Brain cancer hope: new drug combo shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT04959500
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding the drug anlotinib hydrochloride to the standard Stupp regimen (chemoradiation) can help people with newly diagnosed glioblastoma live longer without their cancer growing. About 150 adults aged 18-75 with this aggressive brain tumor are participating. The trial is double-blind, meaning neither patients nor doctors know who gets the extra drug, to ensure fair results.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- anlotinib hydrochloride
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option that slows the growth of glioblastoma, a fast-growing brain cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 2 trial with only 150 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The drug also has side effects like high blood pressure and fatigue.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 75 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: * Understood and Signed an informed consent form., with good compliance * Age: 18-75 years old;.Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2;Life expectancy of at least 3 months. * Glioblastoma confirmed by histology ; * Random time is 4-6 weeks from the last operation , and the investigator judges that the surgical wound has healed well; * Within 5 days before administration, the dosage of corticosteroids was stable or gradually decreased; * Male or female subjects should agree to use an adequate method of contraception starting with the first dose of study therapy through 6 months after the last dose of study ;Not Pregnant or breastfeeding women,Pregnancy before pregnancy screening, the women who blood / urine results were positivetherapy. Exclusion Criteria: * Have previously received systemic radiotherapy and chemotherapy for GBM; * IDH1/2 mutations are present * Contraindicated for MRI examination * The tumor only occurs in the brain stem * Radiologically obvious diffuse meningeal dissemination * Imaging shows that the tumor has invaded the periphery of important blood vessels or the investigator judges that the tumor is very likely to invade important blood vessels and cause fatal hemorrhage, cerebrovascular malformations or other bleeding tendency during the subsequent study period; * Patients with arterial or venous thromboembolic events occurred within 6 months, such as cerebrovascular accident , deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism; * Other malignant tumors have occurred or are currently present at the same time within 3 years. * There are many factors that affect oral medications ; * Received anti-tumor Chinese patent medicine which were approved by NMPA Within 2 weeks before the start of the study. * A clear history of neurological or psychiatric diseases, moderate or higher epilepsy , moderate or higher aphasia or dementia * Participated in other anti-tumor drug clinical trials within 4 weeks before grouping; * Other conditions which are not fit for this study assessed by investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing TianTan Hospital,Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100070, China
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Chongqing University Cancer Hospital
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400000, China
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Fudan University shabghai cancer center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200433, China
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Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350014, China
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Gansu Provincial Hospital
Gansu, Lanzhou Province, 730000, China
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Henan Cancer Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450008, China
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Jiangxi Cancer Hospital
Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330029, China
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Lanzhou University Second Hospital
Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
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Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042, China
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Shenzhen People's Hospital
Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518000, China
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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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The Fifth Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-sen University
Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519000, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College
Bengbu, Anhui, 233004, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of NanChang University
Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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The First Hospital of Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
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The General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army (PLAGH)
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100853, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of PLA Air Force Medical University
Xian, Shanxi, 710000, China
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The Sixth Madical Center of PLA General Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100142, China
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The affiliated hospital of xuzhou medical university
Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, China
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Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300052, China
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West China Hospital,Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China
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