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Cyclophosphamide and Prednisone With or Without Immunoglobulin in Treating Abnormal Muscle Movement in Children With Neuroblastoma

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00033293
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified June 2015 by Children's Oncology Group.
Recruitment status was:  Active, not recruiting
First Posted : January 27, 2003
Results First Posted : October 3, 2016
Last Update Posted : October 22, 2020
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Children's Oncology Group

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This randomized phase III trial is studying cyclophosphamide, prednisone, and immunoglobulin to see how well they work compared to cyclophosphamide and prednisone alone in treating patients with abnormal eye and trunk muscle movements (known as opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia) associated with neuroblastoma. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Steroid therapy decreases inflammation. Combining chemotherapy and steroid therapy with immunoglobulin may be effective in treating abnormal muscle movement associated with neuroblastoma. Chemotherapy(cyclophosphamide), prednisone and intravenous gamma globulin all suppress the immune system which may be helpful in treating opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia (OMA).

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Disseminated Neuroblastoma Localized Resectable Neuroblastoma Localized Unresectable Neuroblastoma Regional Neuroblastoma Stage 4S Neuroblastoma Biological: therapeutic immune globulin Other: clinical observation Drug: cyclophosphamide Drug: prednisone Procedure: magnetic resonance imaging Other: laboratory biomarker analysis Drug: Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Phase 3

Detailed Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine if immunosuppressive therapy with cyclophosphamide and prednisone is an effective therapy for neuroblastoma associated opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia (OMA) and can constitute a back-bone therapy upon which to build additional therapy.

II. Determine in a randomized study if the addition of intravenous gammaglobulin therapy to the back-bone therapy of prednisone and cyclophosphamide improves response of neuroblastoma associated OMA.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine if intravenous gammaglobulin therapy improves the motor coordination of children diagnosed with neuroblastoma and presenting with OMA syndrome as assessed by neurological examination and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS).

II. Determine if these regimens improve functional outcome in these patients. III. Investigate the biology of neuroblastoma associated OMA, with specific regard to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, anti-neuronal antibodies, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings and tumor biology.

IV. Define better the long-term prognosis for neurologic recovery in the child with neuroblastoma associated with OMA syndrome.

V. Define the event-free and overall survival of patients with neuroblastoma associated opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome.

OUTLINE:

CHEMOTHERAPY: Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk neuroblastoma receive chemotherapy (including cyclophosphamide) according to the standard of care for the stage of primary neuroblastoma, beginning on day 0. Patients with low-risk neuroblastoma (and not receiving other chemotherapy) receive cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on day 0. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. All patients receive oral prednisone twice daily for 3 months and then every other day for 7-15 months.

IMMUNE GLOBULIN THERAPY: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

ARM I: Patients receive immune globulin IV on days -2 and -1, at weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24, and then at months 8, 10, and 12 after therapy. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with no response after 6 months go off treatment.

ARM II: Patients do not receive immune globulin. Patients with unresponsive opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome after 2 months or progression after 6 months may cross over to arm I.

Patients are followed during therapy every month for 6 months, at 1 year, and then annually for up to 10 years.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 53 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Pilot Study Randomized Trial of Intravenous Gammaglobulin Therapy for Patients With Neuroblastoma Associated Opsoclonus-Myoclonus-Ataxia Syndrome Treated With Chemotherapy and Prednisone
Actual Study Start Date : March 15, 2004
Actual Primary Completion Date : December 10, 2013

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Drug Information available for: Prednisone

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Arm I (chemotherapy, immunoglobulin therapy)

Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk neuroblastoma receive chemotherapy (including cyclophosphamide) according to the standard of care for the stage of primary neuroblastoma, beginning day 0. Patients with low-risk neuroblastoma (and not receiving other chemotherapy) receive cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hr on day 0. Treatment repeats every 4 wks for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. All patients receive oral prednisone twice daily for 3 mths and then every other day for 7-15 mths.

Patients receive therapeutic immune globulin IV on days -2 and -1, at wks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24, and then at mths 8, 10, and 12 after therapy. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with no response after 6 months go off treatment. In case of progression of opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia (OMA) during evaluation, patient will be switched to another steroid, corticotropin-releasing hormone (ACTH).

 Biological: therapeutic immune globulin
Given IV
Other Names:
  • BayGam
  • Gamimune N
  • Gammar-P
  • IG
  • Venoglobulin-I

Drug: cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
  • CPM
  • CTX
  • Cytoxan
  • Endoxan
  • Endoxana

Drug: prednisone
Given orally
Other Names:
  • DeCortin
  • Deltra

Procedure: magnetic resonance imaging
Correlative studies
Other Names:
  • MRI
  • NMR imaging
  • NMRI
  • nuclear magnetic resonance imaging

Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Correlative studies

Drug: Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
administered subcutaneously
Other Names:
  • ACTH
  • adrenocorticotropic hormone
  • NSC # 25933
Active Comparator: Arm II (chemotherapy, observation)

Patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk neuroblastoma receive chemotherapy (including cyclophosphamide) according to the standard of care for the stage of primary neuroblastoma, beginning on day 0. Patients with low-risk neuroblastoma (and not receiving other chemotherapy) receive cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on day 0. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. All patients receive oral prednisone twice daily for 3 months and then every other day for 7-15 months.

Patients do not receive therapeutic immune globulin. Patients with unresponsive opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome after 2 months or progression after 6 months may cross over to arm I.

 Other: clinical observation
Undergo observation
Other Name: observation

Drug: cyclophosphamide
Given IV
Other Names:
  • CPM
  • CTX
  • Cytoxan
  • Endoxan
  • Endoxana

Drug: prednisone
Given orally
Other Names:
  • DeCortin
  • Deltra

Procedure: magnetic resonance imaging
Correlative studies
Other Names:
  • MRI
  • NMR imaging
  • NMRI
  • nuclear magnetic resonance imaging

Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Correlative studies


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Number of Responders [ Time Frame: Changes from baseline to 2 months, 6 months, and 1 year ]
    A multi-stage design followed by a test of proportions between the treatment arms (chemo vs. chemo + therapeutic immune globulin (IVIG)) will be performed. The first stage of the multi-stage design will also function as an early stopping rule for insufficient activity of chemotherapy in OMA.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Motor Coordination as Assessed by Neurological Examination and Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS) [ Time Frame: Changes from baseline to the better of 6 months or 1 year ]
    The "best" score at the two time points will be used in this analysis. For a given patient, this "best" score will be used to calculate the change from baseline. The mean change from baseline for each treatment group will be calculated.

  2. Functional Outcome as Assessed by Age-appropriate Neuropsychological Testing [ Time Frame: Changes from baseline to the better of 6 months or 1 year ]
    The Bayley Scales of infant development mental scale "best" score of two time points will be used in the analysis. For a given patient, this score will be used to calculate the change from baseline.

  3. Biology of Neuroblastoma Associated Opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia (OMA) Syndrome Specifically by MRI Findings, Anti-neuronal Antibodies, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Findings and Tumor Biology [ Time Frame: At diagnosis, 6 months, 1 year, 5 and 10 years after diagnosis ]
    Descriptive analyses on biologic variables will be performed

  4. Long-term Prognosis for Neurologic Recovery by Neurological Examination [ Time Frame: At diagnosis and yearly for 10 years after diagnosis ]
    A t-test will be performed on the results of each neurologic test, comparing patients who have had disappearance of anti-neural antibodies to patients whose anti-neural antibodies have not disappeared.

  5. Tumor Outcome in Terms of Event-free Survival (EFS) Rate Defined as a Relapse or Progression of Neuroblastoma, a Second Malignancy, or Death [ Time Frame: Up to 3 years ]
    EFS rate for neuroblastoma event from time of study enrollment.

  6. Tumor Outcome in Terms of Overall Survival (OS) Rate [ Time Frame: Up to 3 years ]
    OS rate from time of study enrollment.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 8 Years   (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Newly diagnosed neuroblastoma (NBL) or ganglioneuroblastoma with tumor-associated opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome (OMA)

    • Patients with NBL diagnosed within 6 months of OMA diagnosis AND patients with OMA diagnosed within 6 months of NBL diagnosis are eligible
    • Must enroll on study within 4 weeks of diagnosis
    • Presence of opsoclonus, myoclonus, and/or ataxia associated with neuroblastoma considered eligible
  • Currently enrolled on COG neuroblastoma protocols: COG-ANBL00B1 or its successor
  • No prior IV gamma globulin therapy
  • No prior chemotherapy
  • Concurrent chemotherapy allowed

  • No prior prednisone or corticotropin

    • Patients who have received ≤ 14 days of steroids are eligible
  • Concurrent surgery allowed
  • Patients must be free of any organ dysfunction or disorder that the treating physician feels may preclude the use of corticosteroid therapy (ACTH or prednisone), cyclophosphamide therapy or intravenous gammaglobulin therapy.
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Children's Oncology Group
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Pedro De Alarcon, MD Children's Oncology Group
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Additional Information:

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

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Responsible Party: Children's Oncology Group
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00033293    
Other Study ID Numbers: ANBL00P3
NCI-2009-00399 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) )
CDR0000069271 ( Other Identifier: Clinical Trials.gov )
COG-ANBL00P3 ( Other Identifier: Children's Oncology Group )
U10CA013539 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U10CA098543 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
First Posted: January 27, 2003    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: October 3, 2016
Last Update Posted: October 22, 2020
Last Verified: June 2015
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Neuroblastoma
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Prednisone
Cyclophosphamide
Immunoglobulins
Antibodies
gamma-Globulins
 Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Rho(D) Immune Globulin
Hormones
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
beta-Endorphin
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antirheumatic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents