Promising combo therapy for aggressive brain cancer enters final testing phase
NCT ID NCT06419946
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests whether adding lomustine to standard temozolomide chemotherapy improves survival for people with newly diagnosed glioblastoma that has a specific genetic marker (MGMT methylated). About 200 adults aged 18-70 will be randomly assigned to receive either the standard drug alone or the two-drug combination, starting with radiation. Researchers will track survival, tumor progression, side effects, and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Temozolomide and lomustine (chemotherapy pills)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could extend survival for people with a specific type of glioblastoma, offering a new standard treatment option.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage Phase 3 trial with only 200 participants. The combination may cause more side effects than standard therapy, and results may not apply to all glioblastoma patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2033
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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: * Newly diagnosed glioblastoma/gliosarcoma, IDH wild type * Methylated MGMT promoter * World Health Organization performance status 0-2 * Age 18-70 Exclusion Criteria: * Previous malignancy within 3 y or malignancy treated non-curatively * Previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy involving the head * Off-protocol tumor-specific treatment * Serious comorbidity
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
20 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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
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Aarhus University Hospital
RECRUITINGAarhus, Denmark
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Gävle Hospital
RECRUITINGGävle, Sweden
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Haukeland University Hospital
RECRUITINGBergen, Norway
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Kalmar Country Hospital
RECRUITINGKalmar, Sweden
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Karolinska Institutet
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONStockholm, Sweden
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Kepler University Hospital
RECRUITINGLinz, Austria
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Medizinische Universität Innsbruck
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGInnsbruck, Austria
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Norrlands Universitetssjukhus, Umea, Sweden
RECRUITINGUmeå, Sweden
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Oslo University Hospital
RECRUITINGOslo, Norway
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Ryhov County Hospital
RECRUITINGJönköping, Sweden
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
RECRUITINGGothenburg, Sweden
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Skåne University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLund, Sweden
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Sorlandet Sykehus
RECRUITINGKristiansand, Norway
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St Olavs Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTrondheim, Norway
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Stavanger University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGStavanger, Norway
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Sundsvall Hospital
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONSundsvall, Sweden
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University Hospital Graz
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGraz, Austria
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University Hospital St. Pölten
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONSankt Pölten, Austria
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Uppsala University Hospital
RECRUITINGUppsala, Sweden
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Örebro University Hospital
RECRUITINGÖrebro, Sweden
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