, Claudio PP. Treatment of unmethylated MGMT-promoter recurrent glioblastoma with cancer stem cell assay-guided chemotherapy and the impact on patients' healthcare costs. Neurooncol Adv. 2023 May 12;5(1):vdad055. doi: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad055. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.

    PubMed 37287692
  • Ranjan T, Sengupta S, Glantz MJ, Green RM, Yu A, Aregawi D, Chaudhary R, Chen R, Zuccarello M, Lu-Emerson C, Moulding HD, Belman N, Glass J, Mammoser A, Anderson M, Valluri J, Marko N, Schroeder J, Jubelirer S, Chow F, Claudio PP, Alberico AM, Lirette ST, Denning KL, Howard CM. Cancer stem cell assay-guided chemotherapy improves survival of patients with recurrent glioblastoma in a randomized trial. Cell Rep Med. 2023 May 16;4(5):101025. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101025. Epub 2023 May 2.

    PubMed 37137304

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing ChemoID assay and Chemotherapy in people with Recurrent Glioblastoma, run by Cordgenics, LLC at 13 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 14 inclusion and 9 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 15 Apr 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 13 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 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

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 30 Nov 2023). 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?

Median Overall Survival (OS) (time frame: 36 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03632135, which also lists 4 linked publications.

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 15 Apr 2025.

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