Intratumoral Extracellular Metabolic Impact of DFMO and AMXT 1501
This early phase I trial studies brain tumor (glioma) metabolism in response to eflornithine (DFMO) and polyamine transport inhibitor AMXT-1501 dicaprate (AMXT 1501) in patients with diffused or high grade glioma. Brain tumors use and produce certain molecules to survive and grow. DFMO is an irreversible inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, the enzyme catalyzing polyamine synthesis. AMXT 1501 is a polyamine transport inhibitor which prevents uptake of polyamines from the extracellular environment. This trial is being done to analyze how DFMO and AMXT 1501 affect brain tumor metabolism based on the molecules in the tumor's fluid.
• Age \>= 18 years
• Clinical and radiographic evidence suggesting a diagnosis of a diffuse high grade glioma (HGG), or a prior diagnosis of a diffuse glioma
• Planned subtotal resection due to tumor location, size, or other clinical indication deemed appropriate by the surgeon
• Provide written informed consent for the current study and the Neuro-Oncology biorepository for archiving of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood samples collected on this protocol. Willing to remain in the hospital at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) for three days added to their standard post-operative stay to undergo longitudinal microdialysis
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1.5 x 10\^9/L without transfusion within 7 days preceding the lab assessment (obtained =\< 14 days prior to registration)
• Platelet \>= 100 x 10\^9/L, without transfusion within 7 days preceding the lab assessment (obtained =\< 14 days prior to registration)
• Hemoglobin \>= 9 g/dL, without transfusion support within 7 days preceding the lab assessment (obtained =\< 14 days prior to registration)
• Activated partial thromboplastin time/ partial thromboplastin time (aPTT/PTT) =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (obtained =\< 14 days prior to registration)
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 2.5 x ULN (obtained =\< 14 days prior to registration)
• Total serum bilirubin =\< 1.5 x ULN (obtained =\< 14 days prior to registration)
• The patient is clinically euthyroid
• Serum creatinine =\< 1.5 x ULN or creatinine clearance \>= 60 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 for patients with serum creatinine levels above 1.5 x ULN (obtained =\< 14 days prior to registration)
• Negative serum or urine pregnancy test is required for female subjects of childbearing age