Clinical trial NCT00027846: Observation or Radiation Therapy and/or Chemotherapy and Second Surgery in Treating Children Who Have Undergone Surgery for Ependymoma
Official title: A Phase II Trial of Conformal Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Patients With Localized Ependymoma, Chemotherapy Prior to Second Surgery for Incompletely Resected Ependymoma and Observation for Completely Resected, Differentiated, Supratentorial Ependymoma
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Brain Tumor
Central Nervous System Tumor
Keywords: childhood supratentorial ependymoma
newly diagnosed childhood ependymoma
childhood infratentorial ependymoma
Lead sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
Sponsor class: NETWORK
Collaborators: name: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
First posted: 2003-01-27
Enrollment: 378
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 1
Maximum age (years): 21
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: RATIONALE: Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving chemotherapy before surgery may shrink the tumor so that it can be removed during surgery.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to determine the effectiveness of specialized radiation therapy either alone or after chemotherapy and second surgery in treating children who have undergone surgery for localized ependymoma.

Detailed description: OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the local control and pattern of failure in children with completely resected, differentiated, supratentorial localized ependymoma after initial surgical resection alone.
* Determine the rate of complete resection with second surgery after chemotherapy in patients with initially incompletely resected localized ependymoma.
* Determine the local control and pattern of failure in patients treated with conformal radiotherapy.
* Determine the influence of histologic grade on the time to progression in patients after treatment with conformal radiotherapy.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to extent of prior surgical resection.

* Group 1 (patients with supratentorial differentiated ependymoma who have undergone gross total resection and have no visible residual tumor): Patients undergo observation.
* Group 2 (patients with supratentorial anaplastic ependymoma or infratentorial anaplastic or differentiated ependymoma who have undergone gross total resection or near total resection): Patients undergo conformal radiotherapy to the brain once daily 5 days a week for 6-6½ weeks.
* Group 3 (patients with tumor of any histology or location who have undergone subtotal resection): Patients receive an initial course of chemotherapy comprising vincristine IV on days 1 and 8, carboplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1, and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days 1 and 2. Patients also receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously or IV beginning on day 3 and continuing until blood counts recover. Patients then receive a second course of chemotherapy comprising vincristine IV on days 1 and 8, carboplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1, and oral etoposide on days 1-21. After completion of chemotherapy, patients are evaluated for second surgery. Patients who have unresectable disease undergo conformal radiotherapy. Patients who have resectable disease undergo second surgery followed by conformal radiotherapy.

Patients are followed every 4 months for 3 years, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 250-350 patients will be accrued for this study within 5 years.

Eligibility criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed intracranial ependymoma

  * Differentiated ependymoma or anaplastic ependymoma
* No primary spinal cord ependymoma, myxopapillary ependymoma, subependymoma, ependymoblastoma, or mixed glioma
* No evidence of noncontiguous spread beyond primary site
* Initial surgical resection within the past 56 days

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 1 to 21

Performance status:

* No restrictions

Life expectancy:

* At least 2 months

Hematopoietic:

* Not specified

Hepatic:

* Not specified

Renal:

* Not specified

Other:

* Able to undergo MRI
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* Not specified

Chemotherapy:

* No prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

* Prior or concurrent corticosteroids allowed

Radiotherapy:

* No prior radiotherapy

Surgery:

* See Disease Characteristics
* More than 1 prior surgery allowed

Other:

* No other prior treatment for ependymoma

Primary outcomes:
measure: Event-free Survival
timeFrame: Up to 5 years after completion of study treatment
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Overall Survival
timeFrame: Up to 5 years after completion of study treatment
measure: Rate of Gross-total or Near-total Resection and Second Surgery After Chemotherapy
timeFrame: At the time of second surgery
measure: Event-free Survival (EFS)
timeFrame: At 5 years since the time of radiation therapy.
measure: Event-free Survival (EFS)
timeFrame: At 5 years since the time of radiation therapy
measure: Local Control and Patterns of Failure
timeFrame: Up to 5 years after completion of study treatment
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Birmingham
country: United States
facility: Lurleen Wallace Comprehensive Cancer at University of Alabama - Birmingham
state: Alabama
city: Phoenix
country: United States
facility: Phoenix Children's Hospital
state: Arizona
city: Little Rock
country: United States
facility: Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
state: Arkansas
city: Downey
country: United States
facility: Southern California Permanente Medical Group
state: California
city: Loma Linda
country: United States
facility: Loma Linda University Cancer Institute at Loma Linda University Medical Center
state: California
city: Long Beach
country: United States
facility: Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center at Miller Children's Hospital
state: California
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
state: California
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
state: California
city: Madera
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital Central California
state: California
city: Oakland
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland
state: California
city: Orange
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Orange County
state: California
city: Sacramento
country: United States
facility: Sutter Cancer Center
state: California
city: Sacramento
country: United States
facility: University of California Davis Cancer Center
state: California
city: Sacramento
country: United States
facility: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Oakland
state: California
city: San Diego
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital and Health Center - San Diego
state: California
city: San Francisco
country: United States
facility: UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: California
city: Stanford
country: United States
facility: Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center - Stanford
state: California
city: Denver
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital Cancer Center
state: Colorado
city: Farmington
country: United States
facility: Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health 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 Myers
country: United States
facility: Lee Cancer Care of Lee Memorial Health System
state: Florida
city: Gainesville
country: United States
facility: University of Florida Shands Cancer Center
state: Florida
city: Jacksonville
country: United States
facility: Nemours Children's Clinic
state: Florida
city: Miami
country: United States
facility: Miami Children's Hospital
state: Florida
city: Orlando
country: United States
facility: Florida Hospital Cancer Institute at Florida Hospital Orlando
state: Florida
city: Orlando
country: United States
facility: Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando
state: Florida
city: Pensacola
country: United States
facility: Sacred Heart Cancer Center at Sacred Heart Hospital
state: Florida
city: Saint Petersburg
country: United States
facility: All Children's Hospital
state: Florida
city: Tampa
country: United States
facility: St. Joseph's Cancer Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital
state: Florida
city: West Palm Beach
country: United States
facility: Kaplan Cancer Center at St. Mary's Medical Center
state: Florida
city: Atlanta
country: United States
facility: Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
state: Georgia
city: Augusta
country: United States
facility: MBCCOP - Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center
state: Georgia
city: Honolulu
country: United States
facility: Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
state: Hawaii
city: Boise
country: United States
facility: St. Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute - Boise
state: Idaho
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Rush University Medical Center
state: Illinois
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Children's Memorial Hospital - Chicago
state: Illinois
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
state: Illinois
city: Maywood
country: United States
facility: Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center
state: Illinois
city: Oak Lawn
country: United States
facility: Advocate Christ Medical Center
state: Illinois
city: Park Ridge
country: United States
facility: Advocate Lutheran General Cancer Care Center
state: Illinois
city: Peoria
country: United States
facility: Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
state: Illinois
city: Springfield
country: United States
facility: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
state: Illinois
city: Indianapolis
country: United States
facility: St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
state: Indiana
city: Des Moines
country: United States
facility: Blank Children's Hospital
state: Iowa
city: Lexington
country: United States
facility: Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
state: Kentucky
city: Louisville
country: United States
facility: Kosair Children's Hospital
state: Kentucky
city: Bangor
country: United States
facility: CancerCare of Maine at Eastern Maine Medial Center
state: Maine
city: Scarborough
country: United States
facility: Maine Children's Cancer Program at Barbara Bush Children's Hospital
state: Maine
city: Baltimore
country: United States
facility: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
state: Maryland
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts - New England Medical Center
state: Massachusetts
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Massachusetts General Hospital
state: Massachusetts
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute
state: Massachusetts
city: Ann Arbor
country: United States
facility: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at University of Michigan Medical Center
state: Michigan
city: Detroit
country: United States
facility: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
state: Michigan
city: Flint
country: United States
facility: Hurley Medical Center
state: Michigan
city: Grand Rapids
country: United States
facility: Spectrum Health Hospital - Butterworth Campus
state: Michigan
city: Grosse Pointe Woods
country: United States
facility: Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
state: Michigan
city: Kalamazoo
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Kalamazoo
state: Michigan
city: Lansing
country: United States
facility: Breslin Cancer Center at Ingham Regional Medical Center
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 Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
state: Minnesota
city: Rochester
country: United States
facility: Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
state: Minnesota
city: Jackson
country: United States
facility: University of Mississippi Cancer Clinic
state: Mississippi
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: Children's Mercy Hospital
state: Missouri
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
state: Missouri
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
state: Missouri
city: Omaha
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital
state: Nebraska
city: Las Vegas
country: United States
facility: Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center
state: Nevada
city: Hackensack
country: United States
facility: Hackensack University Medical Center Cancer Center
state: New Jersey
city: Morristown
country: United States
facility: Overlook Hospital
state: New Jersey
city: New Brunswick
country: United States
facility: Saint Peter's University Hospital
state: New Jersey
city: New Brunswick
country: United States
facility: Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
state: New Jersey
city: Paterson
country: United States
facility: St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
state: New Jersey
city: Albuquerque
country: United States
facility: University of New Mexico Cancer Research and Treatment Center
state: New Mexico
city: Albany
country: United States
facility: Albany Medical Center Hospital
state: New York
city: Bronx
country: United States
facility: Albert Einstein Cancer Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
state: New York
city: Buffalo
country: United States
facility: Roswell Park Cancer Institute
state: New York
city: New Hyde Park
country: United States
facility: Schneider Children's Hospital
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: NYU Cancer Institute at New York University Medical Center
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center
state: New York
city: Rochester
country: United States
facility: James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center
state: New York
city: Syracuse
country: United States
facility: SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
state: New York
city: Valhalla
country: United States
facility: New York Medical College
state: New York
city: Charlotte
country: United States
facility: Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center
state: North Carolina
city: Charlotte
country: United States
facility: Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
state: North Carolina
city: Durham
country: United States
facility: Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: North Carolina
city: Winston-Salem
country: United States
facility: Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: North Carolina
city: Fargo
country: United States
facility: CCOP - MeritCare Hospital
state: North Dakota
city: Akron
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
state: Ohio
city: Cincinnati
country: United States
facility: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
state: Ohio
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
state: Ohio
city: Columbus
country: United States
facility: Columbus Children's Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Dayton
country: United States
facility: Children's Medical Center - Dayton
state: Ohio
city: Toledo
country: United States
facility: Toledo Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Toledo
country: United States
facility: Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center
state: Ohio
city: Youngstown
country: United States
facility: Tod Children's Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Oklahoma City
country: United States
facility: Oklahoma University Cancer Institute
state: Oklahoma
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center & Children's Hospital
state: Oregon
city: Danville
country: United States
facility: Geisinger Medical Center
state: Pennsylvania
city: Hershey
country: United States
facility: Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
state: Pennsylvania
city: Pittsburgh
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
state: Pennsylvania
city: Providence
country: United States
facility: Rhode Island Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Rhode Island
city: Charleston
country: United States
facility: Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina
state: South Carolina
city: Greenville
country: United States
facility: Greenville Hospital System Cancer Center
state: South Carolina
city: Sioux Falls
country: United States
facility: Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center
state: South Dakota
city: Chattanooga
country: United States
facility: T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital
state: Tennessee
city: Knoxville
country: United States
facility: East Tennessee Children's Hospital
state: Tennessee
city: Memphis
country: United States
facility: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
state: Tennessee
city: Nashville
country: United States
facility: Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
state: Tennessee
city: Amarillo
country: United States
facility: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine - Amarillo
state: Texas
city: Austin
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Austin
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: Dallas
country: United States
facility: Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
state: Texas
city: Fort Worth
country: United States
facility: Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth
state: Texas
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: Baylor University Medical Center - Houston
state: Texas
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas
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: Temple
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
state: Texas
city: Salt Lake City
country: United States
facility: Primary Children's Medical Center
state: Utah
city: Burlington
country: United States
facility: Fletcher Allen Health Care - University Health Center Campus
state: Vermont
city: Falls Church
country: United States
facility: INOVA Fairfax Hospital
state: Virginia
city: Norfolk
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
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: Roanoke
country: United States
facility: Carilion Cancer Center of Western Virginia
state: Virginia
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle
state: Washington
city: Spokane
country: United States
facility: Providence Cancer Center at Sacred Heart Medical Center
state: Washington
city: Charleston
country: United States
facility: West Virginia University - Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center - Charleston Division
state: West Virginia
city: Huntington
country: United States
facility: Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center at Cabell Huntington Hospital
state: West Virginia
city: Green Bay
country: United States
facility: St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
state: Wisconsin
city: Madison
country: United States
facility: University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Wisconsin
city: Marshfield
country: United States
facility: Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
state: Wisconsin
city: Milwaukee
country: United States
facility: Midwest Children's Cancer Center
state: Wisconsin
city: Newcastle
country: Australia
facility: John Hunter Hospital
state: New South Wales
city: Randwick
country: Australia
facility: Prince of Wales Private Hospital
state: New South Wales
city: Westmead
country: Australia
facility: Westmead Institute for Cancer Research at Westmead Hospital
state: New South Wales
city: Herston, Brisbane
country: Australia
facility: Royal Children's Hospital
state: Queensland
city: North Adelaide
country: Australia
facility: Women's and Children's Hospital
state: South Australia
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: Edmonton
country: Canada
facility: University of Alberta Hospital
state: Alberta
city: Vancouver
country: Canada
facility: Children's & Women's Hospital of British Columbia
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: London
country: Canada
facility: Children's Hospital of Western Ontario
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: Hopital Sainte Justine
state: Quebec
city: Regina
country: Canada
facility: Allan Blair Cancer Centre at Pasqua Hospital
state: Saskatchewan
city: Saskatoon
country: Canada
facility: Saskatoon Cancer Centre at the University of Saskatchewan
state: Saskatchewan
city: Quebec
country: Canada
facility: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec
city: Groningen
country: Netherlands
facility: University Medical Center Groningen
city: Auckland
country: New Zealand
facility: Starship Children's Health
city: Bern
country: Switzerland
facility: Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Bern
city: Geneva
country: Switzerland
facility: Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Geneva
city: Lausanne
country: Switzerland
facility: Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Lausanne
Study officials:
affiliation: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
name: Thomas E. Merchant, DO, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
References: