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NCT04319276

Oral Gallium Maltolate for the Treatment of Relapsed and Refractory Glioblastoma

Active, enrolled Phase 1 Last updated 3 November 2025
What this trial tests

Phase 1 trial testing Gallium maltolate (500 mg) in Glioblastoma in 26 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.

Timeline
11 November 2022
Primary endpoint
13 February 2025
1 March 2027

Quick facts

Lead sponsorMedical College of Wisconsin
PhasePhase 1
StatusActive, enrolled
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationnon randomized
Designsequential
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment26
Start date11 November 2022
Primary completion13 February 2025
Estimated completion1 March 2027
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Medical College of Wisconsin

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Glioblastoma. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This is a phase 1 investigational study to assess the safety and preliminary efficacy of oral gallium maltolate (GaM) in participants with relapsed glioblastoma (GBM).

Publications & conference data

4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Potent <i>in vivo</i> efficacy of oral gallium maltolate in treatment-resistant glioblastoma.
    Al-Gizawiy MM, Wujek RT, Alhajala HS, Cobb JM, et al · · 2023 · cited 4× · PMID 38288102 · DOI 10.3389/fonc.2023.1278157
  2. In Vivo Trafficking of the Anticancer Drug Tris(8-Quinolinolato) Gallium (III) (KP46) by Gallium-68/67 PET/SPECT Imaging.
    Darwesh AMF, Imberti C, Bartnicka JJ, Al-Salemee F, et al · · 2023 · cited 4× · PMID 37894695 · DOI 10.3390/molecules28207217
  3. Gallium disrupts endoplasmic reticulum iron metabolism to induce lipid metabolic reprogramming in glioblastoma cells.
    Petronek MS, Stolwijk JM, Zaher A, Owusu SB, et al · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 40469110 · DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112404
  4. Regulatory networks of iron sulfur cluster biology in cancer mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives.
    Yao S, Guan H, Chai J, Liu X. · · 2026 · PMID 41952995 · DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2026.115256

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