About this trial
Background: Glioblastoma (GBM) is notoriously difficult to treat, with current therapies often extending life by only a few months. The standard treatment involves surgery followed by radiation and chemotherapy with Temozolomide (TMZ). The efficacy of TMZ, however, is significantly enhanced when the tumor's o6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) gene is methylated. Recent studies, such as the NOA-09 trial, have suggested that adding Lomustine (LOM) to TMZ could improve outcomes for patients with this specific tumor profile.
Hypothesis: The investigators hypothesize that the addition of LOM to the TMZ regimen will lead to significantly improved survival rates among patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma who have a methylated MGMT promoter compared to those receiving only TMZ.
Treatment Plans: The study will randomly assign participants to two groups:
* Control Group: Standard treatment with TMZ during and after radiation therapy. * Experimental Group: TMZ combined with LOM, starting on the first day of radiation therapy.
Outcome Measures: The primary outcome measure will be survival. Other outcomes will include progression-free survival (time from randomization until tumor progression or death), safety profiles (adverse effects of the treatments), and quality of life measures as well as neurocognitive outcomes.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Newly diagnosed glioblastoma/gliosarcoma, IDH wild type
Methylated MGMT promoter
World Health Organization performance status 0-2
Age 18-70
Disqualifiers
Previous malignancy within 3 y or malignancy treated non-curatively
Previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy involving the head
Off-protocol tumor-specific treatment
Serious comorbidity
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Temozolomide
- Lomustine
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Vastra Gotaland Region
Lead sponsor
Skane University Hospital
Collaborator
Gävle Hospital
Collaborator
Karolinska Institutet
Collaborator
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Collaborator
Ryhov County Hospital
Collaborator
Kalmar County Hospital
Collaborator
Oslo University Hospital
Collaborator
St. Olavs Hospital
Collaborator
Haukeland University Hospital
Collaborator
Sorlandet Hospital HF
Collaborator
Helse Stavanger HF
Collaborator
Aarhus University Hospital
Collaborator
Region Örebro County
Collaborator
University Hospital, Umeå
Collaborator
Uppsala University Hospital
Collaborator
Universitäts-Frauenklinik Graz
Collaborator
University Hospital of Sankt Pölten
Collaborator
Sundsvalls Hospital
Collaborator
Kepler University Hospital
Collaborator
medizinische universität innsbruck, Austria
Collaborator