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NCT07831369RecruitingPhase 2

VISTA: Valproic Acid, Irinotecan, and Simvastatin for Recurrent Glioma

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 21 Sept 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The goal of this clinical trial is to see if the combination of valproic acid, irinotecan, and simvastatin causes these tumors to stabilize or shrink, which is a sign that these combinations are effective against tumors in patients with recurrent glioblastoma and adults with recurrent IDH-mutated gliomas

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
52 (estimated)
First submitted
9 Sept 2026
Start date
4 Sept 2026
Primary completion date
30 Sept 2027
Lead sponsor
Inova Health Care Services
Diseases
Glioblastoma
NCT number
NCT07831369

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 52
  • From 4 Sept 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Sept 2027
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Prior treatment with irinotecan
  • Prior use of valproic acid within 2 months

Other illness

  • Active bacterial or fungal infection requiring systemic treatment
  • Known mitochondrial disease

Other

  • Use of an enzyme-inducing antiepileptic or other strong inducer of CYP3A4
  • Anticancer treatment within 4 weeks, 6 weeks if nitrosourea
  • Pregnancy

Who the study is looking for

  • Diagnosis of glioblastoma or IDH-mutated glioma by WHO 2021 classification
  • For glioblastoma, at least one prior treatment, which needs to include temozolomide and/or radiation
  • For IDH-mutated glioma, prior treatment with both radiation and alkylating chemotherapy
  • Evidence of progression by RANO 2.0 criteria on MRI within last four weeks
  • At least 1 enhancing measurable lesion

Age in the registry: 18 years to 98 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Inova Schar Cancer
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FairfaxUnited StatesRecruiting

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.