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Combination Chemotherapy Plus Amifostine in Treating Children With Malignant Germ Cell Tumors
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
First Received: November 1, 1999   Last Updated: May 9, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsor: Pediatric Oncology Group
Collaborator: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003811
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Chemotherapy drugs use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Chemoprotective drugs such as amifostine may protect normal cells from the side effects of chemotherapy.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of high-dose cisplatin, etoposide, and bleomycin plus amifostine in treating children who have malignant germ cell tumors.


Condition Intervention Phase
Childhood Germ Cell Tumor
Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ
Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
Ovarian Cancer
Biological: bleomycin sulfate
Drug: amifostine trihydrate
Drug: cisplatin
Drug: etoposide
Procedure: conventional surgery
Phase I

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment
Official Title: High-Dose Cisplatin, Etoposide and Bleomycin (HD-PEB) Combined With Amifostine in Children With High-Risk Malignant Germ Cell Tumors - A POG Pilot Study

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

Estimated Enrollment: 25
Study Start Date: April 2000
Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the early efficacy and toxicity profile of high-dose cisplatin, etoposide, bleomycin, and amifostine in children with newly diagnosed, high-risk malignant, extragonadal germ cell tumors. II. Determine whether the use of amifostine can reduce the hematologic and nonhematologic toxic effects of this combination chemotherapy in these patients when compared to similar patients treated on POG-9049/CCG-8881 with the same combination chemotherapy. III. Determine the response rate of patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo surgical biopsy or resection. Patients then receive bleomycin IV over 10 minutes on day 1 and etoposide IV over 1 hour, amifostine IV over 15 minutes, and cisplatin IV over 1 hour on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 3-4 weeks for 4 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Patients who have no disease after 4 courses of chemotherapy receive no further treatment. Patients who have residual disease undergo second-look surgery. After surgery, patients who still have active tumor receive 2 additional courses of chemotherapy. Those patients who still have tumor after the 2 additional courses may have a third surgery. Patients are followed every month for 6 months, every 2 months for 6 months, every 6 months for 1 year, and then annually thereafter until death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 25 patients will be accrued for this study within 1.39 years.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 14 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed, newly diagnosed, high-risk, extracranial germ cell tumors including the following: Yolk sac carcinoma (endodermal sinus tumor) Embryonal carcinoma Choriocarcinoma Teratoma with mixed malignant elements (malignant teratoma) OR Malignant recurrence (stage III or IV) of previously resected stage I extracranial, extragonadal tumor High-risk disease defined as stage III or IV extragonadal tumors Measurable disease by diagnostic imaging

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Under 15 at time of diagnosis Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count greater than 750/mm3 Platelet count greater than 75,000/mm3 Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Creatinine normal OR Glomerular filtration rate at least 50% of normal

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00003811

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Locations
United States, Alabama
MBCCOP - Gulf Coast
Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36688
University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-3300
United States, Arizona
Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724
United States, Arkansas
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
United States, California
Children's Hospital and Health Center
San Diego, California, United States, 92123-4282
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California, United States, 95051-5386
University of California San Diego Cancer Center
La Jolla, California, United States, 92093-0658
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
Naval Medical Center - San Diego
San Diego, California, United States, 92134-3202
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, California, United States, 94305-5408
Sutter Cancer Center
Sacramento, California, United States, 95816
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
Kaiser Permanente-Southern California Permanente Medical Group
San Diego, California, United States, 92120
United States, Connecticut
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520-8028
United States, District of Columbia
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20307-5000
United States, Florida
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States, 33176-2197
CCOP - Florida Pediatric
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33682-7757
Shands Hospital and Clinics, University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610-100277
Nemours Children's Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207
Miami Children's Hospital
Miami, Florida, United States, 33155
St. Mary's Hospital
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33407
Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
Walt Disney Memorial Cancer Institute
Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803
United States, Georgia
Emory University Hospital - Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
United States, Hawaii
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96859-5000
United States, Illinois
Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60614
Hope Children's Hospital
Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States, 60453
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61637
United States, Kansas
CCOP - Wichita
Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214-3882
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160-7357
Via Christi Regional Medical Center
Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214
United States, Louisiana
CCOP - Ochsner
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
United States, Maine
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor, Maine, United States, 04401
Maine Children's Cancer Program
Portland, Maine, United States, 04101
United States, Maryland
Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231-2410
United States, Massachusetts
Boston Floating Hospital Infants and Children
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
United States, Michigan
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
Hurley Medical Center
Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
St. John's Hospital and Medical Center
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48236
United States, Mississippi
Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB
Keesler AFB, Mississippi, United States, 39534-2576
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216-4505
United States, Missouri
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63104
University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Clinics
Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65212
Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
United States, New Hampshire
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756-0002
United States, New Jersey
CCOP - Northern New Jersey
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
United States, New Mexico
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
United States, New York
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10029
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263-0001
Schneider Children's Hospital
New Hyde Park, New York, United States, 11042
University of Rochester Cancer Center
Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
State University of New York Health Sciences Center - Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11790-7775
State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
United States, North Carolina
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28232-2861
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-1082
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
East Carolina University School of Medicine
Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27858-4354
Mission Saint Joseph's Health System
Asheville, North Carolina, United States, 28801
Presbyterian Healthcare
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28233-3549
United States, Oklahoma
Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74136
Oklahoma Memorial Hospital
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73126-0307
United States, Oregon
CCOP - Columbia River Program
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97213
Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97227
United States, Pennsylvania
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19134-1095
United States, South Carolina
Children's Hospital of Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425-0721
United States, Tennessee
James H. Quillen College of Medicine
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States, 37614-0622
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105-2794
United States, Texas
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104
MBCCOP - South Texas Pediatric
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229-3900
Scott and White Clinic
Temple, Texas, United States, 76508
San Antonio Military Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, United States, 78236-5300
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75230
Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235-9154
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78284-7811
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555-0209
United States, Vermont
Vermont Cancer Center
Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401-3498
United States, Virginia
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, Virginia, United States, 22042-3300
Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital
Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24029
Cancer Center at the University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908
Massey Cancer Center
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298-0037
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 23708-2197
United States, Washington
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98431-5000
United States, West Virginia
West Virginia University Hospitals
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, 26506-9300
West Virginia University Medical School-Charleston
Charleston, West Virginia, United States, 25304
United States, Wisconsin
Midwest Children's Cancer Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
St. Vincent Hospital
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54307-3508
Australia, Victoria
Royal Children's Hospital
Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 3052
Canada, Alberta
Alberta Children's Hospital
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2T 5C7
Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2
Canada, Ontario
Children's Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L1
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
Canada, Quebec
Centre Hospitalier de L'Universite Laval
Sainte Foy, Quebec, Canada, GIV 4G2
Hopital Sainte Justine
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1C5
McGill University Health Center - Montreal Children's Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3H 1P3
Netherlands
Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands, 9713 EZ
Puerto Rico
San Jorge Childrens Hospital
Santurce, Puerto Rico, 00912
Switzerland
Clinique de Pediatrie
Geneva, Switzerland, 1211
Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Bern
Bern, Switzerland, CH 3010
Sponsors and Collaborators
Pediatric Oncology Group
Investigators
Study Chair: Neyssa M. Marina, MD Stanford University
  More Information

Additional Information:
Publications:
Study ID Numbers: CDR0000066956, POG-9749
Study First Received: November 1, 1999
Last Updated: May 9, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003811     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
drug/agent toxicity by tissue/organ
childhood teratoma
childhood malignant testicular germ cell tumor
childhood malignant ovarian germ cell tumor
childhood extragonadal germ cell tumor
recurrent childhood malignant germ cell tumor

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Radiation-Protective Agents
Gonadal Disorders
Antineoplastic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Urogenital Neoplasms
Ovarian Diseases
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Etoposide phosphate
Genital Diseases, Female
Neoplasms by Site
Cisplatin
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Therapeutic Uses
Etoposide
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Ovarian Neoplasms
Amifostine
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Endocrine System Diseases
Protective Agents
Bleomycin
Pharmacologic Actions
Adnexal Diseases
Neoplasms
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 27, 2009