Clinical trials: Ependymoblastoma
Anaplastic Ependymoma, Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor
Chemotherapy and Donor Stem Transplant for the Treatment of Patients With High Grade Brain Cancer
This phase I trial investigates the side effects and effectiveness of chemotherapy followed by a donor (allogeneic) stem cell transplant when given to patients with high grade brain cancer.
- Conditions
- Anaplastic Ependymoma, Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04521946
- Testing
- Etoposide, Fludarabine Phosphate, Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Leukemia, Lymphoma
A Phase I Study of NK Cell Infusion Following Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation From Related or Matched Unrelated Donors in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors and Leukemias
Background: Bone marrow stem cells, which are found in the bone marrow and blood stream, can be collected and transplanted to treat a variety of types of cancer in a process known as hematopoietic stem cell transplantation…
- Trial name
- NCT01287104
- Testing
- Natural Killer (NK) Cell Infusion, Stem Cell Infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Leukemia
Decision Making About Participating in Pharmacokinetic Studies in Patients Enrolled in a Phase I Treatment Clinical Trial
RATIONALE: Gathering information about why patients or their guardians agree or decline to participate in the optional pharmacokinetic portion of a phase I treatment study may help doctors plan clinical trials in the future.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Leukemia, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00890435
- Testing
- questionnaire administration, psychosocial assessment and care
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Family Quality of Life Among Families With a Member Who is a Cancer Patient
RATIONALE: Developing a questionnaire that can be used to assess the quality of life among people who have a family member with cancer may help the study of cancer in the future.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00544336
- Testing
- questionnaire administration, survey administration, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 366 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Dementia, Movement Disorders
Comparison of NeuroEXPLORER PET/CT Versus Standard-of-care PET/CT of the Head and Neck Region.
The goal of this clinical study is to compare the current standard-of-care PET/CT scanner with the new NeuroEXPLORER PET/CT, with the aim of demonstrating the added diagnostic value of the new scanner.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Movement Disorders, ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT07595666
- Testing
- Standard-of-care PET/CT, NeuroEXPLORER
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- prof. dr. Koen Van Laere
Neuroblastoma Recurrent
Immunotherapy of Neuroblastoma Patients Using a Combination of Anti-GD2 and NK Cells
Neuroblastoma is a neoplasm of the sympathetic nervous system which affects mostly children younger than 5 years of age. It is a heterogeneous disease, with nearly 50% of patients presenting with a high-risk phenotype.
- Trial name
- NKEXPGD2 (NCT03242603)
- Testing
- Anti-GD2 in combination with NK cells
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Sarcoma, Endocrine Tumors
Comprehensive Omics Analysis of Pediatric and Adult Solid Tumors and Establishment of a Repository for Related Biological Studies
Background: Laboratory investigators who are studying common childhood cancers are interested in developing a tissue repository to collect and store blood, serum, tissue, urine, or tumors of children who have cancer or adults who…
- Conditions
- Sarcoma, Endocrine Tumors, Neuroblastoma, Retinoblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT01109394
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6,035 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain Neoplasms, Glioma
A Pediatric Phase I Trial of RMP-7 and Carboplatin in Brain Tumors
The presence of a highly selective blood-brain barrier (BBB) at the level of the brain capillary endothelium prevents chemotherapeutic agents from attaining therapeutic concentrations at the target site.
- Conditions
- Brain Neoplasms, Glioma, Medulloblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00001502
- Testing
- RMP-7 and carboplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
Metabolomics and Genetic Diagnosing Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors in MEN1 Patients
Objectives: The aim of the present study is to assess the significance of metabolomics and genetics in diagnosing and survival evaluation for pNET in the periodic follow-up of MEN1 patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03048266
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 629 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Medulloblastoma, Childhood, Healthy Volunteers
Child's Study of the Impact of PF Lesion on Motor Skills, Language, Cognitive Functioning and Social Cognition
One of the major complications of posterior fossa surgery is Posterior Fossa Syndrome (PFS). This syndrome is due to a possible complication of surgical excision of a tumor of the cerebellum (4th ventricle) and is characterized…
- Conditions
- Medulloblastoma, Childhood, Healthy Volunteers, Fossa Posterior Tumor, Low-grade Glioma
- Trial name
- CervIRM (NCT04174820)
- Testing
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Neuroblastoma
A Pilot Study on ALK Gene Mutations in Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma (NB) originates from the sympathetic nervous system and is one of the most common cancers in infants and children.
- Trial name
- NCT01986595
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Head and Neck Cancer
Tissue Sample Collection From Patients With Head and Neck Cancer and From Healthy Participants
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tissue, saliva, and blood from patients with cancer and from healthy participants to study in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.
- Trial name
- NCT00898638
- Testing
- biologic sample preservation procedure, medical chart review
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Neuroblastoma
A Study of a Vaccine in Combination With β-glucan and GM-CSF in People With Neuroblastoma
The purpose of the study is to explore the combination of a bivalent vaccine, a sugar called beta-glucan (β-glucan), and a protein called granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) as an effective treatment for…
- Trial name
- NCT04936529
- Testing
- β-glucan, GM-CSF, OPT-821
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 286 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Metastatic Olfactory Neuroblastoma, Recurrent Olfactory Neuroblastoma
A Phase II Study of Rivoceranib for Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Olfactory Neuroblastoma
To learn if rivoceranib can help to control olfactory neuroblastoma. The safety of this drug in participants with olfactory neuroblastoma will also be studied.
- Trial name
- NCT06308575
- Testing
- Rivoceranib
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Opsoclonus-myoclonus Syndrome
Study of Cytokines in Children With Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine if cytokines, inflammatory mediators, are increased in spinal fluid and blood, correlate with disease activity, and could serve as biomarkers or therapeutic targets in children with…
- Trial name
- OMS (NCT00806182)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Pediatric Neuroinflammation Organization, Inc.
Ataxia, Medulloblastoma
Efficacy of Dual Task Training on Children With Ataxia After Medulloblastoma Resection
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of using a selected dual-task- training program to improve postural stability in children with ataxia after medulloblastoma resection.
- Trial name
- NCT05125666
- Testing
- Dual Task Training (Motor + Cognitive), Traditional Regular Exercise
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Central Nervous System Sarcoma, Ependymoma
StrataXRT in Preventing Radiation Dermatitis in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy to the Brain or Spinal Cord
This phase I trial studies the side effects of a silicone topical wound dressing (StrataXRT) and to see how well it works in preventing radiation dermatitis (skin burns and side effects caused by radiation) in pediatric patients…
- Conditions
- Central Nervous System Sarcoma, Ependymoma, Glioma, Malignant Intracranial Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT03990597
- Testing
- Questionnaire Administration, Wound Dressing Material
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Medulloblastoma
Social Cognition and Brain Integrity in Survivors of Pediatric Medulloblastoma
Survivors of pediatric medulloblastoma (MB) are at-risk for neurocognitive and social deficits, including specific skills such as facial affect recognition which is the ability to recognize the emotional expressions of another…
- Trial name
- NCT02747576
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
GBM, DIPG Brain Tumor
Clinical Study of Allogeneic Vγ9Vδ2 T Cells in the Treatment of Brain Malignant Glioma
Primary brain malignant tumor has become the first lethal tumor in children and young adults, and the treatment is limited, and the prognosis of patients is poor.
- Conditions
- GBM, DIPG Brain Tumor, Medulloblastoma
- Trial name
- CSAγδTBMG (NCT06396481)
- Testing
- Vγ9Vδ2 T cell
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Neuroblastoma
Phase I Study of 131-I mIBG Followed by Nivolumab & Dinutuximab Beta Antibodies in Children With Relapsed/Refractory Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma, the most common extra-cranial solid tumour in children, remains one of the major challenges in paediatric oncology.
- Trial name
- MiniVan (NCT02914405)
- Testing
- Nivolumab, Ch14.18/CHO
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust