Phase 2 Study of Vinblastine in Children With Recurrent or Refractory Low Grade Glioma

NCT ID: NCT00213278

Last Updated: 2014-11-20

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

2002-01-31

Study Completion Date

2012-09-30

Brief Summary

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This study is examining whether Vinblastine is an effective drug to shrink low grade glioma brain tumors in children, and what the side effects are.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Glioma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

vinblastine sulphate injection

Intervention Type DRUG

Vinblastine dose: 6 mg/m\^2 (10 mg max.) route intravenous administration once a week over a period of 10 weeks. If response at week 10 is greater than or equal to stable, weekly Vinblastine will be continued for 42 weeks.

Interventions

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vinblastine sulphate injection

Vinblastine dose: 6 mg/m\^2 (10 mg max.) route intravenous administration once a week over a period of 10 weeks. If response at week 10 is greater than or equal to stable, weekly Vinblastine will be continued for 42 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* \< 21 years of age at original diagnosis
* histological verification of low grade glioma (glial tumors, neuronal tumors or chiasmatic-hypothalamic tumor) at original diagnosis
* evidence of tumor recurrence or progression by MRI or contrast CT
* Karnofsky and Lansky performance status of 0,1 or 2
* life expectancy of greater than or equal to 2 months
* adequate organ and bone marrow function within 7 days of starting treatment with Vinblastine
* absolute neutrophil count (ANC)\> 1000/uL
* platelet count \> 100,000/uL (transfusion independent)
* serum creatinine \< 1.5 x normal for age
* written informed consent signed by subject and/or subject's parent/legal guardian

Exclusion Criteria

* not recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy or radiotherapy
* chemotherapy within 2 weeks of entry in study (4 weeks if prior nitrosourea was used)
* less than 7 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent
* less than 2 months since cranial/spinal radiation
* receiving a stable dose of dexamethasone for less than one week
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Day

Maximum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ontario Cancer Research Network

NETWORK

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Hospital for Sick Children

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Eric Bouffet

Section Head, Neuro-Oncology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Eric Bouffet, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Canada

Locations

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The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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0020010429

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id