Clinical trials: Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors
Solid Tumors, Brain Tumors
NK White Blood Cells and Interleukin in Children and Young Adults With Advanced Solid Tumors
BACKGROUND: Despite progress, some children and young adults with solid tumors still experience poor survival. Activated NK cells potently kill autologous pediatric solid tumors, and clinical grade procedures are available to…
- Conditions
- Solid Tumors, Brain Tumors, Sarcoma, Pediatric Cancers
- Trial name
- NCT01875601
- Testing
- Recombinant human interleukin-15 (rhIL-15), NK Cell Infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain Tumors
Pediatric Research on Improving Speed, Memory and Attention
Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of neurofeedback (NFB) to improve attention, memory and processing speed in children treated for a Brain Tumour (BT).
- Trial name
- PRISMA (NCT00961922)
- Testing
- Neurofeedback
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma
Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Children With Central Nervous System 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, Lymphoma, Neuroblastoma, Retinoblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00053118
- Testing
- filgrastim, carboplatin, etoposide
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Childhood Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Nanoparticle Albumin-Bound Rapamycin, Temozolomide, and Irinotecan Hydrochloride in Treating Pediatric Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of nanoparticle albumin-bound rapamycin when given together with temozolomide and irinotecan hydrochloride in treating pediatric patients with solid tumors that have come…
- Conditions
- Childhood Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Primary Central Nervous System Neoplasm, Refractory Malignant Solid Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT02975882
- Testing
- Irinotecan Hydrochloride, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pharmacological Study
- Where
- 21 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
TP-38 Toxin in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Supratentorial High-Grade Glioma
RATIONALE: The TP-38 toxin can locate tumor cells and kill them without harming normal cells. Giving TP-38 toxin directly into the tumor may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00074334
- Testing
- TGFa-PE38 immunotoxin, conventional surgery
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
Brain Neoplasms
Dexmedetomidine and Intelligence Development in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Craniotomy
The purpose of this randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled pilot study is to investigate whether dexmedetomidine when used as an adjuvant to general anesthesia can decrease the harmful effects of anesthesia and surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT02810899
- Testing
- dexmedetomidine, normal saline
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University First Hospital
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
Seizure in Participants With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Seizure in Participants With Dravet Syndrome
Assessment of Adjunctive Cannabidiol Oral Solution (GWP42003-P) in Children With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC), Dravet Syndrome (DS), or Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) Who Experience Inadequately-controlled Seizures
This study will be conducted to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), and efficacy of adjunctive GWP42003-P in participants < 2 years of age with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), or Dravet…
- Conditions
- Seizure in Participants With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Seizure in Participants With Dravet Syndrome, Seizure in Participants With Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04485104
- Testing
- GWP42003-P
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Wilms' Tumor, Sarcoma
Phase I Trial of Tariquidar (XR9576) in Combination With Doxorubicin, Vinorelbine, or Docetaxel in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors
This study will evaluate the tolerance and effects of tariquidar, given in combination with one of three anticancer drugs, for treating solid tumors. Tariquidar works by blocking a pump on a cancer cell.
- Conditions
- Wilms' Tumor, Sarcoma, Adenaocortical Carcinoma, Refractory Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00011414
- Testing
- Tariquidar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 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
High-Grade Glioma (HGG), Posterior Fossa-A Ependymoma
A Safety and Efficacy Study of Combined Fianlimab + Cemiplimab in Children and Young Adults With Recurrent or Progressive High-Grade Glioma or Posterior Fossa-A Ependymoma
This study is researching an experimental drug called cemiplimab (called "study drug") and the combination of experimental drugs of fianlimab and cemiplimab (called "study drugs").
- Trial name
- NCT07567469
- Testing
- Cemiplimab, Cemiplimab+Fianlimab Fixed Dose Combination (FDC)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Brainstem Glioma
Molecular Analysis of Samples From Patients With Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma and Brainstem Glioma
The purpose of this study is to prospectively collect specimens from pediatric patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma or brainstem glioma, either during therapy or at autopsy, in order to characterize the molecular…
- Trial name
- NCT01106794
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Solid Tumor (Excluding CNS), Liver Cell Carcinoma
Immunotherapy for Solid Tumor Malignancies in Pediatrics Using Interleukin-15 and -21 Armored Glypican-3-specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells
This Phase 1, open-label, non-randomized study will enroll pediatric and young adult subjects with relapsed or refractory non-central nervous system (CNS) malignant solid tumors expressing glypican-3 (GPC3) to examine the safety…
- Conditions
- Solid Tumor (Excluding CNS), Liver Cell Carcinoma, Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor, Yolk Sac Tumor
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT07148050)
- Testing
- SC-CAR.GPC3xIL15.21 CAR T cells
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Cognitive/Functional Effects
Donepezil in Treating Young Patients With Primary Brain Tumors Previously Treated With Radiation Therapy to the Brain
RATIONALE: Donepezil may decrease the side effects caused by radiation therapy to the brain. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well donepezil works in treating young patients with primary brain tumors previously…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Cognitive/Functional Effects, Long-term Effects Secondary to Cancer Therapy in Children, Neurotoxicity
- Trial name
- NCT00452868
- Testing
- Donepezil
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Brain Metastases, Adult, Primary Brain Tumor
Survivorship Study of Cancer Patients Who Received Cranial Radiation Therapy
This study represents a survivorship protocol that focuses on cognition and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in cancer patients that have received prior brain irradiation.
- Conditions
- Brain Metastases, Adult, Primary Brain Tumor, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- SPiRiT (NCT04567251)
- Testing
- Noona® application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
SCH 66336 in Treating Children With Recurrent or Progressive Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: SCH 66336 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for cancer cell growth. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of SCH 66336 in treating children with…
- Trial name
- NCT00015899
- Testing
- lonafarnib
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Ann Arbor Stage III Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Vemurafenib in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With BRAF V600 Mutations (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial)
This phase II Pediatric MATCH trial studies how well vemurafenib works in treating patients with solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders with BRAF V600 mutations that have spread to other places in the body…
- Conditions
- Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Ann Arbor Stage III Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Ann Arbor Stage IV Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Ependymoma
- Trial name
- NCT03220035
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Vemurafenib
- Where
- 116 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Ann Arbor Stage III Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Selumetinib Sulfate in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With Activating MAPK Pathway Mutations (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial)
This phase II Pediatric MATCH trial studies how well selumetinib sulfate works in treating patients with solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders with MAPK pathway activation mutations that have spread to…
- Conditions
- Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Ann Arbor Stage III Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Ann Arbor Stage IV Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Recurrent Childhood Central Nervous System Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT03213691
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Selumetinib, Selumetinib Sulfate
- Where
- 110 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Generalized Myasthenia Gravis, gMG
Evaluation of PK, PD, Efficacy, Safety, and Immunogenicity of IV Ravulizumab in Pediatric Participants With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
The primary purpose of this study is to characterize the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of treatment with ravulizumab intravenous infusion in pediatric participants with gMG.
- Trial name
- NCT05644561
- Testing
- Ravulizumab
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Italy and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Cerebral Palsy, Mobile Phone Use
Using Augmented Reality to Promote Physical Activity in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Children with cerebral palsy (CP), Gross Motor Functional Classification Scale (GMFCS) I-II will be recruited to participate in a home based physical activity intervention for 4 weeks.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Mobile Phone Use, Pediatric ALL, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- NCT06096272
- Testing
- Augment Reality Exergames
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles