Disulfiram in Recurrent Glioblastoma

Sponsor
Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02678975
Collaborator
St. Olavs Hospital (Other), Lund University Hospital (Other), Karolinska University Hospital (Other), University Hospital, Linkoeping (Other), Region Örebro County (Other), Ryhov County Hospital (Other), Uppsala University Hospital (Other)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Disulfiram (Antabuse®) is a well-tolerated, cheap, generic drug that has been in use since the 1950s to treat alcoholism. There is now an increasing amount of independent preclinical data to support disulfiram as an anticancer agent. The potency of disulfiram as an anticancer agent seems strengthened by copper.

The investigators aim is to investigate disulfiram and copper-supplement as add-on treatment in glioblastoma patients with recurrence receiving alkylating chemotherapy.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 2/Phase 3

Detailed Description

Disulfiram (Antabuse®) is a well-tolerated, cheap, generic drug that has been in use since the 1950s to treat alcoholism. There is now an increasing amount of independent preclinical data to support disulfiram as an anticancer agent. The potency of disulfiram as an anticancer agent seems strengthened by copper. There is now anecdotal clinical evidence of disulfiram as an anticancer agent. So far no clinical studies have been published in glioma patients, but two small, uncontrolled studies are planned according to clinicaltrials.gov. with search 1st November 2015.

The investigators aim to investigate disulfiram and copper-supplement as add-on treatment in glioblastoma patients with recurrence receiving alkylating chemotherapy. The study will be performed as a multicenter RCT including patients in Norway and Sweden. This will serve as a proof-of concept study.

The primary end-point is survival at 6 months

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
88 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
DIRECT (DIsulfiram REsponse as add-on to ChemoTherapy in Recurrent) Glioblastoma: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study Start Date :
Jan 1, 2017
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jan 15, 2021
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jan 15, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Control

Alkylating chemotherapy

Drug: Alkylating Agents
Alkylating antineoplastic agent
Other Names:
  • lomustine (CCNU), PCV or temozolomide
  • Experimental: Experimental

    Alkylating chemotherapy + disulfiram + copper

    Drug: Disulfiram
    Disulfiram 400 mg daily

    Dietary Supplement: Copper
    nutritional supplement with copper, 2 mg daily

    Drug: Alkylating Agents
    Alkylating antineoplastic agent
    Other Names:
  • lomustine (CCNU), PCV or temozolomide
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Survival 6 mo [Proportion of alive participants at 6 months]

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Progression free survival [Proportion without progression at 6 and 12 months]

      Using RANO criteria applied by local investigators

    2. Survival 12 and 24 mo [Proportion of alive participants at 12 and 24 months]

    3. Median overall survival [Median overall survival assessed at 6 months and 24 months after last included participant]

      Using Kaplan Meier plots and log-rank test

    4. Health related quality of life [Assessed at baseline and month 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24]

      EuroQol 5D (generic)

    5. Volumetric tumor assessment [Baseline and first follow-up scan being scheduled at 3 months post-inclusion]

      Tumor volumes are assessed using semi-automatic segmentation

    6. Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0 [Assessed month 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, but analyzed as cumulative burden at 6 and 24 months]

      Cumulative burden at 6 and 24 months

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    1. A previous diagnosis of glioblastoma (histologically verified) and presenting with a first progression/recurrence documented by MRI.

    2. Indication for treatment with chemotherapeutic alkylating agents (i.e. temozolomide OR lomustine including PCV treatment).

    3. Age 18 years or older.

    4. Karnofsky performance status of 60 - 100 .

    5. Not receiving another experimental treatment for glioblastoma at the moment of inclusion or during active treatment within the assigned group (i.e. control or disulfiram group).

    6. Able to take oral medications.

    7. No known allergy to disulfiram or copper.

    8. Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mcL and platelets ≥ 100,000/mcL

    9. Serum/plasma copper and serum ceruloplasmin within institutional limits.

    1. However increased levels are seen together with ongoing acute phase reaction as determined by elevated C-reactive protein (ceruloplasmin is elevated as part of the same process) it is possible to retest after normalization of C-reactive protein.
    1. Willing to refrain from ingestion of alcoholic beverages while on the study is a criteria to be randomized. However, once randomized alcohol abstinence only affects the group treated with disulfiram, and in this group it includes the entire period and one month after last dosage of disulfiram.
    Exclusion Criteria:
    1. Earlier treatment for progression (e.g. "rescue therapy")

    2. History of idiopathic seizure disorder, psychosis or schizophrenia.

    3. History of uncontrolled hypertension (i.e. systolic BP > 180 mmHg) and a diagnosis of congestive heart failure

    4. Received radiotherapy within the 3 months before the diagnosis of progression .

    5. Addiction to alcohol or drugs.

    6. Pregnant and/or breastfeeding.

    7. Women of childbearing potential who do not have negative pregnancy test not older than 14 days before enrollment.

    8. History of active liver disease, including chronic active hepatitis, viral hepatitis (hepatitis B, C and CMV), cholestatic jaundice of any etiology or toxic hepatitis or inadequate hepatic function, defined as baseline ASAT and ALAT > 2.5 X upper institutional limit and/or bilirubin > 2.0 X upper institutional limit.

    9. History of Wilson's disease or family member with Wilson's disease (unless excluded as a carrier by genetic test).

    10. History of hemochromatosis or family member with hemochromatosis (unless excluded as a carrier by genetic test).

    11. Nickel hypersensitivity (disulfiram mobilize nickel causing a brief increase in nickel concentrations before excretion. The initial increase may lead to hepatitis and predisposed patients).

    12. Need for metronidazole, warfarin and/or theophylline medication (the metabolism may be influenced by disulfiram).

    13. Patients who are taking medications metabolized by cytochrome P450 2E1, including chlorzoxazone or halothane and its derivatives (phenytoin, phenobarbital, chlordiazepoxide, imipramine, diazepam, isoniazid, metronidazole, warfarin, amitriptyline within 14 days prior to the first dose of disulfiram. Of note, lorazepam and oxazepam are not affected by the P450 system and are not contraindicated with disulfiram).

    14. Unfit for participation for any other reason judged by the including physician.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Cancer Clinic, St.Olavs University Hospital Trondheim Norway
    2 Dept. of Oncology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Gothenburg Sweden
    3 Ryhov County Hospital Jönköping Sweden
    4 Linköping University Hospital Linkoping Sweden
    5 Lund University Hospital Lund Sweden
    6 Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
    7 Uppsala University Hospital Uppsala Sweden
    8 Örebro University Hospital Örebro Sweden

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
    • St. Olavs Hospital
    • Lund University Hospital
    • Karolinska University Hospital
    • University Hospital, Linkoeping
    • Region Örebro County
    • Ryhov County Hospital
    • Uppsala University Hospital

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Asgeir S Jakola, MD, PhD, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    Responsible Party:
    Asgeir S. Jakola, MD, PhD, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT02678975
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • no ID yet
    First Posted:
    Feb 10, 2016
    Last Update Posted:
    Mar 18, 2021
    Last Verified:
    Mar 1, 2021
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    No
    Plan to Share IPD:
    No
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Mar 18, 2021