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Glutamate Inhibitors in Glioblastoma
Sponsor: University of Zurich
Summary
The goal of this 1:1 randomized, multi-center, open-label phase Ib/II clinical trial is to explore the efficacy of the add-on of the anti-glutamatergic drugs gabapentin, sulfasalazine and memantine to standard chemoradiotherapy with temozolomide compared to chemoradiotherapy alone in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma.
Official title: A Phase Ib/II Randomized, Open Label Drug Repurposing Trial of Glutamate Signaling Inhibitors in Combination With Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
120
Start Date
2023-01-01
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2024-05-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Gabapentin
Weekly dose escalations over 4 weeks of daily 3 x 300 mg up to 3 x 1200 mg
Sulfasalazine
Weekly dose escalations over 3 weeks of daily 3 x 500 mg up to 3 x 1500 mg
Memantine
Weekly dose escalations over 4 weeks of daily 1 x 5-20 mg
Temozolomide
Concomitant with radiotherapy at 75 mg/m2 daily followed by maintenance 150-200 mg/m2 on 5/28 days
Radiotherapy
30 x 2 Gy involved field radiotherapy with concomitant temozolomide
Locations (1)
University Hospital Zurich
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland