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Brain and Central Nervous System TumorsPhase 3NCT00003015

Carboplatin Plus Vincristine in Treating Children and Adolescents With Low Grade Glioma

A Phase 3 study testing carboplatin, vincristine sulfate and conventional surgery in people with Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, run by Societe Internationale d'Oncologie Pediatrique at 3 sites in 3 countries.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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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: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of carboplatin plus vincristine in treating children and adolescents with low… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 15 years
Conditions the study is for
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
What is being tested?
carboplatin, vincristine sulfate and conventional surgery
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
200 participants
Where
3 sitesin 3 countries
Study dates
Jan 1997to not given
Phase
Phase 3
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 Up to 15 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Patients with or without neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) with low grade glioma not previously treated with chemotherapy or radiotherapy Tumor types considered are: Low grade astrocytoma (Kernohan grade 1/2) Oligodendroglioma Mixed oligoastrocytoma Ganglioglioma Patients with NF1 and hypothalamic/visual pathway glioma are eligible without biopsy All CNS sites are eligible, including biopsy proven low grade spinal tumors and intrinsic brain stem tumors No malignant (anaplastic) glioma (Kernohan grade 3/4), glioblastoma multiforme, and ependymal tumors

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Under 16 Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Surgery: Not specified

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 3 countries.

3 sites in 3 countries

Germany1 site
  • Zentralklinikum Augsburg

    Augsburg, DOH-8-6156

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Italy1 site
  • University of Padua

    Padua, 35128

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United Kingdom1 site
  • Queen's Medical Centre

    Nottingham, England, NG7 2UH

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About this study

Official title: Ultimate Low Grade Glioma Study

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: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of carboplatin plus vincristine in treating children and adolescents with low grade glioma.

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OBJECTIVES: I. Develop a standardized scheme of therapy for children and adolescents with low grade glioma. II. Determine the effectiveness of carboplatin and vincristine in treating children aged less than 5 years with severe or progressive symptoms or unequivocal imaging evidence of tumor growth.

OUTLINE: A complete resection of tumor is performed on patients with low grade glioma with or without neurofibromatosis type 1. Surgery is reconsidered following tumor relapse, progression, or clinical deterioration. Every effort is made to obtain a biopsy from patients not receiving debulking surgery. Nonoperative patients and postoperative patients who are not candidates for second surgery receive chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Postoperative patients receive radiotherapy following surgical wound healing and within 28 days of resection. Children less than 5 years old receive chemotherapy first, then radiotherapy if the tumor subsequently progresses or recurs. All other patients receive radiotherapy, then chemotherapy. The latter treatment is conducted in the presence of tumor progression. Chemotherapy is given in 2 parts, first an initial intensive phase (phase 1), then a later continuation phase (phase 2). In phase 1, patients receive vincristine IV weekly for 10 weeks and carboplatin IV every 3 weeks. In phase 2, patients receive vincristine IV and carboplatin IV every 4 weeks for a total treatment time of 52 weeks. Chemotherapy continues until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients receive radiotherapy daily 5 times a week. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 1 year, and then annually for 3 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 200 patients will be accrued for this study over 5 years.

Being tested
carboplatin, vincristine sulfate, conventional surgery, radiation therapy
Keywords
childhood low-grade cerebral astrocytoma, childhood oligodendroglioma, untreated childhood visual pathway glioma, untreated childhood cerebellar astrocytoma
Medical subject headings
Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Oligodendroglioma

What participants receive

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

Timeline

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

  1. First posted27 May 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 1997

Resources

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 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Enrolment
200 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00003015
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000065595
Other IDs
SIOP-95-2, EU-96063
Status last verified
Jan 2001
First submitted
1 Nov 1999
Last updated
4 Dec 2013
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Gnekow AK, Perilongo G, Zanetti I, et al.: Single dose carboplatin and vincristine (VER) for progressive low-grade glioma (LGG) in childhood. A SIOP/GPOH study. [Abstract] International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, May 18-21, 1994, Houston, Tx. A-89, 1999.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing carboplatin, vincristine sulfate and conventional surgery in people with Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, run by Societe Internationale d'Oncologie Pediatrique at 3 sites in 3 countries.

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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Dec 2013. 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 Germany, Italy, United Kingdom. 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 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

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

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00003015, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 4 Dec 2013.

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