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A Phase III Randomized, Double-Blind, Dexamethasone-Sparing Study Comparing Human Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (hCRF) to Placebo for Control of Symptoms Associated With Peritumoral Brain Edema in Patients With Malignant Brain Tumor Who Require Chronic Administration of High-Dose Dexamethasone


Phase 3
18 Years
N/A
Not Enrolling
Both
Brain Edema, Brain Tumor

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Trial Information

A Phase III Randomized, Double-Blind, Dexamethasone-Sparing Study Comparing Human Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (hCRF) to Placebo for Control of Symptoms Associated With Peritumoral Brain Edema in Patients With Malignant Brain Tumor Who Require Chronic Administration of High-Dose Dexamethasone


XERECEPT® is not a potential treatment for cancer, but may reduce the edema associated with
tumors and as a result, decrease neurological symptoms.


Inclusion Criteria:



- Histologically confirmed diagnosis of a primary malignant brain tumor or, if
metastatic, documentation and histology (if available) of primary source of cancer.

- Patient must have 1 or more qualifying steroid-associated side effect(s) at Baseline.

- Patient has required administration of dexamethasone to control symptoms of
peritumoral edema for at least 30 days.

- Stable dexamethasone dose of 4-24 mg/day for at least 14 days prior to Baseline.

- Need for administration of dexamethasone to treat peritumoral brain edema (referenced
above) has been documented by MRI or comparable diagnostic technology within 21 days
of Baseline.

- Karnofsky score of > 50 at Screening and Baseline.

- Capable of self-administration of subcutaneous injections twice daily for 12 weeks,
or availability of assistance from caregiver.

- Ability to provide written informed consent or, if unable to provide, have a legal
guardian or representative provide written informed consent.

- For women of childbearing potential: a negative serum pregnancy test at Screening.

- Must be 18 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria:

- Ongoing or anticipated need for surgery, radiosurgery or radiation therapy or the
introduction of new chemotherapeutic regime within the first 5 weeks of study
enrollment. Treatment with pre-study chemotherapy may continue.

- Concurrent enrollment in any other investigational drug or device study, or plan to
enroll in such a study during the first 5 weeks of treatment.

- Systemic steroid use for any indication other than peritumoral brain edema.

- Use or intended use of dexamethasone as an anti-emetic during Screening or Study

- Non-compliance with dexamethasone or anticonvulsant therapy.

- Clinical signs and symptoms of cerebral herniation.

- Serious concomitant cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, gastrointestinal or endocrine
metabolic disease which could put the patient at unusual risk for study
participation.

- Confounding previous or concurrent neurological disorders that would interfere with
adequate clinical evaluation.

- Clinically significant head injury or chronic seizure disorder, if the condition
results in functional impairment or is likely to interfere with evaluations.
(Maintenance anticonvulsant therapy is allowed.)

- Central nervous system infection.

- Pregnancy, breastfeeding and/or refusal to practice birth control while in study, for
women of childbearing potential.

- Any conditions that are considered contraindications for patients to receive niacin,
e.g. liver disease (with LFTs > 3 times the upper limit of the norm),active peptic
ulcer, arterial hemorrhage, asthma and known hypersensitivity to niacin.

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

The proportion of patients in each treatment group who are Responders at Week 2 and continue at Week 5

Outcome Time Frame:

Prospective

Safety Issue:

Yes

Principal Investigator

William Shapiro, MD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

Barrow Neurological Institute

Authority:

United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study ID:

NTI 0303

NCT ID:

NCT00088166

Start Date:

May 2004

Completion Date:

March 2008

Related Keywords:

  • Brain Edema
  • Brain Tumor
  • peritumoral brain edema
  • edema
  • malignant brain tumor
  • astrocytoma
  • brain tumor
  • dexamethasone
  • Decadron
  • Brain Edema
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • Edema

Name

Location

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York  10021
Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, California  94305-5408
University of Colorado Cancer Center Denver, Colorado  80262
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts  02215
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, California  92658
Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53226
Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, New York  10021
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Florida  32224
Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton, Ohio  45406
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Evanston, Illinois  60201
The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio  43210
Barrow Neurological Institute Phoenix, Arizona  85013
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois  60611
University of Wisconsin Madison,, Wisconsin  53792-5666
Dent Neurologic Institute Amherst, New York  14226
UCSF Fresno Center for Clinical Studies Fresno, California  93702
UC Davis Medical Center, Division of Medical Oncology Sacramento, California  95817
UC San Diego, Thornton Hospital San Diego, California  92037
Colorado Neurological Institute Englewood, Colorado  80113
Cancer Institute of Orlando Orlando, Florida  32804
Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Tampa, Florida  33612-9497
Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University Atlanta, Georgia  30322
Hermelin Brain Tumor Center, Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, Michigan  48202
Neurology Group of Bergen County Ridgewood, New Jersey  07450
University Hematology Oncology Care, LLC Cincinnati, Ohio  43210
Oregon Clinic Portland, Oregon  97210
Virginia Mason Clinic Seattle, Washington  98111