Clinical trials: Brain Stem Tumors
Untreated Childhood Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Untreated Childhood Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
Gefitinib and Radiation Therapy in Treating Children With Newly Diagnosed Gliomas
Biological therapies such as gefitinib may interfere with the growth of the tumor cells and may make the tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy.
- Conditions
- Untreated Childhood Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Untreated Childhood Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Untreated Childhood Brain Stem Glioma, Untreated Childhood Giant Cell Glioblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00042991
- Testing
- gefitinib, radiation therapy, pharmacological study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
Oxaliplatin in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent Solid Tumors That Have Not Responded to Previous Treatment
This phase II trial is studying how well oxaliplatin works in treating young patients with recurrent solid tumors that have not responded to previous treatment.
- Conditions
- Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Hepatoblastoma, Childhood Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT00091182
- Testing
- oxaliplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain Stem Glioma, Cerebral Astrocytoma
Vorinostat, Temozolomide, or Bevacizumab in Combination With Radiation Therapy Followed by Bevacizumab and Temozolomide in Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Glioma
This randomized phase II/III trial is studying vorinostat, temozolomide, or bevacizumab to see how well they work compared with each other when given together with radiation therapy followed by bevacizumab and temozolomide in…
- Conditions
- Brain Stem Glioma, Cerebral Astrocytoma, Childhood Cerebellar Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Childhood Cerebral Anaplastic Astrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT01236560
- Testing
- Bevacizumab, Temozolomide, Vorinostat
- Where
- 132 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Choroid Plexus Tumor
Temozolomide and O6-Benzylguanine in Treating Children With Recurrent Brain Tumors
Phase I trial to study the safety of combining O6-benzylguanine with temozolomide in treating children who have recurrent or refractory brain tumors.
- Conditions
- Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Choroid Plexus Tumor, Childhood Craniopharyngioma, Childhood Ependymoblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00052780
- Testing
- O6-benzylguanine, temozolomide, filgrastim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Diffuse Brainstem Glioma
Testing Cerebrospinal Fluid for Cell-free Tumor DNA in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Brain Tumors
Recent advances in technology have allowed for the detection of cell-free DNA (cfDNA). cfDNA is tumor DNA that can be found in the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord (called cerebrospinal fluid or CSF) and in the…
- Conditions
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Diffuse Brainstem Glioma, Glioblastoma Multiforme, High-grade Astrocytoma NOS
- Trial name
- NCT05934630
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Relapsed Germ Cell Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Ovarian Cancer, Teratoma
- Trial name
- NCT00002931
- Testing
- filgrastim, carboplatin, etoposide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Brain Tumor, Central Nervous System Tumors
Cyproheptadine and Megestrol in Preventing Weight Loss in Children With Cachexia Caused By Cancer or Cancer Treatment
RATIONALE: Cyproheptadine and megestrol may improve appetite and help prevent weight loss in children with cancer. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well cyproheptadine and megestrol work in improving appetite and…
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Central Nervous System Tumors, Cachexia, Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT00066248
- Testing
- cyproheptadine hydrochloride, megestrol acetate
- Where
- 43 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
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
Diffuse Midline Glioma or Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
H3K27M-specific Immune Effector Cells Targeting DMG/DIPG
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, safety and efficacy of H3K27M-specific engineered immune effector (EIE) therapy in patients with high-risk, H3K27M-positive diffuse midline glioma/diffuse intrinsic pontine…
- Trial name
- NCT07501156
- Testing
- H3K27M-EIEs
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Shenzhen Geno-Immune Medical Institute
Glioma
Engineered HSV-1 M032 for the Treatment of Children and Adults With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Midline Glioma After Standard of Care Radiation
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn about the safety and effects of M032 given directly into the tumor in children and adults with DMG and who have received standard-of-care radiation therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT07076498
- Testing
- M032
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation or Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Patients With Brain Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Peripheral stem cell transplantation or bone marrow transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses…
- Trial name
- NCT00025558
- Testing
- filgrastim, carboplatin, temozolomide
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Australia
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Recurrent Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Recurrent DIPG
This study evaluates the feasibility of hypofractionated radiotherapy (RT) in the palliative treatment of recurrent diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).
- Trial name
- NCT03841435
- Testing
- Hypofractionated Radiotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
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
Childhood Choroid Plexus Tumor, Childhood Ependymoblastoma
Palbociclib Isethionate in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent, Progressive, or Refractory Central Nervous System Tumors
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of palbociclib isethionate in treating younger patients with central nervous system tumors that have grown, come back, or not responded to treatment.
- Conditions
- Childhood Choroid Plexus Tumor, Childhood Ependymoblastoma, Childhood Grade III Meningioma, Childhood High-grade Cerebellar Astrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT02255461
- Testing
- palbociclib isethionate, pharmacological study, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Gemcitabine in Newly-Diagnosed Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) is an aggressive childhood brain tumor that, despite many past clinical trials, has never been shown to respond to chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02992015
- Testing
- Gemcitabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer
Yttrium Y 90 SMT 487 in Treating Patients With Refractory or Recurrent Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiolabeled drugs such as yttrium Y 90 SMT 487 can locate tumor cells and deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer, Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor, Islet Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00006368
- Testing
- yttrium Y 90-edotreotide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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
Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma
Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Solid Tumors and Liver or Kidney Dysfunction
Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of erlotinib in treating patients who have metastatic or unresectable solid tumors and liver or kidney dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Adult Brain Stem Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT00030498
- Testing
- erlotinib hydrochloride, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Neurofibromatosis 2
Phase II Study of the Multichannel Auditory Brain Stem Implant for Deafness Following Surgery for Neurofibromatosis 2
OBJECTIVES: I. Define the tonotopocity of multichannel brain stem stimulation and use this information to better program the auditory brain stem implant for an individual. II.
- Trial name
- NCT00004437
- Testing
- Multichannel Auditory Brain Stem Implant
- Sponsor
- FDA Office of Orphan Products Development
High Grade Glioma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Targeted Pediatric High-Grade Glioma Therapy
The goal of this study is to perform genetic sequencing on brain tumors from children, adolescents, and young adult patients who have been newly diagnosed with a high-grade glioma.
- Conditions
- High Grade Glioma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT05839379
- Where
- 22 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital