This is a prospective, single-center, open-label, 3+3 dose escalation Phase 1 safety study. Adults with newly diagnosed GBM or gliosarcoma will receive macitentan in addition to the standard of care treatment for GBM. The study consists of a screening period, a treatment period, and a 30-day safety follow up period. The treatment period includes 6 weeks of concurrent therapy (macitentan+RT+TMZ), 4 weeks of monotherapy (macitentan) and 12 cycles of maintenance therapy (macitentan+TMZ). The study will end when the last treated subject has completed study treatment and the 30-day safety follow-up period. The planned duration of the study is approximately 34-38 months depending on the number of dose levels and cohorts of subjects enrolled. Subject participation in the study will be for approximately 16 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Escalating doses of macitentan in combination with RT and TMZ, and maintenance TMZ.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Number of subjects with dose-limiting toxicities observed during the first 10 weeks of study treatment (i.e., 6 weeks of concurrent therapy with macitentan, RT and TMZ and 4 weeks of monotherapy with macitentan).
Time frame: Start of treatment to week 10
Plasma concentrations of endothelin-1
Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 2, 6, and 10
Plasma concentrations of macitentan and its metabolite
Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 2 and 6
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUCτ) for macitentan during one dosing interval for subjects treated with doses of macitentan 150 mg or higher
Time frame: Week 4
Peak plasma concentration (Cmax) of macitentan during one dosing interval for subjects treated with doses of macitentan 150 mg or higher
Time frame: Week 4
Time to reach peak plasma concentration (Tmax) of macitentan during one dosing interval for subjects treated with doses of macitentan 150 mg or higher
Time frame: Week 4
Number of adverse events (per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE] criteria, version 4.03]) leading to premature discontinuation of study treatment
Time frame: Starting from first dose of concurrent therapy (i.e., macitentan, TMZ, RT) until the end of treatment plus 30 days of follow-up
Number of subjects with marked laboratory abnormalities or abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) findings
Time frame: Starting from first dose of concurrent therapy (i.e., macitentan, TMZ, RT) until the end of treatment plus 30 days of follow-up
Change from baseline in pulse rate, systolic & diastolic blood pressure
Time frame: Starting from first dose of concurrent therapy (i.e., macitentan, TMZ, RT) until the end of treatment plus 30 days follow-up
Exploratory efficacy endpoint of proportion of subjects with progression free survival (PFS) at 6 and 12 months
Time frame: 6 and 12 months after the start of treatment
Number of adverse events (per CTCAE] criteria, version 4.03]) as a measure of safety and tolerability.
Time frame: Starting from first dose of concurrent therapy (i.e., macitentan, TMZ, RT) until the end of treatment plus 30 days of follow-up
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