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Brain and Central Nervous System TumorsPhase 1NCT00025558

Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation or Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Patients With Brain Cancer

A Phase 1 study testing filgrastim, carboplatin and temozolomide in people with Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, run by NYU Langone Health at 4 sites in 2 countries.

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. Peripheral stem cell transplantation or bone marrow transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 year to 49 years
Conditions the study is for
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
What is being tested?
filgrastim, carboplatin and temozolomide
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
Not given
Where
4 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
Oct 2000to May 2007
Phase
Phase 1
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 1 year to 49 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of one of the following malignant brain tumors:
  • Anaplastic astrocytoma
  • Glioblastoma multiforme
  • Anaplastic oligodendroglioma
  • Medulloblastoma
  • High-grade ependymoma
  • Germ cell tumors
  • Pineoblastoma
  • Other primitive neuroectodermal tumors
  • Recurrent disease or resistant to conventional therapy (e.g., surgery, radiotherapy, or standard chemotherapy)
  • No prior myeloablative doses of thiotepa OR
  • Newly diagnosed malignant glioma with minimal residual disease after prior radiotherapy
  • Minimal residual disease is defined as tumor with maximum diameter of less than 1.5 cm by MRI and no corticosteroid dependency

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • Over 1 to under 50

Performance status:

  • Karnofsky 70-100% OR
  • Lansky 70-100%

Life expectancy:

  • More than 12 weeks

Hematopoietic:

  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3
  • Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL (transfusion allowed)

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin less than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • SGOT/SGPT less than 2.5 times ULN
  • Alkaline phosphatase less than 2.5 times ULN

Renal:

  • Creatinine less than 1.5 times ULN
  • Creatinine clearance at least 70 mL/min
  • BUN less than 1.5 times ULN

Cardiovascular:

  • Ejection fraction greater than 50% OR
  • Shortening fraction greater than 27%
  • No evidence of myocardial ischemia on EKG if over 40 years of age

Other:

  • HIV negative
  • No AIDS-related illness
  • No frequent vomiting or medical condition that would preclude oral medication (e.g., partial bowel obstruction)
  • No other malignancy within the past 2 years except surgically cured carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • At least 2 weeks since prior biologic therapy or immunotherapy

Chemotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin) and recovered

Endocrine therapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Radiotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 6 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered
  • At least 6 weeks since prior brachytherapy or radiosurgery

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Recovered from prior major surgery

Trial locations and contacts

4 sites in 2 countries.

4 sites in 2 countries

United States3 sites
  • Columbus Children's Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43205-2696

  • NYU Cancer Institute at New York University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10016

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

Other trials in United States

Australia1 site
  • Princess Margaret Hospital for Children

    Perth, Western Australia, 6001

Other trials in Australia

About this study

Official title: Dose Escalation of Temozolomide in Combination With Thiotepa and Carboplatin With Autologous Stem Cell Rescue in Patients With Malignant Brain Tumors With Minimal Residual Disease

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Peripheral stem cell transplantation or bone marrow transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combining temozolomide, thiotepa, and carboplatin followed by peripheral stem cell transplantation or bone marrow transplantation in treating patients who have brain cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the maximum tolerated dose of temozolomide in combination with thiotepa and carboplatin followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell or bone marrow transplantation in patients with recurrent high-grade brain tumors with minimal residual disease or newly-diagnosed malignant glioma with minimal residual disease following irradiation.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of temozolomide.

Patients receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) once daily for 3 consecutive days. After the third dose of G-CSF, patients undergo leukapheresis to collect peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC). Patients who do not have adequate PBSC may undergo bone marrow harvest.

Patients then receive oral temozolomide every 12 hours on days -10 to -6 and thiotepa IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 4 hours on days -5 to -3.

PBSC or bone marrow are reinfused on day 0. Beginning on day 1, patients receive G-CSF SC or IV until blood counts recover.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of temozolomide until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

Patients are followed at day 42, at 3 months, every 3 months for 2 years, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 1 year, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 18-30 patients will be accrued for this study.

Being tested
filgrastim, carboplatin, temozolomide, thiotepa, autologous bone marrow transplantation
Keywords
childhood central nervous system germ cell tumor, recurrent adult brain tumor, adult medulloblastoma, adult glioblastoma, adult anaplastic astrocytoma, adult anaplastic oligodendroglioma, adult mixed glioma, adult central nervous system germ cell tumor, adult pineoblastoma, recurrent childhood supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor, recurrent childhood medulloblastoma, recurrent childhood ependymoma, adult giant cell glioblastoma, adult gliosarcoma, adult anaplastic ependymoma, adult supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET)
Medical subject headings
Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Brain Neoplasms, Medulloblastoma, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma, Glioma, Pinealoma

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 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2000
  3. Primary completionMay 2007

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 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00025558
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000068973
Other IDs
P30CA016087, NYU-0006H, NCI-G01-2022
Status last verified
Mar 2011
First submitted
11 Oct 2001
Last updated
28 Mar 2011
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing filgrastim, carboplatin and temozolomide in people with Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, run by NYU Langone Health at 4 sites in 2 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 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 4 sites in United States, Australia. 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 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

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.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 28 Mar 2011.

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