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Low-Dose or High-Dose Lenalidomide in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent, Refractory, or Progressive Pilocytic Astrocytoma or Optic Pathway Glioma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Recurrent Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma
Recurrent Childhood Pilocytic Astrocytoma
Interventions
Drug: Lenalidomide
Other: Pharmacological Study
Registration Number
NCT01553149
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brief Summary

This randomized phase II trial studies how well low-dose lenalidomide works compared with high-dose lenalidomide in treating younger patients with juvenile pilocytic astrocytomas or optic nerve pathway gliomas that have come back (recurrent), have not responded to treatment (refractory), or are growing, spreading, or getting worse (progressive). Lenalidomide is classified as an immunomodulatory drug as it boosts the immune system. It has other potential anti-tumor effects, for example, it may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor. It is not yet known whether low-dose lenalidomide is more or less effective than high-dose lenalidomide in treating patients with juvenile pilocytic astrocytomas or optic nerve pathway gliomas.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the objective response rate in children with recurrent, refractory, or progressive juvenile pilocytic astrocytomas and optic pathway gliomas who are treated with Regimen A low-dose (20 mg/m\^2/dose) or Regimen B high-dose (115 mg/m\^2/dose) lenalidomide.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To estimate the event-free survival (EFS) (based on standard two-dimensional tumor measurements, determined by each institution) of children with recurrent, refractory, or progressive juvenile pilocytic astrocytomas and optic pathway gliomas who are treated with lenalidomide.

II. To compare response categories and EFS across the 3 magnetic resonance (MR) sequences (T2-weighted, fluid attenuated inversion recovery \[FLAIR\], T1-weighted post-contrast).

III. To correlate steady-state pharmacokinetics of lenalidomide (1 sample obtained between days 5-21) with objective response and EFS.

IV. To evaluate toxicities of long-term lenalidomide use.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

ARM I (Regimen A): Patients receive low-dose lenalidomide orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 26 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM II (Regimen B): Patients receive high-dose lenalidomide PO QD on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 26 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up annually for approximately 3 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
75
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients must have a body surface area (BSA) >= 0.4 m^2 at the time of study enrollment

  • Patients must have a pilocytic astrocytoma or optic pathway glioma that has relapsed, progressed, or become refractory to conventional therapy; patients with neurofibromatosis (NF-1) are eligible

  • Patients must have histologic verification of malignancy; histologic confirmation for patients with optic pathway gliomas will not be required

  • Patients must have measurable residual disease, defined as tumor that is measurable in two perpendicular diameters on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); for a lesion to be considered measurable, it must be at least twice the slice thickness on MRI (i.e. visible on more than one slice)

  • To document the degree of residual tumor, the following must be obtained:

    • All patients must have a brain MRI with and without contrast (gadolinium) within 1 week prior to study enrollment; for patients on steroids, baseline MRI scans must be performed after at least 1 week at a stable or decreasing dose of steroids
    • All patients with a history of spinal or leptomeningeal disease, and those patients with symptoms suspicious of spinal disease, must have a spine MRI with and without contrast (gadolinium) performed within 2 weeks prior to study enrollment
  • Patients must have a Lansky or Karnofsky performance status score of >= 60%; use Karnofsky for patients > 16 years of age and Lansky for patients =< 16 years of age

  • Patients must have been treated with at least one prior treatment regimen that included carboplatin; patients who have received prior radiation therapy for this tumor are eligible

  • Patients must have recovered (to Common Toxicity Criteria [CTC] version [v.]4.0 =< grade 1 unless indicated below) from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study, with the exception of alopecia, weight changes and grade I or II lymphopenia

    • Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: must not have received within 3 weeks of entry onto this study (6 weeks if prior nitrosourea or mitomycin-C)

    • Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): at least 7 days after the last dose of a biologic agent; for agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur

    • Immunotherapy: at least 42 days after the completion of any type of immunotherapy, e.g. tumor vaccines

    • Monoclonal antibodies: at least 3 half-lives of the antibody after the last dose of a monoclonal antibody

    • Radiation therapy (RT): patients must have had their last fraction of craniospinal RT >= 6 months prior to study entry and their last fraction of focal RT >= 4 weeks prior to study entry; if the lesion used for on-study criteria is in the radiation field, there must be evidence of tumor progression after radiation therapy was completed

    • Study specific limitations on prior therapy:

      • Patients who have received thalidomide are eligible if all acute thalidomide-related toxicity has resolved
      • Patients must not have received lenalidomide previously
  • Growth factor(s): must not have received within 2 weeks of entry onto this study

  • Steroids: patients who are receiving corticosteroids must be on a stable or decreasing dose for at least 1 week prior to baseline MRI

  • Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,000/uL

  • Platelet count >= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent)

  • Hemoglobin >= 8.0 g/dL (may receive red blood cell [RBC] transfusions)

  • Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/m^2 OR a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:

    • 0.4 mg/dL (1 month to < 6 months of age)
    • 0.5 mg/dL (6 months to < 1 year of age)
    • 0.6 mg/dL (1 to < 2 years of age)
    • 0.8 mg/dL (2 to < 6 years of age)
    • 1.0 mg/dL (6 to 10 years of age)
    • 1.2 mg/dL (10 to < 13 years of age)
    • 1.5 mg/dL (male) or 1.4 mg/dL (female) (13 to < 16 years of age)
    • 1.7 mg/dL (male) or 1.4 mg/dL (female) (>= 16 years of age)
  • Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age

  • Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 110 U/L; for the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L

  • Serum albumin >= 2 g/dL

  • No evidence of dyspnea at rest and a pulse oximetry > 94% if there is clinical indication for determination

  • Patients must be able to swallow intact capsules

  • All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent

  • All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met

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Exclusion Criteria
  • Female patients who are pregnant are not eligible

  • Lactating females are not eligible unless they have agreed not to breastfeed their infants while receiving protocol therapy and for 28 days after the last dose of lenalidomide

  • Female patients of childbearing potential are not eligible unless they commit to complete abstinence or have been on 2 methods of birth control, including 1 highly effective method and 1 additional method at the same time (unless committing to complete abstinence of heterosexual intercourse) at least 28 days (4 weeks) prior to study enrollment; sexually active females must also agree to remain on 2 methods of birth control, during treatment (including during dose interruptions), and continuing for at least 28 days after the completion of protocol therapy; examples of methods of contraception are as follows:

    • Highly effective methods (must use at least 1):

      • Intrauterine device (IUD)
      • Hormonal (prescription birth control pills, injections, implants)
      • Tubal ligation
      • Partner's vasectomy
    • Additional effective methods:

      • Male condom
      • Diaphragm
      • Cervical cap The two methods of birth control requirement applies to all sexually active females unless they have undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy
  • Female patients of childbearing potential (including those who commit to complete abstinence) are not eligible unless they agree to ongoing pregnancy testing and counseling every 28 days about pregnancy precautions and risks of fetal exposure

  • Male patients of child fathering potential are not eligible unless they have agreed to use latex condoms during intercourse with a woman of childbearing potential while receiving treatment and for 28 days thereafter

  • Patients with a history of thromboembolism unrelated to a central line, or patients with a known predisposition syndrome for thromboembolism are not eligible

  • Patients who have an uncontrolled or untreated infection are not eligible

  • Patients with known overt cardiac disease, including but not limited to a history of myocardial infarction, severe or unstable angina, clinically significant peripheral vascular disease, grade 2 or greater heart failure, or serious and inadequately controlled cardiac arrhythmia are not eligible

  • Patients with a significant systemic illness that is not well-controlled in the opinion of the treating physician are not eligible

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Arm II (high-dose lenalidomide)Pharmacological StudyPatients receive high-dose lenalidomide PO QD on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 26 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm I (low-dose lenalidomide)Pharmacological StudyPatients receive low-dose lenalidomide PO QD on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 26 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm I (low-dose lenalidomide)LenalidomidePatients receive low-dose lenalidomide PO QD on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 26 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm II (high-dose lenalidomide)LenalidomidePatients receive high-dose lenalidomide PO QD on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 26 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Patients Who Demonstrate Complete or Partial Response26 cycles of chemotherapy - up to 3 years after enrollment

Number of patients who demonstrate a complete or partial response as defined below:

Complete Response - Complete disappearance of all known disease for at least 4 weeks;

Partial Response - A reduction of at least 50% in the size of all measurable tumor as quantitated by the sum of the products of the largest diameters of measurable lesions when compared with that measurement at the time of study enrollment and maintained for at least 4 weeks.

Number of Patients Who Demonstrate Early ProgressionUp to 180 days after enrollment

Number of patients with disease progression during the first six months of protocol therapy. Disease progression is defined as ≥ 25% increase in the sum of the products of the largest diameters of the measurable lesions or the appearance of one or more new lesions when compared with the measurements of lesions at the time of enrollment.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Survival [OS]Up to 3 years after study enrollment

Estimated 3-year overall survival is calculated as the time from study enrollment to death from any cause or last follow-up whichever occurs first. Kaplan-Meier method is used for estimation. Patients alive at last contact are censored at that time.

Event-free Survival [EFS]Up to 3 years after study enrollment

Estimated 3-year EFS where EFS is calculated as the time from study enrollment to disease progression, disease relapse, occurrence of a second malignant neoplasm, death from any cause or last follow-up whichever occurs first. Kaplan-Meier method is used for estimation. Patients without an event are censored at last contact.

Number of Patients With Toxic Events After 2 Dose ReductionsWhile receiving protocol therapy up to 3 years after study enrollment

Number of patients who have an additional significant toxicity coded using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 5.0 after experiencing two dose reductions from their assigned treatment dose.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging SequenceUp to 3 years

Response categories (complete response, partial response, stable disease, and progression) will be determined from the following three standard magnetic resonance sequences, T2-weighted, fluid attenuated inversion recovery, T1-weighted post-contrast. Percent agreement between the sequences will be estimated as the number of follow-up scans in which the corresponding sequence agreed divided by the total number of follow-up scans.

Pharmacokinetic Parameters of LenalidomideBetween days 5-21 of course 1 and each dose reduction

Concentration of lenalidomide obtained from any day between day 5 and 21 of the first cycle of chemotherapy in nanograms per mL.

Trial Locations

Locations (126)

Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

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Herston, Queensland, Australia

Valley Children's Hospital

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Madera, California, United States

Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Houston, Texas, United States

Seattle Children's Hospital

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Seattle, Washington, United States

Nevada Cancer Research Foundation NCORP

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Arkansas Children's Hospital

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Duarte, California, United States

Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center

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Downey, California, United States

Kaiser Permanente-Oakland

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Oakland, California, United States

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University

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Palo Alto, California, United States

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

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Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

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Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Children's National Medical Center

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Lee Memorial Health System

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Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida

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Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola

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Pensacola, Florida, United States

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

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Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Memorial Health University Medical Center

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Savannah, Georgia, United States

Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise

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Boise, Idaho, United States

University of Illinois

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Loyola University Medical Center

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Maywood, Illinois, United States

University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn

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Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States

Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate

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Peoria, Illinois, United States

Riley Hospital for Children

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Michigan State University Clinical Center

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East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Helen DeVos Children's Hospital at Spectrum Health

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Columbia Regional

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Columbia, Missouri, United States

Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Mercy Hospital Saint Louis

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Summerlin Hospital Medical Center

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Morristown Medical Center

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Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center

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Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

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Buffalo, New York, United States

Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone

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New York, New York, United States

State University of New York Upstate Medical University

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Syracuse, New York, United States

NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

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New York, New York, United States

Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron

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Akron, Ohio, United States

Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Mercy Children's Hospital

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Toledo, Ohio, United States

Penn State Children's Hospital

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Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Prisma Health Richland Hospital

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Columbia, South Carolina, United States

BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center

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Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

East Tennessee Childrens Hospital

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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Driscoll Children's Hospital

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Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

Medical City Dallas Hospital

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Cook Children's Medical Center

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Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

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Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital

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Spokane, Washington, United States

Royal Children's Hospital

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Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Queensland Children's Hospital

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South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Royal Children's Hospital-Brisbane

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Herston, Queensland, Australia

British Columbia Children's Hospital

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

IWK Health Centre

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences

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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Kingston Health Sciences Centre

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Kingston, Ontario, Canada

The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Starship Children's Hospital

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Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand

Christchurch Hospital

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Christchurch, New Zealand

Princess Margaret Hospital for Children

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Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Children's Hospital of Orange County

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Orange, California, United States

New York Medical College

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Valhalla, New York, United States

Washington University School of Medicine

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

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New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

East Carolina University

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Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Nationwide Children's Hospital

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Hackensack University Medical Center

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Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

University of Mississippi Medical Center

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Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States

University of Hawaii Cancer Center

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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Blank Children's Hospital

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Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Phoenix Childrens Hospital

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

UCSF Medical Center-Parnassus

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San Francisco, California, United States

UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay

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San Francisco, California, United States

Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute

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Detroit, Michigan, United States

Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Primary Children's Hospital

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Children's Hospital of Alabama

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Oregon Health and Science University

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Portland, Oregon, United States

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Children's Hospital Colorado

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

Loma Linda University Medical Center

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Loma Linda, California, United States

Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach

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Long Beach, California, United States

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Sutter Medical Center Sacramento

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Sacramento, California, United States

University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Sacramento, California, United States

C S Mott Children's Hospital

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville

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Gainesville, Florida, United States

AdventHealth Orlando

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Orlando, Florida, United States

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

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Orlando, Florida, United States

Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando

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Orlando, Florida, United States

Nemours Children's Hospital

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Orlando, Florida, United States

University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center

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Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Norton Children's Hospital

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Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Tulane University School of Medicine

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Children's Hospital New Orleans

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

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Bronx, New York, United States

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Medical University of South Carolina

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

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Austin, Texas, United States

University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

University of New Mexico Cancer Center

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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Dayton Children's Hospital

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Dayton, Ohio, United States

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