Clinical Trials Roundup: January 2018

Clinical trials  are an essential way to move the field of medicine forward. Our team at Pacific Neuroscience Institute reviews and adds new trials for treatment of primary brain tumors such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and metastatic brain tumors that arise from cancers affecting the breast, lung or skin.

 

ACTIVELY RECRUITING CLINICAL TRIALS

Brain Tumor (Primary)

Boehringer Ingelheim (PDF): A Phase I Dose Escalation and CNS Pharmacokinetic Study of the ErbB Family Inhibitor Afatinib in Patients with Recurrent or Progressive Brain Cancer (NCT02423525)

Boston Biomedical (PDF): A Study of DSP-7888 Dosing Emulsion in Combination With Bevacizumab in Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Glioblastoma (GBM) Following Initial Therapy (NCT03149003)

Medicenna Therapeutics, Inc. (PDF): An Open-Label Non-Randomized, Multi-Center Phase-2 Study of Convection-Enhanced Delivery (CED) of MDNA55 in Adults With Recurrent or Progressive Glioblastoma (NCT02858895)

Nativis (PDF): A Feasibility Study of the Nativis Voyager System in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)(NCT02296580)

Nativis 109 (PDF): A Feasibility Study of the Nativis Voyager System in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) (NCT032776268)

NovoCure, Ltd. (PDF) A Single-Center, Open-Label, Randomized Phase II Study of NovoTTF-200A Alone and Combined With Temozolomide in Patients With Low-Grade Gliomas (NCT02507232)

Orbus Therapeutics (PDF): A Randomized Phase 3 Open-Label Study To Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Eflornithine With Lomustine Compared to Lomustine Alone in Patients With Anaplastic Astrocytoma That Progress/Recur After Irradiation and Adjuvant Temozolomide Chemotherapy (NCT02796261) 

Triphase MRZ-112 (PDF): Study of Marizomib With Temozolomide and Radiotherapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Brain Cancer (NCT02903069)

 

Brain Metastasis

Boehringer Ingelheim (PDF): A Phase I Dose Escalation and CNS Pharmacokinetic Study of the ErbB Family Inhibitor Afatinib in Patients with Recurrent or Progressive Brain Cancer (NCT02423525)

Eli Lilly and Company (PDF): A Phase 2 Study of Abemaciclib in Patients With Brain Metastases Secondary to Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, or Melanoma (NCT02308020)

 

Solid Tumors

Incyte Corporation: A Platform Study Exploring the Safety, Tolerability, Effect on the Tumor Microenvironment, and Efficacy of Pembrolizumab + INCB Combinations in Advanced Solid Tumors (NCT02646748)

 

Quality and Outcomes Research

CancerLife (PDF): Evaluation of a Mobile Digital Solution for Cancer Care and Research: A Feasibility Study (NCT03094741)

CancerLife2 (PDF): CancerLife: Patient-Driven Solution in Cancer Care (NCT03371147)

Family Caregivers (PDF): An Exploratory Study of Caregiver Burden Among Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients (NCT03069105)

 

COMPLETED/CLOSED STUDIES

Neurology

SanBio, Inc. / Sunovion (PDF): A Double-Blind, Controlled Phase 2b Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Modified Stem Cells (SB623) in Patients With Chronic Motor Deficit From Ischemic Stroke (NCT02448641). This is a double-blind, sham-surgery controlled study of stereotactic, intracranial injection of SB623 cells in patients with fixed motor deficits from ischemic stroke.

 

Neuro-Oncology

AbbVie / RTOG (PDF): A Study of ABT-414 in Subjects With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma (GBM) With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Amplification (NCT02646748)

EpiCentRX: Dose-Escalation Study of RRx-001 in Combination With Whole Brain Radiation in Subjects With Brain Metastases (BRAINSTORM) (NCT02215512)

ImmunoCellular: A Phase III Randomized Double-Blind, Controlled Study of ICT-107 with Maintenance Temozolomide (TMZ) in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma following Resection and Concomitant TMZ Chemoradiotherapy (NCT02546102)

Inspyr Therapeutics: Efficacy, Safety and CNS Exposure of G-202 in Patients with PSMA-Positive Recurrent or Progressive Glioblastoma (NCT02876003)

Kadmon (PDF): Study of Tesevatinib in Subjects With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, EGFR Activating Mutation, Prior Treatment With a Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, and Brain Metastases or Leptomeningeal Metastases (NCT02616393)

Triphase MRZ-108: Phase 2 Trial of Single Agent Marizomib in Progressive or Recurrent Grade IV Malignant Glioma (NCT02330562)

                                                                                                                           

For more information, please click the links or contact the Clinical Trials Team at:
e-mail: neuro.oncology@jwci.org  |  phone: 310-829-8265

Investigators:
Achal S. Achrol, MD
Garni Barkhoudarian, MD
Daniel Kelly, MD
Santosh Kesari MD, PhD, FANA, FAAN
Steven O’Day, MD
Marlon Garzo Saria, PhD, RN, AOCNS, FAAN

Clinical Trials Team:
Najee Boucher, CRA
Jaya M. Gill, RN, BSN
Annie Heng, RN, BSN
Tiffany Juarez, PhD
Anand Moses, CRA