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Temozolomide With or Without Veliparib in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Placebo Administration in Glioblastoma and Gliosarcoma, sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI). Active, not recruiting at 391 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-27.

Sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI) · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

Updated Oct 22, 20261 site added1 site removedGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
447
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This randomized phase II/III trial studies how well temozolomide and veliparib work compared to temozolomide alone in treating patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Veliparib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. It is not yet known whether temozolomide is more effective with or without veliparib in treating glioblastoma multiforme.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Test whether the experimental combination of ABT-888 (veliparib) combined with TMZ (temozolomide), compared to the control of placebo combined with TMZ, significantly extends overall survival in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients with tumor MGMT promoter hypermethylation.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Test whether the experimental treatment significantly extends progression-free survival.

II. Test whether the experimental treatment improves objective tumor response. III. Test whether the experimental treatment is associated with significantly greater rates of grade 3 or higher adverse events.

CORRELATIVE SCIENCE OBJECTIVES:

I. Evaluate the utility of dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques in defining time to progression in the setting of a large multi-institutional clinical trial.

II. Test the concordance between site-determined MGMT methylation status and central laboratory determination of MGMT status in cases with local testing.

III. Evaluate whether genetic or epigenetic alterations in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) repair or replication genes are associated with overall survival, progression-free survival, and objective tumor response.

IV. Test whether polymorphisms in MGMT, PARP1, or other DNA repair proteins, are associated with overall survival, progression-free survival, objective tumor response, or rates of grade 3 or higher adverse events.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

ARM I: Patients receive temozolomide orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-5 and placebo PO twice daily (BID) on days 1-7. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 6 cycles in the absence of disease progression (confirmed progression) or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM II: Patients receive temozolomide as in Arm I and veliparib PO BID on days 1-7. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 6 cycles in the absence of disease progression (confirmed progression) or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 3 years, every 6 months for 2 years.

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Conditions studied

  • Glioblastoma
  • Gliosarcoma
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In context

Glioblastoma

2,132 studies on the registry are indexed under Glioblastoma; 464 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 447 is above the median of 36 across 1,753 interventional studies indexed under Glioblastoma.

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Lead sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI) is the lead sponsor of 3,556 studies on the registry; 336 are open to participants now.

Of its 411 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 373 (91%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

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

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologic documentation: newly diagnosed World Health Organization (WHO) grade IV intracranial glioblastoma or gliosarcoma; GBM with oligodendroglial features are NOT PERMITTED in this study if they are 1p19q codeleted; sites submitting GBM with oligodendroglial features will be asked to provide results of 1p/19q codeletion status
  • Sufficient tissue available for central pathology review and MGMT methylation status evaluation
  • Patients who have had a local MGMT testing that is unmethylated are not allowed to participate
  • Tumor MGMT promoter hypermethylation determined by central testing at MD Anderson
  • Confirmation by central pathology review of WHO grade IV glioblastoma or gliosarcoma
  • (ANC) >= 1500 cells/mm\^3 (within 14 days prior to study registration)
  • >= 100,000 cells/mm\^3 (within 14 days prior to study registration)
  • Creatinine =\< 1.5 x (ULN) (within 14 days prior to study registration)
  • =\< 1.5 x ULN (within 14 days prior to study registration; unless patient has Gilbert's disease)
  • (ALT) =\< 3 x ULN (within 14 days prior to study registration)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =\< 3 x ULN (within 14 days prior to study registration)
  • (ECOG) performance status =\< 2
  • or non-measurable disease; extent of resection: patients with complete resection, partial resection, or are eligible
  • Progression: patients deemed to have progressive disease based on clinical deterioration after chemoradiation or radiographic progression outside of the radiation field are not eligible; patients deemed to have pseudoprogression are eligible
  • Prior treatment:

    • Must have completed standard radiotherapy and concomitant TMZ therapy as defined and determined by the study oncologist
    • Besides concomitant TMZ with radiation, no other therapy ( or adjuvant) can be given prior to study registration, including chemotherapy (also including Gliadel/carmustine [BCNU] wafers), biologics, immunotherapy, radiation therapy; the only exception is the Optune device (NovoTTF-100A), which may be started any time after end of radiation therapy up through the initiation of Cycle 1; intent to use Optune must be declared at registration for stratification
    • No prior bone marrow transplant or double umbilical cord blood transplantation
  • Not pregnant and not nursing; females of must have negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 7 days of registration but before start of treatment; a female of childbearing potential is a sexually mature female who:

    • Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or
    • Has not been naturally for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months)
  • Concomitant medications: patients receiving anticoagulation should be on stable dose 2 weeks prior to registration
  • Comorbid conditions: patients are unable to participate due to the following:

    • Generalized or partial seizure disorder that is uncontrolled at the time of registration; the definition of controlled generalized seizures is patients must be on a stable dose of anti-seizure medication and without generalized seizures for at least 10 days prior to registration; the definition of controlled partial seizures is patients must be on a stable dose of anti-seizure medication for at least 10 days prior to registration; patients with occasional breakthrough partial seizures are allowed at treating physician's discretion
    • Grade 3 or 4 thromboembolic disease within 6 months (mo) of registration
    • Known history of prolonged syndrome
  • No history of major surgery =\< 14 days prior to registration
  • Patients must have adequate organ and marrow function measured within 28 days prior to administration of ABT-888 as defined below:

    • >= 10.0 g/dL (Hb) with no blood transfusion in the past 28 days
  • No Patients with treatment-related acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (t-AML)/myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or with features suggestive of AML/MDS
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(14)

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Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.

It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

ECOG performance status

A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.

0
Fully active, no restrictions.
1
Limited in strenuous activity, but walking and able to do light work, such as housework or office work.
2
Walking and able to look after yourself, but unable to work; up and about more than half of waking hours.
3
Able to look after yourself only in part; in bed or a chair more than half of waking hours.
4
Unable to look after yourself at all; in bed or a chair all day.

Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.

Measurable disease

The amount of disease can be tracked with a defined measurement, so the study can see whether it shrinks or grows. It might be a tumour measured on a scan or, in some blood cancers such as myeloma, a marker measured in blood or urine.

The criteria or the study team say which measurement counts — having no tumour visible on a scan does not by itself rule you out.

Biopsy and archival tissue

A biopsy takes a small piece of tissue to examine. “Archival tissue” is a sample already taken, for example at diagnosis, and kept by the hospital.

Whether a stored sample will do depends on when it was taken, how much there is and what the study needs. Ask whether the study accepts your stored sample or needs a new biopsy.

Adjuvant and neoadjuvant

Neoadjuvant treatment is given before the main treatment (usually surgery), often to shrink a tumour. Adjuvant treatment is given after it, to lower the chance of the cancer coming back.

Allogeneic and autologous transplant

Stem cell (bone marrow) transplants. Allogeneic uses cells from a donor; autologous uses your own cells, collected earlier and given back.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

QT and QTc

On an ECG, the QT interval is the time the heart’s lower chambers take to activate electrically and recover in each beat. QTc is that time adjusted for heart rate (QTcF by Fridericia’s formula, QTcB by Bazett’s). Some medicines lengthen it, and a long QTc can raise the risk of a dangerous heart rhythm.

The study may name a correction formula and a limit in milliseconds, often around 450–480.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
447 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Placebo comparator
    Arm I (temozolomide, placebo)

    Patients receive temozolomide PO QD on days 1-5 and placebo PO BID on days 1-7. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 6 cycles in the absence of disease progression (confirmed progression) or unacceptable toxicity.

    Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis · Other: Placebo Administration · Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment · Drug: Temozolomide · Drug: Veliparib

  • Experimental
    Arm II (temozolomide, veliparib)

    Patients receive temozolomide as in Arm I and veliparib PO BID on days 1-7. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 6 cycles in the absence of disease progression (confirmed progression) or unacceptable toxicity.

    Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis · Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment · Drug: Temozolomide · Drug: Veliparib

Interventions

  • OtherLaboratory Biomarker Analysis

    Correlative studies

  • OtherPlacebo Administration

    Given PO

  • OtherQuality-of-Life Assessment

    Ancillary studies

    Also known as: Quality of Life Assessment

  • Given PO

    Also known as: CCRG-81045, Gliotem, Imidazo[5,1-d]-1,2,3,5-tetrazine-8-carboxamide, 3, 4-dihydro-3-methyl-4-oxo-, M & B 39831, M and B 39831, Methazolastone, RP-46161, SCH 52365, Temcad, Temizole, Temodal, Temodar, Temomedac, TMZ

  • Given PO

    Also known as: ABT 888, ABT-888, ABT888, PARP-1 inhibitor ABT-888

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival (OS)

    The distribution of OS for each arm will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared with a stratified logrank test.

    Time frame: 83 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Interaction With Optune Device

    Cox proportional hazards model will be used to evaluate whether there is a potential interaction between the treatment arm and the Optune device. If an interaction is detected, separate analyses of treatment effect (using Cox models) will be done for patients treated with the Optune device and patients who were not treated with the Optune device.

    Time frame: 10 years

  2. Progression-free Survival (PFS)

    The distribution of PFS for each arm will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and be compared using Cox proportional hazard models with all stratification factors adjusted. Progression (PD): Defined by any of the following: 1. \> 25% increase in sum of products of perpendicular diameters of enhancing lesions, compared with the smallest tumor measurement obtained either at baseline or best response 2. Significant increase in T2/FLAIR non-enhancing lesion on stable or increasing doses of corticosteroids compared with baseline scan or best response after therapy initiation (stable doses of steroids include patient not on steroids) not caused by comorbid events 3. Any new lesion 4. Clear clinical deterioration not attributable to other causes apart from tumor or change in corticosteroid dose 5. Failure to return for evaluation as a result of death or deteriorating condition 6. Clear progression of non-measurable disease

    Time frame: 120 months

  3. Objective Tumor Response

    Defined as complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) as specified in the Revised Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) criteria. An objective tumor response will be evaluated for each patient and the tumor response count will be summarized for each arm and compared using the Chi-square test. For CR, all of the following must be true: disappearance of all enhancing measurable and non-measurable disease; no new enhancing lesions; stable or improved non-enhancing lesions; patients must be off corticosteroids; stable or improved clinically A PR requires all of the following: \> 50% decrease in sum of products of perpendicular diameters of all measurable enhancing lesions compared with baseline; no progression of non-measurable disease; no new lesions; stable or improved non-enhancing lesions on same or lower dose of corticosteroids compared with baseline scan; steroid dose should be same or lower compared with baseline scan; stable or improved clinically

    Time frame: 5 years

  4. Overall Adverse Event Rates for Grade 3 or Higher Adverse Events

    Assessed using National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0 (version 5 beginning April 1, 2018). The overall adverse event rates for grade 3 or higher adverse events will be summarized and be compared using Chi-Square or Fisher's Exact tests between treatment arms. The maximum grade for each type of treatment-related adverse event will be recorded for each patient, and frequency tables for each arm will be reviewed to determine patterns. Treatment-related adverse events will be tabulated for each arm.

    Time frame: 5 years

Other outcomes

  1. Change in Quality of Life (QOL)

    Measured by the fatigue/uniscale tool. The fatigue/uniscale tool will be used as a measure of QOL. Potential differences in fatigue levels of patients treated on the two different arms will be evaluated. Changes in this measure will be evaluated over the course of treatment for both arms and will be compared using a two-sample t-test at each timepoint. Will also compute a normalized area under the curve (AUC) for the values of each patient over time and compare the mean AUCs for patients on the two arms.

    Time frame: Baseline to up to 5 years

  2. MGMT Status

    The concordance between site-determined MGMT methylation status and central laboratory determination of MGMT status will be analyzed using the Chi-Square test of proportions and 95% confidence intervals for the proportion of tests in disagreement with the local site.

    Time frame: Baseline

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Results

Posted Apr 4, 2023

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneArm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)
Started224223
Started treatment213218
Completed144134
Not completed8089
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject1716
Withdrew: Did not start treatment115
Withdrew: Disease progression4152
Withdrew: Adverse event712
Withdrew: Complicating disease11
Withdrew: Death03
Withdrew: Physician decision30

Outcome measures

PrimaryOverall Survival (OS)

The distribution of OS for each arm will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared with a stratified logrank test.

Time frame:
83 months
Reported as:
Median · months
Overall Survival (OS)
monthsArm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)
Overall Survival (OS)24.8 (22.6 to 27.7)28.1 (24.3 to 33.3)
Statistical analysis
  • Arm I (Temozolomide, Placebo) vs Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib) · Log Rank · p = 0.1673
SecondaryInteraction With Optune Device

Cox proportional hazards model will be used to evaluate whether there is a potential interaction between the treatment arm and the Optune device. If an interaction is detected, separate analyses of treatment effect (using Cox models) will be done for patients treated with the Optune device and patients who were not treated with the Optune device.

Time frame:
10 years
Reported as:
Number · participants
Interaction With Optune Device
participantsArm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)
Reporting actual Optune use4242
No actual Optune use182181
Statistical analysis
  • Arm I (Temozolomide, Placebo) vs Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib) · Type 3 likelihood-ratio p-value · p = 0.6659 · Cox proportional hazard: 0.89 · 95% CI 0.53 to 1.50
SecondaryProgression-free Survival (PFS)

The distribution of PFS for each arm will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and be compared using Cox proportional hazard models with all stratification factors adjusted. Progression (PD): Defined by any of the following: 1. \> 25% increase in sum of products of perpendicular diameters of enhancing lesions, compared with the smallest tumor measurement obtained either at baseline or best response 2. Significant increase in T2/FLAIR non-enhancing lesion on stable or increasing doses of corticosteroids compared with baseline scan or best response after therapy initiation (stable doses of steroids include patient not on steroids) not caused by comorbid events 3. Any new lesion 4. Clear clinical deterioration not attributable to other causes apart from tumor or change in corticosteroid dose 5. Failure to return for evaluation as a result of death or deteriorating condition 6. Clear progression of non-measurable disease

Time frame:
120 months
Reported as:
Median · months
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
monthsArm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)
Progression-free Survival (PFS)12.1 (10.6 to 14.9)13.2 (10.5 to 14.9)
Statistical analysis
  • Arm I (Temozolomide, Placebo) vs Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib) · Stratified Log Rank · p = 0.3164 · Stratified cox proportional hazard: 1.05 · 95% CI 0.86 to 1.29
SecondaryObjective Tumor Response

Defined as complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) as specified in the Revised Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) criteria. An objective tumor response will be evaluated for each patient and the tumor response count will be summarized for each arm and compared using the Chi-square test. For CR, all of the following must be true: disappearance of all enhancing measurable and non-measurable disease; no new enhancing lesions; stable or improved non-enhancing lesions; patients must be off corticosteroids; stable or improved clinically A PR requires all of the following: \> 50% decrease in sum of products of perpendicular diameters of all measurable enhancing lesions compared with baseline; no progression of non-measurable disease; no new lesions; stable or improved non-enhancing lesions on same or lower dose of corticosteroids compared with baseline scan; steroid dose should be same or lower compared with baseline scan; stable or improved clinically

Time frame:
5 years
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Objective Tumor Response
ParticipantsArm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)
Objective Tumor Response3437
Statistical analysis
  • Arm I (Temozolomide, Placebo) vs Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib) · Chi-squared · p = 0.7018
SecondaryOverall Adverse Event Rates for Grade 3 or Higher Adverse Events

Assessed using National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0 (version 5 beginning April 1, 2018). The overall adverse event rates for grade 3 or higher adverse events will be summarized and be compared using Chi-Square or Fisher's Exact tests between treatment arms. The maximum grade for each type of treatment-related adverse event will be recorded for each patient, and frequency tables for each arm will be reviewed to determine patterns. Treatment-related adverse events will be tabulated for each arm.

Time frame:
5 years
Reported as:
Number · participants with at least 1 grade 3+ AE
Overall Adverse Event Rates for Grade 3 or Higher Adverse Events
participants with at least 1 grade 3+ AEArm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)
Overall Adverse Event Rates for Grade 3 or Higher Adverse Events93133
Statistical analysis
  • Arm I (Temozolomide, Placebo) vs Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib) · Chi-squared · p = 0.0003
Other pre-specifiedChange in Quality of Life (QOL)

Measured by the fatigue/uniscale tool. The fatigue/uniscale tool will be used as a measure of QOL. Potential differences in fatigue levels of patients treated on the two different arms will be evaluated. Changes in this measure will be evaluated over the course of treatment for both arms and will be compared using a two-sample t-test at each timepoint. Will also compute a normalized area under the curve (AUC) for the values of each patient over time and compare the mean AUCs for patients on the two arms.

Time frame:
Baseline to up to 5 years

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedMGMT Status

The concordance between site-determined MGMT methylation status and central laboratory determination of MGMT status will be analyzed using the Chi-Square test of proportions and 95% confidence intervals for the proportion of tests in disagreement with the local site.

Time frame:
Baseline

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Adverse events

Collected over All-Cause Mortality monitored/assessed for up to 83 months; Adverse Events monitored/assessed for up to 5 years. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Arm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)175/213 (82.2%)47/213 (22.1%)207/213 (97.2%)
Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)183/218 (83.9%)43/218 (19.7%)217/218 (99.5%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventArm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)
FatigueGeneral disorders8/2137/218
SeizureNervous system disorders5/2137/218
Generalized muscle weaknessMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders6/2133/218
Thromboembolic eventVascular disorders4/2136/218
HyperglycemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders2/2135/218
ConfusionPsychiatric disorders4/2133/218
SyncopeNervous system disorders2/2133/218
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders2/2131/218
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders2/2131/218
DehydrationMetabolism and nutrition disorders2/2131/218
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventArm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)
Platelet count decreasedInvestigations116/213191/218
FatigueGeneral disorders182/213181/218
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders129/213126/218
Neutrophil count decreasedInvestigations45/213115/218
HeadacheNervous system disorders109/21399/218
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders99/21394/218
AnorexiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders88/21383/218
White blood cell decreasedInvestigations27/21362/218
Lymphocyte count decreasedInvestigations60/21360/218
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders40/21345/218

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Arm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)Total
Mean58.3 ± 12.4058.8 ± 11.5558.5 ± 11.97
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Arm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)Total
Female9496190
Male130127257
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Arm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)Total
Hispanic or Latino9716
Not Hispanic or Latino208212420
Unknown or Not Reported7411
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Arm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)Total
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian448
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American11617
White197199396
More than one race000
Unknown or Not Reported111425
Extent of Resection
Extent of Resection(Participants)Arm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)Total
Gross total resection140140280
Subtotal resection or biopsy8483167
ECOG Performance Status
ECOG Performance Status(Participants)Arm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)Total
0-1205205410
2191837
Side of Lesion
Side of Lesion(Participants)Arm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)Total
Bilateral3811
Left107106213
Midline123
Right113107220
Tumor Location
Tumor Location(Participants)Arm I (Temozolomide, Placebo)Arm II (Temozolomide, Veliparib)Total
Multiple locations8274156
Frontal6765132
Occipital3912
Other134
Parietal262450
Temporal424587
Thalamus336

1 further baseline measures are reported on the registry.

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Study locations

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References and documents

Publications

  • Sarkaria JN, Ballman KV, Kizilbash SH, Sulman EP, Giannini C, Friday BB, Butowski NA, Mohile NA, Piccioni DE, Battiste JD, Drappatz J, Campian JL, Mashru S, Jaeckle KA, O'Brien BJ, Dixon JG, Kabat BF, Laack NL, Hu LS, Kaufmann T, Kumthekar P, Ellingson BM, Anderson SK, Galanis E. Efficacy of Adding Veliparib to Temozolomide for Patients With MGMT-Methylated Glioblastoma: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2024 Dec 1;10(12):1637-1644. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.4361. PubMed 39480453 ↗
  • Gupta SK, Kizilbash SH, Carlson BL, Mladek AC, Boakye-Agyeman F, Bakken KK, Pokorny JL, Schroeder MA, Decker PA, Cen L, Eckel-Passow JE, Sarkar G, Ballman KV, Reid JM, Jenkins RB, Verhaak RG, Sulman EP, Kitange GJ, Sarkaria JN. Delineation of MGMT Hypermethylation as a Biomarker for Veliparib-Mediated Temozolomide-Sensitizing Therapy of Glioblastoma. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2015 Nov 27;108(5):djv369. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djv369. Print 2016 May. PubMed 26615020 ↗

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Updates

2 registry updates since Sep 25, 2026
Sites
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  • Saint Anne Hospital · Burien, United States
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  • Highline Medical Center-Main Campus · Burien, United States
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  1. Oct 27, 2026
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    + 1 other change: verification date
  2. Oct 22, 2026
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    • Saint Anne Hospital · Burien, United States
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    • Highline Medical Center-Main Campus · Burien, United States

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02152982
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 2, 2014
Start date
Dec 15, 2014
Primary completion
Dec 1, 2021
Completion
Dec 26, 2026 (estimated)
Results posted
Apr 4, 2023
Last update
Oct 27, 2026

Study contacts

Jann N Sarkaria
principal investigator · Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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Studies of the drugs tested here: Temozolomide · Veliparib

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