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Table 1 Summary of the included studies for Phase II two-stage clinical trials in glioblastoma

From: Evaluation of two-stage designs of Phase 2 single-arm trials in glioblastoma: a systematic review

First Author (Year)

General study design

Key information for Two-stage design implementation

Tumor type

Setting

Agent

Patient

PE

Design type

Type I Error

Chamberlain et al. (2011) [18]

GBM

Recurrent

BEN

Adult

PFS6

Simon (Minimax)

5%

Ananda et al. (2011)

GBM

Recurrent

TMZ + PLD

Adult

PFS6

Simon (Optimal)

10%

Neyns et al. (2011) [19]

Hight-grade glioma

Recurrent

SNT

Adult

Other

Simon (Minimax)

10%

Warren et al. (2012) [20]

Hight-grade glioma

Recurrent

TMZ + O6B

Pediatric

ORR

Gehan

NI

Geoerger et al. (2012) [21]

Hight-grade glioma

Recurrent

TMS

Pediatric

ORR

Simon (Optimal)

10%

Pan et al. (2012) [22]

GBM

Recurrent

SNT

Adult

PFS6

Simon (Minimax)

10%

Santoni et al. (2012) [23]

GBM

Recurrent

TMZ

Adult

PFS6

Simon’s Two-stage

10%

Hu et al. (2013) [24]

GBM

Recurrent

GMT

Adult

PFS6

Simon (Optimal)

5%

Lassen et al. (2013) [25]

GBM

Recurrent

BEV + TEM

Adult

Other

Simon’s two-stage

NI

Hargrave et al. (2013) [26]

Hight-grade glioma

Newly diagnosed

TMZ + IRI

Pediatric

ORR

Simon (Optimal)

5%

Tawbi et al. (2013) [27]

Brain metastasis

Newly diagnosed

TMZ + DAC

Adult

ORR

Admissible

10%

Muhic et al. (2013) [28]

GBM

Recurrent

NIN

Adult

ORR

Two-stage

5%

Burzynski et al. (2014) [29]

Hight-grade glioma

Recurrent

A10 + AS2-1

Pediatric

ORR

Two-stage

NI

Norden et al. (2015) [30]

Hight-grade glioma

Recurrent

NIN

Adult

PFS6

Simon (Optimal)

(A) 7.5% (B) 7.5%

Taylor et al. (2015) [31]

GBM

Recurrent

BOS

Adult

PFS6

Simon (Optimal)

5%

Lassman et al. (2015) [32]

GBM

Recurrent

DAS

Adult

PFS6 ORR

Simon’s two-stage

NI

Kalpathy-Cramer et al. (2017) [33]

GBM

Recurrent

TIV

Adult

PFS6

Simon’s Two-stage

NI

Arrillaga-Romany (2017) [34]

GBM

Recurrent

IMI

Adult

PFS6

Simon’s Two-stage

5%

Pellegatta et al. (2018) [35]

GBM

Newly diagnosed

TMZ + DEN

Adult

PFS12

Simon’s Two-stage

NI

Lee et al. (2019) [36]

GBM

Recurrent

BEV + PON

Adult

PFS3

Simon (Optimal)

10%

Silvani et al. (2019) [37]

GBM

Recurrent

ORT

Adult

PFS6

Simon (Optimal)

10%

Du et al. (2019) [38]

GBM

Newly diagnosed

TMZ + NIN

Adult

PFS6/OS12

Simon (Optimal)

5%

Sharma et al. (2019) [39]

GBM

Recurrent

DOV

Adult

PFS6

Simon’s Two-stage

10%

Kaley et al. (2019) [40]

GBM

Recurrent

PRF

Adult

PFS6

Simon (Optimal)

10%

Le Rhun et al. (2019) [41]

GBM

Newly diagnosed

THR

Adult

Other

Fleming

5%

Brenner et al. (2021) [42]

GBM

Recurrent

EVO + BEV

Adult

PFS4

Simon (Optimal)

5%

Altwairgi et al. (2021) [43]

GBM

Newly diagnosed

TMZ + ATO

Adult

PFS6

Two-stage

5%

Pasquualini et al. (2021) [44]

Hight-grade glioma

Recurrent

NIV + CYC

Pediatric

ORR

Simon (Minimax)

10%

Fangusaro et al. (2021) [45]

Hight-grade glioma

Recurrent

POM

Pediatric

ORR

Simon (Optimal)

5%

Key information for Two-stage design implementation

Results from sample size calculation

Study results

Type II error

response rate (p0)

response rate (p1)

Total (N)

Stage 1 (N1)

Stage 1 Rejection No. (R1)

Total Rejection No (R)

Stopped after stage 1?

Further investigation needed

19%

15%

25%

31

16

1

NI

Stopped

Ineffective

10%

40–50%

50–70%

40

21

NI

NI

Completed

Ineffective

10%

5%

NI

32

18

0

3

Stopped

Ineffective

NI

5%

17%

25

16

1

NI

Stopped

Ineffective

10%

8%

30%

25

12

1

3

Stopped

Ineffective

20%

10%

25%

31

16

1

5

Stopped

Ineffective

10%

10%

25%

NI

NI

NI

NI

Stopped

Ineffective

20%

15%

30%

55

19

3

NI

Stopped

Ineffective

20%

NI

NI

32

13

NI

NI

Stopped

Ineffective

20%

5%

20%

29

10

0

3

Stopped

Ineffective

15%

7%

21%

34

14

0

4

Completed

Effective

24%

10%

25%

32

16

3

NI

Stopped

Ineffective

NI

NI

10%

40

20

0

NI

Stopped

Ineffective

(A) 20% (B) 20%

(A) 36% (B) 20%

(A) 55% 40%

NI

14

NI

NI

Stopped

Ineffective

20%

9%

30%

30

10

1

5

Stopped

Ineffective

5%

11%

25%

77

27

2

NI

Stopped

Ineffective

20%

NI

NI

18

5

0

NI

Stopped

Ineffective

16%

10%

30%

30

17

NI

NI

Stopped

Ineffective

NI

27%

42%

74

24

7

NI

Stopped

Ineffective

20%

15%

35%

27

15

4

9

Stopped

Ineffective

10%

20%

35%

58

33

6

NI

Stopped

Ineffective

10%

66%

87%

35

NI

NI

NI

Completed

Effective

20%

36%

55%

32

19

7

14

Stopped

Ineffective

10%

5%

20%

37

12

0

3

Stopped

Ineffective

5%

10%

35%

31

20

2

6

Stopped

Ineffective

20%

10.9%

28.9%

33

11

1

6

Completed

Effective

20%

55%

75%

32

15

NI

NI

Completed

Ineffective

10%

10%

30%

25

12

1

5

Stopped

Ineffective

10%

10%

40%

20

9

1

4

Completed

Ineffective

  1. GBM Glioblastoma, PE Primary endpoint, p0 Unacceptable response rate, p1 Acceptable response rate, Gliomaa: high-grade or malignant glioma, NI No information, BEN Bendamustine, TMZ Temozolomide, PLD Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, SNT Sunitinib, O6B O6-benzylguanine, BEV Bevacizumab, RLT Rilotumumab, TMS Temsirolimus, GMT Gimatecan, TEM Temsirolimus, IRI Irinotecan, DAC Decitabine, NIN Nintedanib, A10 + AS2-1 Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1, SOR Sorafenib, TIV Tivozanib, BOS Bosutinib, DAS Dasatinib, IMI Imipridone ONC201, DEN Dendritic, PON Ponatinib, ORT Ortatzxel, NIM Nimotuzimab, DOV Dovitinib, PRF Perifosine, THR Thrombopoietin receptor, EVO Evofosfamide, ATO Atorvastatin, NIV Nivolumab, CYC Cyclophosphamide, POM Pomalidomide