Clinical trials: Brain Stem Neoplasm
Brain Tumors, Central Nervous System Tumors
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Progressive Brain Tumors
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.
- Trial name
- NCT00002944
- Testing
- carboplatin, lomustine, procarbazine hydrochloride
- Where
- 204 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 428 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer
Carboxyamidotriazole and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors or Refractory Lymphomas
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00019019
- Testing
- carboxyamidotriazole, paclitaxel
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
High-grade Glioma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
IL-8 Receptor-modified CD70 CAR T Cell Therapy in CD70+ Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent Pediatric High-grade Glioma (pHGG) and Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (ndDIPG)
This is a phase I study to assess the safety and feasibility of IL-8 receptor modified patient-derived activated CD70 CAR T cell therapy in newly diagnosed and recurrent CD70+ Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas (pHGG) and Diffuse…
- Trial name
- Peds IMPACT (NCT06946680)
- Testing
- Ex-Vivo expanded autologous IL-8 receptor (CXCR2) modified CD70 CAR (8R-70CAR) T cells
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Amyloidosis
Bortezomib and Dexamethasone Followed by High-Dose Melphalan and Stem Cell Transplantation for Primary (AL) Amyloidosis
The drugs dexamethasone and bortezomib are both FDA-approved for the treatment of multiple myeloma, a disease very similar to amyloidosis. However, they are currently investigational for the treatment of amyloidosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01083316
- Testing
- Bortezomib, Dexamethasone, Melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Calcitriol Plus Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Calcitriol may help solid tumor cells develop into normal cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00008086
- Testing
- calcitriol, carboplatin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Thiotepa Followed by Peripheral Stem Cell or Bone Marrow Transplant in Treating Patients With Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell or bone marrow transplant may allow the doctor to give…
- Trial name
- NCT00008008
- Testing
- filgrastim, sargramostim, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Valproic Acid in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors or CNS Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as valproic acid, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00107458
- Testing
- valproic acid
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Bladder Cancer, Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Study of Genes and Environment in Patients With Cancer in East Anglia, Trent, or West Midlands Regions of the United Kingdom
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Esophageal Cancer, Intraocular Melanoma
- Trial name
- NCT00757614
- Testing
- DNA analysis, polymorphism analysis, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14,000 people
- Sponsor
- Cancer Research UK
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Carboplatin in Patients With Progressive Gliomas
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of carboplatin in patients with progressive glioma.
- Trial name
- NCT00002749
- Testing
- carboplatin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Glioma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Neural Stem Cell Based Virotherapy of Newly Diagnosed Malignant Glioma
Malignant gliomas have a very poor prognosis with median survival measured in months rather than years. It is a disease in great need of novel therapeutic approaches.
- Conditions
- Glioma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT03072134
- Testing
- Neural stem cells loaded with an oncolytic adenovirus
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Glioblastoma Multiforme (WHO Grade IV), Anaplastic Astrocytoma (WHO Grade III)
Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Brain Tumors With Chemotherapy and Radiation Using Cells Modified for Chemoprotection and an Experimental Drug to Decrease the Tumor Cell Resistance to Chemotherapy
Cure rates for patients with high grade glioma remain disappointing, in part because tumor cells are often resistant to chemotherapy, and because using higher doses of chemotherapy causes damage to normal blood cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00272870
- Testing
- 06Benzylguanine, MGMT P140K, Meltenyi CliniMacs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Brain Tumors
Temozolomide,Thiotepa and Carboplatin With Autologous Stem Cell Rescue Followed by 13-cis-retinoic Acid in Patients With Recurrent/Refractory Malignant Brain Tumors
The purpose of this study is to: Find out how safe and effective (by monitoring the good and/or bad effects) treatment with high dose temozolomide, thiotepa and carboplatin with stem cell rescue followed by 13-cis-retinoic acid…
- Trial name
- NCT00528437
- Testing
- temozolomide, thiotepa, carboplatin, 13-cis-retinoic acid
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Autoimmune Disease, Neurologic Autoimmune Disease
Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Neurologic Autoimmune Diseases
This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine and melphalan together with antithymocyte globulin before a stem cell transplant works in treating patients with autoimmune neurologic…
- Conditions
- Autoimmune Disease, Neurologic Autoimmune Disease, Autologous Transplant Autoimmune, Multiple Sclerosis Transplant
- Trial name
- NCT00716066
- Testing
- Anti-Thymocyte Globulin, Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Carmustine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), Brain Stem Glioma
Brain Stem Gliomas Treated With Adoptive Cellular Therapy During Focal Radiotherapy Recovery Alone or With Dose-intensified Temozolomide (Phase I)
The standard of care for children with DIPG includes focal radiotherapy (RT) but outcomes have remained dismal despite this treatment.
- Trial name
- BRAVO (NCT03396575)
- Testing
- TTRNA-DC vaccines with GM-CSF, TTRNA-xALT, Cyclophosphamide + Fludarabine Lymphodepletive Conditioning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cancer
Caspofungin Acetate in Treating Aspergillosis in Patients With Hematologic Cancer or in Patients Who Have Undergone a Stem Cell Transplant
RATIONALE: Antifungals, such as caspofungin acetate, may be effective in treating fungal infections caused by chemotherapy or stem cell transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT00110045
- Testing
- caspofungin acetate
- Where
- 13 sites in Belgium, France and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Neuroblastoma
Docetaxel in Treating Children With Recurrent Solid Tumors
Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of docetaxel in treating children with recurrent solid tumors. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Neuroblastoma, Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT00002825
- Testing
- filgrastim, docetaxel
- Where
- 36 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, DIPG
Illuminate: A Clinical Study Evaluating CAR T Immune Cell Therapy (BCB-276) for Patients With Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).
This study will evaluate BCB-276, an investigational B7-H3-targeted Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, in children and young adults with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).
- Conditions
- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, DIPG, Brain Tumor, CNS Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT07680439
- Testing
- BCB-276
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- BrainChild Bio, Inc
Glioblastomas, Sarcoma
Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Mindfulness-based Intervention for Children and Young Adults With High Grade or High-Risk Cancer and Their Caregivers
Background: People cope with cancer in different ways. Mindfulness means focusing on the present moment with an open mind. Researchers want to see if this can help children and young adults with a high-grade high-risk cancer with…
- Conditions
- Glioblastomas, Sarcoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03538587
- Testing
- Enhanced Mindfulness Intervention, Psychoeducation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Leukemia
Decision Making About Participating in Pharmacokinetic Studies in Patients Enrolled in a Phase I Treatment Clinical Trial
RATIONALE: Gathering information about why patients or their guardians agree or decline to participate in the optional pharmacokinetic portion of a phase I treatment study may help doctors plan clinical trials in the future.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Leukemia, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00890435
- Testing
- questionnaire administration, psychosocial assessment and care
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Choriocarcinoma
Gamma-Secretase Inhibitor RO4929097 in Treating Young Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors, CNS Tumors, Lymphoma, or T-Cell Leukemia
This phase I/II clinical trial is studying the side effects and best dose of gamma-secretase inhibitor RO4929097 and to see how well it works in treating young patients with relapsed or refractory solid tumors, CNS tumors…
- Conditions
- Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Choriocarcinoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Germinoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Mixed Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT01088763
- Testing
- gamma-secretase/Notch signalling pathway inhibitor RO4929097, diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis, pharmacological study
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)