Clinical trial NCT00336024: Combination Chemotherapy Followed By Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors or High-Risk Medulloblastoma
Official title: A Phase III Randomized Trial for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Supratentorial PNET and High Risk Medulloblastoma in Children &lt; 36 Months Old With Intensive Induction Chemotherapy With Methotrexate Followed by Consolidation With Stem Cell Rescue vs. the Same Therapy Without Methotrexate
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Anaplastic Medulloblastoma
Medulloblastoma
Supratentorial Embryonal Tumor, Not Otherwise Specified
Untreated Childhood Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
Lead sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
Sponsor class: NETWORK
Collaborators: name: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
First posted: 2006-06-12
Enrollment: 91
Sex: ALL
Maximum age (years): 2
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This randomized phase III trial is studying two different combination chemotherapy regimens to compare how well they work in treating young patients with newly diagnosed supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors or high-risk medulloblastoma when given before additional intense chemotherapy followed by peripheral blood stem cell rescue. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective when given before a peripheral stem cell transplant in treating supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors or medulloblastoma.

Detailed description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine if treatment of infants with high risk primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET) central nervous system (CNS) tumors with intensive chemotherapy plus high-dose methotrexate and peripheral blood stem cell rescue results in a higher complete response rate then the same regimen without methotrexate.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine whether biologic characterization of these tumors will refine therapeutic stratification separating atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) from primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) and possibly identifying other markers of value for stratification within the group of PNETs.

II. To determine if event free survival (EFS) and patterns of failure differ between the methotrexate arm versus the arm without methotrexate.

III. To compare the acute, chronic and late effects of these two very intensive regimens, especially as to the tolerance of the same consolidation regimen following the differing induction regimens.

IV. To compare the gastrointestinal and nutritional toxicities of these intense regimens.

V. To describe and compare the quality of life outcomes and neuropsychological effects of these intense systemic therapies.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms

INDUCTION THERAPY:

ARM I: Patients receive vincristine IV over 1 minute on days 1, 8, and 15; etoposide IV over 1 hour on days 1-3; cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days 1 and 2; cisplatin IV over 6 hours on day 3; and filgrastim (G-CSF) IV or subcutaneously (SC) beginning on day 4 and continuing until blood counts recover. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM II: Patients receive vincristine IV over 1 minute on days 1, 8, and 15; high-dose methotrexate IV over 4 hours on day 1; and leucovorin calcium IV or orally (PO) every 6 hours beginning on day 2 and continuing until methotrexate levels are in a safe range. Once methotrexate levels are in a safe range, patients then receive etoposide IV over 1 hour on approximately days 4, 5, and 6, cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on approximately days 4 and 5, and cisplatin IV over 6 hours on approximately day 6. Patients also receive G-CSF IV or SC beginning 24 hours after the completion of chemotherapy and continuing until blood counts recover. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

In both arms, patients with stable disease or partial response after induction therapy proceed to second-look surgery followed by consolidation therapy. Patients with a complete response after induction therapy proceed directly to consolidation therapy.

CONSOLIDATION THERAPY: Beginning no more than 6 weeks after completion of induction therapy, patients receive consolidation therapy comprising carboplatin IV over 2 hours and thiotepa IV over 2 hours on days 1 and 2 and G-CSF IV or SC beginning on day 5 and continuing until blood counts recover. Patients also receive autologous peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) IV on day 4. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up periodically for 4 years and then annually thereafter.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* High-risk medulloblastoma defined by any of the following:

  * \> 1.5 cm\^2 residual disease for any medulloblastoma histology, or
  * Lumbar cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) cytology positive for tumor cells by analysis of fluid collected either before definitive surgery or at least 10 days after definitive surgery unless contraindicated, or
  * Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evidence of M2 or M3 metastatic disease, or
  * M4 disease
* Supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) (any M-stage) will be eligible for study entry
* Children less than 8 months of age at the time of definitive surgery with or without measurable radiographic residual tumor with M0 stage medulloblastoma will be eligible for study entry
* Patients with anaplastic medulloblastoma are eligible regardless of M-stage or residual tumor
* Patients with M0 classic, non-desmoplastic medulloblastoma (R1) with radiographically measurable residual disease \< 1.5 cm\^2 are eligible
* Cranial MRI (with and without gadolinium) must be done pre-operatively; post-operatively, cranial MRI (with and without gadolinium) must be done, preferably within 48 hours of surgery; entire spinal MRI must be obtained either pre-operatively (with gadolinium) or post-operatively (at least 10 days following surgery) prior to study enrollment (with and without gadolinium); patients with MRI evidence of spinal disease are eligible for this study
* Evaluation of lumbar CSF cytology (cytospin preparation for microscopic evaluation) must be performed either pre-operatively or at least 10 days after definitive surgery unless contraindicated
* Patient must have a life expectancy \> 8 weeks
* Patient must have received no prior radiation therapy or chemotherapy other than corticosteroids; corticosteroids are allowable for all patients
* Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate \>= 60 mL/min
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age, and
* Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) (aspartate aminotransferase \[AST\]) and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) (alanine transaminase \[ALT\]) \< 2 x ULN for age
* Shortening fraction \>= 27% by echocardiogram, or
* Ejection fraction \>= 47% by radionuclide angiogram
* No evidence of dyspnea at rest
* Pulse oximetry \> 94% on room air
* Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,000/uL
* Platelet count \> 100,000/uL (transfusion independent)
* Hemoglobin greater than 8 g/dL (may have received red blood cell \[RBC\] transfusions allowed)
* Hold trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) on the day of high-dose methotrexate (HDMTX) infusion and continue to hold until the methotrexate level is less than 0.1 micromolar (1 x 10-7 M)
* Avoid probenecid, penicillins, cephalosporins, aspirin, proton pump inhibitors and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDS) on the day of methotrexate and continue until the methotrexate level is less than 0.1 micromolar (1 x 10-7 M) as renal excretion of methotrexate is inhibited by these agents
* Avoid IV contrast media, urinary acidifiers, phenytoin, and fosphenytoin on the day of methotrexate and until the methotrexate level is less than 0.1 micromolar (1 x 10-7 M)
* Concurrent use of enzyme inducing anticonvulsants (e.g. phenytoin, phenobarbital, and carbamazepine) should be avoided
* Clinically significant drug interactions have been reported when using vincristine with strong cytochrome P450 (CYP450) family 3 subfamily A member 4 (3A4) inhibitors and inducers; selected strong inhibitors of cytochrome P450 3A4 include azole antifungals, such as fluconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, and strong inducers include drugs such as rifampin, phenytoin, phenobarbitol, carbamazepine, and St. John's wort; the use of these drugs should be avoided with vincristine
* All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent
* All institutional, Food and Drug administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met

Primary outcomes:
measure: Number of Patients Who Have Either a Complete Response (CR) Rate or No Complete Response Rate
timeFrame: At the end of consolidation treatment
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Number of Participants With Molecular Sub-types of MB, CNS-PNETs/EBTs Represented in the ACNS0334 Cohort
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Percentage of Participants With Event Free Survival (EFS)
timeFrame: Baseline to up to 5 years
measure: Patterns of Failure
timeFrame: Baseline to up to 5 years
measure: Percentage of Participants With Any Acute Adverse Events
timeFrame: Beginning of treatment to the end of consolidation
measure: Number of Participants With Acute Hearing Loss and No Acute Hearing Loss
timeFrame: Beginning of treatment to the end of consolidation
measure: Number of Participants With Chronic Primary Hypothyroidism/Subclinical Compensatory HypothyroidismHypothyroidism/Subclinical Compensatory Hypothyroidism
timeFrame: Off-treatment up to 9 years
measure: Number of Participants With Chronic Central Hypothyroidism
timeFrame: Off-treatment up to 9 years
measure: Number of Participants With Chronic Low Somatomedin C
timeFrame: Off-treatment up to 9 years
measure: Number of Participants With Chronic Diabetes Insipidus
timeFrame: Beginning of off-treatment to up to 9 years
measure: Number of Participants With Secondary Malignancies
timeFrame: Off-treatment up to 9 years
measure: Number of Participants With Chronic/Late Hearing Loss and No Chronic/Late Hearing Loss
timeFrame: Off-treatment up to 9 years
measure: Rates of Gastrointestinal Toxicities
timeFrame: Beginning of treatment to the end of consolidation
measure: Rates of Nutritional Toxicities
timeFrame: Beginning of treatment to the end of consolidation
measure: Median/Range of Patients for Total Quality of Life (QOL) Score, Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and Processing Speed Index (PSI).
timeFrame: 60 months (+/- 3 months)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Birmingham
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Alabama
state: Alabama
city: Birmingham
country: United States
facility: University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
state: Alabama
city: Phoenix
country: United States
facility: Phoenix Childrens Hospital
state: Arizona
city: Little Rock
country: United States
facility: Arkansas Children's Hospital
state: Arkansas
city: Little Rock
country: United States
facility: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
state: Arkansas
city: Downey
country: United States
facility: Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
state: California
city: Loma Linda
country: United States
facility: Loma Linda University Medical Center
state: California
city: Long Beach
country: United States
facility: Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
state: California
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital Los Angeles
state: California
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Cedars Sinai Medical Center
state: California
city: Madera
country: United States
facility: Valley Children's Hospital
state: California
city: Orange
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Orange County
state: California
city: Sacramento
country: United States
facility: Sutter Medical Center Sacramento
state: California
city: Sacramento
country: United States
facility: University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: California
city: San Diego
country: United States
facility: Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
state: California
city: San Francisco
country: United States
facility: UCSF Medical Center-Parnassus
state: California
city: Aurora
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital Colorado
state: Colorado
city: Hartford
country: United States
facility: Connecticut Children's Medical Center
state: Connecticut
city: Wilmington
country: United States
facility: Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
state: Delaware
city: Washington
country: United States
facility: Children's National Medical Center
state: District of Columbia
city: Fort Lauderdale
country: United States
facility: Broward Health Medical Center
state: Florida
city: Fort Myers
country: United States
facility: Lee Memorial Health System
state: Florida
city: Fort Myers
country: United States
facility: Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
state: Florida
city: Gainesville
country: United States
facility: University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville
state: Florida
city: Hollywood
country: United States
facility: Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
state: Florida
city: Jacksonville
country: United States
facility: Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
state: Florida
city: Miami
country: United States
facility: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
state: Florida
city: Miami
country: United States
facility: Nicklaus Children's Hospital
state: Florida
city: Orlando
country: United States
facility: AdventHealth Orlando
state: Florida
city: Orlando
country: United States
facility: Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
state: Florida
city: Orlando
country: United States
facility: Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando
state: Florida
city: Orlando
country: United States
facility: Orlando Health Cancer Institute
state: Florida
city: Orlando
country: United States
facility: Nemours Children's Hospital
state: Florida
city: Pensacola
country: United States
facility: Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola
state: Florida
city: Saint Petersburg
country: United States
facility: Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
state: Florida
city: Tampa
country: United States
facility: Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
state: Florida
city: West Palm Beach
country: United States
facility: Saint Mary's Hospital
state: Florida
city: Atlanta
country: United States
facility: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston
state: Georgia
city: Savannah
country: United States
facility: Memorial Health University Medical Center
state: Georgia
city: Honolulu
country: United States
facility: University of Hawaii Cancer Center
state: Hawaii
city: Boise
country: United States
facility: Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise
state: Idaho
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago
state: Illinois
city: Maywood
country: United States
facility: Loyola University Medical Center
state: Illinois
city: Oak Lawn
country: United States
facility: Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn
state: Illinois
city: Indianapolis
country: United States
facility: Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
state: Indiana
city: Iowa City
country: United States
facility: University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Iowa
city: Lexington
country: United States
facility: University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
state: Kentucky
city: Louisville
country: United States
facility: Norton Children's Hospital
state: Kentucky
city: New Orleans
country: United States
facility: Tulane University School of Medicine
state: Louisiana
city: Bangor
country: United States
facility: Eastern Maine Medical Center
state: Maine
city: Baltimore
country: United States
facility: Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
state: Maryland
city: Bethesda
country: United States
facility: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
state: Maryland
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Tufts Children's Hospital
state: Massachusetts
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
state: Massachusetts
city: Ann Arbor
country: United States
facility: C S Mott Children's Hospital
state: Michigan
city: East Lansing
country: United States
facility: Michigan State University Clinical Center
state: Michigan
city: Grand Rapids
country: United States
facility: Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Kalamazoo
country: United States
facility: Bronson Methodist Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Kalamazoo
country: United States
facility: Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies
state: Michigan
city: Minneapolis
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
state: Minnesota
city: Minneapolis
country: United States
facility: University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center
state: Minnesota
city: Rochester
country: United States
facility: Mayo Clinic in Rochester
state: Minnesota
city: Jackson
country: United States
facility: University of Mississippi Medical Center
state: Mississippi
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
state: Missouri
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
state: Missouri
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: Washington University School of Medicine
state: Missouri
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
state: Missouri
city: Las Vegas
country: United States
facility: Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
state: Nevada
city: Las Vegas
country: United States
facility: Nevada Cancer Research Foundation NCORP
state: Nevada
city: Hackensack
country: United States
facility: Hackensack University Medical Center
state: New Jersey
city: Morristown
country: United States
facility: Morristown Medical Center
state: New Jersey
city: New Brunswick
country: United States
facility: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
state: New Jersey
city: Newark
country: United States
facility: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
state: New Jersey
city: Paterson
country: United States
facility: Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center
state: New Jersey
city: Summit
country: United States
facility: Overlook Hospital
state: New Jersey
city: Albuquerque
country: United States
facility: University of New Mexico Cancer Center
state: New Mexico
city: Bronx
country: United States
facility: Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
state: New York
city: Buffalo
country: United States
facility: Roswell Park Cancer Institute
state: New York
city: Mineola
country: United States
facility: NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
state: New York
city: Rochester
country: United States
facility: University of Rochester
state: New York
city: Stony Brook
country: United States
facility: Stony Brook University Medical Center
state: New York
city: Valhalla
country: United States
facility: New York Medical College
state: New York
city: Chapel Hill
country: United States
facility: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: North Carolina
city: Charlotte
country: United States
facility: Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
state: North Carolina
city: Charlotte
country: United States
facility: Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
state: North Carolina
city: Fargo
country: United States
facility: Sanford Broadway Medical Center
state: North Dakota
city: Cincinnati
country: United States
facility: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
state: Ohio
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
state: Ohio
city: Columbus
country: United States
facility: Nationwide Children's Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Dayton
country: United States
facility: Dayton Children's Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Toledo
country: United States
facility: ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Toledo
country: United States
facility: Mercy Children's Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Oklahoma City
country: United States
facility: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
state: Oklahoma
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
state: Oregon
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center
state: Oregon
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: Oregon Health and Science University
state: Oregon
city: Danville
country: United States
facility: Geisinger Medical Center
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children
state: Pennsylvania
city: Pittsburgh
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
state: Pennsylvania
city: Charleston
country: United States
facility: Medical University of South Carolina
state: South Carolina
city: Columbia
country: United States
facility: Prisma Health Richland Hospital
state: South Carolina
city: Greenville
country: United States
facility: BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
state: South Carolina
city: Greenville
country: United States
facility: Greenville Cancer Treatment Center
state: South Carolina
city: Sioux Falls
country: United States
facility: Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
state: South Dakota
city: Knoxville
country: United States
facility: East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
state: Tennessee
city: Nashville
country: United States
facility: Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
state: Tennessee
city: Amarillo
country: United States
facility: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-Amarillo
state: Texas
city: Corpus Christi
country: United States
facility: Driscoll Children's Hospital
state: Texas
city: Dallas
country: United States
facility: Medical City Dallas Hospital
state: Texas
city: Fort Worth
country: United States
facility: Cook Children's Medical Center
state: Texas
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Texas
city: Lubbock
country: United States
facility: Covenant Children's Hospital
state: Texas
city: San Antonio
country: United States
facility: Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
state: Texas
city: San Antonio
country: United States
facility: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
state: Texas
city: Salt Lake City
country: United States
facility: Primary Children's Hospital
state: Utah
city: Burlington
country: United States
facility: University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
state: Vermont
city: Falls Church
country: United States
facility: Inova Fairfax Hospital
state: Virginia
city: Portsmouth
country: United States
facility: Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
state: Virginia
city: Richmond
country: United States
facility: Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center
state: Virginia
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Seattle Children's Hospital
state: Washington
city: Spokane
country: United States
facility: Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
state: Washington
city: Tacoma
country: United States
facility: Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center
state: Washington
city: Marshfield
country: United States
facility: Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
state: Wisconsin
city: Milwaukee
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
state: Wisconsin
city: Randwick
country: Australia
facility: Sydney Children's Hospital
state: New South Wales
city: Westmead
country: Australia
facility: The Children's Hospital at Westmead
state: New South Wales
city: Parkville
country: Australia
facility: Royal Children's Hospital
state: Victoria
city: Perth
country: Australia
facility: Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
state: Western Australia
city: Calgary
country: Canada
facility: Alberta Children's Hospital
state: Alberta
city: Vancouver
country: Canada
facility: British Columbia Children's Hospital
state: British Columbia
city: Winnipeg
country: Canada
facility: CancerCare Manitoba
state: Manitoba
city: Halifax
country: Canada
facility: IWK Health Centre
state: Nova Scotia
city: Hamilton
country: Canada
facility: McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
state: Ontario
city: Kingston
country: Canada
facility: Kingston Health Sciences Centre
state: Ontario
city: Ottawa
country: Canada
facility: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
state: Ontario
city: Toronto
country: Canada
facility: Hospital for Sick Children
state: Ontario
city: Montreal
country: Canada
facility: The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC
state: Quebec
city: Montreal
country: Canada
facility: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
state: Quebec
city: Quebec
country: Canada
facility: CHU de Quebec-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval (CHUL)
city: San Juan
country: Puerto Rico
facility: San Jorge Children's Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: Children's Oncology Group
name: Claire M Mazewski
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References: