NCT04576117

Brief Summary

This phase III trial investigates the best dose of vinblastine in combination with selumetinib and the benefit of adding vinblastine to selumetinib compared to selumetinib alone in treating children and young adults with low-grade glioma (a common type of brain cancer) that has come back after prior treatment (recurrent) or does not respond to therapy (progressive). Selumetinib is a drug that works by blocking a protein that lets tumor cells grow without stopping. Vinblastine blocks cell growth by stopping cell division and may kill cancer cells. Giving selumetinib in combination with vinblastine may work better than selumetinib alone in treating recurrent or progressive low-grade glioma.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
300

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3

Timeline
7mo left

Started Feb 2021

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
2 countries

101 active sites

Status
active not recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress89%
Feb 2021Dec 2026

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 3, 2020

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 6, 2020

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 16, 2021

Completed
5.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 30, 2026

Expected
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 30, 2026

Last Updated

April 13, 2026

Status Verified

February 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

5.9 years

First QC Date

October 3, 2020

Last Update Submit

April 9, 2026

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Maximum tolerated dose/recommended phase II dose (MTD/RP2D) of selumetinib and vinblastine combination (feasibility)

    The MTD is empirically defined as the highest dose level at which 6 patients have been treated with at most one patient experiencing a dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) and the next higher dose level has been determined to be too toxic.

    1 month post enrollment

  • Event-free survival (efficacy)

    Will use Kaplan-Meier (KM) methods and stratified log-rank tests to estimate EFS per arm and compare the EFS outcome between the two arms to assess difference in efficacy. EFS is defined as the interval from randomization to the first occurrence of clinical or radiographic disease progression, disease recurrence, subsequent malignant neoplasm, or death from any cause. Patients who are event-free will be censored at the time of last follow-up.

    Up to 5 years after enrollment

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • Radiographic tumor response rate (efficacy)

    Up to 2 years after enrollment

  • Overall survival (OS) (efficacy)

    Up to 5 years after enrollment

  • EFS by BRAF Status

    Up to 5 years after enrollment

  • Incidence of adverse events (feasibility)

    Up to 5 years

  • Incidence of adverse events (efficacy)

    Up to 5 years

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Efficacy Phase Arm II (selumetinib)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients receive selumetinib sulfate PO BID on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 27 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo MRI throughout the trial. Patients also undergo blood sample collection during screening and on study.

Procedure: Biospecimen CollectionProcedure: Magnetic Resonance ImagingOther: Quality-of-Life AssessmentOther: Questionnaire AdministrationDrug: Selumetinib Sulfate

Feasibility & Efficacy Phase Arm I (selumetinib, vinblastine)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive vinblastine sulfate IV over 1 minute or IV infusion on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 and selumetinib sulfate PO BID on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days. Patients receive selumetinib and vinblastine for a total duration of 17 cycles followed by 10 additional cycles of selumetinib alone in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo MRI throughout the trial. Patients also undergo blood sample collection during screening and on study.

Procedure: Biospecimen CollectionProcedure: Magnetic Resonance ImagingOther: Quality-of-Life AssessmentOther: Questionnaire AdministrationDrug: Selumetinib SulfateDrug: Vinblastine Sulfate

Interventions

Given PO

Also known as: AZD-6244 Hydrogen Sulfate, AZD6244 Hydrogen Sulfate, AZD6244 Hydrogen Sulphate, Koselugo, Selumetinib Sulphate
Efficacy Phase Arm II (selumetinib)Feasibility & Efficacy Phase Arm I (selumetinib, vinblastine)

Given IV

Also known as: 29060 LE, 29060-LE, Exal, Velban, Velbe, Velsar, VINCALEUKOBLASTINE
Feasibility & Efficacy Phase Arm I (selumetinib, vinblastine)

Undergo blood sample collection

Also known as: Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Specimen Collection
Efficacy Phase Arm II (selumetinib)Feasibility & Efficacy Phase Arm I (selumetinib, vinblastine)

Undergo MRI

Also known as: Magnetic Resonance, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure), Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan, Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, MR, MR Imaging, MRI, MRI Scan, MRIs, NMR Imaging, NMRI, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, sMRI, Structural MRI
Efficacy Phase Arm II (selumetinib)Feasibility & Efficacy Phase Arm I (selumetinib, vinblastine)

Ancillary studies

Also known as: Quality of Life Assessment
Efficacy Phase Arm II (selumetinib)Feasibility & Efficacy Phase Arm I (selumetinib, vinblastine)

Ancillary studies

Efficacy Phase Arm II (selumetinib)Feasibility & Efficacy Phase Arm I (selumetinib, vinblastine)

Eligibility Criteria

Age2 Years - 25 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Feasibility phase: patients must be \>= 2 years and =\< 21 years of age at the time of enrollment
  • Efficacy phase: patients must be \>= 2 years and =\< 25 years of age at the time of enrollment
  • All patients \> 21 years of age at the time of enrollment must have had initial diagnosis of low-grade glioma by 21 years of age
  • Patients must have a body surface area (BSA) of \>= 0.5 m\^2 at enrollment
  • Patients must have eligibility confirmed by rapid central pathology and central molecular screening reviews performed on APEC14B1
  • Non-neurofibromatosis type 1 (non-NF1), non-tuberous sclerosis complex (non-TSC) low-grade glioma (LGG) without a BRAFV600E or IDH1 mutation
  • Patients must have progressive or recurrent LGG. Note: Biopsy may be at either initial diagnosis or recurrence
  • Patients must have measurable disease, defined as having a two-dimensional measurable tumor volume of \>= 1 cm\^2
  • Tumor size will be measured to include both solid and cystic components of the tumor (whether or not tumor is enhancing) + fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) signal
  • Eligible histologies will include all tumors considered low-grade glioma or low-grade astrocytoma (World Health Organization \[WHO\] grade 1 and II) by the WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System - 4th Edition Revised, with the exception of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma
  • Patients with metastatic disease or multiple independent primary LGGs are eligible
  • Patients must be progressive or recurrent after having been treated with at least one prior tumor-directed therapy before enrollment
  • Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study
  • Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: Must not have received within 2 weeks of entry onto this study (4 weeks if prior nitrosourea);
  • Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent;
  • +29 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • Prior therapy with vinblastine and/or a MEK inhibitor is permitted, with the following exceptions:
  • Patients must not have had progressive disease while on therapy with vinblastine or a MEK inhibitor;
  • Patients must not have discontinued vinblastine or selumetinib due to toxicity
  • 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 must not have known hypersensitivity to selumetinib, vinblastine, or similar compounds
  • CYP3A4 agents: Patients must not have received fluconazole or drugs that are strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4 within 7 days prior to study enrollment
  • 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
  • PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS (CARDIAC):
  • Symptomatic heart failure
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II-IV prior or current cardiomyopathy
  • Severe valvular heart disease
  • History of atrial fibrillation
  • +15 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (101)

Children's Hospital of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

Location

Arkansas Children's Hospital

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202-3591, United States

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Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda, California, 92354, United States

Location

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, 90027, 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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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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Children's National Medical Center

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

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Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida

Fort Myers, Florida, 33908, United States

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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

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

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Nemours Children's Hospital

Orlando, Florida, 32827, United States

Location

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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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, 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

Location

University of Illinois

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

Location

University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

Location

Riley Hospital for Children

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

Location

Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States

Location

University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

Location

Norton Children's Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

Location

Children's Hospital New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, United States

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Maine Children's Cancer Program

Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States

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Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

Location

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, 20889-5600, United States

Location

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

Location

C S Mott Children's Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

Location

Children's Hospital of Michigan

Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

Location

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

Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

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Corewell Health Children's

Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073, United States

Location

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States

Location

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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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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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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Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, 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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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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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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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065, United States

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State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States

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New York Medical College

Valhalla, New York, 10595, United States

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Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

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East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States

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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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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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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

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Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, Oregon, 97239, 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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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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East Tennessee Childrens Hospital

Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916, United States

Location

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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UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas

Dallas, Texas, 75390, 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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M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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Children's Hospital of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, 78207, 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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Primary Children's Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States

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Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States

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VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, 23298, 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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Madigan Army Medical Center

Tacoma, Washington, 98431, United States

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West Virginia University Healthcare

Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States

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University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital

Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

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University of Alberta Hospital

Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada

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British Columbia Children's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada

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CancerCare Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada

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IWK Health Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada

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Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1, Canada

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Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

Location

The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC

Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3, Canada

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine

Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke-Fleurimont

Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada

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

Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada

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MeSH Terms

Interventions

Specimen HandlingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyVinblastine

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Clinical Laboratory TechniquesDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresDiagnosisInvestigative TechniquesSpectrum AnalysisChemistry Techniques, AnalyticalVinca AlkaloidsSecologanin Tryptamine AlkaloidsIndole AlkaloidsAlkaloidsHeterocyclic CompoundsIndolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingIndolizidinesIndolizines

Study Officials

  • Daniel C Bowers

    Children's Oncology Group

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SEQUENTIAL
Sponsor Type
NIH
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 3, 2020

First Posted

October 6, 2020

Study Start

February 16, 2021

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 30, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 30, 2026

Last Updated

April 13, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

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