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Bispecific Antibody Plus White Blood Cells in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Glioblastoma Multiforme

Study Purpose

RATIONALE: Bispecific antibodies plus white blood cells may be able to locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combining bispecific antibodies with white blood cells in treating patients who have recurrent or refractory glioblastoma multiforme.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Interventional
Eligible Ages 18 Years and Over
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • - Histologically proven glioblastoma multiforme with evidence of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression on tumor cell surfaces.
  • - No astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, or oligodendroglioma.
  • - No infratentorial or multifocal tumor.
  • - Recurrence or progression following at least one prior therapy.
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age:
  • - 18 and over.
Performance status:
  • - Karnofsky 60-100% Life expectancy: - Greater than 2 months.
Hematopoietic:
  • - WBC at least 3,000/mm^3.
  • - Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3.
  • - Hemoglobin greater than 10 g/dL.
Hepatic:
  • - Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL.
  • - ALT, AST, and alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Renal: - Creatinine no greater than 2.0 times ULN.
Other:
  • - Not pregnant or nursing.
  • - Fertile patients must use effective contraception.
  • - No other medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude study.
  • - No other concurrent malignancy except nonmelanoma skin cancer.
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy:
  • - Not specified.
Chemotherapy:
  • - At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks since nitrosoureas) Endocrine therapy: - Concurrent steroid therapy allowed.
Radiotherapy:
  • - At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy.
Surgery: - Not specified

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT00005813
Phase

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Phase 1
Lead Sponsor

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Principal Investigator

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Camilo E Fadul, MD
Principal Investigator Affiliation Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Agency Class

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Other, NIH
Overall Status Completed
Countries United States
Conditions

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Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Additional Details

OBJECTIVES:

  • - Assess the safety and tolerability of bispecific antibody MDX447 and activated monocytes in patients with recurrent or refractory glioblastoma multiforme.
  • - Determine the response, time to tumor progression, and overall survival of these patients treated with this regimen.
OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study. Patients undergo maximal surgical debulking of the tumor at the time of reservoir placement. Within 2-4 weeks after surgery, patients receive one treatment of intratumoral bispecific antibody MDX447 and activated monocytes. Stable or responding patients may receive a second treatment 1 month later. Cohorts of 1 or 3 patients receive escalating doses of bispecific antibody MDX447 and activated monocytes until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 patients experience dose limiting toxicities. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 13 patients will be accrued for this study.

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756-0002