A phase 2, single arm, multi-center, open label trial combining optune with concurrent bevacizumab in the setting of recurrent or progressive meningioma

NCT ID NCT02847559

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First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine the effects bevacizumab (the study drug) combined with Optune (the study device) tumor treatment field therapy has on meningiomas. Bevacizumab is considered investigational because the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved its use for the treatment of meningiomas. The study drug is a medication that blocks the growth of new blood vessels. It is thought that the study drug may interfere with the growth of new blood vessels and therefore might stop tumor growth, and possibly shrink the tumor by keeping it from receiving nutrients and oxygen supplied by the blood vessels. Optune is also considered investigational because the US FDA has not approved its use for the treatment of meningiomas. Optune is a device that the patient will wear and use for at least 18 hours of each day. It delivers alternating electrical current to the patient's brain tumor and by doing so interrupts a process called mitosis. Mitosis needs to occur in order for cell division to occur and allows tumors to grow. By slowing this process, we hypothesize that meningioma growth may also be slowed.

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Study facts

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Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

20 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2016

Finished

May 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have a histologic diagnosis of meningioma, World Health Organization (WHO) grade 2 or 3 (atypical or anaplastic) * Patients must have measurable disease recurrence. Recurrence must be documented by MRI scan. * All patients must have developed recurrent disease/progression (evidence of recurrence to be established by MRI scan with contrast. There is no limit to the number of relapses) after receiving all standard treatments, which must include the following: surgical resection, if possible; definitive radiation therapy for unresectable meningioma, or for recurrent meningioma after resection. (Note: At registration, patients must be at least 28 days post-surgery, and must be at least 28 days post-radiation therapy, with resolution of related cytotoxicities down to Grade 2). * Patients may have had any previous systemic treatment regimens (no limit to number of prior therapies). Patients with prior treatment with bevacizumab are eligible for enrollment into the study, Note: Except for bevacizumab, a 28 day wash-out period prior to registration is mandatory for all systemic treatments * Patients must be age ≥ 18 years. Both males and females and patients from all ethnic backgrounds are eligible. * Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks. * Karnofsky performance status ≥ 60 % (see appendix 1). * Patients must have adequate bone marrow, kidney, and liver function, (within 14 days prior to registration), defined as: Platelets ≥ 100,000/L, PT/INR/PTT ≤ 1.5x ULN (for patients on warfarin, INR should be maintained within therapeutic limits (either 2-3 or 2.5-3.5 for heart valve patients), AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN), Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional ULN, Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x institutional ULN * Females of child-bearing potential (FOCBP) and males with partners of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry and for the duration of study treatment; should a female patient become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately; likewise, if the female partner of a male patient becomes pregnant or suspect she is pregnant, he should inform his treating physician immediately NOTE: A FOCBP is any woman (regardless of sexual orientation, having undergone a tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice) who meets the following criteria: * Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy * Has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months (and therefore has not been naturally postmenopausal for \> 12 months) * FOCBP must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 14 days prior to registration on study * Patients must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent prior to registration on study * Patients must be able to comply with all protocol requirements Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have had major surgery or significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks prior to registration, patients who have not recovered from the side effects of any major surgery (defined as requiring general anesthesia), or patients that may require major surgery during the course of the study * Patients who have had minor surgical procedures (with the exception of the placement of porta cath or other central venous access) within 7 days prior to registration * Patients with spine only disease * Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents; (i.e. 28-day washout period from prior investigational drug is required) * Patients may not receive any other anti-cancer therapies, within 28 days prior to registration and throughout the duration of this trial * Patients who have a history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to bevacizumab are not eligible * Patients with active implanted medical device, a skull defect (such as, missing bone with no replacement), a shunt or bullet fragments; examples of active electronic devices include deep brain stimulators, spinal cord stimulators, vagus nerve stimulators, pacemakers, defibrillators, and programmable shunts * Patients with known sensitivity to conductive hydrogels like the gel used on electrocardiogram (ECG) stickers or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) electrodes * Patients with proteinuria within 14 days of registration as demonstrated by either: urine protein creatinine (UPC) ratio \>= 1.0 at screening OR urine dipstick for proteinuria 2+ (patients discovered to have 2+ proteinuria on dipstick urinalysis at baseline should undergo a 24-hour urine collection, and must demonstrate =\< 1 g of protein/24 hours to be eligible) * Patients with a serious non-healing wound, active ulcer, or untreated bone fracture * Patients with evidence of bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy (in the absence of therapeutic anticoagulation) * Patients with history of hematemesis or hemoptysis (defined as having bright red blood of 1/2 teaspoon or more per episode) within 28 days prior to registration * History of myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months of registration * Inadequately controlled hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure \> 150 mmHg and /or diastolic blood pressure \> 100 mmHg) * History of stroke or transient ischemic attack within 6 months prior to registration * Any prior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy * History of abdominal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation within 6 months prior to registration * Patients who have any severe and/or uncontrolled intercurrent medical conditions including, but not limited to any of the following, are not eligible: * Ongoing or active wound infection requiring concurrent systemic antibiotic treatment; there is no mandatory duration of time that a patient has to be off antibiotics, but the treating physician has to deem the infection as effectively treated prior to enrollment * Symptomatic congestive heart failure * Unstable angina pectoris * Cardiac arrhythmia (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] criteria) * Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements, prevent patient comprehension of the nature of, and risk associated with, the study * Any other illness or condition that the treating investigator feels would interfere with study compliance or would compromise the patient's safety or study endpoints * Female patients who are pregnant or nursing are not eligible * Patients with evidence of increased intracranial pressure (midline shift \>5mm, clinically significant papilledema, vomiting and nausea, or reduced level of consciousness).

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • John Wayne Cancer Center at Providence St. John's Health Center

    Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States

  • Miami Cancer Institute

    Miami, Florida, 33176, United States

  • Northwestern Medicine/ Cadence Health - CDH

    Winfield, Illinois, 60190, United States

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Northwestern University- Lake Forest Hospital

    Lake Forest, Illinois, 60045, United States

  • Piedmont Healthcare

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Vidant Medical Center, East Caroling University

    Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States

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