New combo therapy takes on glioblastoma before surgery
NCT ID NCT05423210
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing whether combining a targeted radiation therapy with an immunotherapy drug (atezolizumab) before surgery can help fight glioblastoma, a fast-growing brain tumor. Twelve newly diagnosed patients will receive two weeks of treatment, then undergo surgery, followed by standard care plus atezolizumab. The study aims to see if this approach is safe and delays tumor progression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Atezolizumab (Tecentriq) plus fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment approach that improves outcomes for glioblastoma patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small pilot study with only 12 participants. The combination may not prove more effective than standard care, and there are risks of side effects from both radiation and immunotherapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2029
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 years and older
- 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: * Diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme WHO Grade IV * The patient is a surgical candidate, with the surgical intent for a \> 80% resection of the lesion * Negative pregnancy test * ECOG status \<= 2 * Tumor volume \<= 3.5 cm * Adequate organ function * Negative for infectious disease (human immunodeficiency virus, Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, tubercolosis) Exclusion Criteria: * Patient already underwent surgical total or partial tumor resection, or radiation therapy * Presence of leptomeningeal disease, gliomatosis cerebri, multifocal disease, bilateral cerebral hemisphere involvement ("butterfly" gliomas) * Patients at increased risk of neurologic decompensation * Continued use of high dose intravenous or oral corticosteroids, or \> 8milligrams per day of systemic dexamethasone * Uncontrolled tumor-related pain * Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently) * Uncontrolled or symptomatic hypercalcemia * History of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency * History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis * Significant cardiovascular disease * History of other malignancy within 1 year prior to screening * Severe infection within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment * History of allogeneic stem cell or organ transplant * Prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies * Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents * Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medication
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stony Brook University Hospital
RECRUITINGStony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
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