Clinical trial · Interventional
A Randomised Trial Investigating the Additional Benefit of Hydroxychloroquine(HCQ)to Short Course Radiotherapy (SCRT) in Patients Aged 70 Years and Older With High Grade Gliomas (HGG)
A Randomised Phase 2 Trial Investigating the Additional Benefit of Hydroxychloroquine(HCQ)to Short Course Radiotherapy (SCRT) in Patients Aged 70 Years and Older With High Grade Gliomas (HGG)
NCT01602588CI-TRIAL-00032771HCQcompletedPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
There is emerging evidence that hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), a drug used commonly in the prevention/ treatment of malaria, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus, may improve survival outcome in a variety of cancers including HGG, with few side effects. In this trial the investigators wish to investigate whether treatment with radiotherapy and hydroxychloroquine is more effective than treatment with radiotherapy alone.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glioblastoma | Glioblastoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroxychloroquine | Drug | Hydroxychloroquine | ALIAS |
| Radiotherapy | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm B
- description
- Patients randomised to Arm B will receive Short Course Radiotherapy plus Hydroxychloroquine 200mg bd from 14 days post surgery until clinical or radiological progression.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Hydroxychloroquine
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm A: SCRT alone
- description
- Patients randomised to Arm A will receive standard treatment of Short Course Radiotherapy
- interventionNames
- Radiation: Radiotherapy
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- 1 year Survival
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 70 Years
- Maximum age
- 100 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female patients aged ≥70 yrs identified through the neurooncology MDT. * A histological diagnosis of HGG, either from biopsy or resection. * A life expectancy of \> 2 months * An ECOG performance status of 0/1 * Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 109 * Platelet count ≥ 100 x 109 * Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL (or ≤ 25.6 µmol/L) * Creatinine ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN) * ALT and AST ≤ 4 times ULN * Mini Mental Status Exam score ≥ 17 (Appendix 10) * Written informed consent * Ready to start radiotherapy within 4 weeks of surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Concurrent psoriasis unless the disease is well controlled and patient is under the care of a specialist for the disorder who agrees to monitor for exacerbations * Prior macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy * Concurrent serious infection or medical illness that would preclude study therapy * Another malignancy within the past 5 years except for curatively treated carcinoma in situ or basal cell carcinoma of the skin * Porphyria * Glucose- 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency * Alcoholic liver disease * Any other concurrent severe/uncontrolled medical conditions * Currently taking amiodarone * Prior radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic agents (e.g., immunotoxins, immunoconjugates, antisense agents, peptide receptor antagonists, interferons, interleukins, tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes, lymphokine-activated killer cell therapy, or gene therapy), or hormonal therapy for brain tumour * Prior polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant (Gliadel wafer) or GliaSite® brachytherapy * Concurrent cytochrome P450 enzyme-inducing anticonvulsant drugs (e.g., phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, primidone, or oxcarbazepine) * Other concurrent chemotherapeutic or investigational agents for this cancer (Concurrent glucocorticoids will be allowed * Documented side effects to chloroquine or related agents. * Unable to give informed consent * Patients with a history of a psychological illness or condition that in the opinion of the investigator may adversely affect compliance with study medication
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