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Brief Title: Disulfiram in Recurrent Glioblastoma
Official Title: DIRECT (DIsulfiram REsponse as add-on to ChemoTherapy in Recurrent) Glioblastoma: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study ID: NCT02678975
Brief Summary: Disulfiram (Antabuse®) is a well-tolerated, cheap, generic drug that has been in use since the 1950s to treat alcoholism. There is now an increasing amount of independent preclinical data to support disulfiram as an anticancer agent. The potency of disulfiram as an anticancer agent seems strengthened by copper. The investigators aim is to investigate disulfiram and copper-supplement as add-on treatment in glioblastoma patients with recurrence receiving alkylating chemotherapy.
Detailed Description: Disulfiram (Antabuse®) is a well-tolerated, cheap, generic drug that has been in use since the 1950s to treat alcoholism. There is now an increasing amount of independent preclinical data to support disulfiram as an anticancer agent. The potency of disulfiram as an anticancer agent seems strengthened by copper. There is now anecdotal clinical evidence of disulfiram as an anticancer agent. So far no clinical studies have been published in glioma patients, but two small, uncontrolled studies are planned according to clinicaltrials.gov. with search 1st November 2015. The investigators aim to investigate disulfiram and copper-supplement as add-on treatment in glioblastoma patients with recurrence receiving alkylating chemotherapy. The study will be performed as a multicenter RCT including patients in Norway and Sweden. This will serve as a proof-of concept study. The primary end-point is survival at 6 months
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Cancer Clinic, St.Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, , Norway
Dept. of Oncology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, , Sweden
Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping, , Sweden
Linköping University Hospital, Linkoping, , Sweden
Lund University Hospital, Lund, , Sweden
Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, , Sweden
Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, , Sweden
Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, , Sweden
Name: Asgeir S Jakola, MD, PhD
Affiliation: Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR