A Study of a New Way to Treat Children and Young Adults With a Brain Tumor Called NGGCT
A Phase 2 Trial of Chemotherapy Followed by Response-Based Whole Ventricular &Amp; Spinal Canal Irradiation (WVSCI) for Patients With Localized Non-Germinomatous Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
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Brief Summary
This phase II trial studies the best approach to combine chemotherapy and radiation therapy (RT) based on the patient's response to induction chemotherapy in patients with non-germinomatous germ cell tumors (NGGCT) that have not spread to other parts of the brain or body (localized). This study has 2 goals: 1) optimizing radiation for patients who respond well to induction chemotherapy to diminish spinal cord relapses, 2) utilizing higher dose chemotherapy followed by conventional RT in patients who did not respond to induction chemotherapy. Chemotherapy drugs, such as carboplatin, etoposide, ifosfamide, and thiotepa, 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. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays or high-energy protons to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Studies have shown that patients with newly-diagnosed localized NGGCT, whose disease responds well to chemotherapy before receiving radiation therapy, are more likely to be free of the disease for a longer time than are patients for whom the chemotherapy does not efficiently eliminate or reduce the size of the tumor. The purpose of this study is to see how well the tumors respond to induction chemotherapy to decide what treatment to give next. Some patients will be given RT to the spine and a portion of the brain. Others will be given high dose chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant before RT to the whole brain and spine. Giving treatment based on the response to induction chemotherapy may lower the side effects of radiation in some patients and adjust the therapy to a more efficient one for other patients with localized NGGCT.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2
Started Jul 2021
Longer than P75 for phase_2
166 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 15, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 24, 2020
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 13, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 21, 2029
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 21, 2029
May 5, 2026
January 1, 2026
8.4 years
December 15, 2020
May 1, 2026
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Failure rate
Will be measured by the number of progressions or deaths within 2 years of enrollment for the cohort treated with whole ventricular + spinal canal irradiation (WVSCI). The final analysis will include an exact binomial confidence interval of the failure rate for each of the failure types (local, distant/spinal or both) without adjustment for multiplicity.
Within 2 years of enrollment
Spinal failure rate
Will be measured by the number of spinal relapses (spine alone or distant relapses including the spine) within 2 years of enrollment in patients treated with WVSCI. The final analysis will include an exact binomial confidence interval of spinal failure rate.
Within 2 years of enrollment
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Radiographic complete response (CR)/partial response (PR) with marker normalization rate post induction/second-look surgery
Approximately 6 to 9 months post-treatment initiation
Radiographic complete response (CR)/partial response (PR) with marker normalization rate post high-dose chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell rescue (HDCSCR)
Up to 2 years post-treatment initiation
Progression-free survival (PFS)
From enrollment until disease progression or death from any cause for patients with events, and until final follow up for those who are event free at the time of analysis, assessed up to 10 years
Overall survival (OS)
From enrollment until death from any cause for patients with events and until final follow up for those who are alive at the time of analysis, assessed up to 10 years
Patterns of disease recurrence/failure
Up to 10 years
Other Outcomes (13)
Change in intelligence scores within each treatment arm
Baseline up to 60 months post-treatment initiation
Change in intelligence scores between treatment arms
Baseline up to 60 months post-treatment initiation
Change in processing speed/attention within each treatment arm
Baseline up to 60 months post-treatment initiation
- +10 more other outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Plan A (chemotherapy, WVSCI, second-look surgery if needed)
EXPERIMENTALSee Outline in Detailed Description.
Plan B (chemotherapy, HDCSCR, second-look surgery if needed)
EXPERIMENTALSee Outline in Detailed Description.
Interventions
Undergo collection of CSF and blood samples
Given IV
Given IV or orally
Given IV
Given subcutaneously (SC) or IV
Given IV
Undergo MRI
Given SC
Undergo PBSC transplant
Ancillary studies
Undergo WVSCI radiation therapy
Undergo second-look surgery if needed
Given IV
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients must be \>= 3 years and \< 30 years at the time of study enrollment
- Patients must be newly diagnosed with localized primary CNS NGGCT of the suprasellar and/or pineal region by pathology and/or serum or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) elevation of AFP above institutional normal or \> 10 ng/mL or human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) beta \> 100 mIU/mL as confirmed by Rapid Central Marker Screening Review on APEC14B1-CNS. Suprasellar, pineal and bifocal tumors are included. (CSF tumor markers and cytology must be within 31 days prior to enrollment and start of protocol therapy \[repeat if necessary\]. Serum tumor markers, AFP and hCGbeta must be within 7 days prior to enrollment and start of protocol therapy \[repeat if necessary\]). Basal ganglia or other primary sites are excluded
- Patients with any of the following pathological elements are eligible: endodermal sinus (yolk sac), embryonal carcinoma, choriocarcinoma, malignant/immature teratoma and mixed germ cell tumor (GCT) (i.e., may include some pure germinoma) if malignant elements listed above are present. Patients with only mature teratoma are excluded. Patients with pure germinoma admixed with mature teratoma are excluded (would be eligible for pure germinoma protocols)
- Patients must have a cranial MRI with and without gadolinium at diagnosis/prior to enrollment. If surgical resection is performed, patients must have pre-operative and post operative brain MRI with and without gadolinium. The post operative brain MRI should be obtained within 72 hours of surgery. If patient has a biopsy only, post-operative brain MRI is recommended but not required (within 31 days prior to study enrollment and start of protocol therapy )
- Patients must have a spine MRI with gadolinium obtained at diagnosis/prior to enrollment. Spine MRI with and without gadolinium is recommended (within 31 days prior to study enrollment and start of protocol therapy)
- Lumbar CSF must be obtained prior to study enrollment unless medically contraindicated. If a patient undergoes surgery and lumbar CSF cytology cannot be obtained at the time of surgery, then it should be performed at least 10 days following surgery and prior to study enrollment. False positive cytology can occur within 10 days of surgery
- Patients must have RAPID CENTRAL TUMOR MARKER REVIEW CSF tumor markers obtained prior to enrollment unless medically contraindicated. Ventricular CSF obtained at the time of CSF diversion procedure (if performed) is acceptable for tumor markers but lumbar CSF is preferred. In case CSF diversion and biopsy/surgery are combined, CSF tumor markers should be collected first
- Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1000/uL (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
- Platelet count \>= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
- Hemoglobin \>= 8.0 g/dL (may receive red blood cell \[RBC\] transfusions) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
- 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 (within 7 days prior to enrollment):
- Age: Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL)
- to \< 6 years: 0.8 (male), 0.8 (female)
- to \< 10 years: 1 (male), 1 (female)
- to \< 13 years: 1.2 (male), 1.2 (female)
- +17 more criteria
You may not qualify if:
- Patients with tumors located outside the ventricles (i.e., basal ganglia, thalamus)
- Patients with only mature teratoma and non-elevated markers upon tumor sampling at diagnosis
- Patients who have received any prior tumor-directed therapy for their diagnosis of NGGCT other than surgical intervention and corticosteroids
- Patients with metastatic disease (i.e., MRI evaluation, lumbar CSF cytology or intraoperative evidence of dissemination)
- Female patients who are pregnant, since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for several of the study drugs
- Note: Serum and urine pregnancy tests may be falsely positive due to HCGbeta-secreting germ cell tumors. Ensure the patient is not pregnant by institutional standards
- Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants
- Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Children's Oncology Grouplead
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)collaborator
Study Sites (166)
Children's Hospital of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, 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
Banner University Medical Center - Tucson
Tucson, Arizona, 85719, United States
University of Arizona Cancer Center-North Campus
Tucson, Arizona, 85719, 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
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
Valley Children's Hospital
Madera, California, 93636, United States
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
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
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
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
Peoria, Illinois, 61637, United States
Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, 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
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
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, 21215, United States
Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, 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
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
Corewell Health Children's
Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073, United States
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, 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
Oncology Las Vegas - Henderson
Henderson, Nevada, 89074, United States
Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135, United States
Renown Regional Medical Center
Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States
Cancer Care Specialists - Reno
Reno, Nevada, 89511, 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
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York, 11219, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, 14263, 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
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-Einstein Campus
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
New York Medical College
Valhalla, New York, 10595, 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
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 Flower Hospital
Sylvania, Ohio, 43560, 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
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States
Penn State Children's Hospital
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134, United States
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
Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Faris
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117-5134, United States
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, 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
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
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
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
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
Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449, United States
Sydney Children's Hospital
Randwick, New South Wales, 2031, Australia
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
Queensland Children's Hospital
South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
Royal Children's Hospital
Parkville, Victoria, 3052, 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
IWK Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada
McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, 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
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
Christchurch Hospital
Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Shannon M MacDonald
Children's Oncology Group
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- NETWORK
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 15, 2020
First Posted
December 24, 2020
Study Start
July 13, 2021
Primary Completion (Estimated)
December 21, 2029
Study Completion (Estimated)
December 21, 2029
Last Updated
May 5, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-01