Clinical trials: Brain Stem Neoplasm
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
CED With Irinotecan Liposome Injection Using Real Time Imaging in Children With Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) (PNOC 009)
This is a Phase I and Early Efficacy Study of Convection Enhanced Delivery (CED) of irinotecan liposome injection (nal-IRI) Using Real Time Imaging with Gadolinium in Children with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma who have…
- Trial name
- NCT03086616
- Testing
- Convection Enhanced Delivery (CED) of Nanoliposomal irinotecan (nal-IRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Sabine Mueller, MD, PhD
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Brainstem Stroke
Optimizing BCI-FIT: Brain Computer Interface - Functional Implementation Toolkit
This project adds to non-invasive BCIs for communication for adults with severe speech and physical impairments due to neurodegenerative diseases.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Brainstem Stroke, Muscular Dystrophies, Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
- Trial name
- BCI-FIT (NCT04468919)
- Testing
- BCI-FIT multi-modal access, BCI-FIT adaptive signal modeling, BCI-FIT active querying
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Surgery, Brain Tumor
Neurosurgical Transitional Care Programme
Readmissions increasingly serve as a metric of hospital performance, inviting quality improvement initiatives in both medicine and surgery.
- Conditions
- Surgery, Brain Tumor, Brain Tumor, Recurrent, Brain Pathology
- Trial name
- TCP (NCT03593330)
- Testing
- Transitional Care Programme
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 242 people
- Sponsor
- Barts & The London NHS Trust
Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Brain Stem Glioma
Veliparib, Radiation Therapy, and Temozolomide in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Pontine Gliomas
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and the best dose of veliparib when given together with radiation therapy and temozolomide and to see how well they work in treating younger patients newly diagnosed with diffuse…
- Conditions
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Brain Stem Glioma, Childhood Mixed Glioma, Fibrillary Astrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT01514201
- Testing
- 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain Metastases, Diffuse Gliomas
Preclinical Brain Tumor Models
Background: Primary or secondary brain tumors (metastases) remain associated with a very poor prognosis linked to significant therapeutic resistance.
- Trial name
- HITCH (NCT06045065)
- Testing
- Fresh tumor sampling
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Malignant Glioma, Ependymoma
Optune for Children With High-Grade Glioma or Ependymoma, and Optune With Radiation Therapy for Children With DIPG
This is a multicenter trial of the Optune device to examine the feasibility and to describe the device-related toxicity in children with supratentorial high grade glioma (HGG) or ependymoma (Stratum 1) and to examine the…
- Conditions
- Malignant Glioma, Ependymoma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT03033992
- Testing
- Optune System (NovoTTF-200A System, Tumor Treating Fields, TTFields), Concurrent Optune and RT followed by Optune System alone
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
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
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Kidney Cancer
MT2004-30: Tomotherapy for Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: A peripheral blood stem cell transplant or bone marrow transplant using stem cells from the patient may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy and image-guided intensity-modulated radiation…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Kidney Cancer, Liver Cancer, Retinoblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00623077
- Testing
- filgrastim, busulfan, etoposide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Glial Cell Tumors, Malignant Gliomas
Valproic Acid, Radiation, and Bevacizumab in Children With High Grade Gliomas or Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Currently, there are few effective treatments for the following aggressive brain tumors: glioblastoma multiforme, anaplastic astrocytoma, gliomatosis cerebri, gliosarcoma, or brainstem glioma.
- Conditions
- Glial Cell Tumors, Malignant Gliomas, Glioblastoma Multiforme, Anaplastic Astrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT00879437
- Testing
- Valproic acid, Bevacizumab, Radiation therapy
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma
Genetic Study in Patients Receiving Treatment for Hodgkin's Disease or Childhood Brain Tumor
RATIONALE: Determination of genetic markers for leukemia or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that is secondary to Hodgkin's disease and childhood brain tumors may help doctors to identify patients who are at risk for these cancers.
- Trial name
- NCT00006342
- Testing
- chromosomal translocation analysis, gene rearrangement analysis, mutation analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Thrombocytopenia
Pharmacokinetics in Patients With Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Glioma Receiving Temozolomide and Radiation Therapy
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood in the laboratory from patients receiving temozolomide may help doctors learn how temozolomide works in the body.
- Trial name
- NCT00471653
- Testing
- temozolomide, comparative genomic hybridization, polymorphism analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
High Grade Glioma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Adjuvant Dendritic Cell Immunotherapy for Pediatric Patients With High-grade Glioma or Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Childhood aggressive gliomas are rare brain tumors with very poor prognosis. Due to the tumor's location and infiltrative nature, surgical removal is not always possible, and even when resection is performed and combined with…
- Trial name
- ADDICT-pedGLIO (NCT04911621)
- Testing
- Dendritic cell vaccination + temozolomide-based chemoradiation, Dendritic cell vaccination +- conventional next-line treatment
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Pediatric High Risk Gliomas
Irinotecan in Combination With Cisplatin in Pediatric Patients With Unfavorable Prognosis Gliomas
Tumours of the brain and of the central nervous system (CNS) are the most common solid tumours in children. Amongst these, gliomas are the most frequent, although this term covers different histological subtypes, the most…
- Trial name
- NCT01574092
- Testing
- Combination of two marketed drugs (irinotecan and cisplatin)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Sant Joan de Deu
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Pediatric Brainstem Glioma
Phase I Study of Marizomib + Panobinostat for Children With DIPG
This research study is evaluating the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of the drugs marizomib and panobinostat in pediatric patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).
- Conditions
- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Pediatric Brainstem Glioma, Pediatric Brainstem Gliosarcoma, Recurrent, Pediatric Cancer
- Trial name
- DIPG (NCT04341311)
- Testing
- Marizomib, Panobinostat
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Cancer
Colony-Stimulating Factors in Treating Children With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Colony-stimulating factors such as thrombopoietin and G-CSF may increase the number of immune cells found in…
- Trial name
- NCT00003597
- Testing
- recombinant human thrombopoietin, carboplatin, etoposide
- Where
- 24 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Ewing Sarcoma, Solid Tumors
Study Of Palbociclib Combined With Chemotherapy In Pediatric Patients With Recurrent/Refractory Solid Tumors
A study to learn about safety and find out maximum tolerable dose of palbociclib given in combination with chemotherapy (temozolomide with irinotecan or topotecan with cyclophosphamide) in children, adolescents and young adults…
- Conditions
- Ewing Sarcoma, Solid Tumors, Rhabdoid Tumor, Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT03709680
- Testing
- Palbociclib, Temozolomide, Irinotecan
- Where
- 84 sites in United States, Brazil and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Giant Cell Arteritis
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
The purpose of this study is to delineate the association of the 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) detected vasculitis pattern of the large vessels (PET positivity) and the…
- Trial name
- NCT02985424
- Testing
- 18F-FDG PET/CT
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Svendborg Hospital
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor
Busulfan in Treating Children and Adolescents With Refractory CNS Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the safety of delivering intrathecal busulfan in children and adolescents who…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00006246
- Testing
- busulfan
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
MTX110 by Convection-Enhanced Delivery in Treating Participants With Newly-Diagnosed Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects of panobinostat nanoparticle formulation MTX110 (MTX110) in treating participants with newly-diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.
- Trial name
- PNOC015 (NCT03566199)
- Testing
- Panobinostat Nanoparticle Formulation MTX110, Convection-Enhanced Delivery (CED)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Sabine Mueller, MD, PhD
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Combination Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy With or Without Methotrexate in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed Gliomas
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00278278
- Testing
- cisplatin, etoposide, ifosfamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- German Society for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology GPOH gGmbH