Lomustine in Addition to Standard of Care in Patients With MGMT Methylated Glioblastoma

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-70
SponsorVastra Gotaland Region

About this trial

Background: Glioblastoma (GBM) is notoriously difficult to treat, with current therapies often extending life by only a few months. The standard treatment involves surgery followed by radiation and chemotherapy with Temozolomide (TMZ). The efficacy of TMZ, however, is significantly enhanced when the tumor's o6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) gene is methylated. Recent studies, such as the NOA-09 trial, have suggested that adding Lomustine (LOM) to TMZ could improve outcomes for patients with this specific tumor profile.

Hypothesis: The investigators hypothesize that the addition of LOM to the TMZ regimen will lead to significantly improved survival rates among patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma who have a methylated MGMT promoter compared to those receiving only TMZ.

Treatment Plans: The study will randomly assign participants to two groups:

* Control Group: Standard treatment with TMZ during and after radiation therapy. * Experimental Group: TMZ combined with LOM, starting on the first day of radiation therapy.

Outcome Measures: The primary outcome measure will be survival. Other outcomes will include progression-free survival (time from randomization until tumor progression or death), safety profiles (adverse effects of the treatments), and quality of life measures as well as neurocognitive outcomes.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Newly diagnosed glioblastoma/gliosarcoma, IDH wild type

Methylated MGMT promoter

World Health Organization performance status 0-2

Age 18-70

Disqualifiers

Previous malignancy within 3 y or malignancy treated non-curatively

Previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy involving the head

Off-protocol tumor-specific treatment

Serious comorbidity

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Temozolomide
  • Lomustine

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Vastra Gotaland Region

Lead sponsor

Skane University Hospital

Collaborator

Gävle Hospital

Collaborator

Karolinska Institutet

Collaborator

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Collaborator

Ryhov County Hospital

Collaborator

Kalmar County Hospital

Collaborator

Oslo University Hospital

Collaborator

St. Olavs Hospital

Collaborator

Haukeland University Hospital

Collaborator

Sorlandet Hospital HF

Collaborator

Helse Stavanger HF

Collaborator

Aarhus University Hospital

Collaborator

Region Örebro County

Collaborator

University Hospital, Umeå

Collaborator

Uppsala University Hospital

Collaborator

Universitäts-Frauenklinik Graz

Collaborator

University Hospital of Sankt Pölten

Collaborator

Sundsvalls Hospital

Collaborator

Kepler University Hospital

Collaborator

medizinische universität innsbruck, Austria

Collaborator