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CompletedNCT00870181HGG-01Updated Jun 25, 2013

ADV-TK Improves Outcome of Recurrent High-Grade Glioma

A Phase 2 interventional study of ADV-TK/GCV and Surgery in Malignant Glioma of Brain and Glioblastoma, sponsored by Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-06-25.

Sponsored by Huazhong University of Science and Technology · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
47
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Malignant gliomas are the most common primary brain tumor in adults, but the prognosis for patients with these tumors remains poor despite advances in diagnosis and standard therapies such as surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. The advantages of ADV-TK gene therapy highlight its efficacy and safety for glioma patients. This clinical trial was conducted to assess the anti-tumor efficacy and safety of intraarterial cerebral infusion of replication-deficient adenovirus mutant ADV-TK, in combination with systemic intravenous GCV administration in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma.

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Conditions studied

  • Malignant Glioma of Brain
  • Glioblastoma
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In context

Glioblastoma

1,920 studies on the registry are indexed under Glioblastoma; 450 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 47 is above the median of 36 across 1,618 interventional studies indexed under Glioblastoma.

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Lead sponsor

Huazhong University of Science and Technology is the lead sponsor of 241 studies on the registry; 60 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Histologically confirmed WHO grades 3 to 4 malignant glioma
  • Diagnosed recurrence or progression by clinical or radiological evidence
  • Fit for intraarterial infusion and intravenous chemotherapy
  • Adequate hepatic, renal, and hematologic function.
  • Legal age ≥18 years
  • Life expectancy ≥12 weeks
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance (ECOG) ≥2
  • Chemotherapy completion ≥4 weeks prior and recovery from drug induced toxicities.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Active pregnancy
  • Prior gene therapy
  • Second primary tumor
  • Gravidity, lactation, hypersensitivity to antiviral drugs, immunologic deficit, active uncontrolled infections
  • Requiring treatment with warfarin or any other anticoagulants
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
47 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    ADV-TK/GCV

    ADV-TK was administered via intraarterial cerebral infusion. Systemic GCV therapy was delivered at a dose of 5mg/kg intravenous, every 12 h at 36 hours after ADV-TK therapy.

    Biological: ADV-TK/GCV

  • Active comparator
    Control group

    Patients received surgery or systemic chemotherapy or palliative care.

    Procedure: Surgery · Drug: systemic chemotherapy

Interventions

  • BiologicalADV-TK/GCV

    gene therapy

  • ProcedureSurgery
  • Drugsystemic chemotherapy
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The primary end point was 6-month progression-free survival rate (PFS-6)

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. progression-free survival (PFS)

    Time frame: 3 years

  2. overall survival (OS)

    Time frame: 3 years

  3. safety

    Time frame: 1. at the time during treatments; 2. at 6-month; 3. at the end of 1-year following-up; 4. at the end of 2-year following up; 5. at the time the patient censored.

  4. clinical benefit

    the rate of complete response, plus partial response, plus stable disease

    Time frame: at the end of 2nd ADK-TK/GCV therapy

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Study locations

1 site
  • Beijing YouAn Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing 100069, China
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References and documents

Publications

  • Ji N, Weng D, Liu C, Gu Z, Chen S, Guo Y, Fan Z, Wang X, Chen J, Zhao Y, Zhou J, Wang J, Ma D, Li N. Adenovirus-mediated delivery of herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase administration improves outcome of recurrent high-grade glioma. Oncotarget. 2016 Jan 26;7(4):4369-78. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.6737. PubMed 26716896 ↗
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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 25, 2013, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00870181
Lead sponsor
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Collaborators
Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing Chao Yang Hospital, Beijing Friendship Hospital
Responsible party
Ding Ma (Director of Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 27, 2009
Start date
Jan 2008
Primary completion
Dec 2011
Completion
Dec 2012
Last update
Jun 25, 2013

Study contacts

Ma Ding, M.D.
study director · Tongji Hospital of HUST

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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