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ACNS0831
Maintenance Chemotherapy or Observation Following Induction Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed Ependymoma
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified September 2017 by Children's Oncology Group
Sponsor:
Children's Oncology Group
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Children's Oncology Group
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01096368
First received: March 30, 2010
Last updated: September 8, 2017
Last verified: September 2017
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Purpose
This randomized phase III trial is studying maintenance chemotherapy to see how well it works compared to observation following induction chemotherapy and radiation therapy in treating young patients with newly diagnosed ependymoma. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as vincristine sulfate, carboplatin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide, and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. Giving chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells and allow doctors to save the part of the body where the cancer started.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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| Childhood Infratentorial Ependymoma Childhood Supratentorial Ependymoma Newly Diagnosed Childhood Ependymoma | Drug: liposomal vincristine sulfate Other: clinical observation Radiation: 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy Drug: carboplatin Drug: cyclophosphamide Drug: etoposide Drug: cisplatin Other: laboratory biomarker analysis | Phase 3 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Phase III Randomized Trial of Post-Radiation Chemotherapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Ependymoma Ages 1 to 21 Years |
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Event-free survival (EFS) defined as time to the first occurrence of disease progression, disease recurrence, second malignant neoplasm, or death from any cause [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]Using Kaplan-Meier curves to estimate the observed EFS for the two randomization arms (post-radiation Maintenance arm and post-radiation Observation only arm). Log rank tests will be used to compare the observed EFS between the two randomization arms. Stratified log rank test will also be performed to examine the treatment difference with consideration and adjustment for the randomization groups.
- Overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: From the time of randomization to death, assessed up to 5 years ]Using Kaplan-Meier curves to estimate the observed OS for the two randomization arms (post-radiation Maintenance arm and post-radiation Observation only arm). Log rank tests will be used to compare the observed OS between the two randomization arms. Stratified log rank test will also be performed to examine the treatment difference with consideration and adjustment for the randomization groups.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- EFS and OS of children with incompletely resected ependymoma who are unable to achieve a complete response (CR) by post-operative induction chemotherapy or by second surgery [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]Kaplan-Meier curves will be used to estimate the EFS and OS for patients who were non-randomly assigned to receive maintenance chemotherapy after incomplete resection
- EFS and OS of children with supratentorial classic ependymoma who achieve a complete resection at first or second surgery or children who achieve a CR after induction chemotherapy assigned to observation [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]Estimated using Kaplan-Meier curves for patients with supratentorial classic disease that achieve complete resection or CR to induction chemotherapy and are assigned to observation only.
- Neurologic, neuropsychological, and endocrine long-term sequelae of surgery, conformal radiotherapy, and maintenance chemotherapy [ Time Frame: At 9, 30, and 60 months post diagnosis ]
- Gene expression signatures and genomic alterations in pediatric ependymoma [ Time Frame: At the time of first or second surgery ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 400 |
| Study Start Date: | March 2010 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | March 2020 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | March 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Experimental: Arm I (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)
Patients undergo 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy over 6-7 weeks. Patients then receive liposomal vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, and 15 (courses 1-3 only); etoposide IV over 1-2 hours on days 1-3; carboplatin on day 1, cisplatin IV over 1-8 hours on day 1; cyclophosphamide IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1-2 and filgrastim. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug: liposomal vincristine sulfate
Given IV
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Radiation: 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
Patients undergo conformal radiotherapy
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Drug: carboplatin
Given IV
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Drug: cyclophosphamide
Given IV
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Drug: etoposide
Given IV
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Drug: cisplatin
Given IV
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Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Optional correlative studies
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Active Comparator: Arm II (radiotherapy)
Patients undergo 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy over 6-7 weeks.
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Other: clinical observation
Patients undergo observation
Other Name: observation
Radiation: 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
Patients undergo conformal radiotherapy
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Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Optional correlative studies
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 1 Year to 21 Years (Child, Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Histologically confirmed intracranial ependymoma meeting the following criteria:
- Newly diagnosed disease
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Classic ependymoma (WHO II) or anaplastic ependymoma (WHO III), including the following subtypes:
- Clear cell
- Papillary
- Cellular
- Combination of the above
- No diagnosis of spinal cord ependymoma, myxopapillary ependymoma, subependymoma, ependymoblastoma, or mixed glioma
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Has undergone surgical resection of the primary tumor
- More than 1 attempted resection allowed
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No metastatic disease by MRI or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology
- CSR cytology from a ventriculostomy or permanent VP shunt that reveals the presence of tumor cells is indicative of metastatic disease
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No evidence of non-contiguous spread beyond the primary site as determined by pre- or post-operative MRI of brain, pre- or post-operative MRI of the spine, and post-operative CSF cytology obtained from the lumbar CSF space
- Lumbar CSF examination may be waived if deemed to be medically contraindicated
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ECOG performance status (PS) 0-2
- Karnofsky PS for patients > 16 years of age
- Lansky PS for patients ≤ 16 years of age
- ANC ≥ 1,000/μL
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL (transfusion independent)
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Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR ≥ 70 mL/min OR serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:
- 0.4 mg/dL (1 month to < 6 months of age)
- 0.5 mg/dL (6 months to < 1 year of age)
- 0.6 mg/dL (1 to 2 years of age)
- 0.8 mg/dL (2 to < 6 years of age)
- 1.0 mg/dL (6 to 10 years of age)
- 1.2 mg/dL (10 to 13 years of age)
- 1.5 mg/dL (male) or 1.4 mg/dL (female) (13 to < 16 years of age)
- 1.7 mg/dL (male) or 1.4 mg/dL (female) (≥ 16 years of age)
- Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (≤ 3 times ULN for patients with Gilbert syndrome or hemolytic anemia)
- AST or ALT < 3 times ULN
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Adequate cardiac function defined as 1 of the following:
- Shortening fraction ≥ 27% by ECHO
- Ejection fraction ≥ 50% by gated radionuclide study.
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Not pregnant or nursing
- Patients who agree to stop nursing while on this study are allowed
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- No prior treatment for ependymoma other than surgical intervention and corticosteroids
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Contacts
| Contact: Amy A. Smith, MD | 321-841-8560 | amy.smith@orlandohealth.com |
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Children's Oncology Group
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Amy A. Smith, MD | Children's Oncology Group |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Children's Oncology Group |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01096368 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
ACNS0831 NCI-2011-02029 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) ) COG-ACNS0831 ( Other Identifier: Children's Oncology Group ) CDR0000668560 ( Other Identifier: Clinical Trials.gov ) U10CA098543 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
| Study First Received: | March 30, 2010 |
| Last Updated: | September 8, 2017 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Ependymoma Glioma Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Etoposide phosphate Cisplatin Cyclophosphamide Carboplatin Etoposide Vincristine |
Antineoplastic Agents Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antirheumatic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Alkylating Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Myeloablative Agonists Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic Topoisomerase II Inhibitors Topoisomerase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Tubulin Modulators Antimitotic Agents |
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