Den här översättningen är inte klar ännu. Den här sidan är just nu på engelska.

Gå till den engelska sidan

Sound waves open brain barrier to attack deadly tumor

NCT ID NCT06329570

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused This study
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This early study tests a combination approach for recurrent glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. The treatment uses focused ultrasound (NaviFUS) to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier, allowing the drug Avastin (bevacizumab) to reach the tumor more effectively. Ten adults whose cancer has returned after standard therapy will be enrolled to see if this method is safe and helps control tumor growth for at least six months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Bevacizumab (Avastin) combined with focused ultrasound (NaviFUS system) and microbubbles
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a way to deliver drugs more effectively to brain tumors, potentially improving control of recurrent glioblastoma.
What could go wrong
This is a very early, small pilot study with only 10 people. It is designed mainly to check safety, not to prove the treatment works. The combination may not improve outcomes and could have side effects from the ultrasound or drug.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 1/2

Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.

Participants

About 10 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Oct 2024

Expected to finish

Mar 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female patients ≥ 18 years of age at the time of study enrollment. 2. Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 17 kg/m2. 3. Patients diagnosed with glioblastoma must have unequivocal evidence of recurrence, as determined by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI), following prior radiotherapy and temozolomide chemotherapy. 4. Patients may have undergone surgery for recurrence. The patients should have completed surgery and adequately recovered prior to the time of study enrollment. 5. Patients must have radiographic evidence of either at least an 80% resection of enhancing tumor following recurrence or a maximal measurable residual tumor ≤ 20 cm3. 6. If patients are receiving corticosteroids, they must have been on a stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroids for at least 1 week prior to the planned first treatment. 7. At the time of study enrollment, the minimum interval since the last event: * 4 weeks out from invasive procedures (e.g., open biopsy, surgical resection, significant traumatic injury, or any other major surgery involving entry into a body cavity) and the patient must have recovered from the effects of surgery * 1 week out from minor surgical procedures or core biopsies 8. Patients must have recovered from the toxic effects of prior therapy at the time of study enrollment as follows: * 4 weeks out from any investigational drug or device * 4 weeks out from chemotherapy * 6 weeks since the completion of a nitrosourea-containing chemotherapy regimen (e.g., Carmustine (BCNU)) * 12 weeks out from completion of radiotherapy 9. Patients should have a life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks. 10. Patients must have Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥ 70. 11. Adequate hematopoietic, renal, hepatic, and coagulation function, defined as: * Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL * Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm3 * Neutrophils ≥ 1,500/mm3 * Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) * Urine protein creatinine ratio (UPCR) \< 1 or urine dipstick for proteinuria ≤ 2+ * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \< 3 × ULN * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \< 3 × ULN * Total bilirubin (TBL) \< 2 × ULN * Prothrombin time ≤ 1.5 x ULN * International Normalized Ratio (INR) \< 1.5 These tests must be conducted within 2 weeks prior to the planned first treatment. 12. The central of FUS exposure region is located close to the cortex, with a minimum distance of at least 30 mm beneath the skull bone. 13. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test documented within 2 weeks prior to first treatment. Females of childbearing potential and male patients with partners of childbearing potential must agree to adhere to an acceptable method of contraception (as outlined below) from prior to the first study treatment until at least 6 months after the completion of last treatment. Standard acceptable methods of contraception include the use of highly effective methods such as hormonal contraception, diaphragm, cervical cap, vaginal sponge, condom, spermicide, vasectomy, intrauterine device, or abstinence from sexual activity. 14. Patients are able and willing to have peripheral intravenous (IV) line placement of Bevacizumab and are able to have hair shaved (either whole head or in the region where the coupling membrane will touch) prior to FUS treatment. 15. Patients or their legal representatives are able to provide written informed consent for participation in the trial and patients are willing to comply the procedures (i.e., study-related assessments), instructions, and restrictions outlined in this study in the duration of the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who have radiographic evidence of multifocal enhancing tumors. 2. Patients who have undergone previous treatment with anti-angiogenic therapy, including Bevacizumab, or other VEGF inhibitors or VEGF-receptor signaling inhibitors. 3. Patients who have previously received Carmustine wafers implantation during re-operation. 4. Patients who have previously received or are currently undergoing tumor treating fields (TTF) treatment. 5. Uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease, including any of the following: * New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grade II or above congestive heart failure (CHF) within 12 months prior to study enrollment * Unstable angina pectoris * Medical history of myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to study enrollment * Cardiac shunt 6. Stroke (except for transient ischemic attack; TIA) within 6 months prior to study enrollment 7. Patients with implanted electronic device, for example, implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), cardiac pacemaker, permanent medication pumps, cochlear implants, responsive neurostimulator (RNS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), or other electronic devices implanted in the brain. 8. Patients with inadequately controlled hypertension, defined as systolic blood pressure \> 150 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure \> 100 mmHg while on medication, within 2 weeks prior to first treatment. 9. Patients with evidence of any thrombotic or hemorrhagic events, including but not limited to: * Inherited bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy with the risk of bleeding (i.e., in the absence of therapeutic anticoagulation). * History of pulmonary haemorrhage/haemoptysis ≥ grade 2 according to the CTCAE version 5.0 criteria within 1 month prior to study enrollment. * Arterial or venous thrombosis (e.g., pulmonary embolism) within 6 months prior to study enrollment. 10. Patients with unstable pulmonary disease or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy at the time of study enrollment. 11. Patients who have psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. 12. Know HIV-positive patient, however, that HIV testing is not required for entry into this study. 13. Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of study enrollment. 14. History or evidence of active gastroduodenal ulcer, gastrointestinal perforations/fistula, or intra-abdominal abscess within 6 months prior to study enrollment. 15. Receiving anticoagulant (e.g., warfarin or LMW heparin) or antiplatelet (e.g., aspirin) therapy within 1 week prior to beginning treatment. 16. Known sensitivity/allergy to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) contrast agents, Computer Tomography (CT) contrast agents, Lumason® , Avastin® , or any of their components. 17. Pregnant (positive pregnancy test) or breast-feeding women. 18. Use of any recreational drugs or history of drug addiction. 19. Other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled concomitant medical conditions (e.g., active or uncontrolled infection, uncontrolled epilepsy, uncontrolled diabetes) that could cause unacceptable safety risks or compromise compliance with the protocol. 20. Any other condition that, in the Investigator's discretion, might increase the risk to the patients or compromise the evaluation of the clinical trial endpoints.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Brain tumor are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

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.

How to take part

Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.

  1. The places running it

    1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

    The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.

    Open the record ↗

  3. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.