A Study of a New Drug, Nirogacestat, for Treating Desmoid Tumors That Cannot be Removed by Surgery

NCT ID: NCT04195399

Last Updated: 2026-02-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

35 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-07

Study Completion Date

2032-12-31

Brief Summary

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This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well nirogacestat works in treating patients less than 18 years of age with desmoid tumors that has grown after at least one form of treatment by mouth or in the vein that cannot be removed by surgery. Nirogacestat may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To estimate the 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate in patients with progressive, surgically unresectable desmoid tumor treated with nirogacestat.

II. To describe the toxicities of nirogacestat in children and adolescents with desmoid tumor.

III. To characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of nirogacestat in children and adolescents.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To determine the objective tumor response rate (ORR) of nirogacestat in children and adolescents with progressive, surgically unresectable desmoid tumor.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To collect blood, archival tumor samples and on-study/post-treatment tumor samples (if available) from patients enrolled on this trial to correlate various CTNNB1 and APC gene mutations and genomic signatures with tumor response and PFS.

II. To explore the effect of nirogacestat on immune cells and immunoglobulin levels in the peripheral blood.

III. To collect blood samples for banking at baseline, during treatment, and at the time of progression for future research.

IV. To compare assessment of tumor response using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST), World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, and T2 and volumetric changes using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

V. To utilize a tool developed to specifically assess patient reported outcomes (PROs) in adult patients with desmoid tumor (GOunder/DTRF DEsmoid Symptom/Impact Scale \[GODDESS\]) and the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) to explore the relationship between PROs and tumor response and PFS.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive nirogacestat orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-28. Cycles repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo echocardiography (ECHO) and computed tomography (CT) or MRI on study. Patients may also undergo x-ray imaging and blood sample collection on study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days.

Conditions

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Desmoid Fibromatosis Recurrent Desmoid Fibromatosis Unresectable Desmoid Fibromatosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Treatment (nirogacestat)

Patients receive nirogacestat PO BID on days 1-28. Cycles repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo ECHO and CT or MRI on study. Patients may also undergo x-ray imaging and blood sample collection on study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Biospecimen Collection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo blood sample collection

Computed Tomography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo CT

Echocardiography Test

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo ECHO

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo MRI

Nirogacestat

Intervention Type DRUG

Given PO

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

X-Ray Imaging

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo x-ray

Interventions

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Biospecimen Collection

Undergo blood sample collection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Computed Tomography

Undergo CT

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Echocardiography Test

Undergo ECHO

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Undergo MRI

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Nirogacestat

Given PO

Intervention Type DRUG

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

X-Ray Imaging

Undergo x-ray

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Biological Sample Collection Biospecimen Collected Specimen Collection CAT CAT Scan Computed Axial Tomography Computerized Axial Tomography Computerized axial tomography (procedure) Computerized Tomography Computerized Tomography (CT) scan CT CT Scan Diagnostic CAT Scan Diagnostic CAT Scan Service Type tomography EC Echocardiography Magnetic Resonance Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance MR MR Imaging MRI MRI Scan MRIs NMR Imaging NMRI Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging sMRI Structural MRI (S)-2-(((S)-6,8-Difluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)amino)-N-(1-(2-methyl-1-(neopentylamino)propan-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-4-yl)pentanamide PF 03084014 PF-03084014 PF03084014 Quality of Life Assessment Conventional X-Ray Diagnostic Radiology Medical Imaging, X-Ray Plain film radiographs Radiographic Imaging Radiographic imaging procedure (procedure) Radiography RG Static X-Ray X-Ray

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients must be \> 12 months and \< 18 years of age at the time of enrollment
* Patients must have a body surface area of \> 0.3 m\^2 at the time of enrollment
* Existing or recurrent desmoid tumor that is deemed not amenable to surgery without significant morbidity and progressed by \>= 10% as assessed by RECIST version (v)1.1 within the 6-month period prior to study enrollment

* Patients must have had histologic verification of the desmoid tumor
* Patients must have measurable disease by RECIST v1.1 criteria
* Patient must have received at least one prior course of systemic therapy for desmoid tumor
* Patients must have a Lansky (for patients =\< 16 years of age) or Karnofsky (for patients \> 16 years of age) performance status score of \>= 50. Patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing performance score
* Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgery or radiotherapy prior to entering this study. Patients may not be using or anticipate using these treatments after the observed progression or within the time period stated below

* Cytotoxic chemotherapy: must not have received within 2 weeks of entry onto this study (4 weeks if prior nitrosourea)
* Small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors (e.g., sorafenib, pazopanib, imatinib), rapalogs (e.g., temsirolimus, everolimus, sirolimus) or anti estrogen therapy (e.g., tamoxifen): may not have received within 28 days prior to the first dose of study treatment
* Antibodies: \>= 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to grade =\< 1
* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): at least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent
* Local regional tumor directed therapy, including, but not limited to small port radiation therapy (RT), radiofrequency ablation, cryotherapy, surgery: at least 2 weeks since these therapies and all toxicity must have resolved to grade =\< 1. If prior craniospinal RT or if \>= 50% radiation of pelvis then \>= 6 months must have elapsed. If other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation, then \>= 6 weeks must have elapsed
* Stem cell transplant (SCT): No evidence of active graft versus (vs.) host disease. For allogeneic SCT, \>= 6 months must have elapsed
* No prior gamma-secretase, Notch or beta-catenin inhibitor
* Investigational drugs: must not have received investigational drug within 4 weeks of study entry, and all toxicities related to prior therapy must be resolved to grade =\< 1 or baseline
* Concomitant Medication Restrictions

* Growth factor(s): must not have received within 1 week of entry onto this study
* Patients who are currently receiving drugs that are strong inducers or moderate or strong inhibitors of CYP3A4 are not eligible. Strong inducers or moderate or strong inhibitors of CYP3A4 are not allowed from 14 days prior to enrollment to the end of protocol therapy. Note: CYP3A4 inducing anti-epileptic drugs on a stable dose, are allowed
* Must not be receiving non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as treatment for desmoid tumor after the observed progression and patient agrees to not use NSAIDs while on study. Occasional use (defined as =\< 3 times per week) for treatment of pain is permitted
* Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1000/uL (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Platelet count \>= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Hemoglobin \>= 9.0 g/dL (may receive red blood cell \[RBC\] transfusions) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows (within 7 days prior to enrollment):

* Age: Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL)
* Age: 1 to \< 2 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 0.6 (male and female)
* Age: 2 to \< 6 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 0.8 (male and female)
* Age: 6 to \< 10 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1 (male and female)
* Age: 10 to \< 13 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.2 (male and female)
* Age: 13 to \< 16 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.5 (male); 1.4 (female)
* Age: \>= 16 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.7 (male); 1.4 (female)
* Adequate liver function defined as:
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (unless secondary to previously diagnosed Gilbert's syndrome) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]) =\< 135 U/L

* Note: For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) has been set to the value of 45 U/L (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Adequate cardiac function defined as:

* Corrected QT (QTc) interval \< 470 ms
* No history of congenital or acquired prolonged QTc syndrome
* No history of clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, stroke or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to study entry
* All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent
* All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met

Exclusion Criteria

* Active or chronic infection within 7 days prior to study entry
* Presence of non-healing fracture

* Note: patients with pathologic fracture related to tumor are eligible
* Use of corticosteroids within 21 days of enrollment, except in the following situations:

* Physiologic steroid replacement for adrenal insufficiency
* Topical, ocular, intra-articular, intranasal, or inhaled corticosteroid with minimal systemic absorption
* Short course (=\< 7 days) of corticosteroid prescribed prophylactically (eg, for contrast dye allergy) or for the treatment of a non-autoimmune condition (eg, delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction caused by contact allergen), or exacerbation of asthma
* Patients with gastrointestinal conditions that might predispose for drug intolerability or poor drug absorption (e.g., inability to take oral medication, prior surgical procedures affecting absorption (e.g., gastric bypass), malabsorption syndrome, and active peptic ulcer disease)
* Patients with ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, or a partial or complete small bowel obstruction
* Known active infection with hepatitis B, hepatitis C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
* Patients with a prior history of malignancy, with the exceptions of desmoid tumor(s) and non-melanoma skin cancer, who are not in remission for more than 3 years
* Patients who are unable to swallow tablets. Tablets must not be crushed or chewed. Administration of nirogacestat via gastrostomy tube or nasogastric tube is not allowed
* Patients who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study
* Sexually active female patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use 1 method of highly effective contraceptive (including copper-containing intrauterine device, condom with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository, bilateral tubal ligation, established use of inserted, injected or implanted hormonal method of contraception, abstinence, or male sterilization) for the duration of their study participation and for at least 6 months after last dose of nirogacestat. A second form of contraception (i.e. barrier method) is required for patients who are using hormonal contraception as nirogacestat may reduce the efficacy of hormonal contraceptives
* Sexually active male patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use a condom and their female partner who have not agreed to use one of the highly effective methods of contraception mentioned above during treatment and for at least 90 days after the last dose of nirogacestat
* Female patients who are breastfeeding
* Female patients who are pregnant. These patients are excluded because there is no available information regarding the effects of nirogacestat on the developing human fetus and inhibition of gamma-secretase is known to be teratogenic
* Female patients of childbearing potential unless a negative pregnancy test result has been obtained
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Children's Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Fariba Navid

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Children's Oncology Group

Locations

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Children's Hospital of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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USA Health Strada Patient Care Center

Mobile, Alabama, United States

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Banner Children's at Desert

Mesa, Arizona, United States

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Arkansas Children's Hospital

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center

Downey, California, United States

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Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda, California, United States

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Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA

Los Angeles, California, United States

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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Oakland, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Oakland

Oakland, California, United States

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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, United States

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University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sacramento, California, United States

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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

San Diego, California, United States

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UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay

San Francisco, California, United States

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Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center

Denver, Colorado, United States

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Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Children's National Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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UF Health Cancer Institute - Gainesville

Gainesville, Florida, United States

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Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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AdventHealth Orlando

Orlando, Florida, United States

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Nemours Children's Hospital

Orlando, Florida, United States

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Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

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Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise

Boise, Idaho, United States

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Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate

Peoria, Illinois, United States

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Riley Hospital for Children

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Norton Children's Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Children's Hospital New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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C S Mott Children's Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan, United States

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Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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Bronson Methodist Hospital

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Mercy Hospital Saint Louis

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Summerlin Hospital Medical Center

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Renown Regional Medical Center

Reno, Nevada, United States

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Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

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Albany Medical Center

Albany, New York, United States

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States

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NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

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State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, United States

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Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

The Bronx, New York, United States

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Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron

Akron, Ohio, United States

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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Dayton Children's Hospital

Dayton, Ohio, United States

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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Penn State Children's Hospital

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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East Tennessee Childrens Hospital

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

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Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

Austin, Texas, United States

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UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States

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El Paso Children's Hospital

El Paso, Texas, United States

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Cook Children's Medical Center

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Primary Children's Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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Carilion Children's

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

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University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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The Children's Hospital at Westmead

Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

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Queensland Children's Hospital

South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Perth Children's Hospital

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Alberta Children's Hospital

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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University of Alberta Hospital

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Starship Children's Hospital

Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand

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Christchurch Hospital

Christchurch, , New Zealand

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University Pediatric Hospital

San Juan, , Puerto Rico

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Countries

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United States Australia Canada New Zealand Puerto Rico

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2019-07498

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ARST1921

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ARST1921

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U10CA180886

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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ARST1921

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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