Title (COG ACNS0334) A Phase III Randomized Trial for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Supratentorial PNET and High Risk Medulloblastoma in Children < 36 Months Old with Intensive Induction Chemotherapy with Methotrexate Followed by Consolidation with Stem Cell Rescue vs. the Same Therapy Without Methotrexate
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Principal Investigator Martin Brecher, MD
Study Number 123707
Phase3
Summary This is a randomized Phase III trial for children less than 36 months old with high-risk medulloblastoma/PNET. It is designed to determine whether the addition of high dose methotrexate to three cycles of the 4 drug induction backbone (Regimen B) will achieve a higher complete response rate versus three cycles of the 4 drug induction regimen itself (Regimen A). Both of these induction regimens will be followed by three tandem stem cell transplants using the maximum tolerated dose of thiotepa of 10mg/kg/day. After completion of 3 cycles of induction therapy, if complete response has not been attained, then a second surgical attempt at gross total resection is strongly encouraged, if feasible. Although radiation therapy is not a part of this clinical trial, guidelines for radiation therapy are included and the use of radiation therapy should be given serious consideration following the completion of resection.
Eligibility
- Children less than 36 months of age at time of definitive surgery who have high risk Medulloblastoma will be eligible for entry.
- Children less than 36 months of age at the time of definitive surgery with supratentorial PNET (any M stage) will be eligible for study entry
- Children less than 8 months of age at time of definitive surgery with or without measurable radiographic residual tumor with M0 stage Medulloblastoma will be eligible for study entry
- Patients with anaplastic medulloblastoma are eligible regardless of M-stage or residual tumor
- Patients with M0 classic, non-desmoplastic medulloblastoma (R1) with radiographically measurable resdiual disease <1.5cm 2 are eligible
- Cranial MRI (with and without gadolinium) must be done pre-operatively
- Post-operatively, cranial MRI (with and without gadolinium) must be done preferably within 48 hours of surgery. Entire spinal MRI must be obtained either pre-operatively (with gadolinium) or post operatively (at least 10 days follwing surgery) prior to study enrollment (with and without gadolinium)
- Evaluation of lumbar CSF cytology must be performed either pre operatively or at least 10 days after definitive surgery unless contraindicated
- Patients must have a life expectancy of > 8 weeks
- Patients must have received no prior radiation therapy or chemotherapy other than corticosteroids.
- Adequate renal function, adequate liver function, adequate cardiac function, adequate pulmonary function and adequate bone marrow function.