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CompletedNCT02750891Updated Apr 12, 2022

A Study of DSP-7888 in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory High Grade Gliomas

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of DSP-7888 in Glioblastoma and Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, sponsored by Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.. Completed at 6 sites in Japan. Open to participants aged Up to 19 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-04-12.

Sponsored by Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
18
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
Up to 19 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a phase 1/2, uncontrolled, open-label, multicenter study in patients with recurrent and relapsed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, glioblastoma, or grade III or IV glioma.

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Conditions studied

  • Glioblastoma
  • Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma

Keywords

  • high grade glioma
  • HGG
  • DIPG
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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 18 is below the median of 36 across 1,618 interventional studies indexed under Glioblastoma.

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Lead sponsor

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 25 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 19 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Patients meeting any of the conditions a) to c) below:

    1. Have a diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma on the basis of imaging findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical course
    2. Have histologically or cytologically confirmed glioblastoma
    3. Not meeting a) and b) above, but have histologically or cytologically confirmed grade III or IV glioma
  2. Patients who will be able to be hospitalized from the initial dose of DSP-7888 until the end of the post-initial dose observation (In Phase 1 part only, patients may be permitted to have a temporary overnight leave during the hospitalization.)
  3. Patients aged \< 20 years at the time of informed consent
  4. Patients for whom either the legally acceptable representative or the patient (if aged ≥ 16 years) have provided written voluntary consent to participation in this study after fully receiving and understanding the information about this study, including study objectives, contents, expected pharmacological actions and effects, and foreseeable risks
  5. Patients for whom standard therapy failed or no standard therapy is established
  6. Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma patients must received radiotherapy-based treatment or chemotherapy (if radiotherapy is not indicated) at least one cycle and subsequently had tumor enlargement accompanied by tumor-related symptomatic worsening (except for worsening due to dose reduction of steroid therapy for brain edema)
  7. Glioblastoma patients and grade III or IV glioma patients must had radiologically evident tumor re-enlargement or recurrence
  8. Patients with an ECOG PS score of 0 to 2 at enrollment. Patients with a PS score of 3 or 4 due to neurological symptoms associated with the primary disease may be eligible if appropriate in the opinion of the investigator or subinvestigator.
  9. Patients with a life expectancy of 2 months (60 days)
  10. Patients with a HLA type of HLA-A*24:02 or A*02:01/06
  11. Patients with adequate major organ functions meeting the following criteria on the basis of laboratory data within 28 days before enrollment:

    Neutrophil count: 1000/μL Platelet count: 5.0 ×104/μL Hemoglobin: 9.0 g/dL Serum creatinine: 2-fold the upper limit of the normal range of the study site (ULN) Total bilirubin: 2-fold the ULN AST, ALT: 3-fold the ULN

  12. Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 4 weeks (28 days) before enrollment
  13. Female patients of childbearing potential and male patients with female partners of childbearing potential must agree to use appropriate contraception from the time of consent until 180 days after the last dose of the study drug to avoid pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with grade 3 infection according to the CTCAE v4.0
  2. Patients with a positive test result for HIV antibody, HBs antigen, or HCV antibody
  3. Patients with multiple or disseminated primary lesions (Multiple nodules in the same tumor cavity will be acceptable.)
  4. Patients with other malignancies
  5. Patients with significant diseases at enrollment that may affect study treatment, such as New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class III or IV heart disease, CTCAE v4.0 grade 3 arrhythmia, angina pectoris, abnormal electrocardiogram findings, interstitial pneumonia or pulmonary fibrosis
  6. Patients with uncontrollable complications
  7. Patients who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant
  8. Patients who received any of the following treatments within the specified period before enrollment

    • Nitrosoureas, mitomycin C: \<42 days
    • Chemotherapy (including molecular-targeted drugs), radiotherapy: \<21 days
    • Surgery, blood transfusion, erythropoiesis-stimulating drugs, endocrine therapy, immunotherapy (including biological response modifier [BRM] therapy): \<14 days
  9. Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  10. Patients with concurrent autoimmune disease or a history of chronic or recurrent autoimmune disease, or patients who require long-term systemic steroid therapy (excluding therapy given on a PRN basis). However, steroid therapy for brain edema (prednisolone-equivalent dose of 30 mg/m2) and steroid replacement therapy at a physiologic dose will be acceptable.
  11. Patients with any ongoing CTCAE v4.0 grade 2 adverse effects of prior treatment (excluding alopecia and phlebitis)
  12. Patients who received any other investigational product or post-marketing study drug within 4 weeks (28 days) before enrollment
  13. Patients with a history of allergy to any oil-based agents
  14. Patients who previously received DSP-7888-containing WT1 peptide, or WT1 immunotherapy
  15. Patients who are inappropriate for participation in the study for other reasons in the opinion of the investigator or subinvestigator
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
18 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    DSP-7888

    Drug: DSP-7888

Interventions

  • DrugDSP-7888

    Phase1 portion: 1.75 or 3.5 mg/body, Id every 1-4 weeks Phase 2 portion: recommended phase 2 dose, Id every 1-4 weeks

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. DLT (dose-limiting toxicity)

    Safety and tolerability assessed by dose-limiting toxicity (DLT)

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  2. Overall Survival (OS)

    Participants follow-up for overall survival will occur. Maximum follow-up time is 2 year after the initial administration of the last subject.

    Time frame: 24 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall Response Rate(ORR)

    Antitumor effect as assessed according to the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) criteria

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Progression-free survival (PFS)

    Time frame: 6 months

  3. adverse events (AEs)

    Safety and tolerability assessed by adverse events (AEs)

    Time frame: 12 months

  4. serious adverse events (SAEs)

    Safety and tolerability assessed by serious adverse events (SAEs)

    Time frame: 12 months

  5. DTH (delayed-type hypersensitivity)

    Explore efficacy related biomarkers assessed by delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactions to WT1 peptide

    Time frame: 6 months

  6. WT1 peptide-specific CTL-induction activity

    Explore efficacy related biomarkers assessed by WT1 peptide-specific CTL-induction activity.

    Time frame: 6 months

  7. expression of WT1 in biopsy tissues

    Explore efficacy related biomarkers assessed in biopsy tissues

    Time frame: 6 months

  8. expression of HLA in biopsy tissues

    Explore efficacy related biomarkers assessed in biopsy tissues

    Time frame: 6 months

  9. expression of PD-L1 in biopsy tissues

    Explore efficacy related biomarkers assessed in biopsy tissues

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

6 sites
  • National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center
    Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
  • Kanagawa Children's Medical Center
    Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
  • Osaka University Hospital
    Suita, Osaka, Japan
  • National Center for Child Health and Development
    Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
  • Hiroshima University Hospital
    Hiroshima, Japan
  • Osaka City General Hospital
    Osaka, Japan
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 12, 2022, 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
NCT02750891
Lead sponsor
Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 26, 2016
Start date
Apr 2016
Primary completion
Jan 2020
Completion
Jan 2020
Last update
Apr 12, 2022

Study contacts

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. Japan
study director · Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
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