drugset / Trial / NCT00182819

Summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known whether radiation therapy is more effective than temozolomide in treating gliomas. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying radiation therapy to see how well it works compared to temozolomide in treating patients with gliomas.

Timeline

Start
2005-07
Primary completion
2013-08
Completion
2014-05

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper Median progression-free survival was 39 months (95% CI 35-44) in the temozolomide group and 46 months (40-56) in the radiotherapy group (unadjusted hazard ratio [HR] 1·16, 95% CI 0·9-1·5, p=0·22). PMID 27686946 ↗

paper Overall, there was no significant difference in progression-free survival in patients with low-grade glioma when treated with either radiotherapy alone or temozolomide chemotherapy alone. PMID 27686946 ↗

Publications

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Temozolomide Small molecule 75 mg/m2 Oral