Reduced Craniospinal Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed WNT-Driven Medulloblastoma
A Phase 2 Study of Reduced Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Average-Risk WNT-Driven Medulloblastoma Patients
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interventional
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5 countries
195
Brief Summary
This phase II trial studies how well reduced doses of radiation therapy to the brain and spine (craniospinal) and chemotherapy work in treating patients with newly diagnosed type of brain tumor called WNT)/Wingless (WNT)-driven medulloblastoma. Recent studies using chemotherapy and radiation therapy have been shown to be effective in treating patients with WNT-driven medulloblastoma. However, there is a concern about the late side effects of treatment, such as learning difficulties, lower amounts of hormones, or other problems in performing daily activities. Radiotherapy uses high-energy radiation from x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, vincristine sulfate, cyclophosphamide and lomustine, 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 reduced craniospinal radiation therapy and chemotherapy may kill tumor cells and may also reduce the late side effects of treatment.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_2
Started Nov 2017
Longer than P75 for phase_2
195 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 25, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 31, 2016
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
November 17, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 31, 2028
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 31, 2028
May 5, 2026
February 1, 2026
10.4 years
March 25, 2016
May 1, 2026
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Progression-free survival (PFS)
PFS along with the confidence intervals will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. PFS will also be reported based on central radiology review.
From the initiation of protocol treatment to the occurrence of any of the following events: disease progression or disease recurrence or death from any cause, assessed up to 10 years
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation profiling as real-time classification of WNT-driven medulloblastoma
Within 32 days of definitive surgery
Change in neurocognitive function (cognitive, social, emotional and behavioral) according to Children Oncology Group Standard Neuropsychological Battery
Baseline to up to 60 months post-diagnosis
Other Outcomes (2)
DNA methylation profiling of medulloblastoma real-time" predictive classification scheme for the SHH, group 3 and group 4 medulloblastoma subgroups according to the Heidelberg classifier
Within 32 days of definitive surgery
Audiologic and endocrinologic toxicities
Up to 10 years
Study Arms (1)
Treatment (reduced radiation therapy and chemotherapy)
EXPERIMENTALRADIATION THERAPY: Beginning 4-5 weeks after surgery, patients undergo craniospinal radiation therapy 5 days a week for 6 weeks. MAINTENANCE THERAPY (WEEKS 1, 3, 5, and 7): Beginning 4-6 weeks after completion of radiation therapy patients receive lomustine PO on day 1, vincristine sulfate IV over 1 minute or via minibag on days 1, 8, and 15, and cisplatin IV over 6 hours on day 1. Treatment repeats every 42 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. MAINTENANCE THERAPY (WEEKS 2, 4, AND 6): Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1 and 2, mesna IV over 15-30 minutes on days 1 and 2, and vincristine sulfate IV over 1 minute or via minibag on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo MRI throughout the trial.
Interventions
Given IV
Given IV
Correlative studies
Given PO
Undergo MRI
Undergo craniospinal radiation therapy
Given IV or via minibag
Given IV or via minibag
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients must be greater than or equal to 3 years and less than 22 years of age at the time of enrollment
- Patients must be newly diagnosed and have:
- Eligibility confirmed by rapid central pathology and molecular screening review on APEC14B1:
- Classical histologic type (non LC/A) WNT medulloblastoma
- Positive nuclear beta-catenin by immunohistochemistry (IHC)
- Positive for CTNNB1 mutation by Sanger sequencing
- Negative for MYC and MYCN by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
- Patient must have negative lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology
- Note: CSF cytology for staging should be performed no sooner than 14 days post operatively to avoid false positive CSF; ideally, CSF should be obtained between day 14 and day 21 to allow for final staging status before enrollment onto the study; patients with positive CSF cytology obtained 0 to 14 days after surgery should have cytology repeated to determine eligibility and final CSF status; patients with negative CSF cytology from lumbar puncture obtained 0 to 14 days after surgery do not need cytology repeated; patients with negative CSF cytology from lumbar puncture obtained prior to surgery do not need cytology repeated post-operatively
- Patients must have eligibility confirmed by Rapid Central Imaging Review on APEC14B1; patients must have =\< 1.5 cm\^2 maximal cross-sectional area of residual tumor; whole brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with and without gadolinium and spine MRI with gadolinium must be performed
- Patients must be enrolled, and protocol therapy must be projected to begin, no later than 36 days after definitive diagnostic surgery (day 0)
- Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1000/uL
- Platelet count \>= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent)
- Hemoglobin \>= 8.0 g/dL (may receive red blood cell \[RBC\] transfusions)
- Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:
- +14 more criteria
You may not qualify if:
- Patients with metastatic disease by either MRI evaluation (brain and spine) or lumbar CSF cytology are not eligible; patients who are unable to undergo a lumbar puncture for assessment of CSF cytology are ineligible
- Patients must not have received any prior radiation therapy or chemotherapy (tumor-directed therapy) other than surgical intervention and/or corticosteroids
- Pregnancy and Breast Feeding
- Female patients who are pregnant are ineligible due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events as seen in animal/human studies
- Lactating females are not eligible unless they have agreed not to breastfeed their infants
- Female patients of childbearing potential are not eligible unless a negative pregnancy test result has been obtained
- Sexually active patients of reproductive potential are not eligible unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation
- Patients with a history of moderate to profound intellectual disability (i.e., intelligence quotient \[Q)\]=\< 55) are not eligible for enrollment; PLEASE NOTE: Children with a prior history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or a specific learning disability (e.g., dyslexia) are eligible for this study. Children with posterior fossa syndrome (also known as cerebellar mutism) are eligible for this study
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Children's Oncology Grouplead
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)collaborator
Study Sites (195)
Children's Hospital of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
USA Health Strada Patient Care Center
Mobile, Alabama, 36604, United States
Providence Alaska Medical Center
Anchorage, Alaska, 99508, United States
Banner Children's at Desert
Mesa, Arizona, 85202, United States
Phoenix Childrens Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202-3591, 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
Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA
Los Angeles, California, 90095, 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-Mission Bay
San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California, 90502, United States
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center
Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, 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
Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
Fort Myers, Florida, 33908, United States
UF Health Cancer Institute - 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 Hospital
Orlando, Florida, 32827, United States
Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States
Sacred Heart Hospital
Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States
Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
Tampa, Florida, 33607, United States
Saint Mary's Medical Center
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
Memorial Health University Medical Center
Savannah, Georgia, 31404, United States
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96826, 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
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
Children's Hospital New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, United States
Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor, Maine, 04401, United States
Maine Children's Cancer Program
Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States
Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, 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
UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
C S Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
Henry Ford Health Saint John Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48236, United States
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, 48823, United States
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Butterworth Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, 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
West Michigan Cancer Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007, United States
Corewell Health Children's
Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073, 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
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
University of Missouri Children's Hospital
Columbia, Missouri, 65212, 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
Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63141, 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
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102, United States
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109, United States
Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135, United States
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89144, United States
Renown Regional Medical Center
Reno, Nevada, 89502, 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
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
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York, 10029, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
Stony Brook University Medical Center
Stony Brook, New York, 11794, 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
Mission Hospital
Asheville, North Carolina, 28801, 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
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
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
Portland, Oregon, 97227, United States
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103, 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
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134, United States
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, 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
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
The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, 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
El Paso Children's Hospital
El Paso, Texas, 79905, United States
Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Covenant Children's Hospital
Lubbock, Texas, 79410, United States
UMC Cancer Center / UMC Health System
Lubbock, Texas, 79415, United States
Children's Hospital of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78207, United States
Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
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
University of Virginia Cancer Center
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, 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
VCU Massey Comprehensive 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
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center
Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington, 98431, United States
West Virginia University Healthcare
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, 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
John Hunter Children's Hospital
Hunter Regional Mail Centre, New South Wales, 2310, Australia
Women's and Children's Hospital-Adelaide
North Adelaide, South Australia, 5006, Australia
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Perth, Western Australia, 6008, Australia
Perth Children's Hospital
Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Alberta Children's Hospital
Calgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8, Canada
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
Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 0W8, Canada
Saskatoon Cancer Centre
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 4H4, Canada
HIMA San Pablo Oncologic Hospital
Caguas, 00726, Puerto Rico
University Pediatric Hospital
San Juan, 00926, Puerto Rico
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Nicholas J Gottardo
Children's Oncology Group
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- NETWORK
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 25, 2016
First Posted
March 31, 2016
Study Start
November 17, 2017
Primary Completion (Estimated)
March 31, 2028
Study Completion (Estimated)
March 31, 2028
Last Updated
May 5, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-02