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Oxidative Phosphorylation Targeting In Malignant Glioma Using Metformin Plus Radiotherapy Temozolomide
Sponsor: Hopital Foch
Summary
Tailored approaches targeting crucial oncogenes and pathways have shown successful results in a number of cancer types and offer exciting perspective in neuro-oncology. IDH (Isocitrate dehydrogenase) wild-type (IDHwt) glioblastoma (GBM) (10%) present a unique and homogenous energetic metabolism which is specifically dependent on the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) rather than on the aerobic glycolysis. OXPHOS+ IDHwt GBMs overexpress mitochondrial markers and can be specifically inhibited by mitochondrial inhibitors in vitro and in vivo. Metformin is an oral inhibitor of mitochondrial complex I and is a widely used drug in diabetic and non-diabetic patients, safe and well tolerated in association with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Basing on drastic effect, the investigators have observed in vivo (reduction of \>50% of tumor growth) and hypothesize that metformin could be specifically efficient to treat up-front patients affected by OXPHOS+ GBM, in association with the standard first-line treatment with radiotherapy and temozolomide (RT-TMZ). The investigators set up a dedicated molecular analysis including RNA assay and expression of OXPHOS markers for formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumors (FFPE), which allows to detect OXPHOS+ GBM at diagnosis. Here a phase II, open label, non-randomized multicenter trial including five French neurooncology centers (H. Foch-Suresnes, Pitié-Salpêtrière-Paris, Saint Louis-Paris, Lyon, Marseille) and one in Italy (Istituto Besta, Milan) is proposed. Newly diagnosed IDH wild-type GBM patients with the OXPHOS+ signature will be eligible for inclusion in this trial. The investigators expect to screen 640 patients and to include 64 patients over a period of 24 months with 24 months of follow-up.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
640
Start Date
2024-05-10
Completion Date
2028-05
Last Updated
2025-11-21
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Metformin
Metformin 2000 to 3000mg/day daily will be started by 6 weeks after histological diagnosis and 7 days before the start of RT-TMZ and will continue until progression.
Radiation IMRT
2 Gy x 5 days for 6 weeks to be started 7 days after first administration of Metformin and by 7 weeks after histological diagnosis
Temozolomide
75 mg/m² daily from first to last day of radiation (IMRT) and then 150 to 200 mg/m² x 5 days every 28 days cycle for 12 cycles
Locations (7)
Foch Hospital
Suresnes, Hauts de Seine, France
Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer
Bron, Lyon, France
Timone Hospital
Marseille, Marseille, France
Saint Louis Hospital
Paris, Paris, France
Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital
Paris, PARIS, France
Istituto Nazionale Carlo Besta
Milan, Milano, Italy
Spidali Riuniti Di Livorno
Livorno, Toscana Nord Ouest, Italy