O6-Benzylguanine and Temozolomide in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Gliomas or Brain Stem Tumors

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

In brief

This phase II trial is studying how well giving O6-benzylguanine together with temozolomide works in treating young patients with recurrent or progressive gliomas or brain stem tumors. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as O6-benzylguanine and temozolomide , work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. O6-benzylguanine may help temozolomide work better by making tumor cells more sensitive to the drug. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT00275002
Run by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
People needed: 41
Starts: 2006-02-01
Expected to finish: 2010-12-01
Last updated by the study team: 2022-02-11

Who can join

Age: any, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Tumor: Participants must have a high-grade glioma (including e.g. histologically confirmed anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma multiforme, anaplastic oligodendroglioma, anaplastic ganglioma, gliosarcoma) or a brainstem tumor (histologic confirmation waived) with documentation of disease recurrence or progression after treatment with standard therapy. Participants must have bi-dimensionally measurable disease, defined as at least 1 lesion that can be measured in ≥ 2 dimensions
Age: 21 years of age or less
Performance status: Karnofsky 60-100% (for patients > 16 years of age) or Lansky 60-100% (for patients ≤ 16 years of age)
Life expectancy: Not specified
Hematopoietic: Must have adequate bone marrow function defined as absolute neutrophil count > 1,500/mm\^3, platelet count > 100,000/mm\^3 (unsupported), hemoglobin > 8 g/dL (may be supported), and absolute lymphocyte count ≥ 500/mm\^3
Hepatic: Must have SGOT and SGPT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN), bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN, and no overt hepatic disease
Renal: Participants must have creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min or creatinine based on age as follows: no greater than 0.8 mg/dL (for patients ≤ 5 years of age), no greater than 1.0 mg/dL (for patients 6 to 10 years of age), no greater than 1.2 mg/dL (for patients 11 to 15 years of age), or no greater than 1.5 mg/dL (for patients > 15 years of age). There must be no overt renal disease
Cardiovascular: Must have no overt cardiac disease
Pulmonary: Must have no overt pulmonary disease
Other: Female participants of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to study registration, and must avoid breast-feeding. Female and male participants of childbearing or child-fathering potential must use effective contraception
Bone Marrow Transplant: Must be at least 6 months since prior allogeneic bone marrow transplantation and at least 3 months since prior autologous bone marrow or stem cell transplantation
Growth Factors: Must be at least 2 weeks since prior colony-stimulating factors (e.g., filgrastim [G-CSF], sargramostim [GM-CSF], or erythropoietin)
Prior Chemotherapy: Must have received last dose of myelosuppressive anticancer chemotherapy ≥ 3 weeks prior to study registration and ≥ 6 weeks for nitrosoureas. Must have received last dose of nonmyelosuppressive investigational agents or anticancer drugs ≥ 7 days prior to study registration. Participants who have received prior temozolomide are eligible
Concurrent Endocrine Therapy: Concurrent corticosteroid therapy is allowed
Prior Radiotherapy: Must have received last fraction of craniospinal irradiation and local irradiation to the primary tumor ≥ 12 weeks prior to study registration
Prior Therapy-Other: Must have recovered from all prior therapy

You may not qualify if…

Must not have history of severe toxicity (≥ grade 3) associated with temozolomide
Must not be receiving other concurrent anticancer or investigational therapy
Must not have history of hypersensitivity to dacarbazine, temozolomide, or polyethylene glycol (PEG)
Must not have uncontrolled significant systemic illness including infection, or overt renal, hepatic, cardiac, or pulmonary disease
Must not be HIV positive

Where it is running

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center — San Francisco, California, United States
Children's National Medical Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Children's Memorial Hospital - Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Texas Children's Cancer Center and Hematology Service at Texas Children's Hospital — Houston, Texas, United States
Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas, United States
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle — Seattle, Washington, United States

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