Clinical trial · Interventional
Safety of BBB Disruption Using NaviFUS System in Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Patients
A FIH Feasibility Study to Evaluate the Safety of Transient Disruption of Blood-brain Barrier in Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Patients Using NaviFUS System
NCT03626896CI-TRIAL-00039167completedN/AClinicalTrials.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)
This study is to evaluate the safety and find the tolerated ultrasound dose of transient opening of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) by using the NaviFUS System in recurrent GBM patients.
Conditions
Conditions (6)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain Tumor | Brain Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Glioblastoma | Glioblastoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Glioblastoma Multiforme | Glioblastoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Glioma | Glioma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Neoplasms | Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue | Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaviFUS System | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- NaviFUS System
- description
- NaviFUS System: dose escalation focus ultrasound to transiently disrupt BBB
- interventionNames
- Device: NaviFUS System
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Number and severity of AE
- timeFrame
- 45 days
- description
- Safety of transient opening of the BBB by using the NaviFUS System
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Tolerated dose of FUS with the NaviFUS System for transient disruption of the BBB
- timeFrame
- 7 days post-FUS
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with recurrent GBM and will undergo surgery * Able to give written informed consent for the participation in the trial * Adult male/female patients \> 20 years of age * Patients if already on radiotherapy, a gap of 7 days shall be maintained between the last day of radiotherapy and the day of screening * Patients if already on the steroids treatment, then should be on a stable dose of steroids for at least 7 days prior to screening * Body mass index (BMI) ≥17 kg / m2 * Patients with life expectancy ≥ 3 months * Able to comply with study requirements in the opinion of the investigator * Adequate hepatic, renal, coagulation, and hematopoietic function * Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL * Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm3 * Neutrophils ≥ 1,500/mm3 * Normal creatinine clearance ≥ 50mL/min * Alanine transaminase (ALT) \< 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Aspartate transaminase (AST) \< 3 x ULN * Prothrombin time ≤ 1.2 x ULN * International Normalized Ratio (INR) \< 1.5 * Bilirubin \< 2 x ULN * Patients with the ROI for FUS exposure are located close to the cortex with at least 20 mm distance beneath the skull bone and the ROI is not in the deep center brain with crucial brain functions, such as in the region of brain stem, or motor or speech regions * The Karnofsky performance status (KPS) in the patient must be \> 60 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients at screening visit have arteriovenous malformation (AVM) or cerebral aneurysm * Use of any recreational drugs or history of drug addiction * Pregnant or breast-feeding women * The receipt of an investigational drug, or participation in a drug research study within a period of one month prior to the first FUS exposure * Known sensitivity/allergy to MRI contrast agents, CT contrast agents, SonoVue®, or any of its components * Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, might increase the risk to the patients or decrease the chance of obtaining satisfactory data needed to achieve the objectives of the study * Abnormal baseline findings considered by the investigator to indicate conditions that might affect study endpoints * Patients who have hemorrhage or cyst within the ROI * Severe hypertension at screening (diastolic blood pressure \> 100 mmHg on medication) * Receiving anticoagulant (e.g. warfarin) or antiplatelet (e.g. aspirin) therapy within one week prior to study treatment or drugs known to increase risk or hemorrhage (e.g. Avastin) within one month prior to study treatment
References
Publications (5)
- BACKGROUNDWei KC, Tsai HC, Lu YJ, Yang HW, Hua MY, Wu MF, Chen PY, Huang CY, Yen TC, Liu HL. Neuronavigation-guided focused ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier opening: a preliminary study in swine. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2013 Jan;34(1):115-20. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3150. Epub 2012 Jun 21. PMID 22723060
- BACKGROUNDMcDannold N, Zhang Y, Vykhodtseva N. Blood-brain barrier disruption and vascular damage induced by ultrasound bursts combined with microbubbles can be influenced by choice of anesthesia protocol. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2011 Aug;37(8):1259-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.04.019. Epub 2011 Jun 8. PMID 21645965
- BACKGROUNDLiu HL, Wai YY, Chen WS, Chen JC, Hsu PH, Wu XY, Huang WC, Yen TC, Wang JJ. Hemorrhage detection during focused-ultrasound induced blood-brain-barrier opening by using susceptibility-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2008 Apr;34(4):598-606. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.01.011. Epub 2008 Mar 3. PMID 18313204
- BACKGROUNDHynynen K, McDannold N, Sheikov NA, Jolesz FA, Vykhodtseva N. Local and reversible blood-brain barrier disruption by noninvasive focused ultrasound at frequencies suitable for trans-skull sonications. Neuroimage. 2005 Jan 1;24(1):12-20. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2004.06.046. PMID 15588592
- BACKGROUNDWei KC, Chu PC, Wang HY, Huang CY, Chen PY, Tsai HC, Lu YJ, Lee PY, Tseng IC, Feng LY, Hsu PW, Yen TC, Liu HL. Focused ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier opening to enhance temozolomide delivery for glioblastoma treatment: a preclinical study. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e58995. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058995. Epub 2013 Mar 19. PMID 23527068