Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

Bevacizumab for Glioblastoma

Phase II trial of Bevacizumab for Glioblastoma. open-label, none/not specified-controlled, adaptive. 146 participants. CTIS 2021-000565-32.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Glioblastoma
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
28-06-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
10-07-2024

Trial design

open-label, none/not specified-controlled, adaptive Phase II trial across 9 sites in Germany.

Open Label
Yes
Comparator
None/Not specified
Adaptive
True, isotoxic dose-escalation design is used ("isotoxic dose escalation"); specific escalation rules, interim analyses or stopping rules are not provided in the CTIS record.
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
146

Eligibility

Recruits 146 Underage patients and patients incapable of understanding the study or giving legal informed consent are explicitly excluded ("Patients who are underage or patients who are incapable to understand the aim, importance and consequences of the study and to give legal informed consent (according to § 40b AMG)."). Informed consent must be signed by the patient prior to any study-specific procedure and includes separate written consent for data protection (per the German GDPR/DSGVO). No information on assent or consent by legal representatives is provided in the CTIS record..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnancy or breast feeding.
Vulnerable Population
Underage patients and patients incapable of understanding the study or giving legal informed consent are explicitly excluded ("Patients who are underage or patients who are incapable to understand the aim, importance and consequences of the study and to give legal informed consent (according to § 40b AMG)."). Informed consent must be signed by the patient prior to any study-specific procedure and includes separate written consent for data protection (per the German GDPR/DSGVO). No information on assent or consent by legal representatives is provided in the CTIS record.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Diagnosis of glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype and MGMT unmethylated status must be proven histologically (according to local neuro-pathology). MRI images must not be older than 2 weeks before initiating RT\n- Women of childbearing potential (i.e., a woman, who is biologically capable of becoming pregnant) must be non-lactating and must have a negative serum (β-HCG) EudraCT-No.: 2021-000565-32 EU CT-No.: 2024-514865-20-00 PRIDE Study Protocol, Version 2.0 18.08.2025 Page 28 of 60 pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the first dose of study medication and radiotherapy; adequate contraception should be applied for both male and female patients during the whole duration of the study treatment and 6 months after. This includes:  A woman who is not capable of bearing a child is defined as follows: postmenopausal (12 months natural (spontaneous) amenorrhea or 6 months spontaneous amenorrhea with serum-FSH-values (follicle-stimulating hormone) of > 40 mIU/mL); 6 weeks after a bilateral ovariectomy with or without hysterectomy or sterilization by means of tubal ligation.  A woman capable of bearing child is defined as follows: a woman who is physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, including women whose occupation, lifestyle or sexual orientation exclude sexual intercourse with a male partner and women whose partners have been sterilized by vasectomy or other measures.  Medically-approved acceptable methods of contraception with a low failure rate (i.e. less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correct can include the following: hormonal contraceptives, intrauterine device and double barrier method. Acceptable preventive measures can include total abstinence at the discretion of the investigator, in cases where compliance is ensured because of the study participant's age, occupation, lifestyle or sexual orientation. Periodical abstinence (e.g. calendar, ovulation, symptom-thermal methods or abstinence until the 4th day after the ovulation) as well as coitus interruptus are not acceptable methods of contraception.\n- ≥ 18 and ≤ 70 years of age, smoking or non-smoking, of any ethnic origin\n- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0–2\n- Patient must have provided signed informed consent (obtained prior to any studyspecific procedure). This includes the willingness to give written informed consent, written consent for data protection (according to the German General Data Protection Regulation (Datenschutz-Grundverordnung, DSGVO) in addition to willingness to participate and comply with the study.\n- Craniotomy or intracranial biopsy site must be adequately healed, free of drainage or cellulitis, and the underlying cranioplasty must appear intact at the time of inclusion.\n- Adequate hematological function: white blood cell (WBC) count  3x109/L, absolute neutrophil count > 1500/μl, platelet count  100.000/μl, hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dl (may be obtained by the use of erythropoietin-stimulating agents or transfusion for anemia)\n- Adequate liver function: Total bilirubin < 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) AND aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) < 2.5 x ULN.\n- Adequate renal function: Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN AND patients with urine dipstick for proteinuria < 2+. Patients with ≥ 2+ proteinuria on dipstick urinalysis at baseline should show urine protein to creatinine ratio ≤ 1 or should undergo a 24-hour urine collection and must demonstrate ≤ 1g of protein in 24 hours.\n- International normalized ratio (INR) (in absence of anticoagulation treatment) ≤ 1.5 within 7 days prior to the first dose of study medication and radiotherapy. Anticoagulation is allowed if target INR is < 3 and if the patient is on a stable dose of anticoagulant (coumarin type, low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) or bivalirudin or argatroban) for >2 weeks at time of enrolment. Therefore, during the study, the preferred choice for anticoagulation treatment with therapeutic intent should be low molecular weight heparin as per ASCO guidelines."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Positive test results for HbsAG, anti-HCV, anti-HIV-1/-2\n- Patients simultaneously enrolled in another clinical trial or patients who participated in another clinical trial during the 28 days (or five-half lives of the respective investigational product, whichever is longer) before enrolment.\n- Patients who previously participated in this trial.\n- Evidence for any active intracranial infection requiring hospitalization or i.v. antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to inclusion\n- Patients who are underage or patients who are incapable to understand the aim, importance and consequences of the study and to give legal informed consent (according to § 40b AMG).\n- Patients who possibly are dependent on the sponsor or investigator.\n- Immuno-compromised patients, including known seropositivity for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).\n- History of chronic gastrointestinal disease with diarrhea; history of abdominal or pelvic radiotherapy.\n- Any other significant medical illness or medically significant laboratory finding that would, in the investigator’s judgement, make the patient inappropriate for this study, or would increase the risk associated with the patients’ participation in the study.\n- Inability to undergo MRI.\n- Contraindication and/or hypersensitivity to bevacizumab or its excipients. For details check the Summary of Product Characteristics of Aybintio®.\n- Any other condition or treatment that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might interfere with the study or current drug.\n- Prior treatment with bevacizumab for any indication.\n- Parallel administration of any drug suspected to interfere with bevacizumab at the time of inclusion.\n- Significant cardiovascular disease defined as congestive heart failure (NYHA Class II, III, IV), unstable angina pectoris or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to enrolment.\n- Inadequately controlled hypertension (defined as a blood pressure of > 150 mmHg systolic and/or >100 mmHg diastolic on medication) or any prior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy.\n- History of clinically significant cerebrovascular events within 6 months prior to enrolment. This includes ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. Small, clinically silent perioperative ischemic changes are not exclusionary.\n- Significant vascular disease (e.g., aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection or recent peripheral arterial thrombosis) within 6 months prior to enrolment.\n- Evidence or history of recurrent thromboembolism (> 1 episode of deep venous thrombosis / peripheral embolism) during the past 2 years.\n- Evidence of bleeding diathesis of coagulopathy (in the absence of therapeutic anticoagulation).\n- Chronic daily intake of aspirin > 325 mg/day or clopidogrel > 75 mg/day.\n- History of intracranial abscess within 6 months prior to inclusion.\n- History of ≥ grade 2 hemoptysis according to NCI-CTC criteria within 1 month prior to inclusion.\n- Serious non-healing wound, ulcer or bone fracture.\n- Placement of a central vascular access device (CVAD) within 2 days prior to bevacizumab administration.\n- Past medical history of diseases with poor prognosis according to the judgement of the investigator, e.g. severe coronary heart disease, severe diabetes, immune deficiency, residual deficits after stroke, severe mental retardation.\n- Foreseeable non-compliance with the protocol requirements, instructions and study-related restrictions, e.g. uncooperative attitude, inability to return for follow-up visits, and low probability of completing the study.\n- Pregnancy or breast feeding.\n- Patient is the investigator, research assistant, pharmacist, study coordinator, other staff or relative there of directly involved in the conduct of the study.\n- Evidence of significant hemorrhage on postoperative MRI of the brain. Patients with asymptomatic, minor hemosiderin deposition, resolving postsurgical hemorrhagic changes, or punctate intratumoral hemorrhage (e.g., related to biopsy or surgery) are not excluded.\n- Any prior radiotherapy to the brain or prior radiotherapy resulting in a potential overlap in the radiation field."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety and tolerability of isotoxic dose escalation and bevacizumab","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression-free survival after 6 months (PFS-6)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Progression-free survival assessed at 6 months (PFS-6) as a time-to-event outcome (definition not further specified in CTIS record)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression-free survival (PFS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Progression-free survival (time from randomisation/enrolment to disease progression or death) — specific assessment criteria not detailed in CTIS record."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Quality of life as determined by EORTC QLQ-C30 and the EORTC brain module QLQ-BN 20","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quality of life measured using validated instruments EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BN20."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Cognitive function as determined by MMSE and MOCA","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Cognitive function assessed using MMSE and MOCA instruments."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Exploratory objective: validation of 4-miRNA signature-based risk subgroups in FFPE material and plasma samples","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Validation of a 4-miRNA signature in FFPE tissue and plasma samples (exploratory biomarker analysis); detailed assay/analysis methods not provided in CTIS record."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
146
Recruitment Window Months
48
Consent Approach
Written informed consent must be provided by the patient prior to any study-specific procedure. The consent includes written consent for data protection in accordance with the German General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO). Subject information and informed consent documents are listed in the CTIS documents (L1 and L2 materials) but languages and age-specific consent/assent forms are not specified in the CTIS record.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
9
Total Number Of Participants
146

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
04-06-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
09-12-2025
Processing Time Days
553
Number Of Sites
9
Number Of Participants
146

Sites

Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Regensburg AöR
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurochirurgie
Contact Person Name
Peter Hau
Contact Person Email
peter.hau@ukr.de
Site Name
Medical Center - University Of Freiburg
Department Name
Klinik für Strahlenheilkunde
Contact Person Name
Anca Grosu
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig AöR
Department Name
Klinik für Radioonkologie und Strahlentherapie
Contact Person Name
Clemens Seidel
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Augsburg
Department Name
Hochschulambulanz für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie
Contact Person Name
Klaus-Henning Kahl
Site Name
University Hospital Cologne AöR
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Radioonkologie, Cyberknife- und Strahlentherapie
Contact Person Name
Emmanouil Fokas
Contact Person Email
emmanouil.fokas@uk-koeln.de
Site Name
Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen AöR
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie
Contact Person Name
Stephan Schönecker
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen AöR
Department Name
Radioonkologie
Contact Person Name
Raphael Bodensohn
Site Name
Heidelberg University
Department Name
Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie
Contact Person Name
Arne Ruder
Contact Person Email
arne.ruder@umm.de
Site Name
Goethe University Frankfurt
Department Name
Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Onkologie
Contact Person Name
Markus Diefenhardt

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen AöR
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Germany

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Aybintio 25 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion.
Active Substance
Bevacizumab
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous
Route
Intravenous
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation EU/1/20/1454/002
Dose Levels
Max daily dose: 7.5 mg/kg; Max total dose: 15 mg/kg
Maximum Dose
Max daily dose: 7.5 mg/kg; Max total dose: 15 mg/kg
Combination Treatment
Yes

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