Can a tiny implant trap brain tumor cells and make radiation work better?
NCT ID NCT07725640
First seen Jul 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This pilot trial is testing a medical device called GlioHook, which is implanted in the brain after surgery to remove a high-grade glioma. The implant is designed to trap any remaining tumor cells and make follow-up radiotherapy more effective. The study includes about 15 adults with suspected high-grade glioma and will focus on safety and how long the disease stays under control.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a medical implant called GlioHook, placed after tumor removal to trap cancer cells and make radiotherapy more effective
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this implant could offer a new way to prevent glioma recurrence and improve the effectiveness of standard radiotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early pilot study with only 15 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The implant carries risks of infection, inflammation, or need for removal.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Willing and able to provide written informed consent prior to the performance of any study-specific procedures. 2. Age ≥18 and \<70 years at the time of consent. 3. Suspected newly diagnosed unifocal high-grade glioma, as suggested by preoperative MRI imaging. 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2. 5. Supratentorial and/or lobar tumor mass with a volume of less than 60cm3 as assessed by preoperative MRI. 6. Patient scheduled to undergo surgical resection of the target brain lesion, with an expected extent of resection (EOR) ≥90% based on preoperative imaging and surgical planning and according to the investigator's criteria. The anticipated EOR should be verified intraoperatively using a validated available method depending on availability at study site, such as 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) fluorescence guidance, ultrasound, or MRI. 7. Candidate to receive standard-of-care treatment for newly diagnosed glioblastoma, according to current clinical practice and the investigator's judgment. 8. Able to undergo contrast-enhanced MRI. 9. Willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and study procedures and accessible for follow-up after completion of study treatment. 10. For women of childbearing potential (WOCBP): * Must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to inclusion. * Must not be pregnant or breastfeeding at the time of inclusion. * Must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception during the entire study participation period and for at least 6 months after the last dose of temozolomide. 11. Male and female patients of reproductive potential must agree to use highly effective contraceptive methods. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Life expectancy \<3 months, as estimated by the investigator. 2. Surgical resection cannot be assured or is considered not feasible or unsafe based on preoperative assessment. 3. Tumor located in the posterior fossa or involving critical subcortical structures (e.g., midbrain, brainstem, ventricles, or basal ganglia), where safe surgical resection cannot be achieved. 4. Presence of multifocal, bilateral, or recurrent tumor, or prior diagnosis of glioblastoma or other intracranial malignancy. 5. Extent of tumor resection \<90%. The EOR should be verified intraoperatively using a validated available method depending on availability at study site, such as 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) fluorescence guidance, ultrasound, or MRI. However, it is up to the neurosurgeon to assess, after reviewing the available data and the resection itself, whether the patient meets the criteria for implantation. 6. Significant active or uncontrolled concurrent medical conditions, including but not limited to: * Active infection requiring systemic therapy, * Symptomatic congestive heart failure, * Unstable angina pectoris, * Clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia, * Uncontrolled hypertension, * Severe pulmonary, hepatic, or renal disease, * Psychiatric or social conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with study compliance or follow-up. * Severe blood clotting disorders 7. Known hypersensitivity to bovine-derived collagen or other components of the medical device. 8. Contraindication to contrast-enhanced MRI, including known allergy to gadolinium or presence of non-MRI-compatible implants. 9. Contraindication to receive radiotherapy or temozolomide, including prior cranial irradiation exceeding safe cumulative dose limits. 10. Participation in another interventional clinical trial or use of an investigational product within 30 days prior to inclusion, or planned participation during this clinical investigation. 11. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. 12. Men or women of reproductive potential unwilling to use adequate contraception, as defined in the inclusion criteria. 13. Inability or unwillingness to comply with clinical investigation procedures, follow-up schedule, or CIP requirements, as judged by the investigator.
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Conditions
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Contact
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Locations
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Hospital HM Sanchinarro
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Spain
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