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Status unknownNCT02629757β-elemeneUpdated Feb 23, 2018

A Study on β-elemene as Maintain Treatment for Newly Diagnosed Malignant Gliomas

A Phase 3 interventional study of β-elemene in Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma and Glioblastoma, sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-02-23.

Sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Feb 2018), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is being conducted to help determine whether β-elemene as maintain treatment for complete remission patients of newly diagnosed malignant gliomas following standard treatment, is able to delay tumor growth, or impact how long people with newly diagnosed high-grade glioma.

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This study is being conducted to help determine whether β-elemene as maintain treatment for complete remission patients of newly diagnosed malignant gliomas following standard treatment, is able to delay tumor growth, or impact how long people with newly diagnosed high-grade glioma. β-elemene will be given 600mg/d,d1-14,q28 days for 6 cycles.

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Conditions studied

  • Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma
  • Anaplastic Astrocytoma
  • Glioblastoma

Keywords

  • High-grade glioma
  • chemotherapy
  • β-elemene
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In context

Glioblastoma

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This study's planned enrollment of 100 is above the median of 36 across 1,618 interventional studies indexed under Glioblastoma.

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Lead sponsor

Sun Yat-sen University is the lead sponsor of 1,644 studies on the registry; 602 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

    • Page 3 of 4 [DRAFT] - Arms Assigned Interventions

      • Temodar Experimental: temozolomide +α-IFN Four weeks after radiotherapy, patients will be received 6 cycle of temozolomide plus α-IFN α-IFN: 3mIU (3million) Day1,3,5 of each 28 day TMZ:150 mg/m\^2 daily on Days 2-6 of each 28 day study cycle and 200 mg/m\^2 daily of subsequent cycles Drug: Temozolomide dosed at 200 mg/m2 (150 mg/m2 for the first cycle) daily for 5 consecutive days, repeated every 28 days

Other Names:

  • Temodar Drug: α-IFN 3mIU (3million) D1,3,5

Other Names:

Minimum Age: 18 Years Maximum Age: 75 Years Gender: Both Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age: 18 years to 75 years
  • complete remission patients of newly diagnosed WHO III-IV glioma following standard treatment
  • Karnofsky Performance Score ≥ 60
  • Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function
  • Ability of subject to understand character and individual consequences of the clinical trial
  • Written informed consent
  • anticipating survival ≥2 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Refusal to participate the study
  • Known hypersensitivity or contraindication to temozolomide
  • Incompletely radiation
  • Pregnant or lactating females
  • Malignant tumor other than brain tumor
  • Contraindicated for MRI examination
  • Unable to comply with the follow-up studies of this trial
  • Purulent and chronic infected wounds
  • Uncontrolled psychotic disorders or epilepsy
  • progression disease
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    β-elemene

    β-elemene 600mg/d,ivdrip,d1-14,every 28 days for 1 cycle, totally 6 cycles.

    Drug: β-elemene

Interventions

  • Drugβ-elemene

    β-elemene 600mg/d,ivdrip,d1-14,every 28 days for 1 cycle, totally 6 cycles

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Over-all survival

    Time frame: 5-year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quality of life

    Time frame: 5-year

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    • Zhong-ping Chen · Contact · +86-20-87343310
    • Chengcheng Guo · Contact · +86-20-87343890
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 23, 2018, 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
NCT02629757
Lead sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
Responsible party
Zhongping Chen (Professor, Sun Yat-sen University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 14, 2015
Start date
Apr 2015
Primary completion
Apr 2020 (estimated)
Completion
May 2023 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 23, 2018

Study contacts

Zhong-ping CHEN
Contact
chenzhp@sysucc.org.cn
+86-20-87343310
Chengceng Guo
Contact
guochch@sysucc.org.cn
+86-20-87343890
Zhong-ping CHEN
principal investigator · Sun Yat-sen University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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