Inclusion Criteria.
- - Signed informed consent approved by the Institutional Review Board prior to
participant entry.
- - Karnofsky ≥ 70%
- Participant must be able and willing to comply with study and/or follow-up
procedures Participants must have histologically confirmed diagnosis of GBM patients
with either grade III or IV malignant glioma are eligible to the Phase I portion of
the study) and radiographic evidence of recurrence or disease progression (defined
as either a greater than 25% increase in the largest bidimensional product of
enhancement, a new enhancing lesion, or significant increase in T2 FLAIR) following
prior therapy (i.e. chemotherapy, XRT, other investigational therapies).
- - No more than 2 prior episodes of progressive disease (patients with more than 2
prior episodes of progressive disease are eligible for the Cohort B, Phase I portion
of this study)
- An interval of at least 4 weeks (to start of study agent) between prior surgical
resection or one week from stereotactic biopsy.
- - An interval of at least 12 weeks (to start of study agent) from the end of prior
radiotherapy unless there is a new area of enhancement consistent with recurrent
tumor outside of the radiation field, or there is histological confirmation of
unequivocal tumor progression.
- - From the projected start of scheduled study treatment, the following time periods
must have relapsed: 4 weeks (or 5 half lives, whichever is shorter) from any
investigational agent, 4 weeks (or 5 half lives, whichever is shorter) from
cytotoxic therapy (except 23 days for temozolomide and 6 weeks from nitrosoureas), 6
weeks from antibodies (or 5 half lives, whichever is shorter), or 4 weeks (or 5 half
lives, whichever is shorter) from other anti-tumor therapies.
- - Participants must have recovered to a grade 0 or 1 from the toxic effects of prior
therapy (with the exception of lymphopenia, which is common after therapy with
temozolomide, and alopecia).
- - No evidence of hemorrhage on the baseline MRI or CT scan other than those that are ≤
grade 1 and either post-operative or stable on at least two consecutive scans.
Clinical Labs
- - performed within 14 days prior to enrollment.
- - Hematocrit ≥ 29%, ANC ≥ 1,000 cells/μl, platelets ≥ 100,000 cells/μl ;
- Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dl, serum SGOT and bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of
normal;
- PTT or aPTT ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal and INR ≤ 1.5.
- - Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula
OR per 24 hour urine collection.
- - Urinary protein quantitative value of < 30 mg/dL in urinalysis or <1+ on dipstick,
unless quantitative protein is < 1000 mg in a 24 hour urine sample;
- Participants of child-bearing potential who have not undergone a bilateral
salpingo-oophorectomy and are sexually active must consent to use an accepted and
highly effective non-hormonal method of contraception (i.e. double barrier method
[e.g., condom plus diaphragm]) from signing the informed consent through 6 months
after last dose of study drug.
Exclusion Criteria:
- - Prior anti-angiogenic therapy targeting VEGF or VEGF receptor including prior
bevacizumab.
- - Prior AMG 386 therapy or other molecules that inhibit the angiopoietins or Tie2
receptor.
- - Co-medication that may interfere with study results; e.g. immunosuppressive agents
other than corticosteroids.
- - Active infection requiring intravenous antibiotics.
- - Current or within 30 days prior to enrollment treatment with immune modulators such
as systemic cyclosporine and tacrolimus.
- - Current us of warfarin sodium or any other Coumadin-derivative anticoagulant.
Participant must be off Coumadin-derivative anticoagulants for at least seven days
prior to starting study drug. ow molecular weight heparin is allowed.
- - Current, recent (within 4 weeks of the first infusion of this study), or planned
participation in an experimental drug study other than supportive care or
epidemiologic studies.
- - Herbal preparations/medications are not allowed throughout the study.
These herbal
medications include, but are not limited to: St. John's wort, Kava, ephedra (ma
huang), gingko biloba, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), yohimbe, saw palmetto,
ginseng. Participants should stop using any herbal medications 7 days prior to first
dose of study drug.
- - History of clinically significant bleeding within 6 months of enrollment.
- - History of allergic reactions to bacterially produced proteins.
- - Known hypersensitivity to any component of bevacizumab (cohort B only)
- Known sensitivity to any of the products to be administered during dosing.
- - History of venous or arterial thromboembolism within 12 months prior to enrollment.
- - Severe hepatic insufficiency (ongoing grade 3 or greater hepatic adverse events) or
known active chronic hepatitis.
- - Inadequately controlled hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure >140 and/or
diastolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg).
The use of anti-hypertensive medications to
control hypertension is permitted.
- - Any prior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy.
- - Clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 12 months prior to enrollment,
including myocardial infarction, unstable angina, grade 2 or greater peripheral
vascular disease, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, congestive
heart failure, or arrhythmias not controlled by outpatient medication, percutaneous
transluminal coronary angioplasty/stent.
- - Evidence of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy.
- - Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28
days prior to study enrollment or anticipation of need for major surgical procedure
during the course of the study.
- - Core biopsy or other minor surgical procedure, excluding placement of a vascular
access device, within 7 days prior to study enrollment.
- - History of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal
abscess within 6 months prior to study enrollment.
- - Serious, non-healing wound, ulcer (including gastrointestinal), or bone fracture.
- - Any condition which in the investigator's opinion makes the subject unsuitable for
study participation.
- - Pregnant (positive pregnancy test) or lactating.
Refusal or inability to use highly
effective means of contraception (men and women) in participants of child-bearing
potential.