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Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Infants With Malignant Brain or Spinal Cord Tumors
This study has been completed.
First Received: November 1, 1999   Last Updated: February 6, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
Collaborator: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003141
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctors to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating infants with malignant brain or spinal cord tumors.


Condition Intervention Phase
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Neuroblastoma
Sarcoma
Biological: filgrastim
Drug: carboplatin
Drug: cisplatin
Drug: cyclophosphamide
Drug: etoposide
Drug: thiotepa
Drug: vincristine sulfate
Procedure: conventional surgery
Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
Phase I

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment
Official Title: A Pilot Study of Intensive Chemotherapy With Peripheral Stem Cell Support for Infants With Malignant Brain Tumors

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Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Estimated Enrollment: 83
Study Start Date: March 1998
Primary Completion Date: February 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the maximum tolerated dose of thiotepa in infants with malignant brain or spinal cord tumors receiving intensive chemotherapy.
  • Determine the feasibility and toxicity of intensive chemotherapy with peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) rescue in these patients.
  • Assess the feasibility of harvesting PBSCs in these patients.
  • Determine the complete response rate and overall event-free survival rate in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a pilot, multicenter study.

Patients undergo surgery for diagnosis and maximal tumor resection.

Within 6 weeks of surgery or when stable, patients begin induction chemotherapy comprising cisplatin IV over 6 hours on day 0; vincristine IV on days 0, 7, and 14; cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days 1-2; and etoposide IV over 1 hour on days 0-2. Twenty four hours after the last cyclophosphamide dose, patients receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) and undergo peripheral blood stem cell harvest 2 days later. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Within 6 weeks after induction chemotherapy, patients receive consolidation chemotherapy comprising carboplatin IV over 2 hours on days 0-1 followed immediately by escalating doses of thiotepa IV over 2 hours. Patients then undergo peripheral blood stem cell transplantation 48 hours after the last thiotepa dose. Patients receive G-CSF SC daily on days 3 to 21. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients experiencing dose-limiting toxicity due to thiotepa are removed from the study.

Patients are followed at 4 weeks, every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually for 3 years or until relapse.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 83 patients will be accrued for this study within 1 year.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 2 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically proven malignant brain or spinal cord tumor, including the following:

    • Primitive neuroectodermal tumor
    • Ganglioneuroblastoma
    • Medulloblastoma neuroblastoma
    • Desmoplastic medulloblastoma
    • Medulloepithelioma
    • Ependymoma neuroepithelioma
    • Anaplastic ependymoma germ cell tumor
    • Astrocytoma germinoma
    • Anaplastic astrocytoma
    • Embryonal carcinoma
    • Glioblastoma endodermal sinus tumor
    • Gliosarcoma malignant teratoma
    • Choroid plexus carcinoma
    • Mixed germ cell tumor
    • Cerebellar sarcoma
    • Pineoblastoma
    • Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor
    • Choriocarcinoma
    • Teratoma (malignant or with malignant transformations)
  • Diffusely involved brain stem tumors allowed if there is evidence of brain stem glioma by CT scan or MRI

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 6 months to less than 3 years

Performance Status:

  • Not specified

Life Expectancy:

  • More than 8 weeks

Hematopoietic:

  • Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL

Renal:

  • Glomerular filtration rate or creatinine clearance greater than 70 mL/min

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • No prior biologic therapy

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • Prior corticosteroids allowed

Radiotherapy:

  • No prior radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • No more than 6 weeks since prior surgery
  • Recovered from prior surgery (stable)
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00003141

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Locations
United States, Arizona
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85016
United States, California
Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Cancer Center
Orange, California, United States, 92868
Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland
Oakland, California, United States, 94609-1809
Children's Hospital Central California
Madera, California, United States, 93638-8762
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027-0700
Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange, California, United States, 92868
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara, California, United States, 93102
David Grant Medical Center
Travis Air Force Base, California, United States, 94535
Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center at Miller Children's Hospital
Long Beach, California, United States, 90801-1428
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1781
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Sacramento
Sacramento, California, United States, 95825
Loma Linda University Cancer Institute at Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, California, United States, 92354
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Downey, California, United States, 90242
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
United States, Colorado
Children's Hospital of Denver
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218-1088
Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218
United States, Connecticut
University of Connecticut Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06360-7106
United States, Delaware
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19899
United States, District of Columbia
Children's National Medical Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010-2970
Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20007
United States, Georgia
Curtis & Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center
Savannah, Georgia, United States, 31403-3089
MBCCOP-Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center
Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912-4000
Medical Center of Central Georgia
Macon, Georgia, United States, 31201
United States, Idaho
Mountain States Tumor Institute - Boise
Boise, Idaho, United States, 83712
United States, Illinois
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153
Lutheran General Cancer Care Center
Park Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60068-1174
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62794-9658
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60601
University of Illinois Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
United States, Indiana
Riley Children Cancer Center at Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202-5225
St. Vincent Hospitals and Health Care Centers
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46260
United States, Iowa
Blank Children's Hospital
Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50308
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242-1009
United States, Kentucky
Kosair Children's Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202-3830
Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536-0284
United States, Maryland
Alvin and Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at Sinai Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21225
United States, Massachusetts
Baystate Regional Cancer Program at Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01107
United States, Michigan
CCOP - Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49007-5364
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-0914
Spectrum Health and DeVos Children's Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States, 48073-6769
United States, Minnesota
CCOP - Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805
Children's Hospitals and Clinics - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55404
Children's Hospitals and Clinics - Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55102
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
University of Minnesota Cancer Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
United States, Missouri
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
United States, Nebraska
Children's Hospital of Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68114
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198-2168
United States, Nevada
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89119
United States, New Jersey
Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Paterson, New Jersey, United States, 07503
St. Barnabas Medical Center
Livingston, New Jersey, United States, 07039
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07112-2094
Valerie Fund Children's Center at Atlantic Health
Summit, New Jersey, United States, 07901
United States, New York
Albert Einstein Clinical Cancer Center
Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11212
Brooklyn Hospital Center
Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11201-5493
New York Medical College
Valhalla, New York, United States, 10595
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University
New York, New York, United States, 10032
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States, 10021
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11219
New York Weill Cornell Cancer Center at Cornell University
New York, New York, United States, 10021
NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States, 10016
Schneider Children's Hospital
New Hyde Park, New York, United States, 11042
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11203
United States, North Carolina
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599-7295
United States, North Dakota
Dakota Cancer Institute at Innovis Health - Dakota Clinic
Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58103-4940
Meritcare Roger Maris Cancer Center
Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
United States, Ohio
Children's Medical Center - Dayton
Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45404
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229-3039
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
Columbus Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205-2696
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43608
Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065
Forum Health-Tod Childrens Hospital
Youngstown, Ohio, United States, 44501
Toledo Children's Hospital
Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43601
United States, Oregon
Doernbecher Children's Hospital at Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239-3098
United States, Pennsylvania
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213-2583
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States, 17822-1320
Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
United States, South Carolina
Palmetto Health South Carolina Cancer Center
Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29203
United States, South Dakota
Avera Cancer Institute
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57105-1080
Sioux Valley Hospital at University of South Dakota Medical Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57117-5039
United States, Tennessee
East Tennessee Children's Hospital
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37901
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-6310
United States, Texas
MBCCOP - South Texas Pediatrics
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229-3900
Covenant Children's Hospital
Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79410
Children's Hospital of Austin
Austin, Texas, United States, 78701
Methodist Cancer Center at Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229-3902
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Amarillo, Texas, United States, 79106
University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030-4009
United States, Utah
Primary Children's Medical Center
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84113
United States, Virginia
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23507
United States, Washington
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105
Deaconess Medical Center
Spokane, Washington, United States, 99210-0248
Group Health Eastside Hospital
Redmond, Washington, United States, 98052
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center
Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98415-0299
United States, West Virginia
Cabell Huntington Hospital
Huntington, West Virginia, United States, 25701
United States, Wisconsin
Bellin Memorial Hospital
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54301
Gundersen Lutheran Cancer Center at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, 54601
University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792-6164
Australia, New South Wales
Sydney Children's Hospital
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 2031
Australia, Western Australia
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 6006
Canada, British Columbia
British Columbia Children's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4
Canada, Manitoba
CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 0V9
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador
Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, A1B 3V6
Canada, Ontario
Children's Hospital of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada, N6C 2V5
Canada, Saskatchewan
Allan Blair Cancer Centre at Pasqua Hospital
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4T 7T1
New Zealand
Starship Children's Health
Auckland, New Zealand
Sponsors and Collaborators
Children's Oncology Group
Investigators
Study Chair: Bruce H. Cohen, MD The Cleveland Clinic
  More Information

Additional Information:
No publications provided

Study ID Numbers: CDR0000065924, COG-99703, CCG-99703
Study First Received: November 1, 1999
Last Updated: February 6, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003141     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
childhood infratentorial ependymoma
childhood supratentorial ependymoma
disseminated neuroblastoma
stage 4S neuroblastoma
embryonal childhood rhabdomyosarcoma
childhood high-grade cerebral astrocytoma
childhood choroid plexus tumor
previously untreated childhood rhabdomyosarcoma
untreated childhood brain stem glioma
untreated childhood supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor
untreated childhood cerebellar astrocytoma
untreated childhood medulloblastoma
newly diagnosed childhood ependymoma
localized resectable neuroblastoma
localized unresectable neuroblastoma
regional neuroblastoma
childhood spinal cord neoplasm
childhood atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor
childhood low-grade cerebral astrocytoma
childhood central nervous system choriocarcinoma
childhood central nervous system embryonal tumor
childhood central nervous system germinoma
childhood central nervous system mixed germ cell tumor
childhood central nervous system teratoma
childhood central nervous system yolk sac tumor

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Immunologic Factors
Antineoplastic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Cyclophosphamide
Neuroblastoma
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms by Site
Cisplatin
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Therapeutic Uses
Alkylating Agents
Etoposide
Nervous System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Mitosis Modulators
Nervous System Diseases
Vincristine
Antimitotic Agents
Carboplatin
Immunosuppressive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Thiotepa
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
Tubulin Modulators

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