Radioimmunotherapy with Lu-177 Labeled 6A10 Fab-fragments in Patients with Glioblastoma After Standard Treatment

Last updated: March 25, 2025
Sponsor: University Hospital Muenster
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Gliomas

Astrocytoma

Treatment

Lu-177 labeled 6A10-Fab-fragments

Clinical Study ID

NCT05533242
UKM15_0027
  • Ages 18-80
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Locoregional, intracavitary radioimmunotherapy (iRIT) with a newly developed radioimmunoconjugate (Lu-177 labeled 6A10-Fab-fragments) will be used to prevent or postpone tumour recurrence in patients with GBM following standard therapy .

Following study objectives will be analyzed:

  • Determining the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)

  • Determining safety by assessing all new neurological, hematological and other AEs CTC grade 2 or higher

  • Determining absorbed dose to the 2 cm shell of the resection cavity (based on a series of SPECT/CTs of the head 2h,24h,48h, 72h p.i. and on day 5-7)

  • Determining absorbed dose values for the kidneys, the liver, the active marrow (based on a series of SPECT/CTs of the abdomen 2h,24h,48h, 72h p.i. and on day 5-7)

  • Determining 24 weeks Progression-Free-Survival (PFS), defined from the day of inclusion

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Written patient consent after comprehensive information

  • Age between 18 and 80 years

  • Primary supratentorial high grade glioma after standard therapy (fluorescence-guidedsurgery, radio-chemotherapy, concomitant + adjuvant chemotherapy), with no or stablesmall tumor residue (residual contrast enhancement of up to 5cm3) at earliest 6weeks after completion of radiotherapy

  • Histological verification of glioblastoma and CA 12-expression of tumor cellsconfirmed

  • Karnofsky-score ≥ 60

  • Volume of resection cavity 2,5-25 cm3

  • Male and female patients with reproductive potential must use an approvedcontraceptive method

  • Pre-menopausal female patients with childbearing potential: a negative serumpregnancy test must be obtained prior to treatment start

  • Adequate bone marrow reserve: white blood cell (WBC) count ≥3000/μl, granulocytecount >1500/μl, platelets ≥100000/μl, hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dl

  • Adequate liver function: bilirubin < 1.5 times above upper limit of normal range (ULN), alanine transaminase (ALT/SGPT) and aspartate transaminase (AST/SGOT) < 3times ULN. In the case of documented or suspected Gilbert's disease bilirubin < 3times ULN.

  • Blood clotting: INR (=PT) and PTT within acceptable limits according to theinvestigator

  • Adequate renal function: creatinine < 3 times above ULN; eGFR > (or equal) 60 ml/min

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient unable to undergo imaging by CT, PET or contrast-enhanced MRI for whateverreason (i.e., pacemaker)

  • Resection cavity with intraventricular access

  • Significant leakage of radioactivity into CSF spaces or ventricles

  • Other actively treated invasive malignancy

  • Breastfeeding women

  • Past medical history of diseases with poor prognosis, e.g., severe coronary heartdisease, heart failure (NYHA III/IV), severe and poorly controlled diabetes, immunedeficiency, residual deficits after stroke, severe mental retardation, pre-existingneurological diseases except those related to glioblastoma or other seriousconcomitant systemic disorders incompatible with the study (at the discretion of theinvestigator)

  • Any active infection (at the discretion of the investigator)

  • Previous participation in a registered clinical trial with therapeutic interventionless than 6 weeks prior to enrolment (date of informed consent)

  • Allergy against known constituents of study medication

Study Design

Total Participants: 15
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Lu-177 labeled 6A10-Fab-fragments
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
January 22, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
April 30, 2026

Study Description

In glioblastoma (GBM), tumour recurrence occurs adjacent to the initial tumor resection cavity in about 85% of cases (Albert et al., 1994; Bashir et al., 1988; Nestler et al., 2015). Therefore, local treatment concepts seem crucial for effective recurrence treatment strategies. We consider locoregional, intracavitary radioimmunotherapy (iRIT) to be a new therapeutic approach to delay or prevent the development of local tumour regrowth in GBM patients. By applying a radioimmunoconjugate (RIC) into the surgically created resection cavity (RC) the blood-brain barrier can effectively be by-passed, allowing the a deposit of high radiation doses locally while sparing sensitive organs like the bone marrow and the kidneys. LuCaFab (Lu-177 labeled 6A10- Fab-fragment) is a carbonic anhydrase XII-specific antibody Fab fragment developed by Helmholtz Munich, labeled with ITM's highly pure medical radioisotope, lutetium-177. (ITM IsotopeTechnologies Munich SE). Patients with GBM after standard therapy (surgery by radio-chemotherapy concomitant and adjuvant chemotherapy) Are eligible for the study. Patients will receive the calculated total doses of Lu-177-labeled 6A10-Fabs in three fractions with an interval of 4 weeks between injections, administered into the tumour cavity via an implanted reservoir. A patient specific dosing strategy will be applied and will depend on the individual RC volume. This investigator-initiated trial is sponsored by the University Hospital Münster, conducted in hospitals in Münster, Essen, Cologne, and Wuerzburg, and supported by ITM and Helmholtz Munich.

Connect with a study center

  • Klinik für Neurochirurgie des Universitätsklinikums Essen

    Essen, 45147
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Klinik für Nuklearmedizin, Strahlenklinik des Universitätsklinikums Essen

    Essen, 45147
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Klinik für Allgemeine Neurochirurgie des Universitätsklinikums Köln

    Köln, 50937
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Klinik für Nuklearmedizin des Universitätsklinikums Köln

    Köln, 50937
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Klinik für Nuklearmedizin der Universität Münster

    Münster, 48149
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Universitätsklinikum Würzburg - Neurochirurgie

    Würzburg, 97080
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Universitätsklinikum Würzburg - Nuklearmedizin

    Würzburg, 97080
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

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