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CIRABCilengitide (EMD121974) in Combination With Whole Brain Radiotherapy in Patients With Brain Metastases From Lung Cancer - a Single-center, Open-label Phase I Study

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What is being tested

cilengitide

+ pharmacological study

+ radiation therapy

DrugOtherRadiation
Who is being recruted

Brain Diseases+13

+ Brain Neoplasms

+ Bronchial Neoplasms

Over 18 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 1
Interventional
Study Start: December 2008
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Summary

Principal SponsorUniversitätsmedizin Mannheim
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: December 1, 2008

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

OBJECTIVES: * Primary * To assess the safety and tolerability of daily cilengitide by determining its dose-limiting toxicity and maximum-tolerated dose when combined with concomitant fractionated whole-brain radiation therapy in patients with brain metastases from lung cancer. * Secondary * To collect evidence of the best overall response rate, overall survival, brain-specific progression-free survival, and tumor-specific progression-free survival of these patients. * To collect evidence of changes in functional MRI imaging studies at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of therapy. * To collect evidence of early response by functional MRI (ASL technique) on days 1, 4, and 12, immediately before and after the administration of cilengitide. * To collect evidence of changes in neurological and neurocognitive function tests at 6 and 12 weeks after initiation of therapy. * To further evaluate the safety and toxicity of the combination of cilengitide and whole-brain radiation therapy. * To further evaluate the pharmacokinetics of cilengitide administered daily. OUTLINE: Patients receive oral cilengitide once daily and undergo whole-brain radiotherapy on the same days. Treatment continues for 2 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo blood sample collection on days 1, 4, 5, and 12 for pharmacokinetic studies. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed for 10 weeks.

Official TitleCilengitide (EMD121974) in Combination With Whole Brain Radiotherapy in Patients With Brain Metastases From Lung Cancer - a Single-center, Open-label Phase I Study
NCT00884598
Principal SponsorUniversitätsmedizin Mannheim
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

19 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

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Eligibility

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Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Brain DiseasesBrain NeoplasmsBronchial NeoplasmsCarcinoma, BronchogenicCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCentral Nervous System DiseasesLung DiseasesLung NeoplasmsNeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNervous System DiseasesNervous System NeoplasmsRespiratory Tract DiseasesRespiratory Tract NeoplasmsThoracic NeoplasmsCentral Nervous System Neoplasms

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically confirmed lung cancer (small cell or non-small cell lung cancer) * Patient must be eligible for whole-brain radiotherapy * Presence of brain metastasis (single or multiple, synchronous or metachronous) from lung cancer not amenable to surgery or radiosurgery (presence of metastases at any other site is allowed) * No leptomeningeal metastasis or known subarachnoid spread of tumor PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * ECOG performance status (PS) 0-1 (ECOG PS 2 allowed if due to the presence of cerebral metastases and not due to a high peripheral-tumor load or other reasons) * Life expectancy ≥ 3 months * Adequate hematologic function * Total bilirubin \< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) * AST, ALT, and alkaline phosphatase \< 2.5 times ULN * Creatinine clearance \> 60 mL/min * Not pregnant or nursing * Negative pregnancy test * Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after completion of study treatment * No history of acute or chronic renal disease * No other malignancies treated within the past 5 years, except adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal cell carcinoma of the skin * No uncontrolled hypertension * No history of coagulation disorder associated with bleeding or recurrent thrombotic events * No peptic ulcer disease within the past 6 months * No congestive heart failure, high risk for uncontrolled arrhythmia, or history of clinically significant coronary heart disease * No known alcohol or drug abuse * No other significant or acute concomitant disease * No dementia or altered mental status PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics * Concurrent corticosteroids allowed if the dosing regimen has ben stable ≥ 5 days * Concurrent anticonvulsants allowed if the dosing regimen has been stable for the past week * More than 30 days since prior participation in another clinical trial * No concurrent anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists, therapeutic-dose anticoagulation with heparin resulting in prolonged PTT, or therapeutic-dose anticoagulation with low molecular weight heparin (low-dose \[i.e. prophylactic\], low molecular weight heparins allowed) * No prior whole-brain radiation or radiosurgery * No prior antiangiogenic therapy * No other concurrent anticancer therapy

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Suspended

University Medical Center, Department of Surgery

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CompletedOne Study Center