A Study Comparing Niraparib With Temozolomide in Adult Participants With Newly-diagnosed, MGMT Unmethylated Glioblastoma

Last updated: April 18, 2025
Sponsor: Ivy Brain Tumor Center
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Brain Tumor

Astrocytoma

Gliomas

Treatment

Temozolomide

Niraparib

Clinical Study ID

NCT06388733
IVY P3-24-021
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The goal of this Phase 3 clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of niraparib versus temozolomide (TMZ) in adult participants with newly-diagnosed, MGMT unmethylated glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does niraparib improve progression-free survival (PFS) compared to TMZ?

Does niraparib improve overall survival (OS) compared to TMZ?

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two treatment arms: niraparib or TMZ.

  • study drug (Niraparib) or

  • comparator drug (Temozolomide - which is the standard approved treatment for MGMT unmethylated glioblastoma).

The study medication will be taken daily while receiving standard of care radiation therapy (RT) for 6-7 weeks.

Participants may continue to take the niraparib or TMZ adjuvantly as long as the cancer does not get worse or completion of 6 cycles of treatment (TMZ). A total of 450 participants will be enrolled in the study.

Participants' tasks will include:

  • Complete study visits as scheduled

  • Complete a diary to record study medication

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologic documentation of a newly-diagnosed intracranial GBM, per 2021 WHOclassification guidelines through local pathology review.
  1. Age ≥18 years at the time of signing informed consent.
  1. Sufficient tissue available for retrospective central pathology review andgenomic analysis. If insufficient tissue is available, approval may be grantedon a case-by-case basis after a review.
  1. Unmethylated MGMT promoter region determined locally by a validated PSQ orqMS-PCR assay compliant to local regulations. Numerical cut-off for an MGMTunmethylated tumor will be defined in the laboratory manual.
  1. Suitability for SOC RT to 60 Gy in 30 fractions using ESTRO-EANO 'single phase'targeting approach [Niyazi, 2023], per investigator's judgment.
  1. No prior treatment for GBM (including brachytherapy or BCNU wafers), other thansurgical resection or biopsy.
  1. Female participants: Not pregnant, planning to get pregnant, or breastfeedingand one of the following conditions apply: is of nonchildbearing potential oris of childbearing potential AND using a contraceptive method that is highlyeffective (with a failure rate of <1% per year) from screening through at least 180 days after the last dose of study intervention. Breastfeeding iscontraindicated during the study and for one month after the last dose of studyintervention.
  1. Male participants: Must agree to the following during the study interventionperiod and for at least 90 days after the last dose of study intervention:refrain from donation sperm PLUS be abstinent from heterosexual activity oragree to use a male condom and be advised of the benefit for a female partnerto use a contraceptive method that is highly effective (with a failure rate of <1% per year).
  1. The participant must be capable of providing signed informed consent, includingcompliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the ICF and in thisprotocol.
  1. Karnofsky performance status of ≥70.
  1. Adequate organ function
  1. Normal blood pressure (BP) or adequately treated and controlled hypertension (defined as systolic BP ≤140 mmHg and diastolic BP ≤90 mmHg).
  1. Stable or decreased dose of dexamethasone, requiring no more than 5 mg dailyequivalent dose, within 7 days before randomization.
  1. Ability to swallow oral medications whole.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Presence of metastatic or predominant leptomeningeal disease.
  1. Current active pneumonitis or any history of pneumonitis requiring steroids (any dose) or immunomodulatory treatment within 90 days of planned start of thestudy.
  1. Participant is at an increased bleeding risk due to concurrent conditions (e.g., major injuries or major surgery within the past 28 days prior to startof study treatment).
  1. Any clinically significant gastrointestinal abnormalities that may alterabsorption such as malabsorption syndrome or major resection of the stomachand/or bowels.
  1. Has cirrhosis or current unstable liver or biliary disease per investigatorassessment defined by the presence of ascites, encephalopathy, coagulopathy,hypoalbuminemia, esophageal/gastric varices, or persistent jaundice. NOTE:Stable noncirrhotic chronic liver disease (including Gilbert's syndrome orasymptomatic gallstones), hepatobiliary involvement of malignancy, or chronicstable HBV infection (in a participant for whom HDV infection has beenexcluded) or chronic HCV infection is acceptable if the participant otherwisemeets entry criteria.
  1. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) unless participants meet all of thefollowing criteria:
  • Cluster of differentiation 4 ≥350/µL and viral load <400 copies/mL.

  • No history of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-defining opportunisticinfections within 12 months prior to enrollment.

  • No history of HIV-associated malignancy for the past 5 years.

  • Concurrent antiretroviral therapy as per the most current National Institutesof Health (NIH) Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults andAdolescents Living with HIV [NIH, 2021] started >4 weeks prior to studyenrollment.

  1. MDS/AML or with features suggestive of MDS/AML.
  1. History of another malignancy within 2 years prior to registration.Participants with a past history of adequately treated carcinoma-in-situ, basalcell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or superficialtransitional cell carcinoma of the bladder are eligible. Participants with ahistory of other malignancies are eligible if they have been treated withcurative intent or continuously disease free for at least 2 years afterdefinitive primary treatment.
  1. Prior history of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES).
  1. Any psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical conditionpotentially hampering compliance with the study requirements and/or follow-upprocedures.
  1. Inability to undergo MRI brain with IV contrast.
  1. Biopsy and/or resection (whichever is later) occurring >6 weeks prior toplanned RT start date.
  1. Surgical wound complication recovery at the time of enrollment.
  1. Known hypersensitivity to the components of niraparib, TMZ, or theirformulation excipients.
  1. Known hypersensitivity to dacarbazine (DTIC).
  1. Prior therapy with PARP inhibitors for systemic cancer.
  1. Received a live vaccine within 30 days before the planned start of studyintervention. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines that do not containlive viruses are allowed. Note: mRNA and adenoviral-based COVID-19 vaccines areconsidered non-live.
  1. Received a transfusion (platelets or red blood cells) or colony-stimulatingfactors (e.g., granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor or recombinanterythropoietin) within 4 weeks of the planned start of study intervention.
  1. Treatment with another investigational drug or other intervention within 5half-lives of the investigational product.
  1. Treatment with tumor treating fields (e.g., Optune) for GBM.
  1. Presence of known isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation.
  1. Presence of known H3 mutation.
  1. Previous diagnosis of WHO Grade 2 or 3 glioma.

Study Design

Total Participants: 450
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Temozolomide
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
June 19, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
March 31, 2028

Connect with a study center

  • Hôpital de la Timone

    Marseille cedex 05, Bouches-du-Rhône 13385
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut du Cancer de Montpellier

    Montpellier Cedex 5, Herault 34298
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lyon-Hospices Civils de Lyon-Hopital Pierre Wertheimer

    Bron, Rhone 69500
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre Leon Berard

    Lyon, Rhone 69008
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre Georges François Leclerc

    Dijon Cedex, 21079
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere

    Paris, 75013
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Maastricht UMC

    Maastricht, 6229 HX
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • UMC Utrecht

    Utrecht, 3584 CX
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Oslo Universitetssykehus HF, Radiumhospitalet

    Oslo, 0379
    Norway

    Site Not Available

  • Clinica Universidad de Navarra

    Pamplona, Navarra 31008
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

    Barcelona, 08036
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, 08035
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital del Mar

    Barcelona, 08003
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, 28041
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal

    Madrid, 28034
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

    Sevilla, 41013
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Ivy Brain Tumor Center

    Phoenix, Arizona 85013
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Moores UCSD Cancer Center

    La Jolla, California 92093
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The NeuroMedical Center

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Care

    South Portland, Maine 04106
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • New York University Ambulatory Care Center

    New York, New York 10016
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio 44195
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The University of Vermont Medical Center

    Burlington, Vermont 05401
    United States

    Site Not Available

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