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Last refreshed on: 1 April 2013
Main ID:  NCT00561691
Date of registration: 20/11/2007
Primary sponsor: Oncoscience AG
Public title: Nimotuzumab in Children With Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Scientific title: Phase III Study on the Effectiveness of OSAG 101 (Theraloc®)in Newly Diagnosed Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas of Children and Adolescents
Date of first enrolment: April 2006
Target sample size: 41
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00561691
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name:   Udo Bode, Prof. MD
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Affiliation:  University Bonn
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Histology and staging of disease:

- Newly diagnosed intrinsic pontine glioma documented by MRI and measurable in at least
one dimension

- Histology is not required for this study, tumour biopsy is not recommended General
conditions

- Age = 3 years to = 20 years, both gender

- Life expectancy = 4 weeks

- Performance status ECOG = 3 or Karnofsky/Lansky status = 40%

- Adequate haematological, renal, and hepatic function Absolute leukocyte count = 2.0 x
109/l Haemoglobin = 10 g/dl Platelets = 50 x 109/l Bilirubin total = 2.5 x ULN
ALT/AST = 5.0 x ULN Creatinine i. S. = 1.5 x ULN

Prior/initial examinations (within 14 days prior to the start of therapy):

- Cranial MRI (estimation of index lesion)

- Clinical internal and neurological examination; body weight, height, surface,
Performance status by ECOG, Karnofsky or Lansky

- Blood cell count, blood gas analysis; serum analysis for electrolytes (Na, K, Ca,
Mg), chloride, phosphate, creatinine, BUN, AST, ALT, bilirubin, GGT, LDH, lipase,
total protein, CRP, blood sugar; coagulation test (Quick, PTT, TT); urinalysis

- EKG, echocardiography in case of positive cardiac history

- Pregnancy test in females of childbearing age Other criteria

- Planned day of first antibody application within 14 days after MRI

- Written and signed informed consent from patient and/or parents or legal
guardian(s)(s) after being informed

- Negative pregnancy test in females of childbearing age

- Treatment in a study centre

- Availability of the patient during the study treatment and the ability to comply with
the study plan

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pontine glioma as secondary malignancy

- Low grade brain stem glioma (i.e. focal, cervicomedullar, tectal brain stem glioma)

- Other severe underlying disease or pre-existing serious conditions which bear the
risk of an inadequate study treatment (e.g. severe mental retardation, severe
statomotoric retardation, severe cerebral palsy, congenital syndromes)

- Prior antineoplastic therapy, inclusively chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy

- Prior administration of a recombinant human or mural antibody or known
hypersensitivity to antibodies

- Simultaneous antineoplastic therapy other than the study treatment

- Participation in another therapeutic study or experimental treatment involving the
underlying cancer disease

- Pregnancy, lactating mother and inadequate contraception in females and males of
childbearing age



Age minimum: 3 Years
Age maximum: 20 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Diffuse Instrinsic Ponitine Glioma
Intervention(s)
Drug: nimotuzumab
Primary Outcome(s)
To determine the progression-free survival (PFS) of the combination of monoclonal anti-EGFR antibody OSAG 101 and standard local radiotherapy [Time Frame: week 12, 24, 36]
Secondary Outcome(s)
To determine the objective response rate (R=CR+PR+SD/Nr) according to RECIST To determine the duration of response and the overall survival To assess adverse events and the toxicity profile according to CTCAE version 3.0 [Time Frame: week 12, 24, 36]
Secondary ID(s)
OSAG101-BSC05
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute
Children`s Medical Hospital, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Children`s Medical Hospital, University of Bonn, Germany
Children`s Medical Hospital, University of Homburg/Saar, Homburg/Saar, Germany
Children`s Medical Hospital, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Children`s Medical Hospital, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
CRM Biometrics GmbH, Rheinbach, Germany
Dept. of Statistics, University of Dortmund, Germany
Dr. von Haunersches Children's Medical Hospital, University of Munich, Germany
Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
Istituto Nazinonale Tumori, Div. of Paediatric Oncology,Milano, Italy
University of Wuerzburg
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