O(6)-Benzylguanine and Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme That Did Not Respond to Previous Temozolomide and Radiation Therapy
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors focused on measuring adult giant cell glioblastoma, adult gliosarcoma, recurrent adult brain tumor, adult glioblastoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically confirmed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), including the following:
- Small or large cell GBM
- Gliosarcoma
Temozolomide-resistant disease, as defined by the following:
- Unequivocal evidence of tumor progression after receiving adjuvant temozolomide therapy for 5 consecutive days every 28 days for ≥ 2 courses
Must have failed prior radiotherapy
- Progression must be documented by MRI (while on a stable steroid dose for ≥ 5 days) ≥ 12 weeks after completion of radiotherapy
- Must have paraffin-embedded tissue blocks or ≥ 4 unstained paraffin-embedded microscope slides available from diagnosis
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Karnofsky performance status 60-100%
- Life expectancy > 8 weeks
- White blood cell (WBC) ≥ 3,000/mm(³)
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm(³)
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm(³)
- Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL (transfusion allowed)
- Aspartate aminotransaminase (AST) < 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Bilirubin < 2 times ULN
- Creatinine < 1.5 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min
- No significant medical illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude study compliance
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- No significant active cardiac, hepatic, renal, or psychiatric disease
- No other known active malignancy except for nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
- No active infection requiring intravenous (IV) antibiotics
- No disease that would obscure toxicity or alter drug metabolism
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- Recovered from prior temozolomide
Prior resection of recurrent or progressive tumor allowed if all the following criteria are met:
- Recovered from prior surgery
- Residual disease after resection of recurrent tumor by computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (while on a stable steroid dose for ≥ 5 days) ≤ 96 hours OR ≥ 4 weeks after surgery
- At least 12 weeks since prior radiotherapy
- No other prior therapy (i.e., polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant [Gliadel wafers] or nitrosoureas)
- No other concurrent chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, or investigational agents
Sites / Locations
- Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office
- NCI - Neuro-Oncology Branch
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
O6-benzylguanine & Temozolomide in Glioblastoma
Patients receive O6-benzylguanine intravenous over 1 hour and oral temozolomide once daily on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.