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NCT03661723 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Pembrolizumab and Reirradiation in Bevacizumab Naïve and Bevacizumab Resistant Recurrent Glioblastoma

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
60
Enrollment target

NCT03661723: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

NCT03661723 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The registered enrollment target is 60 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (55% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03661723, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
60 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This research study is studying pembrolizumab and re-irradiation as possible treatments for glioblastoma. The drugs involved in this study are: * Pembrolizumab * Radiation * Bevacizumab, an FDA-approved drug for treating recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)

Primary Outcome

Per Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) Criteria: * Complete Response (CR): * Disappearance of all enhancing measurable \& non-measurable disease sustained for at least 4 weeks * No new lesions * Stable or improved non-enhancing (T2/FLAIR) lesions * No corticosteroids (or physiologic replacement doses only) * And stable or improved clinically * Partial Response (PR): * \>=50% decrease compared with baseline in the sum of products of perpendicular diameters of all measurab

Interventions

  • DRUG Pembrolizumab
  • DRUG Bevacizumab
  • RADIATION Re-irradiation

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 60 participants
Start Date 2018-09-28
Est. Completion 2024-08-01
Phase Phase 2
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

781 total trials

What the finished NCT03661723 record still lists

NCT03661723 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 60 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (55% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which Pembrolizumab is the first listed.

NCT03661723 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03661723 about?

NCT03661723 is a clinical study titled "Pembrolizumab and Reirradiation in Bevacizumab Naïve and Bevacizumab Resistant Recurrent Glioblastoma". This research study is studying pembrolizumab and re-irradiation as possible treatments for glioblastoma. The drugs involved in this study are: * Pembrolizumab * Radiation * Bevacizumab, an FDA-approved drug for treating recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)

What is the current status of trial NCT03661723?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 60 participants. The study started on 2018-09-28. Estimated completion is 2024-08-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03661723?

The interventions under investigation include: Pembrolizumab (DRUG), Bevacizumab (DRUG), Re-irradiation (RADIATION).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03661723?

This trial is sponsored by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, which has 781 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03661723's enrollment target sits among peer trials

60 1027th of 2000 higher than 868 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03661723, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03661723 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.