Genetic Study of Newly Diagnosed Central Nervous System Tumors in Young Children - Full Text View

Sponsor:	Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
Collaborator:	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by:	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00010114

Purpose

RATIONALE: Genetic studies may help in understanding the genetic processes involved in the development of some types of cancer.

PURPOSE: Genetic study to learn more about genes involved in the development of central nervous system tumors in young children.

Condition	Intervention
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors	Genetic: comparative genomic hybridization Genetic: microarray analysis

Study Type:	Observational
Official Title:	Gene Expression Profiling of Infant Embryonal Central Nervous System Tumors by Microarray Gene Chip Analysis: Angiogenesis, Invasion and Metastasis

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

Study Start Date:

March 2001

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

Identify known genes that have significantly different levels of expression, using microarray gene chip analysis, in infants with newly diagnosed metastatic vs non-metastatic embryonal central nervous system tumors.
Determine the protein expression of genes identified by microarray analysis that are involved in cellular functions that regulate angiogenesis, invasion, or metastasis in this patient population.
Determine the quantity of gene expression of the confirmed translationally expressed genes using semi-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Tumor samples are analyzed using microarray gene chip analysis. Differentially expressed genes are evaluated for protein expression by standard immunohistochemistry and/or Western blot analysis, and gene expression is further quantified by semi-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 80-100 patients (20-25 with metastatic disease and 60-75 with non-metastatic disease) will be accrued for this study within 4-5 years.

Eligibility

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

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Histologically confirmed, newly diagnosed, primary intracranial embryonal central nervous system tumor
- Medulloblastoma
- Primitive neuroectodermal tumor
- Medulloepithelioma
- Ependymoblastoma
- Neuroblastoma
- Pineoblastoma
- Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor
- Intracranial germ cell tumor
- Choroid plexus carcinoma
- M positive ependymoma
Potential enrollment on PBTC-001 therapeutic protocol

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

Under 3

Performance status:

Not specified

Life expectancy:

Not specified

Hematopoietic:

Not specified

Hepatic:

Not specified

Renal:

Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

Not specified

Chemotherapy:

No prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

Prior steroids allowed

Radiotherapy:

No prior radiotherapy

Surgery:

Not specified

Other:

No concurrent investigational agents

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00010114

Locations

United States, California
UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0128
United States, District of Columbia
Children's National Medical Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010-2970
United States, Massachusetts
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
United States, North Carolina
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
United States, Pennsylvania
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
United States, Tennessee
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105-2794
United States, Texas
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
United States, Washington
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105

Sponsors and Collaborators

Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

Study Chair:

Tobey MacDonald, MD

Children's Research Institute

More Information

Additional Information:

Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	CDR0000068446, PBTC-N04
Study First Received:	February 2, 2001
Last Updated:	February 14, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00010114 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

childhood central nervous system germ cell tumor
childhood choroid plexus tumor
untreated childhood supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor
untreated childhood medulloblastoma
newly diagnosed childhood ependymoma

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Nervous System Diseases
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Nervous System Neoplasms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 18, 2010