Testing Dordaviprone against a placebo for H3 K27M
Official title: ONC201 in H3 K27M-mutant Diffuse Glioma Following Radiotherapy (the ACTION Study)
ONC201 for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed H3 K27M-mutant Diffuse Glioma Following Completion of Radiotherapy: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study
- Phase 3
- 3 groups
- Sites in Calgary, Vancouver and 4 more cities
- Recruiting
Interventions
- Medication
Dordaviprone (ONC201)
Participants ≥ 52.5 kg will receive 625 mg of dordaviprone (5 × 125-mg capsules) dosing days; participants \< 52.5 kg will receive a dose (and corresponding number of capsules) scaled by body weight and rounded to 125-mg increments.
- Medication
Dordaviprone (ONC201) + Placebo
Participants ≥ 52.5 kg will receive 625 mg of dordaviprone (5 × 125-mg capsules) or matching placebo on dosing days; participants \< 52.5 kg will receive a dose (and corresponding number of capsules) scaled by body weight and rounded to 125-mg increments
- Other intervention
Placebo
Participants will receive placebo (same number of capsules as the dordaviprone dose) on dosing days
Canadian Sites (8)
8 of 8 recruiting
- Recruiting
Tom Baker Cancer Cetre
Calgary, Alberta
- Recruiting
BC Cancer - The Vancouver Center
Vancouver, British Columbia
- Recruiting
Children's & Women's Health Care of BC
Vancouver, British Columbia
- Recruiting
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario
- Recruiting
Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario
- Recruiting
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario
- Recruiting
Princess Margaret Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
- Recruiting
Hopital Notre Dame, Lachapelle
Montreal, Quebec
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for37 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +At least one, high-quality, contrast-enhanced MRI of the brain obtained 2 to 6 weeks after completion of frontline radiotherapy. If unable to obtain contrast-enhanced imaging due to lack of venous access after multiple attempts, a patient may still be eligible after collection of a nonenhanced MRI of the brain. \[SiteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → to also provide all available MRIs completed prior to initiating treatment with study intervention.\]
- +Completed radiotherapy within 2 to 6 weeks prior to randomizationRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more →
- +Completed standard fractionated radiotherapy (eg. 54 to 60 Gy in 28 to 33 fractions given over approximately 6 weeks or hypofractionated radiotherapy (eg. 40 Gy in 15 fractions given over approximately 3 weeks).
- +Able to understand the study procedures and agree to participate in the study by providing written informed consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more → (by participant or legally authorized representative), and assent when applicable.
- +Body weight ≥ 10 kg at time of randomization.
- +Histologically diagnosed H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma (new diagnosis). Detection of a missense K27M mutation in any histone H3-encoding gene detected by testing of tumor tissue (immunohistochemistry \[IHC\] or next-generation sequencing \[NGS\] in a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments \[CLIA\]-certified or equivalent laboratory). \[Site to provide (as available): ≥ 11 unstained formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) slides from tumor tissue.\]
- +At least one, high-quality, contrast-enhanced MRI of the brain obtained prior to starting radiotherapy for submission to sponsorSponsorThe organisation responsible for the study overall.Read more →'s imaging vendor for central read. For participants who had a surgical resection, this scan must be post-resection; for participants who did not have a resection, this scan may be pre- or post-biopsy.
- +Received frontline radiotherapy
- +Initiated radiotherapy within 12 weeks from the initial diagnosis of H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma.
- +Karnofsky Performance Status or Lansky Performance Status ≥ 70 at time of randomization.
- +Stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroids and anti-seizure medications for 7 days prior to randomization, if applicable. Stable steroid dose is defined as ≤ 2 mg/day increase (based on dexamethasone dose or equivalent dose of an alternative steroid).
Exclusion
- −Known hypersensitivity to any excipients used in the study intervention formulation.
- −Evidence of leptomeningeal spread of disease or cerebrospinal fluid dissemination.
- −Primary spinal tumor.
- −Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), defined as tumors with a pontine epicenter and diffuse involvement of the pons.
- −Any known concurrent malignancy.
- −Received whole-brain radiotherapy.
- −Received proton therapy for glioma.
- −Use of any of the following treatments within the specified time periods prior to randomizationRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more →:
- −Dordaviprone (ONC201) or ONC206 at any time.
- −Systemic bevacizumab (includes biosimilars) at any time since the initial diagnosis of H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma.
- −Temozolomide within past 3 weeks.
- −Tumor treating fields at any time.
- −DRD2 antagonist within past 2 weeks.
- −Any investigational therapy within past 4 weeks.
- −Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors within 3 days.
- −Strong CYP3A4 inducers (includes enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs) within 2 weeks.
- −Laboratory test results meeting any of the following parameters within 2 weeks prior to randomization:
- −Absolute neutrophil count \< 1.0 × 109/L or platelets \< 75 × 109/L.
- −Total bilirubin \> 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) (participants with Gilbert's syndrome may be included with total bilirubin \> 1.5 × ULN if direct bilirubin is ≤ 1.5 × ULN).
- −Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 2.5 × ULN.
- −Creatinine clearance ≤ 60 mL/min as calculated by the Cockcroft Gault equation (or estimated glomerular filtration rate \< 60 mL/min/1.73 m2).
- −QTc \> 480 msec (based on mean from triplicate electrocardiograms) during screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →.
- −Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection requiring systemic therapy or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
- −Any other condition (eg, medical, psychiatric, or social) that, in the opinion of the investigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more →, may interfere with participant safety or the ability to complete the study according to the protocolProtocolThe detailed plan a study must follow.Read more →.
- −Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant while receiving study intervention or within 3 months after the last dose. Participants of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study intervention.
- −New lesion(s) outside of the radiation field.
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a treatment for a condition.
Phase 3Phase 3A large study comparing a treatment against the current standard.Read more → — a large study comparing this against the current standard, usually across many hospitals.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
- designModule.phases
Who receives what
There are 3 groups in this study.
Group A receives Dordaviprone (ONC201).
Registry label: A: Dordaviprone Twice Weekly Group
Group B receives Dordaviprone (ONC201) + PlaceboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more →.
Registry label: B: Dordaviprone Once Weekly Group
Group C, the placebo group, receives Placebo.
Registry label: C: Placebo Group
From the trial registry
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- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].label
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
You, the study team, and the people analysing the results would all be kept unaware of which group you are in until the study ends.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
One group receives a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → — a dummy treatment with no active medicine in it.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 510 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around June 2028.
The main measurement is taken over: From date of randomizationRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more → until date of death from any cause, assessed up to approximately 44 months.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Overall survival (OS) — measured over From date of randomizationRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more → until date of death from any cause, assessed up to approximately 44 months.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT05580562 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About Dordaviprone (ONC201)Drug
Participants ≥ 52.5 kg will receive 625 mg of dordaviprone (5 × 125-mg capsules) dosing days; participants \< 52.5 kg will receive a dose (and corresponding number of capsules) scaled by body weight and rounded to 125-mg increments.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About Dordaviprone (ONC201) + PlaceboDrug
Participants ≥ 52.5 kg will receive 625 mg of dordaviprone (5 × 125-mg capsules) or matching placebo on dosing days; participants \< 52.5 kg will receive a dose (and corresponding number of capsules) scaled by body weight and rounded to 125-mg increments
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About PlaceboOther
Participants will receive placebo (same number of capsules as the dordaviprone dose) on dosing days
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a other is here: An intervention the registry did not place in another category.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
Yes. This study includes a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group — a dummy treatment with no active medicine in it.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
You, the study team, and the people analysing the results would all be kept unaware of which group you are in until the study ends.
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: From date of randomizationRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more → until date of death from any cause, assessed up to approximately 44 months.
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2028-06.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 510 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists 14 locations, including: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; London, Ontario, Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and 8 more.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, international, Phase 3 study in patients with newly diagnosed H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma to assess whether treatment with dordaviprone (ONC201) following frontline radiotherapy will extend overall survival and progression-free survival in this population. Eligible participants will have histologically diagnosed H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma and have completed standard frontline radiotherapy.
Other Sites (12)
University of Michigan Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Mayo Clinic - Cancer Center - Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Benefis Hospital Sletten Cancer Institute
Great Falls, Montana, United States
Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York, United States
Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center
New York, New York, United States
Montefiore Medical Park
New York, New York, United States
Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center - NYU ACC
New York, New York, United States
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, United States
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, New York, United States
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, United States
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
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