clinical trials for meningiomas andrew norden, m.d
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Clinical Trials for MeningiomasClinical Trials for Meningiomas
Andrew Norden, M.D.
Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Center For Neuro-Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
When to Consider Clinical Trials
• Surgery or radiation cannot be given safely• The tumor begins to grow after maximal
surgery and radiation• You and your treatment team think that
clinical trials may be appropriate
Cytotoxic Chemotherapy
• Adriamycin and dacarbazine
• Cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, and vincristine (CAV)
• Hydroxyurea• Ifosfamide• Interferon-alpha
• Irinotecan
• Temozolomide
Hormonal Therapy:Progesterone Receptor Blockers
• Phase III Trial - Grunberg et al (ASCO 2001):– Unresectable benign and
atypical meningiomas (193 patients)
– Randomized to RU-486 200 mg daily or placebo
– Well tolerated: common toxicities were fatigue, headache, and hot flashes
– No benefit from RU-486 Kubo et al. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2001;31:510-3
Hormonal Therapy:Somatostatin Analogs
Schulz et al. Clin Cancer Res 2000;6:1865-74.
Octreotide Scans
Depot Octreotide Acetate (Sandostatin LAR)
• Chamberlain et al (Neurology 2007) – 16 patients (8 benign, 3 atypical, 5 malignant)– Positive octreotide scans – Sandostatin LAR 20-40 mg IM monthly– Few side effects– After 3 months, 31% partial responses and 31% stable
tumors– 44% six-month progression-free survival
Pasireotide (SOM230)
• More potent than octreotide• Acts on a wider range of somatostatin
receptors (especially sst1, 3, 5)• Ongoing trial
Phase 2 SOM230 LAR Trial
• Dosing: 60 mg IM every 28 days• Eligibility criteria: recurrent or inoperable meningioma, KPS 601,
no limit to prior therapy• Very well tolerated • 6/40 patients enrolled• Sites: DF/HCC, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Wake-Forest, Duke,
Northwestern, Univ. of Washington, Cedars-Sinai
1Requires occasional assistance, but cares for most personal needs
Targeted Molecular Therapies
Perry et al. J Neurooncol 2004;70:183-202
Molecular Targets
Drappatz J, Wen PY. Expert Rev Neurother 2006;6:1465-79.
TumorVEGF
Bevacizumab
VEGFR Inhibitors
Blood vesselendothelial cell
VEGFR
Angiogenesis
X
DRUG
Phosphorylated receptor
Examples• Sunitinib
• Sorafenib• Cediranib
Angiogenesis and Meningiomas
Peri-Tumoral Edema
Phase 2 Sunitinib Trial
• Dosing: 50 mg daily for 4 weeks, 2 weeks off
• Eligibility criteria: recurrent or inoperable meningioma, KPS 60, no limit to prior therapy
• Side effects: fatigue, rash, diarrhea
• Sites: DF/HCC, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, UVA
• Results in first 10 patients (Kaley et al., SNO 2008): 1 partial response, 8 stable tumors, 50% six-month progression-free survival rate
Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI
Pre-treatmentPerfusion ratio = 7.4
Post-treatmentPerfusion ratio = 3.9
Summary and Conclusions
• Clinical trial options may be considered if surgery and radiation are unsafe or ineffective
• Promising approaches include:– Somatostatin analogs– Targeted molecular drugs in various combination– Anti-angiogenic agents
• Advances in meningioma biology will continue to drive progress in therapeutics
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