NCT00002594

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so that they stop growing or die. bone marrow transplantation and peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy followed by bone marrow transplantation and/or peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating patients who have recurrent medulloblastoma or CNS germ cell tumors.

Trial Health

93
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
31

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 1994

Longer than P75 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
6 countries

118 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 1994

Completed
5.2 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 1, 1999

Completed
3.2 years until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 27, 2003

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2003

Completed
3.5 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

July 24, 2014

Status Verified

July 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

9 years

First QC Date

November 1, 1999

Last Update Submit

July 23, 2014

Conditions

Keywords

recurrent childhood brain tumorchildhood central nervous system germ cell tumorrecurrent childhood medulloblastoma

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Progression-free survival

    1-2 years

Study Arms (1)

Ablative chemo followed by autologous bone marrow (ABM) rescue

EXPERIMENTAL

Autologous bone marrow and/or peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) are harvested. Patients then receive intensive cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days -8 to -5 and melphalan IV over 15 minutes on days -4 to -2. Bone marrow is reinfused on day 0. PBSC are reinfused on day 0 if used alone or on day 1 if used after autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT). Sargramostim (GM-CSF) is administered IV over 2 hours daily beginning 4 hours after ABMT and continuing until blood counts recover.

Biological: SargramostimDrug: cyclophosphamideDrug: melphalanProcedure: autologous bone marrow transplantationProcedure: bone marrow ablation with stem cell supportProcedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Interventions

SargramostimBIOLOGICAL

Given IV

Also known as: M-CSF, GM-CSF, Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor, Prokine, Leukine, NSC #6137
Ablative chemo followed by autologous bone marrow (ABM) rescue

Given IV

Also known as: Cytoxan, NSC #026271, IND #7089
Ablative chemo followed by autologous bone marrow (ABM) rescue

Given IV

Also known as: ylalanine mustard, L-PAM, L-sarcolysin, Alkeran, NSC #8806
Ablative chemo followed by autologous bone marrow (ABM) rescue
Ablative chemo followed by autologous bone marrow (ABM) rescue
Ablative chemo followed by autologous bone marrow (ABM) rescue
Ablative chemo followed by autologous bone marrow (ABM) rescue

Eligibility Criteria

Age2 Years - 25 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of recurrent medulloblastoma or CNS germ cell tumor * Histologic review of the primary intracranial or spinal cord tumor required * Biopsy and reduction of tumor bulk prior to study encouraged but not required * No more than 1 prior primary therapy (radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy) and/or 1 prior salvage therapy * Patients with progression on salvage therapy ineligible * Minimal residual disease (tumor bulk no more than 1.5 cm) or in second clinical complete remission (CR) * Bone marrow infiltration with or without mass lesions or isolated abnormal CSF cytology as the only manifestation of recurrent disease allowed if a clinical CR is first achieved with conventional therapy PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: * 2 to 25 Performance status: * Karnofsky 80-100% Life expectancy: * More than 8 weeks Hematopoietic: * Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,000/mm\^3 * Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm\^3 Hepatic: * Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL * SGPT less than 80 IU Renal: * Creatinine less than 1.2 mg/dL Cardiovascular: * LVEF normal Other: * No infection * Able to tolerate vigorous hydration * Not pregnant * Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: * Not specified Chemotherapy: * See Disease Characteristics * Prior cyclophosphamide or ifosfamide allowed Endocrine therapy: * No concurrent dexamethasone as an antiemetic * Other concurrent corticosteroids allowed Radiotherapy: * See Disease Characteristics * Pretransplantation radiotherapy boost allowed Surgery: * See Disease Characteristics * Pretransplantation surgery allowed Other: * At least 4 weeks since prior therapy except corticosteroids

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Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (118)

University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center

Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

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University of South Alabama Medical Center

Mobile, Alabama, 36604, United States

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Arizona Cancer Center

Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

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Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center

La Jolla, California, 92093-0658, United States

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Sutter Cancer Center

Sacramento, California, 95816, United States

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University of California Davis Cancer Center

Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center/Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego

San Diego, California, 92120, United States

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Children's Hospital San Diego

San Diego, California, 92123-4282, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Clara

Santa Clara, California, 95051-5386, United States

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Stanford University Medical Center

Stanford, California, 94305-5208, United States

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Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center

New Haven, Connecticut, 06520-8028, United States

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Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20307-5000, United States

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Broward General Medical Center

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, United States

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Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida

Fort Myers, Florida, 33908, United States

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Shands Hospital and Clinics, University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, 32610-100277, United States

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Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital at Memorial

Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States

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Nemours Children's Clinic

Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States

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Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami

Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

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Miami Children's Hospital

Miami, Florida, 33155-4069, United States

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Baptist Hospital of Miami

Miami, Florida, 33176-2197, United States

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Florida Hospital Cancer Institute

Orlando, Florida, 32804, United States

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Nemours Children's Clinic-Orlando

Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

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Sacred Heart Children's Hospital

Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States

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All Children's Hospital

St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States

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Tampa Children's Hospital

Tampa, Florida, 33677-4227, United States

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St. Mary's Hospital

West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States

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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Scottish Rite

Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States

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Cancer Research Center of Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

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Tripler Army Medical Center

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96859-5000, United States

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Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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Children's Memorial Hospital - Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60614, United States

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Advocate Hope Children's Hospital

Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453, United States

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Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate

Peoria, Illinois, 61637, United States

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University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, 66160-7357, United States

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CCOP - Wichita

Wichita, Kansas, 67214-3882, United States

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Via Christi Regional Medical Center

Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States

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Wesley Medical Center

Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States

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MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

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Tulane University School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

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Children's Hospital of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, United States

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Ochsner Clinic Foundation

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

Bangor, Maine, 04401, United States

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Maine Children's Cancer Program

Scarborough, Maine, 04074-9308, United States

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Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201-1595, United States

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Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Baltimore, Maryland, 21231-2410, United States

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Floating Hospital for Children

Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States

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Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

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University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

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Children's Hospital of Michigan

Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

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St. John Hospital and Medical Center

Detroit, Michigan, 48236, United States

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Hurley Medical Center

Flint, Michigan, 48503, United States

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University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, Mississippi, 39216-4505, United States

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Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB

Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, 39534-2511, United States

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University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Clinics

Columbia, Missouri, 65212, United States

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Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States

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Washington University Medical Center

St Louis, Missouri, 63105, United States

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Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756-0002, United States

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Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States

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University of New Mexico Cancer Research and Treatment Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, 14263-0001, United States

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Schneider Children's Hospital

New Hyde Park, New York, 11042, United States

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Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, New York, 10029, United States

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Beth Israel Hospital North

New York, New York, 10128, United States

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James P. Wilmot Cancer Center

Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

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State University of New York Health Sciences Center - Stony Brook

Stony Brook, New York, 11790-7775, United States

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State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States

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Mission St. Joseph's Health System

Asheville, North Carolina, 28801, United States

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Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28232-2861, United States

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Presbyterian Healthcare

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28233, United States

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Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

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East Carolina University School of Medicine

Greenville, North Carolina, 27858-4354, United States

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Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1081, United States

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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

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Warren Clinic

Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136, United States

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Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center

Portland, Oregon, 97227, United States

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St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134-1095, United States

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Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, 02818, United States

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425-0721, United States

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Children's Hospital of Greenville Hospital System

Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States

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East Tennessee State University Cancer Center at JCMC

Johnson City, Tennessee, 37604, United States

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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee, 38105-2794, United States

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Driscoll Children's Hospital

Corpus Christi, Texas, 78466, United States

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Medical City Dallas Hospital

Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States

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Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas

Dallas, Texas, 75235-9154, United States

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Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth

Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States

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University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, Texas, 77555-0361, United States

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Texas Children's Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030-2399, United States

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San Antonio Military Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, 78236, United States

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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, 78207, United States

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Scott and White Memorial Hospital

Temple, Texas, 76508, United States

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Vermont Cancer Center

Burlington, Vermont, 05401-3498, United States

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Cancer Center at the University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States

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Inova Fairfax Hospital

Falls Church, Virginia, 22042-3300, United States

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Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Virginia, 23708-5100, United States

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Massey Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, 23298-0037, United States

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Carilion Medical Center for Children

Roanoke, Virginia, 24029, United States

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Madigan Army Medical Center

Tacoma, Washington, 98431-5000, United States

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West Virginia University - Charleston

Charleston, West Virginia, 25302, United States

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West Virginia University Hospitals

Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506-9300, United States

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St. Vincent Hospital

Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54307-9070, United States

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Midwest Children's Cancer Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

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Children's Hospital at Westmead

Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia

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Royal Children's Hospital

Brisbane, Queensland, 4029, Australia

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Royal Children's Hospital

Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia

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Alberta Children's Hospital

Calgary, Alberta, T2T 5C7, Canada

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Cross Cancer Institute

Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada

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Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals

Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada

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Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1, Canada

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Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

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McGill University Health Center - Montreal Children's Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A4, Canada

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Hopital Sainte Justine

Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada

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Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval

Sainte-Foy, Quebec, GIV 4G2, Canada

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Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen

Groningen, 9700 RB, Netherlands

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San Jorge Childrens Hospital

Santurce, 00912, Puerto Rico

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Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Bern

Bern, CH 3010, Switzerland

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Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Geneva

Geneva, CH 1211, Switzerland

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Related Publications (1)

  • Kadota RP, Mahoney DH, Doyle J, Duerst R, Friedman H, Holmes E, Kun L, Zhou T, Pollack IF. Dose intensive melphalan and cyclophosphamide with autologous hematopoietic stem cells for recurrent medulloblastoma or germinoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2008 Nov;51(5):675-8. doi: 10.1002/pbc.21655.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Brain NeoplasmsCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsMedulloblastoma

Interventions

sargramostimMacrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorColony-Stimulating FactorsCyclophosphamideMelphalanPeripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nervous System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesGliomaNeoplasms, NeuroepithelialNeuroectodermal TumorsNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeuroectodermal Tumors, PrimitiveNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms, Nerve Tissue

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

GlycoproteinsGlycoconjugatesCarbohydratesHematopoietic Cell Growth FactorsCytokinesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPeptidesAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsProteinsBiological FactorsPhosphoramide MustardsNitrogen Mustard CompoundsMustard CompoundsHydrocarbons, HalogenatedHydrocarbonsOrganic ChemicalsPhosphoramidesOrganophosphorus CompoundsPhenylalanineAmino Acids, AromaticAmino Acids, CyclicAmino AcidsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationStem Cell TransplantationCell TransplantationCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyBiological TherapyTherapeuticsTransplantationSurgical Procedures, Operative

Study Officials

  • Donald H. Mahoney, MD

    Texas Children's Cancer Center

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
NETWORK
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Posted

January 27, 2003

Study Start

September 1, 1994

Primary Completion

September 1, 2003

Study Completion

March 1, 2007

Last Updated

July 24, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-07

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