Radioactive drug takes on brain cancer in early trial
NCT ID NCT05450744
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-phase trial is testing a radioactive drug called 131I-TLX101, given alongside standard care, for people newly diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. The study involves 12 participants and aims to find the safest dose and check for side effects. It is not yet known if the drug helps control the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 131I-TLX101 (a radioactive drug given by IV infusion)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for glioblastoma, a tough brain cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early phase 1 trial with only 12 people, focused on safety and dosing. It may not show benefit, and there are risks like side effects from radiation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a 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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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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 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: 1. Understand and voluntarily sign the informed consent form prior to any study related procedure and/or assessments being conducted. 2. Are Male or Female, and aged 18 years or older, at the time of signing the informed consent. 3. Have histologically confirmed intracranial glioblastoma (per WHO 2021 definition) following surgical resection. Tumours primarily localised in the infratentorial compartment will be excluded. 4. Have had prior surgery for glioblastoma, but no systemic therapy or radiation therapy for GBM. 5. Have a Karnofsky Performance Status ≥70. 6. Plan to begin chemoradiation therapy 3-6 weeks after surgical resection with Stupp regimen. 7. Have adequate organ function at Screening: 7.1 Bone marrow: 7.1.1 Leukocytes ≥3,000/mL 7.1.2 Absolute neutrophil count ≥1500/mL 7.1.3 Platelets ≥100,000/mL 7.1.4 Haemoglobin ≥9g/dL 7.2 Liver function: 7.2.1 Total bilirubin ≤1.5×the upper limit of normal (ULN). For patients with known Gilbert's Syndrome ≤3×ULN is permitted 7.2.2 Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤2.5×ULN 7.3 Renal function: 7.3.1 Serum/plasma creatinine ≤1.5×ULN or creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min 8. Have at least 6 slides without staining or a tissue block (frozen or paraffin-embedded) available from a previous biopsy or surgery (tumour sample previously archived). 9. Have the capacity to understand the study and be able and willing to comply with all protocol requirements, including compliance with the radiation protection guidelines (including hospital admissions and isolation) that are applied by the treating institution to protect their contacts and the public. 10. Agree to practice adequate precautions to prevent pregnancy to avoid potential problems associated with radiation exposure to the unborn child. 11. Females must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and on dosing day, must not be lactating. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Are unable to provide signed informed consent 2. Have had prior treatment for glioma, excluding surgery. 3. Are unable to undergo contrast-enhanced MRI. 4. Intend to be treated with tumor-treating fields prior to progression. 5. Have a history or evidence of delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH)-dependent chronic infection (e.g., tuberculosis, systemic fungal or parasitic infection), potentially exacerbating under systemic corticoid therapy. 6. Have a known history of allergy TMZ, any excipient in the study medication or any other intravenously administered human proteins/peptides/antibodies. 7. Have haemostaseologic conditions, precluding catheterisation or invasive procedures. 8. Have had phenylketonuria diagnosis previously 9. Have any medical condition that in the opinion of the Investigator may interfere with the participant's ability to adhere to the study or may impose a risk to the participant's health. 10. Major trauma including major surgery (such as abdominal/cardiac/thoracic surgery) within 3 weeks of administration of study treatment except surgery on primary tumour. 11. Pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to get pregnant during the duration of the study. 12. Requirement of chronic administration of high dose corticosteroids or other immunosuppressant drugs. Limited or occasional use of corticosteroids to treat or prevent acute adverse reactions is not considered an exclusion criterion. 13. Have presence of active and uncontrolled infections or other severe concurrent disease, which, in the opinion of the investigator, would place the participant at undue risk or unable to comply with study requirements. HIV-positive participants may be included in the study if they are on a stable dose of anti-retroviral therapy. 14. Have concurrent malignancies unless the patient has been disease-free without intervention for at least 2 years. 15. Have taken growth factors or immunomodulatory agents within 7 days prior to the administration of study treatment. 16. Have serious, non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture. 17. Have a requirement of concurrent use of other anti-cancer treatments or agents other than study medication. 18. Have received any other IMP within 90 days prior to the planned administration of study drug. 19. Have uncontrolled Hashimoto's or Grave's disease 20. Have on-going and unresolved Grade ≥ 1 AEs following surgical resection
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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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Gold Coast University Hospital
Gold Coast, Queensland, 4215, Australia
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Institut für Nuklearmedizin und Endokrinologie
Linz, Austria
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Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute/Austin Health
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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UNMC Utrecht
Utrecht, 3051, Netherlands
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