NCT01096368

Brief Summary

The primary aim of this randomized phase III trial was to study whether the addition of maintenance chemotherapy delivered after surgical resection and focal radiation would be better than surgery and focal radiation alone. The trial also studied if patients who received induction chemotherapy and then either achieved a complete response or went on to have a complete resection would also benefit from maintenance chemotherapy. Children ages 1-21 years with newly diagnosed intracranial ependymoma were included. There were 2 arms that were not randomized. One arm studied patients with Grade II tumors located in the supratentorial compartment that were completely resected. One arm studied patients with residual tumor and those patients all received maintenance chemotherapy after focal radiation. Chemotherapy drugs, such as vincristine sulfate, carboplatin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide, and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. Giving chemotherapy in combination with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells and allow doctors to save the part of the body where the cancer started.

Trial Health

90
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
479

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2010

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
4 countries

209 active sites

Status
completed

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

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 30, 2010

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 31, 2010

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 7, 2010

Completed
11.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2021

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

March 2, 2023

Completed
3.1 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 31, 2026

Completed
Last Updated

April 30, 2026

Status Verified

April 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

11.7 years

First QC Date

March 30, 2010

Results QC Date

December 21, 2022

Last Update Submit

April 17, 2026

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Event-free Survival (EFS) in Children Who Have Completely Resected Ependymoma or Achieved CR and Are Treated With Post-radiation Maintenance Chemotherapy or Post-radiation Observation Only

    Kaplan-Meier estimates of EFS are calculated from randomization date to first occurrence of disease progression, disease recurrence, second malignant neoplasm, or death from any cause. The comparison between randomized arms (post-radiation maintenance chemotherapy versus post-radiation observation only) is conveyed by the hazard ratio and 90.46% stagewise adjusted Wald confidence interval.

    Up to 10 years after enrollment. 5-year estimates of EFS are presented

  • Overall Survival (OS) in Children Who Have Completely Resected Ependymoma or Achieved CR and Are Treated With Post-radiation Maintenance Chemotherapy or Post-radiation Observation Only

    Kaplan-Meier estimates of OS are calculated from randomization date to death from any cause. The comparison between randomized arms (post-radiation maintenance chemotherapy versus post-radiation observation only) is conveyed by the hazard ratio and 90.46% stagewise adjusted Wald confidence interval.

    Up to 10 years after enrollment. 5-year estimates of OS are presented.

Other Outcomes (8)

  • EFS in Children Who Have Completely Resected Ependymoma at Initial Surgery and Are Treated With Post-radiation Maintenance Chemotherapy or Post-radiation Observation Only

    Up to 10 years after enrollment. 5-year estimates of EFS are presented.

  • EFS With Incomplete Resection After Initial Surgery, Then Achieved CR After Induction Chemotherapy or GTR/NTR After Second Surgery and Treated With Post-radiation Maintenance Chemotherapy or Post-radiation Observation Only

    Up to 10 years after enrollment. 5-year estimates of EFS are presented.

  • OS in Children Who Have Completely Resected Ependymoma at Initial Surgery and Are Treated With Post-radiation Maintenance Chemotherapy or Post-radiation Observation Only.

    Up to 10 years after enrollment. 5-year estimates of OS are presented.

  • +5 more other outcomes

Study Arms (4)

Arm I (chemotherapy, observation)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients with classic histology(WHO Grade II) supratentorial ependymoma who have undergone microscopic gross total resection (GTR1) or achieved CR either after first or second resection or after post-operative induction chemotherapy are assigned to observation. For patients without GTR1, induction chemotherapy is comprised of vincristine intravenously (IV) over 1 minute on days 1 and 8 of cycles 1 and 2, carboplatin IV over 15-60 minutes on day 1 of cycles 1 and 2, and cyclophosphamide IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1-2 of cycle 1 only. Patients also receive etoposide IV over 60-120 minutes on days 1-3 of cycle 2 only. Cycle 1 continues for 3 weeks and cycle 2 continues for 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Drug: CarboplatinDrug: CyclophosphamideDrug: EtoposideBiological: FilgrastimOther: Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisDrug: MesnaDrug: Vincristine

Arm II (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients with supratentorial ependymoma (Grade II without GTR1 or Grade III) or any infratentorial ependymoma who have undergone gross or near total resection (GTR or NTR) or achieved CR either after first or second resection or after post-operative induction chemotherapy are randomized to undergo conformal radiotherapy over 6-7 weeks followed by maintenance chemotherapy. Maintenance chemotherapy comprised of vincristine IV on days 1, 8, and 15 of cycles 1-3 only, etoposide IV over 60-120 minutes on days 1-3, cisplatin IV over 1-8 hours on day 1, and cyclophosphamide IV over 30-60 minutes on days 2-3. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients without GTR or NTR at enrollment require induction chemotherapy (see Arm I) and possibly second surgery before randomization.

Radiation: 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation TherapyDrug: CisplatinDrug: CyclophosphamideDrug: EtoposideBiological: FilgrastimOther: Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisDrug: MesnaDrug: Vincristine

Arm III (radiotherapy, observation)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients with supratentorial ependymoma (Grade II without GTR1 or ST Grade III) or any infratentorial ependymoma (Grade II or III) who have undergone gross or near total resection or achieved CR either after first or second resection or after post-operative induction chemotherapy are randomized to undergo conformal radiotherapy over 6-7 weeks and then undergo observation. Patients without GTR or NTR at enrollment require induction chemotherapy (see Arm I) and possibly second surgery before randomization.

Radiation: 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation TherapyOther: Clinical ObservationOther: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

ARM IV (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients with subtotal resection after induction chemotherapy (see Arm I) and second surgery are nonrandomly assigned to Arm II treatment.

Radiation: 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation TherapyDrug: CisplatinDrug: CyclophosphamideDrug: EtoposideBiological: FilgrastimOther: Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisDrug: MesnaDrug: Vincristine

Interventions

Patients undergo conformal radiotherapy

Also known as: 3-dimensional radiation therapy, 3D Conformal, 3D CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY, 3D CRT, 3D radiotherapy, 3D-CRT, Conformal Therapy, Radiation Conformal Therapy, Radiation, 3D Conformal, Three dimensional external beam radiation therapy (procedure)
ARM IV (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)Arm II (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)Arm III (radiotherapy, observation)

Given IV

Also known as: Blastocarb, Carboplat, Carboplatin Hexal, Carboplatino, Carboplatinum, Carbosin, Carbosol, Carbotec, CBDCA, Displata, Ercar, JM-8, JM8, Nealorin, Novoplatinum, Paraplatin, Paraplatin AQ, Paraplatine, Platinwas, Ribocarbo
Arm I (chemotherapy, observation)

Given IV

Also known as: Abiplatin, Blastolem, Briplatin, CDDP, Cis-diammine-dichloroplatinum, Cis-diamminedichloridoplatinum, Cis-diamminedichloro Platinum (II), Cis-diamminedichloroplatinum, Cis-dichloroammine Platinum (II), Cis-platinous Diamine Dichloride, Cis-platinum, Cis-platinum II, Cis-platinum II Diamine Dichloride, Cismaplat, Cisplatina, Cisplatinum, Cisplatyl, Citoplatino, Citosin, Cysplatyna, DDP, Lederplatin, Metaplatin, Neoplatin, Peyrone's Chloride, Peyrone's Salt, Placis, Plastistil, Platamine, Platiblastin, Platiblastin-S, Platinex, Platinol, Platinol- AQ, Platinol-AQ, Platinol-AQ VHA Plus, Platinoxan, Platinum, Platinum Diamminodichloride, Platiran, Platistin, Platosin
ARM IV (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)Arm II (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)

Patients undergo observation

Also known as: observation
Arm III (radiotherapy, observation)

Given IV

Also known as: (-)-Cyclophosphamide, 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate, Asta B 518, B 518, B-518, B518, Carloxan, Ciclofosfamida, Ciclofosfamide, Cicloxal, Clafen, Claphene, CP monohydrate, CTX, CYCLO-cell, Cycloblastin, Cycloblastine, Cyclophospham, Cyclophosphamid monohydrate, Cyclophosphamide Monohydrate, Cyclophosphamidum, Cyclophosphan, Cyclophosphane, Cyclophosphanum, Cyclostin, Cyclostine, Cytophosphan, Cytophosphane, Cytoxan, Fosfaseron, Genoxal, Genuxal, Ledoxina, Mitoxan, Neosar, Revimmune, Syklofosfamid, WR 138719, WR- 138719, WR-138719, WR138719
ARM IV (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)Arm I (chemotherapy, observation)Arm II (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)

Given IV

Also known as: Demethyl Epipodophyllotoxin Ethylidine Glucoside, EPEG, Lastet, Toposar, Vepesid, VP 16, VP 16-213, VP 16213, VP-16, VP-16-213, VP-16213, VP16, VP16213
ARM IV (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)Arm I (chemotherapy, observation)Arm II (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)
FilgrastimBIOLOGICAL

Given SC or IV

Also known as: Filgrastim Biosimilar Filgrastim-sndz, Filgrastim Biosimilar Tbo-filgrastim, Filgrastim XM02, Filgrastim-aafi, Filgrastim-ayow, Filgrastim-sndz, G-CSF, Granix, Neupogen, Neutroval, Nivestim, Nivestym, r-metHuG-CSF, Recombinant Methionyl Human Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, Releuko, rG-CSF, Tbo-filgrastim, Tevagrastim, XM02, Zarxio
ARM IV (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)Arm I (chemotherapy, observation)Arm II (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)

Optional correlative studies

ARM IV (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)Arm I (chemotherapy, observation)Arm II (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)Arm III (radiotherapy, observation)
MesnaDRUG

Given IV

Also known as: 2-Mercaptoethanesulfonate, Sodium Salt, Ausobronc, D-7093, Filesna, Mercaptoethane Sulfonate, Mercaptoethanesulfonate, Mesnex, Mesnil, Mesnum, Mexan, Mistabron, Mistabronco, Mitexan, Mucofluid, Mucolene, UCB 3983, Uromitexan, Ziken
ARM IV (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)Arm I (chemotherapy, observation)Arm II (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)

Given IV

Also known as: LCR, Leurocristine, VCR, Vincrystine
ARM IV (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)Arm I (chemotherapy, observation)Arm II (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)

Eligibility Criteria

Age12 Months - 21 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients must be newly diagnosed with histologically confirmed intracranial ependymoma; patients with classic ependymoma (WHO II) or anaplastic ependymoma (WHO III) are eligible, as are various subtypes described as clear cell, papillary, cellular or a combination of the above
  • There is no minimum performance level; children with ependymoma may suffer neurologic sequelae as a result of their tumor or surgical measures taken to establish a diagnosis and resect the tumor; in the majority of cases, there is neurologic recovery; neurologic recovery is not likely to be impeded by protocol therapy
  • REGULATORY: All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent
  • REGULATORY: All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with evidence of metastatic disease will be excluded; any evidence of non-contiguous spread beyond the primary site as determined by pre or post-operative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of brain, pre or post-operative MR imaging of the spine, and post-operative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology obtained from the lumbar CSF space (the requirement for lumbar CSF examination may be waived if deemed to be medically contraindicated); CSF cytology from a ventriculostomy or permanent ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt that reveals the presence of tumor cells is indicative of metastatic disease
  • Patients with a diagnosis of spinal cord ependymoma, myxopapillary ependymoma, subependymoma, ependymoblastoma, or mixed glioma are NOT eligible
  • No prior treatment other than surgical intervention and corticosteroids; patients are allowed to have had more than one attempt at resection prior to enrollment
  • Pregnant female patients are not eligible for this study
  • Post-menarchal females may not participate unless a pregnancy test with a negative result has been obtained
  • Males and females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method
  • Lactating females may not participate unless they have agreed not to breastfeed a child while on this study

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (209)

Children's Hospital of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

Location

University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center

Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

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Banner Children's at Desert

Mesa, Arizona, 85202, United States

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Phoenix Childrens Hospital

Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States

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Banner University Medical Center - Tucson

Tucson, Arizona, 85719, United States

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Arkansas Children's Hospital

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202-3591, United States

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center

Downey, California, 90242, United States

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City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Duarte, California, 91010, United States

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Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda, California, 92354, United States

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Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach

Long Beach, California, 90806, United States

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Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

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Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

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Valley Children's Hospital

Madera, California, 93636, United States

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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Oakland, California, 94609, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Oakland

Oakland, California, 94611, United States

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Children's Hospital of Orange County

Orange, California, 92868, United States

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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

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Sutter Medical Center Sacramento

Sacramento, California, 95816, United States

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University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

San Diego, California, 92123, United States

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UCSF Medical Center-Parnassus

San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

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UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay

San Francisco, California, 94158, United States

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Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

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Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States

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Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

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Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States

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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

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Children's National Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

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Broward Health Medical Center

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, United States

Location

Lee Memorial Health System

Fort Myers, Florida, 33901, United States

Location

Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida

Fort Myers, Florida, 33908, United States

Location

UF Health Cancer Institute - Gainesville

Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States

Location

Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States

Location

Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States

Location

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center

Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

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Nicklaus Children's Hospital

Miami, Florida, 33155, United States

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AdventHealth Orlando

Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States

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Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

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Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando

Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

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Orlando Health Cancer Institute

Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

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Nemours Children's Hospital

Orlando, Florida, 32827, United States

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Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola

Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States

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Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States

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

Tampa, Florida, 33607, United States

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Saint Mary's Medical Center

West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States

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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States

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Augusta University Medical Center

Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States

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Memorial Health University Medical Center

Savannah, Georgia, 31404, United States

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Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96826, United States

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Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise

Boise, Idaho, 83712, United States

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Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

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University of Illinois

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

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Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States

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Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn

Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453, United States

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Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate

Peoria, Illinois, 61637, United States

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Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Springfield, Illinois, 62702, United States

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Riley Hospital for Children

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

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Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States

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Blank Children's Hospital

Des Moines, Iowa, 50309, United States

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University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

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University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center

Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States

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Norton Children's Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

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Tulane University School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

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Children's Hospital New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, United States

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Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson

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, United States

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University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, 20889-5600, United States

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Tufts Children's Hospital

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 Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

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Baystate Medical Center

Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States

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C S Mott Children's Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

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Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

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Henry Ford Health Saint John Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, 48236, United States

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Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan, 48823, United States

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Hurley Medical Center

Flint, Michigan, 48503, United States

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

Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

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Bronson Methodist Hospital

Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007, United States

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Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States

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University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

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Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

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University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States

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University of Missouri Children's Hospital

Columbia, Missouri, 65212, United States

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Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

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Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center

St Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States

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Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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Mercy Hospital Saint Louis

St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States

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Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States

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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States

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University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102, United States

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Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109, United States

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Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135, United States

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Summerlin Hospital Medical Center

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89144, United States

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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

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Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States

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Saint Barnabas Medical Center

Livingston, New Jersey, 07039, United States

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Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States

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Saint Peter's University Hospital

New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States

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Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States

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Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Newark, New Jersey, 07112, United States

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Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center

Paterson, New Jersey, 07503, United States

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Overlook Hospital

Summit, New Jersey, 07902, United States

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University of New Mexico Cancer Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106, United States

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Albany Medical Center

Albany, New York, 12208, United States

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States

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NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island

Mineola, New York, 11501, United States

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The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York

New Hyde Park, New York, 11040, United States

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Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone

New York, New York, 10016, United States

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Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, New York, 10029, United States

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

New York, New York, 10032, United States

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065, United States

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University of Rochester

Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

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State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States

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Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

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New York Medical College

Valhalla, New York, 10595, United States

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UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

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Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States

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Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States

Location

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

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Sanford Broadway Medical Center

Fargo, North Dakota, 58122, United States

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Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron

Akron, Ohio, 44308, United States

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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

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Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

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Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

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Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

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Dayton Children's Hospital

Dayton, Ohio, 45404, United States

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ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital

Toledo, Ohio, 43606, United States

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Mercy Children's Hospital

Toledo, Ohio, 43608, United States

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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

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Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital

Portland, Oregon, 97227, United States

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Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest

Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103, United States

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Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18017, United States

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Geisinger Medical Center

Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States

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Penn State Children's Hospital

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134, United States

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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States

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Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

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Prisma Health Richland Hospital

Columbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States

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BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center

Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States

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Greenville Cancer Treatment Center

Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States

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Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117-5134, United States

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T C Thompson Children's Hospital

Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403, United States

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East Tennessee Childrens Hospital

Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916, United States

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Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States

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The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial

Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States

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Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

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Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

Austin, Texas, 78723, United States

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Driscoll Children's Hospital

Corpus Christi, Texas, 78411, United States

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Medical City Dallas Hospital

Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States

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Cook Children's Medical Center

Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States

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Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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Covenant Children's Hospital

Lubbock, Texas, 79410, United States

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UMC Cancer Center / UMC Health System

Lubbock, Texas, 79415, United States

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Children's Hospital of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, 78207, United States

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Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas

San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

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Scott and White Memorial Hospital

Temple, Texas, 76508, United States

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Primary Children's Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States

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University of Vermont and State Agricultural College

Burlington, Vermont, 05405, United States

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Inova Fairfax Hospital

Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States

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Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States

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Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Virginia, 23708-2197, United States

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VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

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Carilion Children's

Roanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States

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Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

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Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital

Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States

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Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center

Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States

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Madigan Army Medical Center

Tacoma, Washington, 98431, United States

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West Virginia University Charleston Division

Charleston, West Virginia, 25304, United States

Location

West Virginia University Healthcare

Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States

Location

Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay

Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54301, United States

Location

University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital

Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

Location

Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield

Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449, United States

Location

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

Location

John Hunter Children's Hospital

Hunter Regional Mail Centre, New South Wales, 2310, Australia

Location

Sydney Children's Hospital

Randwick, New South Wales, 2031, Australia

Location

The Children's Hospital at Westmead

Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia

Location

Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

Herston, Queensland, 4029, Australia

Location

Royal Children's Hospital-Brisbane

Herston, Queensland, 4029, Australia

Location

Queensland Children's Hospital

South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia

Location

Women's and Children's Hospital-Adelaide

North Adelaide, South Australia, 5006, Australia

Location

Monash Medical Center-Clayton Campus

Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia

Location

Royal Children's Hospital

Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia

Location

Princess Margaret Hospital for Children

Perth, Western Australia, 6008, Australia

Location

Perth Children's Hospital

Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia

Location

Alberta Children's Hospital

Calgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8, Canada

Location

University of Alberta Hospital

Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada

Location

British Columbia Children's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada

Location

CancerCare Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada

Location

Janeway Child Health Centre

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3V6, Canada

Location

IWK Health Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada

Location

McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences

Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada

Location

Kingston Health Sciences Centre

Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2V7, Canada

Location

Children's Hospital

London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada

Location

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1, Canada

Location

Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

Location

The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC

Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3, Canada

Location

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine

Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada

Location

Saskatoon Cancer Centre

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 4H4, Canada

Location

CHU de Quebec-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval (CHUL)

Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada

Location

Starship Children's Hospital

Grafton, Auckland, 1145, New Zealand

Location

Christchurch Hospital

Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Ependymoma

Interventions

Radiotherapy, ConformalCarboplatinCisplatin1,2-diaminocyclohexaneplatinum II citratePlatinumWatchful WaitingObservationCyclophosphamideEtoposideFilgrastimGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorMesnaVincristine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

GliomaNeoplasms, NeuroepithelialNeuroectodermal TumorsNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms, Nerve Tissue

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Radiotherapy, Computer-AssistedRadiotherapyTherapeuticsCoordination ComplexesOrganic ChemicalsChlorine CompoundsInorganic ChemicalsNitrogen CompoundsPlatinum CompoundsMetals, HeavyElementsTransition ElementsMetalsOutcome Assessment, Health CareOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareQuality of Health CareHealth Services AdministrationMethodsInvestigative TechniquesPhosphoramide MustardsNitrogen Mustard CompoundsMustard CompoundsHydrocarbons, HalogenatedHydrocarbonsPhosphoramidesOrganophosphorus CompoundsPodophyllotoxinTetrahydronaphthalenesNaphthalenesPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsHydrocarbons, AromaticHydrocarbons, CyclicPolycyclic CompoundsGlucosidesGlycosidesCarbohydratesColony-Stimulating FactorsGlycoproteinsGlycoconjugatesHematopoietic Cell Growth FactorsCytokinesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPeptidesAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsProteinsBiological FactorsAlkanesulfonatesAlkanesulfonic AcidsAlkanesHydrocarbons, AcyclicSulfhydryl CompoundsSulfur CompoundsSulfonic AcidsSulfur AcidsVinca AlkaloidsSecologanin Tryptamine AlkaloidsIndole AlkaloidsAlkaloidsHeterocyclic CompoundsIndolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingIndolizidinesIndolizines

Results Point of Contact

Title
Results Reporting Coordinator
Organization
Children's Oncology Group

Study Officials

  • Amy A Smith

    Children's Oncology Group

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

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

March 30, 2010

First Posted

March 31, 2010

Study Start

May 7, 2010

Primary Completion

December 31, 2021

Study Completion

March 31, 2026

Last Updated

April 30, 2026

Results First Posted

March 2, 2023

Record last verified: 2026-04

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