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Methotrexate and Etoposide Infusions Into the Fourth Ventricle in Children With Recurrent Posterior Fossa Brain Tumors

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02905110
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : September 19, 2016
Last Update Posted : October 11, 2018
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Information provided by (Responsible Party):
David Ilan Sandberg, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The goal of this clinical research study is to establish the safety of simultaneous infusions of methotrexate and etoposide into the fourth ventricle of the brain or resection cavity in patients with recurrent malignant posterior fossa brain tumors. These tumors include medulloblastoma, ependymoma, atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor or other malignant brain tumor with recurrence or progression involving anywhere in the brain and/or spine. Patients' disease must have originated in the posterior fossa of the brain.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Brain Tumor Recurrent Drug: Methotrexate Drug: Etoposide Procedure: Ommaya Reservoir Early Phase 1

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Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 10 participants
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Combination Intraventricular Chemotherapy Pilot Study: Methotrexate and Etoposide Infusions Into the Fourth Ventricle or Resection Cavity in Children With Recurrent Posterior Fossa Brain Tumors
Study Start Date : October 2016
Estimated Primary Completion Date : November 2020
Estimated Study Completion Date : November 2020

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MedlinePlus related topics: Brain Tumors

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Methotrexate / Etoposide Infusion
12 infusions of intraventricular Methotrexate and 15 infusions of intraventricular Etoposide into implanted fourth ventricle catheter/Ommaya reservoir following surgical catheter placement into fourth ventricle. Methotrexate will be infused twice weekly for 6 weeks and etoposide will be infused 5 times a week on weeks 1, 3 , and 5.
 Drug: Methotrexate
Methotrexate 4 mg into fourth ventricle of the brain via the Ommaya Reservoir 2 days a week for 6 weeks. Each patient will have 12 infusions.
Other Name: Trexall, Rasuvo

Drug: Etoposide
Etoposide 1 mg into fourth ventricle of the brain via the Ommaya Reservoir 5 days a week for weeks 1, 3, and 5. Each patient will have 15 infusions.
Other Name: VePesid, Toposar, Etopophos

Procedure: Ommaya Reservoir
Surgical catheter placement into the fourth ventricle of the brain


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Number of patients with grade 3 through grade 5 new neurological adverse events that are related to study drug, graded according to NCI CTCAE Version 4.0 [ Time Frame: 4 months ]
    New neurological deficit defined as new cranial neuropathy, nystagmus, change in mental status, motor deficit or cerebellar finding (ataxia, dysmetria, dysdiadochokinesis) that is attributed by treating physicians to intraventricular methotrexate and etoposide infusions. Primary endpoint for basis of safety monitoring is acute toxicity occurring at any time within 30 days of receiving the intraventricular methotrexate and etoposide infusion. Rate of acute toxicity monitored using Bayesian method of Thall and Sung. Method of Kaplan and Meier used to estimate unadjusted distributions of time to a neurological deficit and progression free survival time and summary statistic of all variable computed and tabulated


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Ages Eligible for Study:   1 Year to 21 Years   (Child, Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 1 - 21 years at time of recurrence or progression
  • Diagnosis: Patients with histologically verified medulloblastoma, ependymoma, or atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor or other malignant brain tumor with recurrence or progression involving anywhere in the brain and/or spine. To be eligible, patients' disease must have originated in the posterior fossa of the brain
  • Patient must have either measurable or evaluable tumor as assessed by MRI of the brain and total spine
  • An implanted catheter in the fourth ventricle or posterior fossa tumor cavity attached to an Ommaya reservoir or agreement to have one placed.
  • A minimum of 7 days between last dose of systemic chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy and first infusion of chemotherapy into fourth ventricle
  • Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks in the opinion of the PI
  • Lansky score of 50 or greater if ≤16 years of age or Karnofsky score of 50 or greater if > 16 years of age
  • Existing neurological deficits must have been stable for a minimum of 1 week prior to study enrollment
  • Patients must have recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anticancer chemotherapy
  • Adequate bone marrow function defined by peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 500/µL, platelet count ≥ 50,000/µL (transfusion independent), and hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 gm/dL (may receive Red Blood Cell transfusions)
  • Patient or patient's legal representative, parent(s), or guardian able to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Enrolled in another treatment protocol
  • Has received another investigational or chemotherapy agent or radiation therapy within 7 days prior to intraventricular chemotherapy infusions
  • Evidence of untreated infection
  • Pregnant or lactating women
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02905110


Contacts
Contact: Bangning L Yu, RN, PhD 713 500-7363 Bangning.Yu@uth.tmc.edu
Contact: David Sandberg, MD 713 500-7410 David.I.Sandberg@uth.tmc.edu

Locations
United States, Texas
UTHealth & Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital Recruiting
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Contact: David Sandberg, M.D.    713-500-7410    David.I.Sandberg@uth.tmc.edu   
Contact: Bangning Yu, R.N., PhD    713 500-7363    Bangning.Yu@uth.tmc.edu   
Sponsors and Collaborators
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Investigators
Principal Investigator: David Sandberg, MD UTHealth
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Responsible Party: David Ilan Sandberg, Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Associate Professor Pediatric Surgery and Neurosurgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02905110     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: HSC-MS-16-0639
First Posted: September 19, 2016    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: October 11, 2018
Last Verified: October 2018
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No

Keywords provided by David Ilan Sandberg, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston:
Malignant Neoplasms, Brain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Brain Neoplasms
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Nervous System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Methotrexate
Etoposide
Etoposide phosphate
Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
Abortifacient Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
 Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Antimetabolites
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Folic Acid Antagonists
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Antirheumatic Agents
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors