Temozolomide (Temodar) is an FDA approved medication for the treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastomas. In this study, we will be using temozolomide to treat recurrent glioblastomas. We will be using a different dose and schedule than the FDA approved dose and schedule. The purpose of this study is to determine if patients that have failed standard temozolomide treatment will respond to temozolomide when given at a different dose and schedule (21 days every 28 days).
* Participants will be given a medication-dosing calendar for each treatment cycle. Each treatment cycle lasts 4 weeks (28 days) during which time they will be taking temozolomide orally once a day for the first three weeks. * At the end of each cycle (day 28, +/- 2 days), the following procedures will be performed: Complete physical examination including a neurological exam; vital signs; a review of current medications and symptoms; blood samples; a pregnancy test for women of child-bearing potential; self-administered quality of life questionnaire; brain MRI or CT scan. * Participants may continue taking temozolomide until their tumor grows or if they experience unacceptable side effects.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
58
Taken orally daily for the first three weeks of a four-week cycle.
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
6 Month Progression Free Survival
Progression is defined using Modified Macdonald Criteria , using a \>/= 25% increase in the sum of products of all measurable lesions over smallest sum observed (over baseline if no decrease) using the same techniques as baseline, OR clear worsening of any evaluable disease, OR appearance of any new lesion/site, OR clear clinical worsening or failure to return for evaluation due to death or deteriorating condition (unless clearly unrelated to this cancer).
Time frame: 6 months
Overall Survival
Time frame: From patient registration until end of study, assessed up to 54 months
Radiographic Response
Responders on study are those with a best response of either CR or PR. Per Modified Macdonald Criteria for lesions assessed by MRI/CT: Complete Response (CR) = Complete disappearance of all measurable and evaluable disease, no new lesions, no evidence of non-evaluable disease, with no steroids. Partial Response (PR) \>/= 50% decrease under baseline in the sum of products of perpendicular diameters of all measurable lesions, no progression of evaluable disease, no new lesions, with steroid dose @ time of response \</= max dose w/in the first 8 weeks of therapy.
Time frame: From patient registration until end of study, assessed up to 54 months
Time to Progression.
Progression is defined using Modified Macdonald Criteria , using a \>/= 25% increase in the sum of products of all measurable lesions over smallest sum observed (over baseline if no decrease) using the same techniques as baseline, OR clear worsening of any evaluable disease, OR appearance of any new lesion/site, OR clear clinical worsening or failure to return for evaluation due to death or deteriorating condition (unless clearly unrelated to this cancer).
Time frame: From patient registration until end of study, assessed up to 54 months
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Wake Forest Univsersity
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
University Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States