Efficacy and Safety of Atorvastatin in Combination With Radiotherapy and Temozolomide in Glioblastoma (ART)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02029573 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 8, 2014
Last Update Posted : August 18, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Glioblastoma Multiforme | Drug: Atorvastatin Drug: Temozolomide Radiation: Radiotherapy | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 36 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase II Study of Atorvastatin in Combination With Radiotherapy and Temozolomide in Glioblastoma |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 1, 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Atorvastatin in Combination With Radiotherapy and Temozolomide |
Drug: Atorvastatin
80 mg po daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. (starting dose of 40 mg po daily for the first 21 days) Drug: Temozolomide 75mg/m2 po daily during radiotherapy, followed by 150-200mg/m2/day po on days 1-5 of each 6x4 week cycle of adjuvant therapy Radiation: Radiotherapy 60 Gy in 30 fractions |
- Progression free survival at 6 months (PFS-6) [ Time Frame: up to 6 months ]All efficacy determinations will be based on the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) response criteria (Wen 2010)
- Progression free survival [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 years ]Progression free survival defined as the time the patient enters the study until first progression or death whichever occurs first
- Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 years ]Overall Survival defined as the time the patient enters the study to the date of death due to any cause.
- Adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to 2-3 years ]The assessment of safety will be based on the frequency of Adverse Events graded (grade 3+) according to the Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Effects (NCI-CTCAE) version 4.0 scoring system.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically proven newly diagnosed Malignant Glioblastoma Multiforme or variants (gliosarcoma, glioblastoma with oligodendroglial features, giant cell glioblastoma).
- Age ≥ 18 years.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0, 1 or 2.
- Patients must have an estimated life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
- No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
- Stable dose of steroid for ≥ 14 days prior to registration.
- Patients must have adequate bone marrow function (e.g., hemoglobin ≥10 g/dl, absolute granulocyte count ≥ 1.5 x 109/L, and platelet count ≥100 x 109/L.
- Adequate liver function (SGPT, SGOT, and alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times upper limits of normals (ULN) and total bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN), and adequate renal function (BUN or creatinine ≤1.5 X ULN) prior to starting therapy.
- Paraffin embedded tumour sample available for study.
- Patient consent must be obtained according to local Institutional requirements. The patient must sign the consent form prior to registration.
- Protocol treatment is to begin within 10 working days of patient registration.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or lactating women; men and women of childbearing potential must agree to practice an effective method of birth control. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test performed within 14 days prior to registration.
- Concurrent treatment with other experimental drugs or anticancer therapy.
- Patients with a history of other malignancies, except: adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in-situ cancer of the cervix, or other solid tumours curatively treated with no evidence of disease for > 5 years.
- Prior radiotherapy or systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy .
- Severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows: Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or oxygen, Hepatic insufficiency or Active liver disease resulting in clinical jaundice and/or coagulation defects, Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) , Significant neurologic or psychiatric disorder which would impair the ability to obtain informed consent, Active uncontrolled or serious infection, active peptic ulcer disease, Any medical condition which could interfere with oral medication intake (e.g., frequent vomiting, partial bowel obstruction), Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to registration, Congestive heart failure, unstable angina, active cardiomyopathy, cardiac arrhythmia, Skeletal muscle disease and other related reticule-endothelial diseases.
- Patients with known hypersensitivity to the study drugs or their components.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02029573
Saudi Arabia | |
King Fahad Medical City | |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11525 |
Study Chair: | Abdullah K. Altwairgi, MD | King Fahad Medical City |
Responsible Party: | Abdullah Khalaf Altwairgi, Medical Oncologist, King Fahad Medical City |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02029573 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
KFMC-CNS-01 |
First Posted: | January 8, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 18, 2017 |
Last Verified: | August 2017 |
Phase II Atorvastatin Temozolomide Radiotherapy Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) |
Glioblastoma Astrocytoma Glioma Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Temozolomide |
Atorvastatin Anticholesteremic Agents Hypolipidemic Agents Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Lipid Regulating Agents Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Alkylating Agents Antineoplastic Agents |