Clinical trials: Brain Stem Neoplasms, Malignant
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)
Molecular Profiling for Individualized Treatment Plan for DIPG
This is a single arm multi-center pilot trial within the Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC). The current study will use a new treatment approach based on each patient's tumor genomic profiling consisting of whole…
- Trial name
- NCT02274987
- Testing
- Specialized tumor board recommendation, Standard radiation therapy
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Neuroblastoma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
PEACH TRIAL- Precision Medicine and Adoptive Cellular Therapy
A Phase I open-label, multicenter study, to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of treating children with newly diagnosed DIPG or recurrent neuroblastoma with molecular targeted therapy in…
- Trial name
- PEACH (NCT04837547)
- Testing
- Tumor-specific ex vivo expanded autologous lymphocyte transfer (TTRNA-xALT)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Childhood Burkitt Lymphoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Choriocarcinoma
Vorinostat and Bortezomib in Treating Young Patients With Refractory or Recurrent Solid Tumors, Including Central Nervous System Tumors and Lymphoma
This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of vorinostat when given together with bortezomib in treating young patients with refractory or recurrent solid tumors, including CNS tumors and lymphoma.
- Conditions
- Childhood Burkitt Lymphoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Choriocarcinoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Germinoma
- Trial name
- NCT00994500
- Testing
- vorinostat, bortezomib, pharmacological study
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Leukemia
Talotrexin in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent Solid Tumors or Leukemia That is Recurrent or Does Not Respond to Treatment
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as talotrexin, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00458744
- Testing
- talotrexin, chemotherapy
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Recurrent Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Recurrent Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Ex Vivo Drug Sensitivity Testing and Mutation Profiling
This study is a prospective, non-randomized feasibility study. Freshly isolated tumor cells from patients will be screened using state-of-the-art viability assay designed for ex vivo high-throughput drug sensitivity testing…
- Conditions
- Recurrent Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Recurrent Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Recurrent Childhood Large Cell Lymphoma, Refractory Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT03860376
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor
Dasatinib, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide in Treating Young Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Malignant Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Dasatinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs in chemotherapy, such as ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide, work in different ways to stop the growth of…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Kidney Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00788125
- Testing
- carboplatin, dasatinib, etoposide phosphate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Brain Tumor, Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Ritonavir and Lopinavir in Treating Patients With Progressive or Recurrent High-Grade Glioma
RATIONALE: Ritonavir and lopinavir may stop the growth of gliomas by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Ependymoma, Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
- Trial name
- NCT01095094
- Testing
- ritonavir, lopinavir
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
High Grade Glioma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Lorlatinib for Newly-Diagnosed High-Grade Glioma With ROS or ALK Fusion
The goal of this study is to determine the response of the study drug loratinib in treating children who are newly diagnosed high-grade glioma with a fusion in ALK or ROS1.
- Conditions
- High Grade Glioma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Infant Type Hemispheric Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT06333899
- Testing
- Lorlatinib, Lorlatinib with chemotherapy1, Lorlatinib with chemotherapy 2
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
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
Glioma
Trial of Panobinostat in Children With Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of panobinostat in treating younger patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).
- Trial name
- PBTC-047 (NCT02717455)
- Testing
- LBH589
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
Gliomas
Cilengitide and Metronomic Temozolomide for Relapsed or Refractory High Grade Gliomas or Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas in Children and Adolescents
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a combined treatment with cilengitide and metronomic oral temozolomide as measured by 6 months overall survival (OS) after diagnosis of relapse or tumour…
- Trial name
- HGG-CilMetro (NCT01517776)
- Testing
- Cilengitide, Temozolomide
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
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
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Leukemia, B-cell
Precision Exercise in Children With Malignant Hemopathies
In the early years of life and during adolescence, physical activity is crucial for good development of motor skills. It is even more so for those children and young people who are forced to undergo anti-cancer therapies and…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Leukemia, B-cell, Leukemia, T Cell, Lymphoma, Hodgkin
- Trial name
- SportTherapy (NCT04090268)
- Testing
- Sport Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Diffuse Midline Glioma, H3 K27M-Mutant
rHSC-DIPGVax Plus Checkpoint Blockade for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed DIPG and DMG
This is a phase I, open label, plus expansion clinical trial evaluating the safety and tolerability of rHSC-DIPGVax in combination with BALSTILIMAB and ZALIFRELIMAB.
- Trial name
- NCT04943848
- Testing
- rHSC-DIPGVax, Balstilimab, Zalifrelimab
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Molecularly Determined Treatment of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPG)
Diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) for decades has relied on imaging studies and clinical findings. Histologic confirmation has been absent with surgical biopsy of brainstem tumors not believed to have…
- Trial name
- NCT01182350
- Testing
- Bevacizumab, Erlotinib, Temozolomide
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Karen D. Wright MD
Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma
Stem Cell Transplant for High Risk Central Nervous System (CNS) Tumors
The primary goal of this study is to determine if a stem cell transplant in patients with newly diagnosed high risk CNS tumors (glioblastoma multiforme [GBM], high grade astrocytoma, pineoblastoma, rhabdoid tumor, supratentorial…
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Pineoblastoma, Rhabdoid Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00179803
- Testing
- Stem Cell Transplant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Seizure
Levetiracetam or Pregabalin in Treating Seizures in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy and/or Radiation Therapy For Primary Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Levetiracetam and pregabalin are drugs that treat seizures. It is not yet known which drug is more effective in treating seizures caused by primary brain tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00629889
- Testing
- levetiracetam, pregabalin
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Andrea Rossetti
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, High Grade Glioma
C7R-GD2.CAR T Cells for Patients With GD2-expressing Brain Tumors (GAIL-B)
In this study, there are two treatment groups called Cohort 1 and Cohort 2. Cohort 1 is for patients with diffuse midline glioma, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, medulloblastoma, or another rare high-grade glioma that expresses…
- Conditions
- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, High Grade Glioma, Embryonal Tumor, Ependymal Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT04099797
- Testing
- C7R-GD2.CART cells (IV and ICV infusion)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
A Phase II Study of Pegylated Interferon Alfa 2b (PEG-Intron(Trademark)) in Children With Diffuse Pontine Gliomas
Diffuse pontine gliomas are tumors on the pons portion of the brainstem. Their peak incidence is in children between 5 and 10 years old. Their location makes surgical resection impossible.
- Trial name
- NCT00036569
- Testing
- adjuvant therapy, pegylated interferon alfa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)