A Phase 1 interventional study of TheraSphere GBM in Glioblastoma Multiforme and Recurrent Glioblastoma, sponsored by Boston Scientific Corporation. Recruiting at 9 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-28.
Sponsored by Boston Scientific Corporation · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment
The FRONTIER Study is a prospective, interventional, single-arm, multi-center, study to assess the safety and technical feasibility of TheraSphere GBM in patients with recurrent GBM.
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly aggressive brain cancer with a grave prognosis, resulting in \<7% of patients surviving to five years post-diagnosis. External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) is currently a mainstay treatment for GBM; however, the dose delivered is limited by side effects. The targeted radiotherapy of the TheraSphere GBM Y-90 Glass Microsphere System (TheraSphere GBM) has promising potential to provide GBM patients with reduced side effects compared to external beam radiotherapy as well as a more effective treatment for this catastrophic disease.
The TheraSphere GBM device utilized in the FRONTIER trial is an yttrium-90 (Y-90) glass microsphere therapy for selective internal radiation therapy (endovascular radiotherapy) in recurrent GBM patients. The TheraSphere GBM treatment utilizes intra-arterial delivery and takes advantage of blood flow and direct tumor delivery. Treatment can be delivered by specific placement of a catheter close to the tumor through known angiographic techniques currently utilized by neuro-endovascular or interventional radiology physicians. Angiographic evaluation prior to treatment allows identification of tumor feeding arteries and definition of the treatment volume. TheraSphere GBM could achieve a high tumor response rate based on delivery of a tumor absorbed dose that is not currently possible with EBRT.
In consideration of the potential benefit of a more localized, targeted treatment with a reduced side effect profile compared to other treatment options, and the potential impact on patients' quality of life for this devastating disease, this First-in-Human Early Feasibility Study (EFS) of the TheraSphere GBM Y-90 Glass Microsphere System for the treatment of recurrent GBM is being conducted.
Interval since last systemic therapy until presumed date of intervention ≥ 1 cycle or ≥ 2 biological half-lives, i.e.
Have adequate organ and bone marrow function within 14 days prior to registration, as defined below:
Angiographic Mapping Inclusion Criteria:
Additional Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Have severe and/or insufficiently controlled intercurrent illness; patients with the following are not eligible:
Subjects in which the perfused volume encompasses the non-dominant hemisphere and non-eloquent regions of the brain. The projected radiation absorbed dose to the treatment volume is 40 Gy ±10%.
Device: TheraSphere GBM
Subjects in which the perfused volume encompasses the non-dominant hemisphere and eloquent regions of the brain. The projected radiation absorbed dose to the treatment volume is 40 Gy ±10%.
Device: TheraSphere GBM
Subjects in which the perfused volume encompasses the dominant hemisphere and non-eloquent regions of the brain. The projected radiation absorbed dose to the treatment volume is 40 Gy ±10%.
Device: TheraSphere GBM
Subjects in which the perfused volume encompasses the dominant hemisphere and eloquent regions of the brain. The projected radiation absorbed dose to the treatment volume is 40 Gy ±10%.
Device: TheraSphere GBM
Single treatment of TheraSphere GBM device
Also known as: TheraSphere™ GBM Y-90 Glass Microspheres (TheraSphere GBM)
The number of grade 3-5 non-hematological toxicities
Time frame: 30 days post index procedure
The number of ≥ grade 3 CNS toxicities related to non-target embolization
Time frame: 30 days post index procedure
Occurrence of symptomatic brain radiation necrosis requiring medical or surgical intervention and confirmed by pathology
Time frame: 30 days post index procedure
The number of Grade 4 neutropenia events persisting for longer than 5 days
Time frame: 30 days post index procedure
The number of grade 4 febrile neutropenia
Time frame: 30 days post index procedure
The number of grade 4 thrombocytopenia or grade 3 thrombocytopenia with hemorrhage
Time frame: 30 days post index procedure
Rate of any treatment-related adverse events and treatment-related serious adverse events (not including predefined Limiting Toxicities) from first patient enrolled through study completion.
Time frame: Enrollment through 6 months post index procedure
Change in post-treatment neurological function as assessed by the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).
The NIHSS is a tool used by healthcare providers to objectively quantify the impairment caused by a stroke. The NIHSS is composed of 11 items, each of which scores a specific ability between a 0 and 4. For each item, a score of 0 typically indicates normal function in that specific ability, while a higher score is indicative of some level of impairment.
Time frame: Enrollment through 6 months post index procedure
Change in post-treatment neurological function as assessed by the modified Rankin Scale (mRS).
The mRS measures the degree of disability or dependence in the daily activities of people who have suffered a stroke or other causes of neurological disability on a scale from 0 (no symptoms at all) to 6 (death).
Time frame: Enrollment through 6 months post index procedure
Technical Success/Feasibility of TheraSphere GBM - ability to deliver the projected radiation absorbed dose (+/- 20%) to the perfused volume for all patients treated with the device. Assessed from pre-screening through post-device delivery PET-CT/MRI.
Time frame: Pre-screening through post-device delivery PET-CT/MRI.
Objective Response Rate* (ORR) from first patient enrolled through study completion
Time frame: Enrollment through 6 months post index procedure
Progression Free Survival* (PFS) from first patient enrolled through study completion
Time frame: Enrollment through 6 months post index procedure
Overall Survival (OS) from first patient enrolled through study completion
Time frame: Enrollment through 6 months post index procedure
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