Clinical trials: Childhood Brain Tumor
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Phenylacetate in Treating Children With Recurrent or Progressive Brain Tumors
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 phenylacetate in treating children with recurrent or…
- Trial name
- NCT00003241
- Testing
- phenylacetate
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Texas Children's Cancer Center
Solid Tumor, Childhood, Brain Tumor, Pediatric
Social Emotional Development in Young Children With Cancer
Many children with cancer are diagnosed in early childhood, and as such, will likely miss key social experiences such as participation in preschool or kindergarten, playing on playgrounds, and other normative experiences.
- Trial name
- NCT03086421
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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
Lobradimil and Carboplatin in Treating Children With Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Lobradimil may increase the effectiveness of a chemotherapy drug by making tumor cells more sensitive to the…
- Trial name
- NCT00019422
- Testing
- carboplatin, lobradimil
- Where
- 236 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
High-Dose Methotrexate in Treating Young Patients With Residual Ependymoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as methotrexate, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00287924
- Testing
- methotrexate, adjuvant therapy
- Where
- 21 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Brain Neoplasms
Phase II Randomized Study of Stereotactic Radiosurgery Plus Fractionated Whole-Brain Radiotherapy Vs Fractionated Whole-Brain Radiotherapy Alone for Multiple Primary or Metastatic Brain Tumors
OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate whether stereotactic radiosurgery provides local control at multiple sites in patients with primary or metastatic brain tumors, controlled systemic disease, and preserved neurologic function. II.
- Trial name
- NCT00004659
- Testing
- irradiation, radiosurgery
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Surgery Plus Radiation Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors of the CNS
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003859
- Testing
- carboplatin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Societe Internationale d'Oncologie Pediatrique
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Diffuse Midline Glioma
Study of B7-H3, EGFR806, HER2, And IL13-Zetakine (Quad) CAR T Cell Locoregional Immunotherapy For Pediatric Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Diffuse Midline Glioma, And Recurrent Or Refractory Central Nervous System Tumors
This is a Phase 1 study of central nervous system (CNS) locoregional adoptive therapy with SC-CAR4BRAIN, an autologous CD4+ and CD8+ T cells lentivirally transduced to express to express combinations of B7-H3, EGFR806, HER2, and…
- Conditions
- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Diffuse Midline Glioma, Recurrent CNS Tumor, Adult, Recurrent, CNS Tumor, Childhood
- Trial name
- NCT05768880
- Testing
- SC-CAR4BRAIN
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
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)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Radiation Therapy and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Medulloblastoma, Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor, or Ependymoma
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. 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
- NCT00303810
- Testing
- carboplatin, cisplatin, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 567 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Astrocytomas and Primitive Neuroectodermal 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
- NCT00002463
- Testing
- MOPP Regimen, Leucovorin Calcium, Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Treating Children With Progressive Low-Grade Astrocytoma
RATIONALE: New imaging procedures such as magnetic resonance imaging may improve the ability to determine the growth rate of progressive astrocytoma.
- Trial name
- NCT00005084
- Testing
- conventional surgery, magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Diffuse Midline Glioma, H3 K27M-Mutant, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
RE-irradiation of Diffuse MIdline Glioma paTients
The REMIT (RE-irradiation of diffuse MIdline glioma paTients) study evaluates safety and the palliative efficacy of re-irradiation of patients with diffuse midline glioma (DMG).
- Conditions
- Diffuse Midline Glioma, H3 K27M-Mutant, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Diffuse Glioma, Pontine Tumors
- Trial name
- REMIT (NCT06093165)
- Testing
- Re-irradiation
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Carboplatin Plus Vincristine in Treating Children and Adolescents With Low Grade Glioma
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
- NCT00003015
- Testing
- carboplatin, vincristine sulfate, conventional surgery
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Societe Internationale d'Oncologie Pediatrique
Hemianopsia, Virtual Reality
Effectiveness of a Visual Telerehabilitation Program on Visual Perception in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults With Hemianopsia Consecutive to a Brain Tumour
Evaluate the efficiency of audiovisual stimulation in virtual reality for improving the visual perception of children, adolescents, and young adults with hemianopia resulting from pediatric brain tumors.
- Conditions
- Hemianopsia, Virtual Reality, Visual Rehabilitation, Pediatric Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- REVIIH-BT (NCT07558395)
- Testing
- Visual Stimulation, standard of care
- Where
- 8 sites in Austria, Denmark and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Cancer Childhood, Brain Tumor
Musical Training: Promoting Brain Function in Children Who Have Survived Brain Tumours
This study aims to understand whether learning music can help improve brain function and quality of life in children who have recovered from brain tumours. A total of 236 children will join the study.
- Trial name
- NCT07769099
- Testing
- Musical Training Program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Pediatric Cancers
Carotid Artery Disease in Childhood Cancer Survivors
The goal of this clinical research study is to find out if long-term survivors of childhood head or neck cancer, who received radiation therapy as part of the overall treatment plan, are at increased risk of thickening or…
- Trial name
- NCT00591539
- Testing
- Carotid Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Brain Tumor, Central Nervous System Tumor
Carboplatin, Vincristine, and Temozolomide in Treating Children With Progressive and/or Symptomatic Low-Grade Glioma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin, vincristine, and temozolomide, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00077207
- Testing
- carboplatin, temozolomide, vincristine sulfate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Nutritional Status, Quality of Life
Correlation Between Nutritional Status of Childhood Neurological Tumors and Quality of Life
Maintaining good nutritional status during treatment for children with cancer is crucial for many outcomes, such as overall survival rate, tolerance to treatment, susceptibility to infection, and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Nutritional Status, Quality of Life, Children, Brain Tumor, Primary
- Trial name
- NCT07264023
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
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