Study Assessing the Feasibility of a Surgery and Chemotherapy-Only in Children With Wnt Positive Medulloblastoma



Status:Suspended
Conditions:Brain Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:3 - 18
Updated:1/19/2019
Start Date:January 7, 2016
End Date:May 2022

Use our guide to learn which trials are right for you!

Pilot Study Assessing the Feasibility of a Surgery and Chemotherapy-Only Approach in the Upfront Therapy of Children With Wnt Positive Standard Risk Medulloblastoma

Participants enrolling on this study will receive standard of care chemotherapy for Wnt
positive medulloblastoma without the radiation therapy or the weekly chemotherapy that is
given during radiation therapy.

There will be 9 cycles of chemotherapy. There are two different kinds of cycles given. They
are referred to as A and B.

Cycle A lasts for 6 weeks and Cycle B lasts for 4 weeks. B cycles are given after the
completion of two A cycles.

Below are the details of the drugs and schedules for A and B cycles.

Cycle A (This cycle lasts 42 days)

- Lomustine (CCNU) is given by mouth on Day 1.

- Vincristine is given directly into a vein (IV) over one minute or using a minibag over
several minutes by some institutions on Days 1, 8, and 15.

- Cisplatin is given directly into a vein over 8 hours on Day 1

Cycle B (This cycle lasts 28 days)

- Cyclophosphamide is given into a vein over 1 hour on Days 1 and 2.

- MESNA, a drug to protect the bladder from the effects of cyclophosphamide, will be given
15 minutes before each dose of cyclophosphamide and repeated at 3 and 6 hours.

- Vincristine is given directly into a vein directly into the vein (IV) over one minute or
using a minibag over several minutes by some institutions on Days 1 and 8.

You may also get a supportive care drug called a myeloid growth factor (filgrastim or
pegfilgrastim). This drug will help your blood counts recover after the chemotherapy is
given.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Participants must have classical histology posterior fossa medulloblastoma as
determined by institutional neuro-pathological evaluation.

- Sufficient pathologic material must be available for central analysis and review

- Tumors will be deemed Wnt positive if, at the time of central analysis, there is:

- Monosomy 6 as determined by array CGH

- Gene transcript detection by NanoString supporting Wnt+ medulloblastoma

- Absence of large-cell, anaplastic histology

- Nuclear b-catenin IHC will be determined, but not required for the diagnosis

- Absence of residual or disseminated disease as defined by the following criteria:
Minimal residual disease as determined by post-operative imaging preferably performed
within 48 hours of resection (and at most 28 days post-surgery), i.e. gross total
resection or residual disease of <1.5cm2 on post-operative imaging.

No evidence of metastatic disease in the brain, spine or cerebral spinal fluid (CSF).
Assessments must include MRI imaging of the brain and spine with and without contrast and a
lumbar puncture for CSF cytology

- Diagnostic imaging (pre and post contrast) must be forwarded to Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute (DFCI) for central review to confirm eligibility

- Patients must not have had any radiation therapy or chemotherapy for medulloblastoma
prior to study enrollment

- Patients must have a Lansky performance status of >/=30 for children age or a Karnofsky performance status of > 30 for children > 10 years of age.

- Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:

- Hemoglobin greater than 10 g/dL (can be transfused). Hemoglobin <10 g/dL due to
operative blood loss is permitted.

- Absolute neutrophil count > 1.0x109/L

- Platelets > 100,000/uL (non-transfused)

- Total bilirubin <1.5 x upper limit normal

- SGOT (AST) or SGPT (ALT) <2.5 x upper limit normal (ULN) for age

- Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR >70 ml/min/1.73m2 or normal serum creatinine
for patient's age and gender

- All females of child-bearing age must have a negative pregnancy test before being
enrolled on study. All patients of child-bearing age must practice an effective method
of birth control whilst undergoing chemotherapy on study.

- No history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or
biologic composition to cisplatin, lomustine, vincristine or cyclophosphamide.
We found this trial at
16
sites
Aurora, Colorado 80045
Phone: 720-777-6772
?
mi
from
Aurora, CO
Click here to add this to my saved trials
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore, Maryland 21205
410-516-8000
Phone: 410-614-5055
Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University opened in 1876, with the inauguration of its...
?
mi
from
Baltimore, MD
Click here to add this to my saved trials
700 Childrens Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43205
(616) 722-2000
Phone: 614-722-3250
Nationwide Children's Hospital At Nationwide Children’s, we are creating the future of pediatric health care....
?
mi
from
Columbus, OH
Click here to add this to my saved trials
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Phone: 404-727-1447
?
mi
from
Atlanta, GA
Click here to add this to my saved trials
450 Brookline Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 2215
617-632-3000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Since it’s founding in 1947, Dana-Farber has been committed to providing adults...
?
mi
from
Boston, MA
Click here to add this to my saved trials
?
mi
from
Chicago, IL
Click here to add this to my saved trials
2301 Erwin Rd
Durham, North Carolina 27710
919-684-8111
Principal Investigator: David Ashley, MD, PhD
Duke Univ Med Ctr As a world-class academic and health care system, Duke Medicine strives...
?
mi
from
Durham, NC
Click here to add this to my saved trials
30 Prospect Ave
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
(201) 996-2000
Phone: 551-996-5437
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack University Medical Center, part of the Hackensack University Health Network,...
?
mi
from
Hackensack, NJ
Click here to add this to my saved trials
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
Phone: 414-955-4108
?
mi
from
Milwaukee, WI
Click here to add this to my saved trials
1275 York Ave
New York, New York 10021
(212) 639-2000
Phone: 212-639-3449
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — the world's oldest and...
?
mi
from
New York, NY
Click here to add this to my saved trials
Orlando, Florida 32806
Phone: 321-841-8588
?
mi
from
Orlando, FL
Click here to add this to my saved trials
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Phone: 602-546-0920
?
mi
from
Phoenix, AZ
Click here to add this to my saved trials
Portland, Oregon 97239
Phone: 503-494-0714
?
mi
from
Portland, OR
Click here to add this to my saved trials
660 South Euclid Avenue
Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
Phone: 314-454-6018
?
mi
from
Saint Louis, MO
Click here to add this to my saved trials
501 6th Avenue South
Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701
Phone: 727-767-4176
?
mi
from
Saint Petersburg, FL
Click here to add this to my saved trials
Seattle, Washington 98105
Phone: 206-987-2106
?
mi
from
Seattle, WA
Click here to add this to my saved trials