A Study of the Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) Using B10 L-BPA in Recurrent Meningioma

Last updated: October 31, 2024
Sponsor: Heron Neutron Medical Corp.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1/2

Condition

Brain Tumor

Brain Cancer

Treatment

B10 L-BPA Injection

Clinical Study ID

NCT06668987
2024-08-015B
  • Ages > 20
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This Phase I/II study, titled 'A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) Using B10 L-BPA as a Boron Carrier in Recurrent Meningioma', aims to assess the efficacy of B10 L-BPA with BNCT in patients with recurrent meningioma. The primary objective is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of BNCT with B10 L-BPA for recurrent meningioma treatment, using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) as the standard for assessment.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age of 20 years and older.

  2. Patients with recurrent intracranial meningioma confirmed by medical imaging,classified as WHO Grade 1 to 3 according to the World Health Organization gradingsystem for meningioma, are eligible for inclusion.

  3. Prior surgery, radiation therapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, heavy ion therapy,or boron neutron capture therapy for the disease.

  4. There must be a time interval ≥ 3 months between prior radiation therapy and thescheduled BNCT.

  5. There must be a time interval ≥ 1 month between receipt of antitumor drugs and thescheduled BNCT.

  6. Measurable disease by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and/or computed tomography (CT) scan and ≤ 12 cm in the longest dimension.

  7. At least one measurable lesion that can be assessed by RECIST v1.1.

  8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Score ≤ 2.

  9. Life expectancy ≥ 3 months in the opinion of the investigator.

  10. Adequate organ functions as defined below: Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL. White blood cell (WBC) count ≥ 2.5 x 10^9 /L. Neutrophilcount ≥ 1.0 × 10^9/L. Platelet count ≥ 50 × 10^9/L. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN). Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN.Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN Estimated glomerular filtration rate(eGFR) >=15 mL /min / 1.73m2

  11. Female subjects with reproductive potential must have a negative result of serumpregnancy test at the screening visit and urine pregnancy test before the B10 L-BPAadministration.

  12. Female subject with childbearing potential as well as male subject with reproductivepotential must agree to refrain from unprotected sex and use 2 methods of highlyeffective contraception with their partner (e.g. barrier contraceptives [malecondom, female condom, or diaphragm plus spermicide], intrauterine device, hormonalmethods [hormone shot or injection, implants, combination oral contraceptives, orpatches]) for ≥ 6 months after the BNCT until the end of this study.

  13. Physically and mentally capable of participating in the study and willing to adhereto study procedures.

  14. Provision of signed informed consent. -

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients who have an effective standard treatment option available.

  2. Lymphoma or other tumor type that is expected to respond to cancer chemotherapy orto a dose of conventional radiation therapy that can be safely given.

  3. History of malignancy other than meningioma within 5 years (except carcinoma in situand non-melanoma skin cancer).

  4. A time interval less than 3 months from previous radiation therapy for intracranialregion.

  5. Patients who had radiation myelitits or radiation necrosis of the brain/brain stem.

  6. A time interval less than 3 months from last brain surgery and less than 1 monthfrom previous chemotherapy.

  7. Distant metastasis outside of skull.

  8. Imaging studies demonstrating tumor invasion of the carotid artery.

  9. Carotid blowout syndrome with active bleeding within 6 months.

  10. The investigator will evaluate the subject's condition and determine whether toperform computed tomography angiography (CTA) to assess the health of the subject'svascular system. This evaluation will confirm whether the subject is suitable toparticipate in the trial. Note: Subjects will be eligible for the study if they have undergone stentimplantation and obtained consent from the investigator.

  11. Active infections requiring systemic treatment.

  12. Patients with severe congestive heart failure or renal failure, as well asmyocardial infarction, unstable angina, or poorly controlled arrhythmia within 6months prior to the scheduled BNCT.

  13. Severe comorbidities including but not limited to poorly controlled epilepsy, poorlycontrolled diabetes mellitus, poorly controlled hypertension, chronic lung diseases,e.g., obstructive pneumonia, interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, and severeemphysema, kidney diseases, e.g., chronic renal failure, acute renal failure,phenylketonuria and nephrotic syndrome, cardiac diseases, e.g., New York HeartAssociation (NYHA) Functional Classification Class III or IV), phenylketonuriaand/or other severe conditions in the opinion of the investigator.

  14. Suspected or known hypersensitivity (including allergy) to any of the drugcomponents or contrast media.

  15. Subject with hereditary fructose intolerance.

  16. With a cardiac pacemaker or an unremovable metal implant in the head and neck regionthat will interfere with MRI-based dose-planning or tumor response evaluation.

  17. Restless subjects who are unable to lie or sit in a cast for 30-60 mins.

  18. Any medical or psychiatric conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, mayinterfere with optimal participation in the study or place the subject at increasedrisk of adverse events (AEs).

  19. Concurrent systemic cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy, targeted therapy (including cetuximab or EGFR oral tyrosine kinase inhibitors), or immunotherapy.

  20. History of substance or alcohol abuse within 6 months prior to the screening visit.

  21. Female subject who is planning to be pregnant or lactating during the study period.

  22. Subject who is considered unfit to participate in the clinical study as assessed bythe investigator -

Study Design

Total Participants: 10
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: B10 L-BPA Injection
Phase: 1/2
Study Start date:
October 14, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2026

Connect with a study center

  • Taipei Veterans General Hsopital

    Taipei,
    Taiwan

    Active - Recruiting

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