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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 21 July 2016
Main ID:  NCT00657202
Date of registration: 27/03/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Public title: Ranibizumab for Neurofibromas Associated With Neurofibromatosis 1
Scientific title: Pilot Study of Ranibizumab (Lucentis) for Neurofibromas Associated With Neurofibromatosis 1
Date of first enrolment: March 2008
Target sample size: 11
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00657202
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Endpoint Classification: Pharmacodynamics Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 0
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Scott Plotkin, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Massachusetts General Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients must have diagnosis of NF1 based on NIH criteria with two or more of the
following characteristics: a) Six or more cafe-au-lait macules b) Skin fold freckling
in the axilla or groin c) Optic pathway glioma d) Two or more Lisch nodules of the
iris e) Distinctive bony lesions such as dysplasia of the sphenoid wing or of a long
bone such as the tibia f) Two or more neurofibromas of any type or 1 or more
plexiform neurofibroma g) First degree relative with NF1

- At least four cutaneous neurofibromas on skin exam with the following qualities: a)
the lesion must be discrete by clinical exam and must be at least 5mm away from
another skin tumor b) the lesion must be amenable to measurement with calipers with
minimum dimension of 5mm and maximum dimension of 20mm c)the lesions cannot be
located on the face, scalp, or groin and must be located in an area that can be
photographed d) histologic confirmation of tumor type is not required in the setting
of compatible clinical setting

- Must be willing to have treated CNF surgically removed during the study

- 18 years of age or older

- Normal organ and marrow function as described in the protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnant or breast-feeding women

- Chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 6 weeks prior to entering the study

- Receiving any other investigational agent

- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic
composition as ranibizumab

- Hypertension that cannot be controlled by medications

- Known coagulopathy that increases risk of bleeding or a history of clinically
significant hemorrhages in the past

- NCI CTCAE grade 3 hemorrhage within 4 weeks of starting the study treatment

- Pre-existing thyroid abnormality with thyroid function that cannot be maintained in
the normal range with medication

- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Cutaneous Neurofibromas
Intervention(s)
Drug: Ranibizumab
Primary Outcome(s)
Determine the effect of inhibiting VEGF signaling on tumor volume and tumor interstitial fluid pressure by local injection of ranibizumab into cutaneous neurofibromas. [Time Frame: 2 years]
Secondary Outcome(s)
To identify angiogenic molecules upregulated in neurofibromas treated with ranibizumab. [Time Frame: 2 years]
Secondary ID(s)
07-332
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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