Combination Chemotherapy, Surgery or Radiation Therapy, and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Recurrent Medulloblastoma or Primitive Neuroectodermal and Pineal Tumors

NCT ID: NCT00025077

Last Updated: 2013-08-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-01-31

Study Completion Date

2011-04-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving a chemotherapy drug before surgery or radiation therapy may shrink the tumor so that it can be removed during surgery or radiation therapy. Peripheral stem cell transplant may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation therapy and allow doctors to give higher doses of chemotherapy.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well combination chemotherapy followed by surgery or radiation therapy and peripheral stem cell transplant work in treating patients with recurrent medulloblastoma or primitive neuroectodermal and pineal tumors.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the feasibility of cyclophosphamide and surgical resection or radiotherapy followed by thiotepa, carboplatin, and autologous peripheral blood stem cell rescue in patients with recurrent medulloblastoma or supratentorial neuroectodermal and pineal tumors.
* Determine the acute and chronic toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
* Determine progression-free and overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

* Cytoreductive Phase: Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days 1 and 2 and filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) once daily beginning on day 7 and continuing until blood counts recover. Treatment repeats after discontinuation of G-CSF for 2-4 courses. Peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) are harvested after each course of cyclophosphamide. Patients undergo surgical resection or radiotherapy after the completion of chemotherapy. Patients achieving complete response proceed to myeloablative therapy.
* Myeloablative Phase: Patients receive thiotepa IV over 3 hours on days 1-3. Autologous PBSC are reinfused on day 5 and patients receive G-CSF SC once daily beginning on day 10 and continuing until blood counts recover. Beginning 2 days after the completion of G-CSF, patients receive carboplatin IV over 1 hour on days 1-3. Autologous PBSC are reinfused on day 5 and patients receive G-CSF SC once daily beginning on day 10 and continuing until blood counts recover.

Patients are followed at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 50 patients will be accrued for this study within 5 years.

Conditions

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Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

Keywords

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recurrent childhood supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor recurrent childhood medulloblastoma

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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filgrastim

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type DRUG

thiotepa

Intervention Type DRUG

conventional surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed recurrent medulloblastoma or supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal and pineal tumor

* Nodular/desmoplastic medulloblastoma
* Medullomyoblastoma
* Melanotic medulloblastoma
* Ependymoblastoma
* Pinealoblastoma
* Received prior craniospinal radiotherapy OR
* Relapse in site of prior localized radiotherapy (e.g., relapse after "baby brain" protocol)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* Under 21

Performance status:

* Lansky 40-100% for ages 1-16 years
* Karnofsky 40-100% for ages over 16 years

Life expectancy:

* At least 8 weeks

Hematopoietic:

* Neutrophil count at least 1,000/mm\^3
* Platelet count at least 100,000/mm\^3

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin less than upper limit of normal (ULN)
* AST less than 2 times ULN

Renal:

* Glomerular filtration rate at least 60 mL/min

Other:

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* Not specified

Chemotherapy

* Not specified

Endocrine therapy

* Not specified

Radiotherapy

* See Disease Characteristics

Surgery

* Not specified
Maximum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Barry Pizer, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Alder Hey

Locations

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Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children Crumlin

Dublin, , Ireland

Site Status

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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Addenbrooke's Hospital at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

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Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Alder Hey

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Saint Bartholomew's Hospital

London, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust

London, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

University College of London Hospitals

London, England, United Kingdom

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Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Queen's Medical Centre

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Oxford Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Children's Hospital - Sheffield

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

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Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

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Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - Surrey

Sutton, England, United Kingdom

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Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Site Status

Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Site Status

Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Ireland United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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CDR0000068910

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EU-20105

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CCLG-CNS-2000-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id