A Study to See if Memantine Protects the Brain During Radiation Therapy Treatment for a Brain Tumor
NCT ID: NCT04939597
Last Updated: 2025-12-22
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Basic Information
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE3
192 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-05-10
2027-09-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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I. To determine the efficacy, as measured by the slope of change of the Cogstate composite Z score from baseline to 12 months, of oral memantine hydrochloride (memantine) administered for a period of 6 months, when compared to placebo, in children ages 4-18 receiving cranial or craniospinal radiotherapy for primary central nervous system tumors.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine if memantine is associated with improved cognitive function as measured for participants in the optional Children's Oncology Group (COG) Standardized Battery at 12 months.
II. To determine if memantine is associated with change in cognitive function versus (vs.) placebo as measured by Cogstate composite score at end of radiation therapy (RT), 3 and 6 months.
III. To determine if memantine is associated with differences in cognitive function vs. placebo as measured by Cogstate composite score at 24 and 48 months for participants in the optional COG Standardized Battery.
IV. To correlate early cognitive changes (end of RT, 3, 6, 12 months Cogstate composite score) with late cognitive function (24 and 48 months Cogstate composite score).
V. To correlate COG Standardized Battery scores to Cogstate composite scores at 12, 24, and 48 months.
VI. To estimate the 36-month disease-free and overall survival (of primary brain tumor) after memantine treatment compared to placebo.
VII. To correlate changes in quantitative volumetric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of critical brain regions with cognitive function over time.
VIII. To evaluate impact of memantine versus placebo on molecular biomarkers associated with cognitive decline after radiotherapy.
IX. To determine whether oral memantine, when compared to placebo, is associated with reduction in the incidence of decline of composite Cogstate score at 12 months in children ages 4-18 receiving cranial radiotherapy for primary central nervous system tumors.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM I: Patients receive memantine hydrochloride orally (PO) once daily (QD) for week 1 and then twice daily (BID) for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial.
ARM II: Patients receive placebo PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Arm I (memantine hydrochloride)
Patients receive memantine hydrochloride orally PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial.
Biospecimen Collection
Undergo blood sample collection
Cognitive Assessment
Complete cognitive testing
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Undergo MRI
Memantine Hydrochloride
Given PO
Questionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies
Arm II (placebo)
Patients receive placebo PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial.
Biospecimen Collection
Undergo blood sample collection
Cognitive Assessment
Complete cognitive testing
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Undergo MRI
Placebo Administration
Given PO
Questionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies
Interventions
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Biospecimen Collection
Undergo blood sample collection
Cognitive Assessment
Complete cognitive testing
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Undergo MRI
Memantine Hydrochloride
Given PO
Placebo Administration
Given PO
Questionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patients must weigh 15 kg or greater at time of study entry
* Primary central nervous system tumors that have not received prior cranial radiotherapy
* Planned focal, cranial or craniospinal radiation treatment for a primary central nervous system tumor
* The patient must have receptive and expressive language skills in English, French or Spanish since the neurocognitive function and quality of life (QOL) assessment instruments are available in these languages only
* Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/sex as follows:
* Age: 4 to \< 6 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 0.8 male; 0.8 female
* Age: 6 to \< 10 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1 male; 1 female
* Age: 10 to \< 13 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.2 male; 1.2 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
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
* 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
* The patient must be able to undergo magnetic resonance imaging
* 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
* Pre-existing conditions:
* Any contraindication or allergy to study drug (memantine or placebo)
* Intractable seizures while on adequate anticonvulsant therapy, defined as more than one seizure per month for the past 2 months or since initiating anticonvulsant therapy
* History of neurodevelopmental disorder such as Down syndrome, Fragile X, William's Syndrome, intellectual disability (presumed intelligence quotient \[IQ\] \< 70), etc
* Co-morbid systemic illnesses, psychiatric conditions, social situations, or other severe concurrent disease which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens or would limit compliance with the study requirements
* Patients with a motor, visual, or auditory condition that precludes participation in computerized neurocognitive assessments
* Patients with any medical condition or taking medications that lead to alterations of urine pH towards the alkaline condition (e.g., renal tubular acidosis, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, sodium bicarbonate)
* Personal history of prior cranial or craniospinal radiotherapy is not allowed
* Note: Prior anti-cancer therapy including surgery, chemotherapy, targeted agents are allowed as per standard of care clinical treatment guidelines
* Female patients who are pregnant are excluded since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for the study drug. A pregnancy test is required for female patients of childbearing potential
* Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants
* Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who do not agree to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation
4 Years
17 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Children's Oncology Group
NETWORK
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Nadia N Laack
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Children's Oncology Group
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Providence Alaska Medical Center
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Banner Children's at Desert
Mesa, Arizona, United States
Phoenix Childrens Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Banner University Medical Center - Tucson
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
Downey, California, United States
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, California, United States
Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
Long Beach, California, United States
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
Valley Children's Hospital
Madera, California, United States
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Oakland, California, United States
Kaiser Permanente-Oakland
Oakland, California, United States
Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange, California, United States
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, United States
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
San Diego, California, United States
UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
San Francisco, California, United States
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center
Denver, Colorado, United States
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Children's National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
Fort Myers, Florida, United States
UF Health Cancer Institute - Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
Miami, Florida, United States
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Miami, Florida, United States
Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida, United States
AdventHealth Orlando
Orlando, Florida, United States
Nemours Children's Hospital
Orlando, Florida, United States
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, Florida, United States
Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
Tampa, Florida, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise
Boise, Idaho, United States
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois, United States
Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
Peoria, Illinois, United States
Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Blank Children's Hospital
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Norton Children's Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Children's Hospital New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Maine Children's Cancer Program
Scarborough, Maine, United States
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
C S Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Corewell Health Children's
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
University of Missouri Children's Hospital
Columbia, Missouri, United States
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Saint Peter's University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center
Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York, United States
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, United States
The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
New Hyde Park, New York, United States
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
New York, New York, United States
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
Stony Brook University Medical Center
Stony Brook, New York, United States
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, United States
Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
The Bronx, New York, United States
Mission Hospital
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina, United States
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Sanford Broadway Medical Center
Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
Akron, Ohio, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Dayton Children's Hospital
Dayton, Ohio, United States
ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital
Toledo, Ohio, United States
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
Portland, Oregon, United States
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
Austin, Texas, United States
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, Texas, United States
UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States
El Paso Children's Hospital
El Paso, Texas, United States
Cook Children's Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Children's Hospital of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
San Antonio, Texas, United States
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Primary Children's Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
University of Virginia Cancer Center
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Carilion Children's
Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, United States
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
Spokane, Washington, United States
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center
Tacoma, Washington, United States
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington, United States
West Virginia University Healthcare
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
HIMA San Pablo Oncologic Hospital
Caguas, , Puerto Rico
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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NCI-2020-07502
Identifier Type: REGISTRY
Identifier Source: secondary_id
ACCL2031
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
COG-ACCL2031
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
ACCL2031
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
ACCL2031
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id