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AZD1390 FOR GRADE 4 GLIOMA

About The Grade 4 Glioma
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The Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute, a nonprofit translational research program, is conducting a Phase 0/1b clinical trial to evaluate AZD1390 in patients with recurrent and newly diagnosed WHO grade 4 glioma.

The goal of Phase 0 is to confirm that AZD1390 is capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier. Patients with positive results may advance to the 1b expansion phase which combines therapeutic dosing of AZD1390 with standard-of-care fractionated radiotherapy.

The expansion phase will examine progression-free survival and monitor safety and tolerability of AZD1390 in combination with radiation.

  • AZD1390 is a highly potent brain penetrant ATM (Ataxia telangiectasia mutant) kinase inhibitor that blocks the repair of DNA breaks caused by radiation treatment. 
  • AZD1390 is in early clinical development for use as a radiosensitizer in central nervous system malignancies.
  • Radiosensitizers make tumor cells more vulnerable to radiation therapy.

Grade 4 Glioma Trial Details

Study Status

Recruiting

Treatment Agent(s)

AZD1390

Diseases

Recurrent and Newly Diagnosed WHO Grade 4 Glioma

Estimated Enrollment

47 Participants 

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You may be eligible if:

  • You are 18 years or older.
  • You have a suspected newly diagnosed WHO grade 4 glioma and plain to follow the standard treatment regimen.

-OR-

  • You are 18 years or older 
  • You have had prior resection (surgical removal) of a diagnosed WHO grade 4 glioma and followed standard therapy, including temozolomide and fractionated radiotherapy. 
  • Your doctor has told you that your tumor has recurred (come back) or has progressed (grown or changed) and you require resection with radiation therapy as part of your post-surgical treatment plan.

View all eligibility criteria by visiting ClinicalTrials.gov or call 602-406-8605 to speak with a patient navigator.

Phase 0 Clinical Trial: How it works

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Once enrolled, a patient receives a short exposure to the experimental therapy days before a planned operation to remove their tumor.


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This exposure is enough that when we remove the tumor, our team of experts can answer an important question: Did the treatment penetrate the tumor? 


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If the drug penetrates the tumor at sufficient levels, the patient may move forward with receiving the treatment in combination with fractionated radiotherapy in the therapeutic expansion phase.


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Alternatively, if the treatment has no effect on the tumor, the patient can enroll in another clinical trial without losing time or receiving ineffective treatment.


Am I Eligible?

Submit a free trial screening request today to learn if you may qualify for a clinical trial or talk to an Ivy Navigator by calling 602-406-8605.

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