Gene Therapy Clinical Trials

Vorinostat, Temozolomide, or Bevacizumab in Combination With Radiation Therapy Followed by Bevacizumab and Temozolomide in Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Glioma

This randomized phase II/III trial is studying vorinostat, temozolomide, or bevacizumab to see how well they work compared with each other when given together with radiation therapy followed by bevacizumab and temozolomide in treating young patients with newly diagnosed high-grade glioma. Vorinostat may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. It is not yet known whether giving vorinostat is more effective then temozolomide or bevacizumab when given together with radiation therapy in treating glioma.

Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.

Stanford Investigator(s):

Intervention(s):

  • biological: bevacizumab
  • drug: temozolomide
  • drug: vorinostat

Eligibility


Inclusion Criteria:

   - Newly diagnosed high-grade glioma

      - Anaplastic astrocytoma

      - Glioblastomamultiforme

      - Gliosarcoma

      - Primary spinal cord malignant glioma allowed

      - No oligodendroglioma oroligoastrocytoma

   - Patient must have histological verification of diagnosis

      - No M+ disease (defined as evidence of neuraxis dissemination)

      - No positive CSF cytology

   - ECOG performance status (PS) 0-2

      - Karnofsky PS 50-100% (patients > 16 years of age)

      - Lansky PS 50-100% (patients ≤ 16 years of age)

   - ANC ≥ 1,000/μL

   - Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL

   - Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 mg/dL (transfusion independent)

   - Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR ≥ 70 mL/min OR serum creatinine based on age
   and/or gender as follows:

      - 0.4 mg/dL (1 month to < 6 months of age)

      - 0.5 mg/dL (6 months to < 1 year of age)

      - 0.6 mg/dL (1 to < 2 years of age)

      - 0.8 mg/dL (2 to < 6 years of age)

      - 1.0 mg/dL (6 to < 10 years of age)

      - 1.2 mg/dL (10 to < 13 years of age)

      - 1.5 mg/dL (male) or 1.4 mg/dL (female) (13 to < 16 years of age)

      - 1.7 mg/dL (male) or 1.4 mg/dL (female) (≥ 16 years of age)

   - Proteinuria < 2+ OR urine; protein ratio (UPC) ≤ 0.5

      - If UPC > 0.5, a 24-hour urine protein should be obtained and level should be <
      1,000 mg of protein

   - Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

   - ALT < 2.5 times ULN

   - Serum albumin ≥ 2 g/dL

   - PT INR ≤ 1.5 times ULN

   - Not pregnant or nursing

   - Negative pregnancy test

   - Fertile patients must use effective contraception during all study therapy and for ≥ 6
   months after completion of bevacizumab

   - Hypertension well controlled (≤ 95^th percentile for age and height if patient is ≤
   17years) by stable doses of medication allowed

      - For patients > 17 years, systolic blood pressure (BP) ≤ 150 mm Hg or diastolic BP
      ≤ 100 mm Hg)

   - Seizure disorder allowed provided patient is well-controlled and on nonenzyme-inducing
   anticonvulsants

   - No history of myocardial infarction, severe or unstable angina, clinically significant
   peripheral vascular disease, ≥ grade 2 heart failure, or serious and inadequately
   controlled cardiac arrhythmia

   - No known bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy

   - No prior arterial thromboembolic events, including transient ischemic attacks
   orcerebrovascular accidents

   - No prior diagnosis of a deep venous thrombosis, including pulmonary embolism, and no
   known thrombophilic condition (e.g., protein S, protein C, antithrombin III
   deficiency, Factor V Leiden or Factor II G202'0A mutation, homocysteinemia, or
   antiphospholipid antibody syndrome)

   - No history of an abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal
   abscess within the past 6 months

   - No serious or non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture

   - No evidence of significant postoperative intracranial hemorrhage, defined as > 1 cm of
   blood on postoperative MRI scan (potentially in addition to the postoperative scan)
   obtained within the past 14days

   - No history of allergic reaction to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or other
   recombinanthuman antibodies

   - No more than 31 days since definitive surgery

   - Must not have received any prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, or bone
   marrow transplant

   - More than 7 days since major surgical procedure and recovered

      - For patients scheduled to receive bevacizumab:

         - More than 28 days since major procedure

         - More than 14 days since intermediate procedure

         - More than 7 days since minor procedure (lumbar picture or placement of PICC
         lines are not considered minor procedures)

   - No other current anti-cancer agents

   - No concurrent nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications known to inhibit platelet
   function or known to selectively inhibit cyclooxygenase activity

   - No concurrent enzyme inducing anticonvulsants

   - No concurrent HDAC inhibitors (e.g., valproic acid)

   - No concurrent anticoagulants including systemic thrombolytic agents, heparin, low
   molecular weight heparins, or warfarin except as required to maintain patency of
   pre-existing permanent vascular catheters or for prevention of thrombosis in the
   post-operative period

Ages Eligible for Study

3 Years - 21 Years

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Not currently accepting new patients for this trial

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Peds Hem/Onc CRAs
650-497-8953
Not Recruiting