A Phase 1 and 2 Study of Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA) to Enhance Visualization and Resection of Malignant Glial Tumors of the Brain
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES I. Establish a safe dose for oral ALA administration.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES I. Determine which of 3 ALA (aminolevulinic acid) doses (10, 20 or 30
mg/kg) provide optimal discrimination between normal and malignant tissue intraoperatively.
II. Determine whether or not the use of ALA (compared to comparable cases performed without
the aid of ALA) leads to a higher rate of gross total resection, as determined by
postoperative MRI scanning within 48 hour of surgery completion.
III. Compare time-to-progression and survival to that in comparable cases performed without
the aid of ALA.
OUTLINE: This is a phase I, dose-escalation study followed by a phase II study.
Patients receive aminolevulinic acid orally (PO) 4 hours before undergoing surgery. After
completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at week 5 and then every 8-12 weeks
for 27 months.
Interventional
Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Establishment of a safe dose for oral ALA administration
Using National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Toxicity Criteria to quantify toxicity following ALA administration. We will use descriptive statistics to analyze the safety data, based on NCI toxicity criteria.
For 30 days post-aminolevulinic acid dose
Yes
Daniel Silbergeld
Principal Investigator
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
United States: Food and Drug Administration
7140
NCT01148966
June 2010
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium | Seattle, Washington 98109 |