From http://clinicaltrials.gov "The objective of the present study is a comparison of treatment of patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme grade IV. Patients will be randomized in one of two arms when included. Patients randomly assigned to arm A will receive Nimotuzumab (OSAG 101) plus Temozolomide concomitant with standard radiotherapy. Patients randomised in arm B will receive standard radiotherapy plus Temozolomide treatment."
Nimotuzumab in Adults With Glioblastoma Multiforma
Medical trial
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
- NCT00753246
Sponsor:
Type of trial:
Design:
View entire collection »Start date:
- Aug 2007
End date:
- Aug 2010
Phase:
Expected total enrollment:
- 150
Minimum age for eligibility:
- 18
Maximum age for eligibility:
- 70
Eligibility inclusion criteria:
- Patient signed informed consent
- Adequate haematological, renal and hepatic function: Leucocytes >2.0x10^9/l Hb> 10g/dl Billirubin total < 2.5x upper limit of normal (ULN) Creatinin i.S. < 1.5x ULN AST (GOT)/ALT (GPT) < 5x ULN
- Treatment in a study center
- Newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed glioblastoma multiforme grade IV
- Karnofsky-Index > 40
- Condition is measurable by MRI in at least one dimension
- Female patients with a childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within one week before inclusion in the trial. Those female and male patients admitted in the study must use a reliable method of contraception.
Eligibility exclusion criteria:
- Pregnancy and lactation
- Other conditions considered by investigators as sound reasons for disqualification from enrolment into the study such as: potential non compliance with protocol requirement
- Patients with evidence second malignancy
- Patients who are pregnant or patients who refused adequate contraceptive precaution (female and male) during the trial
- No MRI for tumour evaluation
- Patients with history of anaphylactic reaction to murine or humanized antibody