Clinical trials: Brain Stem Tumors
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Clinical Trial Evaluating the Combination of Vandetanib and Dasatinib During and After Radiation Therapy (RT) in Children With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)
This is a Phase I clinical trial evaluating the combination of vandetanib and dasatinib during and after radiation therapy (RT) in children with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).
- Trial name
- NCT00996723
- Testing
- vandetanib and dasatinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Biomarkers in Blood Samples From Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed Brain Tumors Undergoing Standard Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood in the laboratory from patients receiving radiation therapy and chemotherapy may help doctors learn more about the effects of this treatment on cells.
- Trial name
- NCT01233479
- Testing
- systemic chemotherapy, laboratory biomarker analysis, therapeutic surgical procedure
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Head and Neck Cancer
Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Central Nervous System Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplant may allow the doctor to give higher doses of…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Head and Neck Cancer, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00007982
- Testing
- filgrastim, carmustine, cisplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer, Cardiac Anomaly
Using NPT to Evaluate Providing PPC as ELNEC-PPC WBT for Nurses
The purpose of this study is to explain the provision of palliative care at the end of life by the implementation of the ELNEC course, as WBT Program using the Normalization Process Theory, that focus attention on how complex…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Cardiac Anomaly, Cystic Fibrosis, Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- ELNEC-PPC (NCT04461561)
- Testing
- end-of-life nursing education consortium-pediatric palliative care as web based-training plus usual care
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Altoosi University College
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Combination Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Younger Patients Who Are Undergoing an Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Newly Diagnosed Gliomas
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, busulfan, and O6-benzylguanine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00253487
- Testing
- O6-benzylguanine, busulfan, temozolomide
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Medullary Thyroid Cancer, Medullary Carcinoma
Is Desmoplastic Stromal Reaction Useful to Modulate Lymph Node Dissection in Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma?
The oncologic benefit of lateral neck dissection (LND) during index operation for sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) basing on basal calcitonin (bCT) levels has been questioned due to the potential post-operative…
- Conditions
- Medullary Thyroid Cancer, Medullary Carcinoma, Medullary Tumor, Medullary Neoplasms
- Trial name
- DSR-MTC (NCT06243965)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 246 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Solid Tumor, Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
Busulfan, Melphalan, Topotecan Hydrochloride, and a Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed or Relapsed Solid Tumor
RATIONALE: Giving high-dose chemotherapy before an autologous stem cell transplant stops the growth of tumor cells by stopping them from dividing or killing them.
- Conditions
- Solid Tumor, Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00638898
- Testing
- busulfan, melphalan, topotecan hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
O6-benzylguanine and Carmustine in Treating Children With Refractory CNS Tumors
Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of O6-benzylguanine and carmustine in treating children who have refractory CNS tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00003765
- Testing
- O6-benzylguanine, carmustine
- Where
- 56 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, PNET
Exploratory Study of Effects of Radiation Therapy in Pediatric Patients With Central Nervous System Tumors
This study will analyze the effects of radiation given to children who have tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). Researchers want to learn more about changes in the quality of life that patients may experience as a result…
- Conditions
- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, PNET, Ependymoma, Germinoma
- Trial name
- NCT01445288
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Cilengitide in Combination With Irradiation in Children With Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
The aim of the study is to determine the safety of Cilengitide in combination with radiation therapy.
- Trial name
- CILENT (NCT01165333)
- Testing
- Cilengitide dose escalation, Cilengitide, Concomitant radiotherapy
- Where
- 9 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Oscar Lambret
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
Hematologic Malignancies, Inborn Errors of Metabolism Disorders
Expanded Access to T-cell Depleted Haplo-Identical Stem Cells for Patients Receiving Haplo-Identical and Unrelated Cord Blood Transplants
The objective of this study is to make T-cell depleted stem cells from a family member who is a half match (haplo-identical) available on an expanded access basis to patients receiving one or two unrelated cord blood transplants…
- Conditions
- Hematologic Malignancies, Inborn Errors of Metabolism Disorders, Immune Deficiencies
- Trial name
- NCT01881334
- Testing
- CliniMACS CD34 Reagent System
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Joanne Kurtzberg, MD
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
CC-8490 in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory High-Grade Gliomas
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as CC-8490, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00074243
- Testing
- CC-8490
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Childhood Brain Stem Neoplasm
Nimotuzumab in Combination With Radio-chemotherapy for the Treatment of Brainstem Tumor in Children
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of nimotuzumab in combination of radio-chemotherapy for the treatment of brainstem tumor in children.
- Trial name
- NCT02672241
- Testing
- Nimotuzumab, Temozolomide
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
High Grade Glioma, Meningioma
Lutathera for Treatment of Recurrent or Progressive High-Grade CNS Tumors
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Lutathera (177Lu-DOTATATE) in patients with progressive or recurrent High-Grade Central Nervous System (CNS) tumors and meningiomas that demonstrate uptake on DOTATATE PET.
- Conditions
- High Grade Glioma, Meningioma, Embryonal Tumor, Medulloblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT05278208
- Testing
- LUTATHERA® (Lutetium Lu 177 dotatate)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Glioblastoma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
A Study of DSP-7888 in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory High Grade Gliomas
This is a phase 1/2, uncontrolled, open-label, multicenter study in patients with recurrent and relapsed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, glioblastoma, or grade III or IV glioma.
- Trial name
- NCT02750891
- Testing
- DSP-7888
- Where
- 6 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Donor Natural Killer Cells After Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer
RATIONALE: Giving an infusion of natural killer cells from a donor after a donor stem cell transplant may help kill any remaining cancer cells after the transplant.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00823524
- Testing
- donor natural killer cell infusion
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Carmustine in Treating Adults With Recurrent Supratentorial Low-Grade Glioma
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 carmustine in treating adults with recurrent…
- Trial name
- NCT00003467
- Testing
- carmustine, polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant, surgical procedure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Glioma, Childhood Brainstem, Neuroblastoma
MCT for the Harvard/UCSF ROBIN Center
The goal of the Molecular Characterization Trial (MCT) is to obtain biological specimens and data resources from patients enrolled on prospective trials, to ensure that the Harvard/UCSF ROBIN Center accomplishes its key objective…
- Trial name
- NCT06000787
- Testing
- External beam radiotherapy, 131I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
Genetically Modified Neural Stem Cells, Flucytosine, and Leucovorin for Treating Patients With Recurrent High-Grade Gliomas
This phase I trial studies the side effects and determines the best dose of genetically modified neural stem cells and flucytosine when given together with leucovorin for treating patients with recurrent high-grade gliomas.
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Adult Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Adult Glioblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT02015819
- Testing
- E. coli CD-expressing genetically modified neural stem cells, flucytosine, leucovorin calcium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center