A Prospective, Open-Label, Single-Arm Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Bevacizumab in Combination With NaviFUS System for the Treatment of Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (rGBM)
Summary
This will be a prospective, open-label, single-arm pilot study to investigate the safety and efficacy of Bevacizumab (BEV) in combination with microbubble (MB)-mediated FUS in patients with recurrent GBM. BEV represents the physician's best choice for the standard of care (SoC) in rGBM after previous treatment with surgery (if appropriate), standard radiotherapy with temozolomide chemotherapy, and with adjuvant temozolomide.
Detailed description
The study aims to demonstrate the high safety profile and effectiveness of BEV+FUS-MB targeted therapy for brain tumors. Any patient with a histological diagnosis of GBM who meets all of the specific eligibility criteria may participate in this study by signing informed consent in person or through their legal representative. Eligible patients will undergo a 2-week baseline observation screening period. Up to 10 eligible patients will be enrolled in this study. Eligible patients will follow the standard operating procedures of BEV (10 mg/kg intravenous (IV) infusion). After at least 30 minutes, patients will be administered microbubbles (MB) (Lumason®) at a dose of 0.1 mL/kg, along with optimal ultrasound exposure doses determined by the acoustic emission feedback FUS power control algorithm of the NaviFUS System. The treatment will be administered every 2 weeks up to 34 weeks or until evidence of progression disease (PD), intolerable toxicity precluding further treatment, non-compliance with study follow-up, or withdrawal of consent, whichever occurs first.
Arms & interventions
- DeviceNaviFUS System
Open the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) using focused ultrasound and microbubble
- DrugLumason
Open the BBB using focused ultrasound and microbubble
- DrugBevacizumab
An anti-angiogenic agent to block tumor growth
Outcome measures
Primary
Adverse Events (AEs)
The incidence and severity of AEs associated with FUS-MB+BEV treatment in patients with rGBM
Time frame: up to 52 weeks
Secondary
6-month Progression-Free Survival (PFS-6)
Time frame: up to 6 months
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Time frame: up to 52 weeks
One-year Survival Rate
Time frame: up to 12 months
Overall Survival (OS)
Time frame: up to 24 months
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Time frame: up to 52 weeks
Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR)
Time frame: up to 52 weeks
Local Disease Control on the MRI Images
Time frame: up to 52 weeks
Corticosteroid Consumption
Time frame: up to 52 weeks
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life questionnaire (QLQ-C30).
Time frame: up to 52 weeks
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) brain cancer questionnaire (QLQ-BN20, assessment specific to brain neoplasm)
Time frame: Up to 52 weeks
Eligibility criteria
Study locations (1)
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903
References
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