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Embryonal Tumor With Multilayered RosettesPhase 2PNOC031NCT06861244

Embryonal Tumor With Multilayered Rosettes

A Phase 2 study testing Radiotherapy (RT), Chemotherapy Drug, Cancer - Physician's Choice and Non-Investigational Surgical Resection in people with Embryonal Tumor With Multilayered Rosettes and Embryonal Tumor With Multilayered Rosettes, Nos, run by University of California, San Francisco at 8 sites in United States.

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Trial summary

This is an open-label, comprehensive, iterative investigation of evaluating the use of induction chemotherapy, high-dose chemotherapy, and focal radiation therapy in children with newly diagnosed Embryonal Tumor With Multilayered Rosettes (ETMR). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
What is being tested?
Radiotherapy (RT), Chemotherapy Drug, Cancer - Physician's Choice and Non-Investigational Surgical Resection
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
70 participants
Where
8 sitesUnited States
Study dates
6 Mar 2025to 31 Mar 2032
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Participants must have either a molecularly or histologically confirmed embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes.
  • For enrollment, a confirmation of a minimum of 10-20 unstained formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) slides or 1 block (15-20 mg) with tumor content of 40% or greater is required. Anything less must be discussed and approved by the study chairs prior to enrollment.
  • Prior Therapy:
  • Cohort 1 participants must not have received any prior tumor-directed therapy other than surgical resection.
  • Cohort 2 and 3 participants may receive tumor-directed therapy prior to enrollment. These participants must be discussed with study chairs prior to enrollment.
  • Participants must not have received prior radiation for treatment of tumor.
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  • Participants of any age are eligible.
  • Participants should begin induction chemotherapy within 28 days of the most recent definitive surgical procedure. Participants beginning therapy beyond 28 days from surgery, will need to discuss with study chairs.
  • Cohort specific eligibility
  • Cohort 1: Gross-total resection, Eligible for early radiotherapy (please see age criteria below), and no evidence of metastatic disease.
  • Cohort 2: Gross-total resection, high dose chemotherapy (please see age criteria below), and no evidence of metastatic disease.
  • Cohort 3A: Metastatic or residual disease, and early radiotherapy.
  • Cohort 3B: Metastatic or residual disease, and high dose chemotherapy.
  • Radiotherapy Age Criteria (at the time of planned radiation): >12 months of age for participants with infratentorial tumor OR >15 months of age for participants with supratentorial tumor. For participants being treated on radiotherapy-containing arms, the legal parent/guardian or patient and the physician must be willing to allow the use of radiotherapy for treatment.
  • Performance Score: Karnofsky >= 50 for participants > 16 years of age and Lansky >= 50 for participants <=16 years of age. Participants who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score.
  • Organ Function Requirements:
  • Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > 75,000/mm3
  • Platelet count > 75,000/mm3 (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 72 hours prior to enrollment).
  • Adequate Renal Function defined as:
  • Serum creatinine < 1.5 x upper limit normal (ULN) based on age and gender.
  • Adequate Liver Function defined as:
  • Total bilirubin < 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age; in presence of Gilbert's syndrome, total bilirubin < 3 x ULN or direct bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN,
  • alanine aminotransferase (ALT) < 3 x ULN,
  • aspartate aminotransferase (AST) < 3 x ULN,
  • Adequate Neurologic Function defined as:
  • Participants with seizure disorder may be enrolled if well controlled. Participants on enzyme inducing anticonvulsants may be excluded pending interaction(s) with study drugs.
  • As chemotherapeutic agents used in this trial are known to be teratogenic, women and men of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation and 4 months after completion of study therapy. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
  • Participants must be enrolled on PNOC COMP prior to enrollment on PNOC031 if PNOC COMP is open to accrual at the enrolling institution.
  • A legal parent/guardian or patient must be able to understand, and willing to sign, a written informed consent and assent document, as appropriate.

Who cannot join

  • Cohort 1 only: Participants who have received any prior tumor-directed therapy other than surgical intervention
  • Participants who are receiving any other tumor directed investigational agents.
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to the agents used in study.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness.
  • Women of childbearing potential must not be pregnant or breast-feeding.

Trial locations and contacts

8 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

PNOC Operations Office contact

415-502-1600

PNOC031@ucsf.edu

8 sites in 1 country

United States8 sites, 8 recruiting
  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21218

    Kenneth Cohen, MD, MBA, 410-614-5055, kcohen@jhmi.edu

    Robyn Gartrell, MD, MS, 410-955-2548, rgartre1@jh.edu

    Recruiting
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233

    Girish Dhall, MD, 205-638-6194, gdhall@uabmc.edu

    Laura K Metrock, MD, 205-638-9285, kmetrock@peds.uab.edu

    Recruiting
  • Hackensack University Medical Center

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601

    Derek Hanson, MD, 551-996-5437, derek.hanson@hmhn.org

    Katharine Offer, MD, 551-996-5437, katharine.offer@hmhn.org

    Recruiting
  • Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

    Brian Weiss, MD, 317-944-8784, weissbd@iu.edu

    Alex Lion, DO, 317-944-8784, alion@iu.edu

    Recruiting
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38105

    Emily Hanzlik, MD, 901-595-2615, emily.hanzlik@stjude.org

    Amar Gajjar, MD, 901-595-2615, Amar.Gajjar@stjude.org

    Recruiting
  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113

    Nicholas Whipple, MD, MPH, 801-662-4700, nicholas.whipple@hsc.utah.edu

    Priya Chan, MD, 801-662-4700, priya.chan@hsc.utah.edu

    Recruiting
  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143

    PNOC Operations Office, 415-502-1600, PNOC031@ucsf.edu

    877-827-3222, cancertrials@ucsf.edu

    Recruiting
  • Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, Missouri, 63130

    Michael Angelo Huang, MD, 314-362-4563, huangm@wustl.edu

    Mohamed AbdelBaki, MD, (314) 454-6018, Mohameda@wustl.edu

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: PNOC031: Protocol for Embryonal Tumor With Multilayered Rosettes (ETMR)

This is an open-label, comprehensive, iterative investigation of evaluating the use of induction chemotherapy, high-dose chemotherapy, and focal radiation therapy in children with newly diagnosed Embryonal Tumor With Multilayered Rosettes (ETMR).

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES I. To determine the six-month progression-free survival (PFS6) of participants with newly diagnosed, gross-totally resected, non-metastatic ETMR, treated using a regimen of induction chemotherapy and early focal radiotherapy (Cohort 1)

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES I. To determine the two-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of participants with newly diagnosed, gross-totally resected, non-metastatic ETMR (Cohort 1).

II. To determine the two-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of participants with newly diagnosed, gross-totally resected, non-metastatic ETMR (Cohort 2).

III. To determine the two-year progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) and objective response rate of participants with newly diagnosed, incompletely resected and/or metastatic ETMR (Cohort 3A and 3B)

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To validate the utility of a liquid miRNA biomarker in blood and Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) as a correlative marker of a participant's disease status.

II. To better define the genomic landscape of ETMR.

OUTLINE:

Participants with newly diagnosed ETMR will obtain either gross total, or sub-total resection surgery prior to enrollment. After surgery, participants will be assigned to 1 of 4 possible cohorts:

Cohorts 1 and 2: Participants with newly diagnosed, gross-totally resected, non-metastatic ETMR.

Cohorts 3A and 3B: Participants with newly diagnosed, incompletely resected and/or metastatic ETMR.

Participants will be assessed for survival outcomes for up to 2 years. Follow-up procedures are to be captured under the PNOC COMP protocol. Participants will be followed under the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC) COMP protocol until death or withdrawal from study.

Being tested
Radiotherapy (RT), Chemotherapy Drug, Cancer - Physician's Choice, Non-Investigational Surgical Resection, Temozolomide, Tumor Tissue Sample
Medical subject headings
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Pyloric Stenosis, Hypertrophic

What participants receive

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

  • Radiotherapy (RT)Radiation

    Also called Focal Radiotherapy, Radiation Therapy

    Undergo RT

  • Chemotherapy Drug, Cancer - Physician's ChoiceDrug

    Also called Standard of Care, High dose Chemotherapy

    One or more of the following may be assigned by the physician (physician's choice) per standard of care guidelines upon study enrollment following surgery: Cytarabine, Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Vincristine Sulfate injection (Vincristine PFS), Topotecan Hydrochloride, Dactinomycin, Thiotepa, Filgrastim, Cyclophosphamide, or Doxorubicin Hydrochloride. Not all participants will receive all possible drug regimens.

  • Non-Investigational Surgical ResectionProcedure or surgery

    Also called Standard of Care Surgical Resection, Standard of Care Surgical Resection of Tumor

    Undergo surgery directly before study enrollment as part of planned care.

  • TemozolomideDrug

    Also called Temodar

    Participants assigned to or whom receive optional RT will receive concurrent temozolomide

  • Tumor Tissue SampleProcedure or surgery

    Also called Tumor Specimen

    Tumor tissue will be collected for correlative studies

  • Blood SampleProcedure or surgery

    Also called Blood Specimen

    Blood samples will be collected for correlative studies

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) SampleProcedure or surgery

    Also called CSF Specimen

    CSF samples will be collected for correlative studies

Study groups in NCT06861244
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Cohort 1: Gross-total resection, non-metastatic, early radiotherapyExperimentalParticipants will undergo gross total resection of the tumor prior to enrollment into this cohort. Standard dose induction chemotherapy and 6-weeks of early focal radiotherapy, followed by and a second standard dose induction chemotherapy for a total of 12 weeks of chemotherapy; 18 weeks of treatments in all. Participants will be followed for up to 2 years.
Receives: Radiation: Radiotherapy (RT); Drug: Chemotherapy Drug, Cancer - Physician's Choice; Procedure: Non-Investigational Surgical Resection; Drug: Temozolomide; Procedure: Tumor Tissue Sample; Procedure: Blood Sample; Procedure: Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Sample
Cohort 2: Gross-total resection, non-metastatic, high-dose chemotherapyExperimentalParticipants will undergo gross total resection of the tumor prior to enrollment into this cohort. Participants will receive 6 weeks of induction chemotherapy and 3 cycles (approximately 4 weeks each) of high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue and will have the option to receive radiotherapy at the completion of therapy, for a total of 18-24 weeks. Participants will be followed for up to 2 years.
Receives: Radiation: Radiotherapy (RT); Drug: Chemotherapy Drug, Cancer - Physician's Choice; Procedure: Non-Investigational Surgical Resection; Drug: Temozolomide; Procedure: Tumor Tissue Sample; Procedure: Blood Sample; Procedure: Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Sample
Cohort 3A: Metastatic or residual disease, early radiotherapyExperimentalParticipants metastatic disease or residual disease following their initial surgical interventions prior to enrollment into this cohort will receive standard dose induction chemotherapy and 6-weeks of early focal radiotherapy, followed by and a second standard dose induction chemotherapy for a total of 12 weeks of chemotherapy; 18 weeks of treatments in all. Participants will be followed for up to 5 years.
Receives: Radiation: Radiotherapy (RT); Drug: Chemotherapy Drug, Cancer - Physician's Choice; Procedure: Non-Investigational Surgical Resection; Drug: Temozolomide; Procedure: Tumor Tissue Sample; Procedure: Blood Sample; Procedure: Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Sample
Cohort 3B: Metastatic or residual disease, high-dose chemotherapyExperimentalParticipants metastatic disease or residual disease following their initial surgical interventions prior to enrollment into this cohort. Participants will receive 6 weeks of induction chemotherapy and 3 cycles (approximately 4 weeks each) of high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue and will have the option to receive radiotherapy at the completion of therapy, for a total of 18-24 weeks. Participants will be followed for up to 5 years.
Receives: Radiation: Radiotherapy (RT); Drug: Chemotherapy Drug, Cancer - Physician's Choice; Procedure: Non-Investigational Surgical Resection; Drug: Temozolomide; Procedure: Tumor Tissue Sample; Procedure: Blood Sample; Procedure: Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Sample

What is being measured

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

  1. Median Progression-free survival at 6 months (PFS6) (Cohort 1)

    The median PFS6 is defined as the median number of months for participants in Cohort 1 who have remained progression-free from the date of initial surgical resection until 6 months.

    Measured: Up to 6 months

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Median Progression-free survival at 2 years progression-free survival (PFS)

    The median PFS6 is defined as the median number of months for participants by cohort who have remained progression-free from the date of initial surgical resection until 2 years post-surgery.

    Measured: Up to 2 years

  2. Median Overall Survival at 2 years (OS)

    The median OS is defined as the median number of months for participants by cohort who are still alive from the date of initial surgical resection until 2 years post-surgery.

    Measured: Up to 2 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted6 Mar 2025
  2. Study start6 Mar 2025
  3. Primary completion30 Sep 2030 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Mar 2032 (estimated)

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
70 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06861244
Sponsor's protocol ID
240830
Other IDs
NCI-2025-01764
Acronym
PNOC031
Status last verified
Jun 2026
First submitted
28 Feb 2025
Last updated
29 Jun 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
Yes
Individual data sharing
Yes: De-identified data may be shared with study collaborators

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Radiotherapy (RT), Chemotherapy Drug, Cancer - Physician's Choice and Non-Investigational Surgical Resection in people with Embryonal Tumor With Multilayered Rosettes and Embryonal Tumor With Multilayered Rosettes, Nos, run by University of California, San Francisco at 8 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?

The sponsor lists 29 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 8 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact PNOC Operations Office (415-502-1600, PNOC031@ucsf.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Median Progression-free survival at 6 months (PFS6) (Cohort 1) (time frame: Up to 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

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 29 Jun 2026.

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