Phase 2
N=108
Temozolomide and Irinotecan Hydrochloride With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Medulloblastoma or CNS Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors
Central Nervous System Neoplasm · Pineoblastoma · Recurrent Medulloblastoma · Recurrent Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor · Refractory Medulloblastoma
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01217437 ↗Enrolled (actual)
108
Serious AEs
19.8%
Results posted
Sep 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Overall Survival — 2.43; 13.6 percent probability
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Interventions
- Bevacizumab (Biological); Irinotecan Hydrochloride (Drug); Temozolomide (Drug)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Primary completion
- Dec 2017
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Overall Survival |
2.43; 13.6 | — |
| SECONDARY Response |
0; 8; 16; 14; 32; 24 | — |
| SECONDARY Event-free Survival |
1.85; 15.4 | — |
Summary
This randomized phase II trial studies how well giving temozolomide and irinotecan hydrochloride together with or without bevacizumab works in treating young patients with recurrent or refractory medulloblastoma or central nervous system (CNS) primitive neuroectodermal tumors. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide and irinotecan hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. 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. It is not yet known whether temozolomide and irinotecan hydrochloride are more effective with or without bevacizumab in treating medulloblastoma or CNS primitive neuroectodermal tumors.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Medulloblastoma or PNET of childhood that has relapsed or become refractory to standard chemotherapy; patients with pineoblastoma are eligible
- Patients must have had histologic verification of the malignancy at original diagnosis or at the time of recurrence
- Patients must have clear residual disease, defined as tumor that is measurable in two perpendicular diameters on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) OR diffuse leptomeningeal disease OR clear MRI evidence of disease that may not be measurable in two perpendicular diameters
- All patients must have a brain MRI with and without gadolinium and a spine MRI with gadolinium performed within 2 weeks prior to study enrollment
- Patients must have a Lansky or Karnofsky performance status score of >= 50%, corresponding to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) categories of 0, 1, or 2 (use Karnofsky for patients > 16 years of age and Lansky for patients = = 8 weeks
- Patients must have experienced at least one and at most two relapses prior to study enrollment; patients with primary refractory disease are eligible
- Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study
- Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: Must not have received within 3 weeks of entry onto this study (6 weeks if prior nitrosourea)
- Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent; at least 3 weeks for biologic agents with a long half life, such as antibodies
- External beam radiation therapy (XRT): Must not have received craniospinal radiotherapy within 24 weeks prior to study entry; the tumor designated as "measurable" for protocol purposes must not have received radiation within 12 weeks prior to study entry); focal radiation to areas of symptomatic metastatic disease must not be given within 14 days of study entry
- Stem cell transplant (SCT): For autologous SCT, >= 3 months must have elapsed prior to study entry
- Study specific limitations on prior therapy:
- Patients must not have previously received bevacizumab, irinotecan, temozolomide or other anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor
- Patients must not be taking enzyme-inducing antiepileptic medicines within 1 week of study entry
- Patients must have recovered from any surgical procedure before enrolling on this study:
- Patients with a major surgical procedure within 28 days prior to enrollment should be excluded
- Patients with an intermediate surgical procedure within 14 days prior to enrollment should be excluded
- For minor surgical procedures (including Broviac line or infusaport placement), patients should not receive the first planned dose of bevacizumab until the wound is healed and at least 7 days have elapsed
- There should be no anticipation of need for major surgical procedures during the course of the study
- Examples of major, intermediate, or minor surgical procedures:
- Major procedures: Major craniotomy for tumor resection; organ resection; bowel wall anastomosis; arteriovenous grafts; exploratory laparotomy; thoracotomy
- Intermediate procedures: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP)-shunt placement; stereotactic brain biopsy
- Minor procedures: Incision and drainage of superficial skin abscesses; punch biopsy of skin lesions; superficial skin wound suturing; bone marrow aspirate and/or biopsy; fine needle aspirations; Broviac line or infusaport placement; paracentesis or thoracocentesis
- Please note: Lumbar punctures or placement of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines are not considered minor procedures and may occur at any time prior to or during therapy
- Hypertension must be well controlled (= 81 mg/day
- Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000/uL (must not have received filgrastim [G-CSF] within the prior 7 days)
- Platelet count >= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent)
- Hemoglobin >= 8.0 gm/dL (may receive packed red blood
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01217437). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.