Comparison of Radiation Therapy Regimens in Combination With Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed Standard-Risk Medulloblastoma
A Study Evaluating Limited Target Volume Boost Irradiation and Reduced Dose Craniospinal Radiotherapy (18.00 Gy) and Chemotherapy in Children With Newly Diagnosed Standard Risk Medulloblastoma: A Phase III Double Randomized Trial
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7 countries
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Brief Summary
This randomized phase III trial is studying how well standard-dose radiation therapy works compared to reduced-dose radiation therapy in children 3-7 years of age AND how well standard volume boost radiation therapy works compared to smaller volume boost radiation therapy when given together with chemotherapy in treating young patients who have undergone surgery for newly diagnosed standard-risk medulloblastoma. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as vincristine, cisplatin, lomustine, and cyclophosphamide, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving radiation therapy with chemotherapy after surgery may kill any remaining tumor cells. It is not yet known whether standard-dose radiation therapy is more effective than reduced-dose radiation therapy when given together with chemotherapy after surgery in treating young patients with medulloblastoma.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_3
Started Apr 2004
Longer than P75 for phase_3
197 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 30, 2004
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 14, 2004
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 16, 2004
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 31, 2016
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
June 14, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2024
CompletedJanuary 14, 2025
January 1, 2025
11.9 years
June 14, 2004
February 22, 2017
January 3, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Event-free Survival (EFS)
EFS was defined as the time interval from date of study entry to date of disease progression, disease recurrence, second malignant neoplasm or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, or to the date of last follow-up for patients without events. EFS was estimated using the method of Kaplan and Meier. 3-year estimates are reported with 95% confidence intervals (CI's).
Assessed at 3 years
Overall Survival (OS)
OS was defined as the time interval from date of study entry to date of death from any cause or to the date of last follow-up for survivors. OS was estimated using the method of Kaplan and Meier. 3-year estimates are reported with 95% CI's. For purposes of this analysis, arms I, III and V (involved field radiation therapy \[IFRT\]) are combined and compared to arms II, IV and VI (posterior fossa irradiation \[PFRT\]).
3 years
Secondary Outcomes (18)
Local Posterior Fossa (LPF) Failure Rate
3 years
Non-local Posterior Fossa (NLPF) Failure Rate
3 years
Non-posterior Fossa (NPF) Failure Rate
3 years
Post-treatment Endocrine Function by CSI Group
Up to 3 years
Post-treatment Grade 3+ Hearing Loss as Measured by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version (v)4
Up to 3 years
- +13 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (6)
Arm I (3-7 years of age, LDCSI, IFRT)
EXPERIMENTALSee Detailed Description (Arm I)
Arm II (3-7 years of age, LDCSI, PFRT)
EXPERIMENTALSee Detailed Description (Arm II)
Arm III (3-7 years of age, SDCSI, IFRT)
EXPERIMENTALSee Detailed Description (Arm III)
Arm IV (3-7 years of age, SDCSI, PFRT)
ACTIVE COMPARATORSee Detailed Description (Arm IV)
Arm V (8-21 years of age, SDCSI, IFRT)
EXPERIMENTALSee Detailed Description (Arm V)
Arm VI (8-21 years of age, SDCSI, PFRT)
ACTIVE COMPARATORSee Detailed Description (Arm VI)
Interventions
Given IV
Undergo craniospinal Irradiation
Given IV
Undergo smaller volume boost (involved-field radiation therapy)
Correlative studies
Given orally
Ancillary studies
Undergo standard volume boost (whole posterior fossa radiation therapy)
Given IV
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Histologically confirmed medulloblastoma located in the posterior fossa
- Standard-risk disease
- Minimal volume, non-disseminated disease, defined by the following:
- Residual tumor ≤ 1.5 cm\^2 confirmed by MRI with contrast imaging within 21 days after surgery
- No metastatic disease in the head, spine, or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) confirmed by both of the following:
- Enhanced MRI of the spine within 5 days before surgery OR within 28 days after surgery
- Negative cytological examination of CSF after surgery, but before study enrollment
- Brain stem involvement allowed
- Performance status - Karnofsky 50-100% (\> 16 years of age)
- Performance status - Lansky 30-100% (≤ 16 years of age)
- Absolute neutrophil count \> 1,500/uL
- Platelet count \> 100,000/uL (transfusion independent)
- Hemoglobin \> 10 g/dL (transfusions allowed)
- Bilirubin \< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
- AST or ALT \< 1.5 times ULN for age
- +16 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Children's Oncology Grouplead
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)collaborator
Study Sites (197)
Children's Hospital of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
Phoenix Childrens Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
Banner University Medical Center - Tucson
Tucson, Arizona, 85719, United States
Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
Downey, California, 90242, United States
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, California, 92354, United States
Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
Long Beach, California, 90806, United States
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
Valley Children's Hospital
Madera, California, 93636, United States
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Oakland, California, 94609, United States
Kaiser Permanente-Oakland
Oakland, California, 94611, United States
Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange, California, 92868, United States
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
Sutter Medical Center Sacramento
Sacramento, California, 95816, United States
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
San Diego, California, 92123, United States
UCSF Medical Center-Parnassus
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara, California, 93102, United States
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
Children's National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
Broward Health Medical Center
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, United States
Lee Memorial Health System
Fort Myers, Florida, 33901, United States
Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
Fort Myers, Florida, 33908, United States
University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States
Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Miami, Florida, 33155, United States
AdventHealth Orlando
Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando
Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
Orlando Health Cancer Institute
Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
Nemours Children's Hospital
Orlando, Florida, 32827, United States
Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States
Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
Tampa, Florida, 33607, United States
Saint Mary's Hospital
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
Augusta University Medical Center
Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
Memorial Health University Medical Center
Savannah, Georgia, 31404, United States
University of Hawaii Cancer Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96826, United States
Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96859, United States
Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise
Boise, Idaho, 83712, United States
Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn
Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453, United States
Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge
Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068, United States
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068, United States
Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
Peoria, Illinois, 61637, United States
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois, 62702, United States
Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States
Blank Children's Hospital
Des Moines, Iowa, 50309, United States
University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
Norton Children's Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
Children's Hospital New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, United States
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor, Maine, 04401, United States
Maine Children's Cancer Program
Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States
University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20889-5600, United States
Tufts Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
C S Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
Henry Ford Health Saint John Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48236, United States
Michigan State University Clinical Center
East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States
Hurley Medical Center
Flint, Michigan, 48503, United States
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007, United States
Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49008, United States
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States
University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
Children's Hospital and Clinic-Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55102, United States
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
St Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135, United States
Nevada Cancer Research Foundation NCORP
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89169, United States
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States
Saint Peter's University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Newark, New Jersey, 07112, United States
Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center
Paterson, New Jersey, 07503, United States
Overlook Hospital
Summit, New Jersey, 07902, United States
University of New Mexico Cancer Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106, United States
Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York, 12208, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States
NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
Mineola, New York, 11501, United States
The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
New Hyde Park, New York, 11040, United States
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
New York, New York, 10016, United States
NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States
Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
New York Medical College
Valhalla, New York, 10595, United States
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
Sanford Broadway Medical Center
Fargo, North Dakota, 58122, United States
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
Akron, Ohio, 44308, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
Dayton Children's Hospital
Dayton, Ohio, 45404, United States
ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital
Toledo, Ohio, 43606, United States
Mercy Children's Hospital
Toledo, Ohio, 43608, United States
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
Portland, Oregon, 97227, United States
Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center
Portland, Oregon, 97227, United States
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18017, United States
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States
Penn State Children's Hospital
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134, United States
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
Columbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States
BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
Greenville Cancer Treatment Center
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117-5134, United States
T C Thompson Children's Hospital
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403, United States
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916, United States
Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-Amarillo
Amarillo, Texas, 79106, United States
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
Austin, Texas, 78723, United States
Driscoll Children's Hospital
Corpus Christi, Texas, 78411, United States
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States
UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 78234, United States
Cook Children's Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Covenant Children's Hospital
Lubbock, Texas, 79410, United States
Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
Scott and White Memorial Hospital
Temple, Texas, 76508, United States
Primary Children's Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
Burlington, Vermont, 05405, United States
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Virginia, 23708-2197, United States
Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
Carilion Children's
Roanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington, 98431, United States
West Virginia University Charleston Division
Charleston, West Virginia, 25304, United States
Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay
Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54301, United States
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449, United States
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
Women's and Children's Hospital-Adelaide
North Adelaide, South Australia, 5006, Australia
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Perth, Western Australia, 6008, Australia
University of Alberta Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada
British Columbia Children's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada
CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada
Janeway Child Health Centre
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3V6, Canada
IWK Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada
McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada
Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2V7, Canada
Children's Hospital
London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1, Canada
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC
Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3, Canada
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada
Saskatoon Cancer Centre
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 4H4, Canada
CHU de Quebec-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval (CHUL)
Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada
Dutch Childhood Oncology Group
Utrecht, 3584 CS, Netherlands
Starship Children's Hospital
Grafton, Auckland, 1145, New Zealand
Christchurch Hospital
Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand
San Jorge Children's Hospital
San Juan, 00912, Puerto Rico
Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group - Bern
Bern, 3010, Switzerland
Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group - Geneva
Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group - Lausanne
Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland
Related Publications (1)
Michalski JM, Janss AJ, Vezina LG, Smith KS, Billups CA, Burger PC, Embry LM, Cullen PL, Hardy KK, Pomeroy SL, Bass JK, Perkins SM, Merchant TE, Colte PD, Fitzgerald TJ, Booth TN, Cherlow JM, Muraszko KM, Hadley J, Kumar R, Han Y, Tarbell NJ, Fouladi M, Pollack IF, Packer RJ, Li Y, Gajjar A, Northcott PA. Children's Oncology Group Phase III Trial of Reduced-Dose and Reduced-Volume Radiotherapy With Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Average-Risk Medulloblastoma. J Clin Oncol. 2021 Aug 20;39(24):2685-2697. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.02730. Epub 2021 Jun 10.
PMID: 34110925DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Results Reporting Coordinator
- Organization
- Childrens's Oncology Group
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jeff M Michalski
Children's Oncology Group
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- NETWORK
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 14, 2004
First Posted
June 16, 2004
Study Start
April 30, 2004
Primary Completion
March 31, 2016
Study Completion
December 31, 2024
Last Updated
January 14, 2025
Results First Posted
June 14, 2017
Record last verified: 2025-01