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Troriluzole for Recurrent IDH Wild-Type Glioblastoma

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What is being tested

Troriluzole

Drug
Who is being recruted

Astrocytoma+14

+ Brain Diseases

+ Brain Neoplasms

Over 18 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Early Phase 1
Interventional
Study Start: February 2025
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Summary

Principal SponsorUgonma Chukwueke
Study ContactUgonma Chukwueke, MD
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: February 19, 2025

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This clinical trial is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an investigational drug called Troriluzole in patients who have a specific type of recurring brain tumor known as IDH wild-type glioblastoma. The study involves patients whose tumors can be surgically removed and aims to understand how well the drug works on the tumors before and after surgery. This research is significant because it could lead to better treatment options for individuals with this aggressive form of brain cancer, potentially improving their outcomes and quality of life. The trial targets around 27 participants. In the study, participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group receives Troriluzole before and after their tumor removal surgery, while the other group receives it only after surgery. The trial includes various procedures such as blood tests, tumor biopsies, MRI scans, and heart monitoring through electrocardiograms. These activities help researchers measure how the drug affects the tumor and the patient's health. The study is open-label, meaning both the patients and doctors know who is receiving the drug and when. Biohaven Pharmaceuticals provides the investigational drug for this study.

Official TitleA Surgical Window of Opportunity Clinical Trial of Troriluzole in Recurrent IDH Wild-Type Glioblastoma
Principal SponsorUgonma Chukwueke
Study ContactUgonma Chukwueke, MD
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

27 patients to be enrolled

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

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.



Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
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

AstrocytomaBrain DiseasesBrain NeoplasmsCentral Nervous System DiseasesGlioblastomaGliomaNeoplasmsNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms, Nerve TissueNervous System DiseasesNervous System NeoplasmsCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsNeuroectodermal TumorsNeoplasms, Neuroepithelial

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years * Histopathologically confirmed IDH-wildtype glioblastoma, WHO Grade 4, and variants including gliosarcoma as per WHO 2021 criteria (38). * Prior treatment with radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy. * Recurrent or progressive disease with no more than 2 prior relapses. * Confirmed measurable disease per RANO 2.0 for GBM. * Tumor is documented as IDH1/2 wildtype by direct DNA sequencing, provided that it is performed in a CLIA/CAP-certified laboratory. * Availability of archival formalin fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue block or 20 unstained FFPE slides (5 μm thick) from any prior surgery for mutation testing and additional sequencing. * Karnofsky Performance Status of ≥ 60. * Candidate for surgical resection. * Tumor tissue extending to cortical gray matter based on MRI. * Participants with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial. * Participants with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, participants should be class 2B or better. * Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP), defined as any individual assigned female at birth physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, must use highly effective contraception during study treatment and for 1 month after study discontinuation. Highly effective contraception is defined as either: * True Abstinence: When this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, postovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception. * Sterilization: Surgical bilateral oophorectomy (with or without hysterectomy) or tubal ligation at least six weeks ago. In case of oophorectomy alone, only when the reproductive status of the woman has been confirmed by follow up hormone level assessment. * Male Partner Sterilization (with the appropriate post-vasectomy documentation of the absence of sperm in the ejaculate). For female subjects on the study, the vasectomised male partner should be the sole partner for that participant. * A barrier method defined as condom or Occlusive cap (diaphragm or cervical/vault caps) with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/vaginal suppository along with a second contraceptive method as described below: * Placement of an intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine system (IUS) * Appropriate hormonal contraceptives (including any registered and marketed contraceptive agent that contains an estrogen and/or a progestational agent - including oral, subcutaneous, intrauterine * Male subjects should agree to use a highly effective method of contraception starting with the first dose of study therapy through 3 months after the last dose of therapy. Male subjects must not donate semen for 3 months after the last dose of study treatment. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. (Providing consents in as many languages as possible is encouraged) Exclusion Criteria: * Laboratory values at the Screening Visit: * ANC count \< 1,500/mm3; growth-factor support within 7 days for filgrastim or other short acting biosimilars or 21 days for pegfilgrastim or other long acting biosimilars to increase the ANC is not allowed. * Platelets \<100,000/mm3; * Hemoglobin \< 9 g/dL; * Total bilirubin \> 2 × the upper limit of normal (ULN) (unless subject has documented history of Gilbert's Syndrome in which case subject may be enrolled if total bilirubin is less than 5 mg/dL, assuming all other criteria are fulfilled); * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST \[SGOT\]) \> 1.5 x ULN; * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT \[SGPT\]) \> 1.5 x ULN; * Serum creatinine \> 1.5 mg/dL or a calculated creatinine clearance \< 60 mL/min; and * Positive serum β-hCG test in any individual assigned female at birth and is of childbearing potential (defined as ≤ 50 years of age, or \> 50 years of age with a history of amenorrhea for ≤12 months prior to study entry). * Has presence of diffuse leptomeningeal disease or extracranial disease. * Prior treatment with troriluzole or riluzole * From study treatment initiation, treatment with temozolomide less than 23 days, treatment with CCNU or BCNU less than 42 days, treatment with anti-VEGF therapy such as bevacizumab less than 6 months, or treatment with any cancer-directed systemic therapy less than 4 weeks or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter. No wash-out period is required from tumor treating fields (TTF). * Use of any investigational agents within 28 days of baseline or 5 half-lives from study initiation, whichever is shorter. * Radiotherapy within 12 weeks prior to registration unless new enhancement is outside the radiation field (beyond the high-dose region of 80% isodense line) or evidence of viable tumor on histopathologic sampling. * Presence of a clinically significant allergy, hypersensitivity, or toxicity of prior therapy, with the exception of alopecia or lymphopenia, that has not resolved to ≤ Grade 1 or pre-treatment baseline, as determined by National Cancer Institute CTCAE v 5.0. * Major surgery within 28 days prior to initiation of study drug. * Active or clinically unstable bacterial, viral, or fungal infection requiring systemic therapy. * Any contraindication to MRI examination. * Requires medications that are known to be strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP1A2 enzymes or anti-glutamergic agents (e.g., perampanel) or hepatotoxic drugs which may increase the risk of hepatotoxicity (e.g., allopurinol, methyldopa, sulfasalazine). A washout of 10 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, is required prior to study treatment initiation. Oral contraceptives which contain ethinyl estradiol (moderate CYP1A2 inhibitor) are allowed. * Pregnant or lactating female. * History of interstitial lung disease. * Known history of hepatitis B, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or active hepatitis C infection requiring treatment with antiviral therapy. NOTE: HIV testing is not required in the absence of clinical suspicion. * Any severe, acute, or chronic medical or psychiatric condition, or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration, may interfere with the informed consent process and/or with compliance with the requirements of the study, or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the Investigator's opinion, would make the subject inappropriate for entry into this study. * Difficulty swallowing or malabsorption syndrome; refractory nausea and vomiting, chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disease or previous significant bowel resection with clinically significant sequelae that would preclude adequate absorption of study drug.

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
18 participants will be randomly assigned to this group and with complete: * Baseline visit with assessments and MRI. * Cycle 0: * Day -6 through Day 0: Predetermined dose of Troriluzole 2x daily. * Day 0: pre-op MRI * Day 0: standard of care surgical resection of tumor * Day 0: post-op MRI * Cycle 1 through Cycle 3: --Days 1 through 28 of 28 day cycle: Predetermined dose of Troriluzole 2x daily. * Cycle 3 through End of Treatment: --Days 1 through 28 of 28 day cycle: Predetermined dose of Troriluzole 2x daily. * MRIs every 8 weeks while on treatment. * End of study visit with MRI * Follow up every 3 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months for the next 3 years.

Group II

Experimental
9 participants will be randomly assigned to this group and with complete: * Baseline visit with assessments and MRI * Day 0: pre-op MRI * Day 0: standard of care surgical resection of tumor * Day 0: post-op MRI * Cycle 1 through Cycle 3: --Days 1 through 28 of 28 day cycle: Predetermined dose of Troriluzole 2x daily. * Cycle 3 through End of Treatment: --Days 1 through 28 of 28 day cycle: Predetermined dose of Troriluzole 2x daily. * MRIs every 8 weeks while on treatment. * End of study visit with MRI * Follow up every 3 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months for the next 3 years.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 3 locations

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Boston, United States
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3 Study Centers