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Brain and Central Nervous System TumorsPhase 2NCT00002472

Cisplatin and Etoposide Prior to Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With CNS Tumors

A Phase 2 study testing cisplatin, etoposide and conventional surgery in people with Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors and Pediatric Germ Cell Tumor, run by Mayo Clinic at 3 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of cisplatin and etoposide in treating patients with CNS tumors. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 3 years and older
What is being tested?
cisplatin, etoposide and conventional surgery
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
Not given
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Mar 1991to Aug 2005
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 3 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically proven CNS germ cell tumor of 1 of the following subtypes:
  • CNS germinoma
  • Immature teratoma
  • Embryonal cell carcinoma
  • Yolk sac tumor
  • Endodermal sinus tumor
  • Choriocarcinoma OR
  • Pineal or suprasellar mass associated with elevated CSF alpha fetoprotein or beta-human chorionic gonadotropin allowed
  • Patients 18 years and over with localized pure germinomas ineligible
  • Evaluable CT or MRI of brain and/or spinal cord required

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 3 and over

Hematopoietic:

  • Age 18 and over:
  • WBC at least 4,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
  • Under age 18:
  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • Not specified

Renal:

  • Creatinine no greater than 0.3 mg/dL above upper limit of normal for age

Other:

  • No uncontrolled infection
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior chemotherapy for CNS germ cell tumor

Endocrine therapy:

  • Concurrent corticosteroids allowed except as antiemetics

Radiotherapy:

  • No prior cranial or spinal radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United States3 sites

  • Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224

  • Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Pre-Irradiation Chemotherapy for Central Nervous System Germ Cell Malignancies

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of cisplatin and etoposide in treating patients with CNS tumors.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the response rate of patients with newly diagnosed CNS germ cell tumors treated with cisplatin and etoposide.
  • Determine the survival of patients with CNS germ cell tumors treated with cisplatin and etoposide followed by cranial radiotherapy.
  • Determine endocrine and cognitive function in these patients before and after receiving this regimen.

OUTLINE: Patients are stratified by histology (germinoma vs nongerminoma).

Patients receive cisplatin IV over 4 hours followed by etoposide IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1-5. Treatment continues every 3 weeks for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of 4 courses, patients with nongerminoma who achieve complete response (CR) and all patients with germinoma proceed to radiotherapy. After completion of 4 courses, patients with nongerminoma who achieve less than CR undergo resection of any residual cranial masses, if feasible, and then proceed to radiotherapy. Patients who experience disease progression or unacceptable toxicity during chemotherapy are restaged and proceed directly to radiotherapy.

Beginning a minimum of 3 weeks after completion of the last course of chemotherapy and after recovering from any toxic effects of chemotherapy, eligible patients undergo a regimen of craniospinal axis irradiation and/or localized cranial or spinal field irradiation based on histology, extent of disease, and response to chemotherapy. Patients with gross spinal meningeal disease after completion of chemotherapy undergo radiotherapy boost.

Patients are followed every 2 months for 1 year, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 1 year, and then annually for 2 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 12-25 patients with germinoma will be accrued for this study within 3-6 years. A total of 12-25 patients with nongerminoma will be accrued for this study within 6-12 years.

Keywords
childhood central nervous system germ cell tumor, extragonadal germ cell tumor, adult central nervous system germ cell tumor, childhood teratoma, childhood central nervous system choriocarcinoma, childhood central nervous system embryonal tumor, childhood central nervous system germinoma, childhood central nervous system mixed germ cell tumor, childhood central nervous system teratoma, childhood central nervous system yolk sac tumor
Medical subject headings
Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Teratoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Response rate

  2. Survival

  3. Endocrine and cognitive function

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 1991
  3. Primary completionAug 2005
  4. Study completionAug 2005

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00002472
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000076756
Other IDs
P30CA015083, 891351, T92-0208D
Status last verified
Mar 2011
First submitted
1 Nov 1999
Last updated
15 Mar 2011
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing cisplatin, etoposide and conventional surgery in people with Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors and Pediatric Germ Cell Tumor, run by Mayo Clinic at 3 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Mar 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Response rate. The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00002472.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Mar 2011.

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