New hope for aggressive brain tumors: avastin delivered directly to the brain
NCT ID NCT01269853
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether giving the drug bevacizumab (Avastin) directly into the brain's arteries, repeated over time, is safe and effective for people with recurrent glioblastoma or anaplastic astrocytoma. The approach uses a special infusion to bypass the blood-brain barrier. About 54 adults with these aggressive brain tumors will be enrolled to see if this method improves survival compared to standard intravenous delivery.
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)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to deliver bevacizumab directly to brain tumors, potentially improving survival for patients with recurrent glioblastoma or anaplastic astrocytoma.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1/2 trial with only 54 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The treatment involves a procedure to open the blood-brain barrier, which carries risks like bleeding or infection.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 54 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Oct 2010
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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: * 18 years of age or older. * Patients with a documented histologic diagnosis of relapsed or refractory glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), anaplastic astrocytoma (AA) or anaplastic mixed oligoastrocytoma (AOA). * Patients must have at least one confirmed and evaluable tumor site. A confirmed tumor site is one in which is biopsy-proven. * Patients must have a Karnofsky performance status 70% (or the equivalent ECOG level of 0-2). * Patients must agree to use a medically effective method of contraception during and for a period of three months after the treatment period. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous treatment with greater than 2 cycles of Bevacizumab at 10mg/kg (2 IV Infusions). * Women who are pregnant or lactating. * Patients with significant inter-current medical or psychiatric conditions that would place them at increased risk or affect their ability to receive or comply with treatment or post-treatment clinical monitoring.
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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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Lenox Hill Brain Tumor Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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