Nivolumab With Radiation Therapy and Bevacizumab for Recurrent MGMT Methylated Glioblastoma

Last updated: January 5, 2026
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Gliomas

Astrocytoma

Treatment

Nivolumab

Bevacizumab

Re-irradiation (RT)

Clinical Study ID

NCT03743662
18-400
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This study is being done to see if adding nivolumab to radiation therapy and bevacizumab can increase the effectiveness of the treatment for recurrent glioblastoma.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologic confirmed glioblastoma (WHO grade IV), IDH wildtype confirmed by DNAsequencing

  • MGMT hypermethylation in archival tumor biopsy, determined by any CLIAapproved,DNA-based assay

  • Prior maximal feasible surgical resection of biopsy

  • Prior treatment with radiation and temozolomide chemotherapy

  • Pathologic and/or Radiographic evidence of recurrent disease

  • Circumscribed enhancing tumor ≤ 5.0 cm in largest diameter (T1 post contrast)

  • 1 prior course of radiation therapy

  • Age ≥ 18 years

  • Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70% or ECOG 0 or 1

  • Adequate bone marrow function

  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10g/dL

  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm 3

  • Absolute lymphocyte count ≥ 200/mm 3

  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3

  • Adequate liver function

  • Bilirubin <1.5 times upper limit normal (ULN)

  • AST and ALT ≤ 3 times ULN

  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2 times ULN

  • Adequate renal function

  • BUN and Creatinine <1.5 times ULN

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Infratentorial location of the recurrence

  • IDH mutated glioblastoma

  • More than one prior tumor recurrence after standard first-line therapy

  • Prior radiation to the brain within ≤ 4 months

  • Circumscribed enhancing tumor >5.0 cm in largest diameter (T1 post contrast)

  • Pulmonary embolus or deep vein thrombosis within preceding 2 months

  • Grade 2 or greater congestive heart failure

  • Unstable angina, myocardial infarction within past 12 months

  • Peptic ulcer, abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominalabscess within past 6 months

  • Nonhealing wound, ulcer or bone fracture

  • Prior spontaneous CNS hemorrhage (as determined from clinical history, CT, or MRI)

  • Uncontrollable hypertension

  • Requiring escalating or chronic supraphysiologic doses of corticosteroids (> 4 mgdexamethasone daily) for control of disease at the time of registration

  • Previous or current treatment with an anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, oranti-PDL2 agent.

  • Previous or current treatment with bevacizumab

  • Hypersensitivity to nivolumab or bevacizumab or any of its excipients

  • Diagnosis of immunodeficiency, including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) oracquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

  • Known active Hepatitis B (e.g., HBsAg reactive) or Hepatitis C (e.g., HCV RNA [qualitative] is detected).

  • Known history of active TB (Bacillus Tuberculosis)

  • Known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment.Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous cell carcinoma ofthe skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy or in situ cervical cancer.

  • Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressivedrugs). Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroidreplacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considereda form of systemic treatment.

  • Known history of, or any evidence of active, non-infectious pneumonitis.

  • Active infection requiring systemic therapy.

  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within theprojected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visitthrough 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.

  • Unable to undergo MRI of the brain (i.e. pacemaker or any other contraindication forMRIs).

Study Design

Total Participants: 39
Treatment Group(s): 4
Primary Treatment: Nivolumab
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
November 12, 2018
Estimated Completion Date:
November 30, 2026

Connect with a study center

  • Hartford Healthcare (Data Collection)

    Hartford, Connecticut 06102
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Hartford Healthcare (Data Collection)

    Hartford 4835797, Connecticut 4831725 06102
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Miami Cancer Institute Baptist Health South Florida (Data Collection Only)

    Miami, Florida 33143
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Miami Cancer Institute Baptist Health South Florida (Data Collection Only)

    Miami 4164138, Florida 4155751 33143
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Indiana University (Data Collection Only)

    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Indiana University (Data Collection Only)

    Indianapolis 4259418, Indiana 4921868 46202
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memoral Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth

    Middletown, New Jersey 07748
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen

    Montvale, New Jersey 07645
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge

    Basking Ridge 5095409, New Jersey 5101760 07920
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth

    Middletown 5101170, New Jersey 5101760 07748
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen

    Montvale 5101361, New Jersey 5101760 07645
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack

    Commack, New York 11725
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester

    Harrison, New York 10604
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York 10065
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville Centre

    Rockville Centre, New York 11570
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau

    Uniondale, New York 11553
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack

    Commack 5113412, New York 5128638 11725
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester

    Harrison 5120095, New York 5128638 10604
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10065
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau

    Uniondale 5141927, New York 5128638 11553
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Lehigh Valley Health Network (Data Collection Only)

    Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Lehigh Valley Health Network (Data Collection Only)

    Allentown 5178127, Pennsylvania 6254927 18103
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Vermont Medical Center (Data Collection Only)

    Burlington, Vermont 05401
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Vermont Medical Center (Data Collection Only)

    Burlington 5234372, Vermont 5242283 05401
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • West Virginia University (Data Collection Only)

    Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
    United States

    Site Not Available

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