A Study of the Drugs Selumetinib vs. Carboplatin and Vincristine in Patients With Low-Grade Glioma
A Phase 3 Randomized Non-Inferiority Study of Carboplatin and Vincristine Versus Selumetinib (NSC# 748727) in Newly Diagnosed or Previously Untreated Low-Grade Glioma (LGG) Not Associated With BRAFV600E Mutations or Systemic Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)
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Brief Summary
This phase III trial compares the effect of selumetinib versus the standard of care treatment with carboplatin and vincristine (CV) in treating patients with newly diagnosed or previously untreated low-grade glioma (LGG) that does not have a genetic abnormality called BRAFV600E mutation and is not associated with systemic neurofibromatosis type 1. Selumetinib works by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and may kill tumor cells. Carboplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works in a way similar to the anticancer drug cisplatin, but may be better tolerated than cisplatin. Carboplatin works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of tumor cells. Vincristine is in a class of medications called vinca alkaloids. It works by stopping tumor cells from growing and dividing and may kill them. The overall goal of this study is to see if selumetinib works just as well as the standard treatment of CV for patients with LGG. Another goal of this study is to compare the effects of selumetinib versus CV in subjects with LGG to find out which is better. Additionally, this trial will also examine if treatment with selumetinib improves the quality of life for subjects who take it.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_3
Started Jan 2020
Longer than P75 for phase_3
132 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 15, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 18, 2019
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 31, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2030
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2030
May 29, 2026
May 1, 2026
10.9 years
November 15, 2019
May 28, 2026
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Event-free survival (EFS)
The Kaplan-Meier method will be used to estimate EFS which is defined as the interval from randomization to first occurrence of clinical or radiographic disease progression, disease recurrence, second malignant neoplasm, or death from any cause, or to the date of last follow-up. Estimates with 95% confidence intervals will be reported by treatment arm. The hazard ratio with a confidence interval will also be reported to compare treatment arms based on a Cox proportional hazards model stratified by BRAF status, tumor location and size of residual tumor. Will also provide outcome estimates and their associated confidence intervals by sex, race and ethnicity, as descriptive summaries of outcome.
Up to 10 years from date of randomization
Secondary Outcomes (7)
Radiographic tumor response rate
Up to 10 years
Overall survival (OS)
Up to 10 years from date of randomization
Number of patients who experience an improvement in visual acuity (VA)
After the first 12 months of treatment
Change in motor function
After 48 weeks of therapy
Change in quality of life (QOL)
Baseline and 9 months after treatment initiation
- +2 more secondary outcomes
Other Outcomes (14)
Change in QOL scores over time
At baseline, 9 months, 30 months, and 60 months after treatment initiation
Change in neurocognitive functioning scores over time
At baseline, 9 months, 30 months, and 60 months after treatment initiation
EFS by sex
Up to 10 years from date of randomization
- +11 more other outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Arm I (vincristine sulfate, carboplatin)
ACTIVE COMPARATORINDUCTION: Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, and 64, and carboplatin IV over 60 minutes on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 43, 50, 57, and 64 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo collection of blood and MRI throughout the trial. MAINTENANCE: Patients receive vincristine sulfate IV on days 1, 8, and 15, and carboplatin IV over 60 minutes on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 42 days for up to 8 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo collection of blood and MRI throughout the trial.
Arm II (selumetinib sulfate)
EXPERIMENTALPatients receive selumetinib sulfate PO BID on days 1-28 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 27 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo ECHO at baseline and undergo collection of blood and MRI throughout the trial.
Interventions
Given IV
Undergo ECHO
Undergo MRI
Undergo blood sample collection
Given IV
Given PO
Ancillary studies
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients must be \>= 2 years and =\< 21 years at the time of enrollment
- Patients must have a body surface area (BSA) of \>= 0.5 m\^2 at enrollment
- Patients must have non-neurofibromatosis type 1 (non-NF1) low-grade glioma (LGG) without a BRAFV600E mutation as confirmed by Rapid Central Pathology and Molecular Screening Reviews performed on APEC14B1 (NCT02402244) Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI)-MCI, or accepted Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA)-certified test and that has not been treated with any modality besides surgery. Note: Patients may be newly-diagnosed OR previously diagnosed, and there is no required time frame between biopsy/surgery and treatment initiation.
- Patients with residual tumor after resection or progressive tumor after initial diagnosis (with or without surgery) who have not received treatment (chemotherapy and/or radiation) are eligible
- Patients must have two-dimensional measurable tumor \>= 1 cm\^2 to be eligible
- Patients with ependymoma are not eligible
- Eligible histologies will include all tumors considered low-grade glioma or low-grade astrocytoma (World Health Organization \[WHO\] grade I and II) by 5th edition WHO classification of central nervous system (CNS) tumors with the exception of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma
- Patients with metastatic disease or multiple independent primary LGG are eligible
- Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 OR a serum creatinine based on age/sex as follows (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment):
- Age: Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL)
- to \< 6 years: 0.8 mg/dL (male); 0.8 mg/dL (female)
- to \< 10 years: 1 mg/dL (male); 1 mg/dL (female)
- to \< 13 years: 1.2 mg/dL (male); 1.2 mg/dL (female)
- to \< 16 years: 1.5 mg/dL (male); 1.4 mg/dL (female)
- \>= 16 years: 1.7 mg/dL (male); 1.4 mg/dL (female)
- +20 more criteria
You may not qualify if:
- Patients with a concurrent malignancy or history of treatment (other than surgery) for another tumor within the last year are ineligible
- Patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine tumors as seen on MRI (\> 2/3 of pons involvement on imaging) are not eligible even if biopsy reveals grade I/II histology
- Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents
- Patients with any serious medical or psychiatric illness/condition, including substance use disorders or ophthalmological conditions, likely in the judgment of the investigator to interfere or limit compliance with study requirements/treatment
- Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, are not able to comply with the study procedures are not eligible
- Female patients who are pregnant are not eligible since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for several of the study drugs. A pregnancy test is required for female patients of childbearing potential
- Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants are not eligible
- Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation and for 1 week after stopping study therapy are not eligible.
- Note: Women study participants of child-bearing potential must use acceptable contraception during the study and for 1 week (7 days) after the last dose of selumetinib. Men study participants with sexual partners who are pregnant or who are of child-bearing potential must use acceptable contraception during the study and for 1 week (7 days) after the last dose of study agent. Acceptable contraception includes implants, injectables, or oral contraceptives (all combined with barrier methods), some intrauterine devices (IUDs), vasectomy or abstinence
- Symptomatic heart failure
- New York Health Association (NYHA) class II-IV prior or current cardiomyopathy
- Severe valvular heart disease
- History of atrial fibrillation
- Current or past history of central serous retinopathy
- Current or past history of retinal vein occlusion or retinal detachment
- +6 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (132)
Children's Hospital of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, 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
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
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
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
San Diego, California, 92123, United States
UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
San Francisco, California, 94158, 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
Children's National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, 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
Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
Tampa, Florida, 33607, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, 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
OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois
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
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
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20889-5600, 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
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, 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
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
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, 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
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, 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
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
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
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
Dayton Children's Hospital
Dayton, Ohio, 45404, United States
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, 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
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916, United States
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, 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
UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
El Paso Children's Hospital
El Paso, Texas, 79905, 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
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
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, 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
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, 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
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
British Columbia Children's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada
Janeway Child Health Centre
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3V6, Canada
IWK Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada
The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC
Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3, Canada
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke-Fleurimont
Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada
CHU de Quebec-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval (CHUL)
Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada
HIMA San Pablo Oncologic Hospital
Caguas, 00726, Puerto Rico
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MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Peter M de Blank
Children's Oncology Group
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- NIH
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 15, 2019
First Posted
November 18, 2019
Study Start
January 31, 2020
Primary Completion (Estimated)
December 31, 2030
Study Completion (Estimated)
December 31, 2030
Last Updated
May 29, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-05
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
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