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Personalized Risk-Adapted Therapy in Post-Pubertal Patients With Newly-Diagnosed Medulloblastoma

Phase 2
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Medulloblastoma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04402073
Lead Sponsor
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Brief Summary

Medulloblastoma is a rare brain malignancy, mainly affecting children. Treatment of this rapidly growing tumor begins with maximal surgical removal plus radiation and chemotherapy. Treatment toxicity is high. Post-pubertal and pediatric medulloblastomas are biologically and prognostically different, which mandates age-adapted treatment strategies. Patients after puberty bear an intermediate to high prognostic risk. This means that a large number of these patients, are faced with death and/or disability (mainly neurocognitive). Therefore, the scientific and medical need is high. One of the genetic subgroups of medulloblastoma, the SHH-subgroup (Sonic HedgeHog- subgroup), is highly overrepresented in medulloblastoma patients after puberty. This subgroup can be treated with a targeted therapy. The investigators will therefore randomize patients and treat SHH-subgroup patients with sonidegib and a reduction of radiotherapy dose in the experimental arm of the trial. The hypothesis that this personalized risk-adapted therapy will improve outcomes in view of increased efficacy and decreased toxicity.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • Newly diagnosed, histologically proven, genetically classified, centrally confirmed medulloblastoma (WNT M0-1, SHH M0-1 (p53wt), Group 4 M0-1)
  • Molecular subtype: medulloblastoma, SHH-activated and TP53-wildtype, M0-1; medulloblastoma, WNT-activated, M0-1; medulloblastoma, Group 4, M0-1
  • Histologic subtype: medulloblastoma, classic (CMB); medulloblastoma, desmoplastic/nodular (DNMB); medulloblastoma, with extensive nodularity (MBEN); medulloblastoma, large cell/anaplastic (LCA)
  • Adult (18 years and above): in WNT-activated and Group 4 medulloblastoma
  • Post-pubertal, defined as females with a bone age of at least 15 years and males with a bone age of at least 17 years, or adult (greater than 18 y of age) (see appendix N) in SHH-activated and TP53-wildtype medulloblastoma
  • Availability of prognostic markers (MYC/MYCN amplification, MYC/MYCN mutation)
  • Availability of paraffin embedded tumour tissue (FFPE) (1 block or 30 unstained slides) and whole blood sample (10 ml) for central review
  • For patients with SHH activated tumours: exclusion of germline alteration of TP53, PTCH, SUFU, BRCA2 and PALB2 if known before randomization
  • Clinical status within 2 weeks of randomization: Karnofsky 50-100. NANO-score 0 to 9 (allowing full-blown cerebellar symptoms)
  • Clinically standard-risk (centrally assessed MRI review) defined as: total or near total surgical resection with less than or equal to 1.5 cm2 (measured in axial plane) of residual tumour on early post-operative MRI, without and with contrast; no CNS metastasis on MRI (cranial and spinal); Chang stage M0-1 with no clinical evidence of extra-CNS metastasis
  • Full recovery from surgery or any post-surgical complication (e.g. Bleeding, infections etc)
  • Pre-surgery and/or post-surgery MRI available.
  • Baseline brain MRI and spinal MRI available within 2 weeks of randomization.
  • Normal liver, renal and haematological function within 2 weeks of randomization.
  • WBC greater than or equal to 3×10^9/L
  • ANC greater than or equal to 1.5×10^9/L
  • Platelet count of greater than or equal to 100×10^9/L independent of transfusion
  • Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 10 g/dl
  • Total Bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 ULN
  • ALT (SGPT), AST (SGOT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) less than or equal to 2.5 × ULN
  • Serum creatinine less than 1.5 x ULN or creatinine clearance (CrCl) greater than 30 mL/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault formula)
  • Negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days of randomization for WOCBP.
  • Patients of childbearing / reproductive potential (WOCBP) must use two methods of adequate birth control, including a highly effective method and a barrier method during the study treatment period and for at least 20 months after the last study treatment is mandatory for the patients that received sonidegib, for all other patients this period is at least 6 months after the last study treatment. A highly effective method of birth control is defined as those which result in low failure rate (i.e. less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly. Male patients even those who have had a vasectomy must always use a condom during treatment and for 6 months after last treatment. Men should not donate semen during treatment and for at least 6 months after ending treatment (donation of semen for the semen analyses of the fertility project 1 b is allowed). Appendix H.
  • Female subjects who are breast feeding must discontinue nursing prior to the first dose of study treatment and until 20 months after the last study treatment.
  • Before patient registration/randomization, written informed consent must be given according to ICH/GCP, and national/local regulations. For patients less than 18 years of age, consent has to be obtained from the parent(s) or legal representative.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Prior treatment for medulloblastoma
  • Unavailability of central review pathology results.
  • Inability to start radiotherapy within 43 days of surgery
  • Significant sensorineural hearing deficit as defined by pure tone audiometry with bone conduction or air conduction and normal tympanogram showing impairment greater than or equal to 20 dB at 1-3 kHz
  • Any medical contraindication to radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
  • Hypersensitivity to contrast medium for MRI.
  • Hypersensitivity towards the active substance of any of study drugs or their excipients
  • Prior or current use of mitoxantrone, methotrexate, topotecan, imatinib, irinotecan or statins
  • Concurrent severe or uncontrolled medical disease (e.g., active systemic infection, diabetes, psychiatric disorder) that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the safety of the patient or compromise the ability of the patient to complete the study
  • Prior or second invasive malignancy, except non-melanoma skin cancer, completely resected cervical carcinoma in situ, low risk prostate cancer (cT1-2a N0 and Gleason score less than or equal to 6 and PSA less than 10 ng/mL), either totally resected or irradiated with curative intent (with PSA of less than or equal to 0.1 ng/mL) or under active surveillance as per ESMO guidelines. Other cancers for which the subject has completed potentially curative treatment more than 5 years prior to diagnosis of medulloblastoma study entry are allowed
  • Known history or current evidence of active Hepatitis B (e.g., positive HBV surface antigen) or C (e.g., HCV RNA [qualitative] is detected)
  • Known or current evidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection (positive HIV-1/2 antibodies)
  • Presence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule; those conditions should be discussed with the patient before registration in the trial.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
standard armsradiotherapyCriteria: Adult SHH (p53wt) M0-1, adult WNT M0-1, adult Group 4 M0-1. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 35.2 Gy in 22 daily fractions of 1.6 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 19.8 Gy in 11 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 55.0 Gy in 33 daily fractions of 1.6/1.8 Gy. Criteria: Post pubertal \< 18 y SHH (p53wt) M0. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 23.4 Gy in 13 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 30.6 Gy in 17 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 54.0 Gy in 30 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy.
experimental armsLomustineRadiotherapy Criteria: Adult and post-pubertal SHH (p53wt) M0; adult WNT M0, adult Group 4 M0. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 23.4 Gy in 13 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 30.6 Gy in 17 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 54.0 Gy in 30 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy. SMO-inhibitor Criteria: Adult and post-pubertal SHH (p53wt) M0. Sonidegib 200 mg/day (daily) from first day of radio-chemotherapy until end of maintenance chemotherapy, including 6w chemotherapy break.
experimental armsradiotherapyRadiotherapy Criteria: Adult and post-pubertal SHH (p53wt) M0; adult WNT M0, adult Group 4 M0. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 23.4 Gy in 13 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 30.6 Gy in 17 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 54.0 Gy in 30 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy. SMO-inhibitor Criteria: Adult and post-pubertal SHH (p53wt) M0. Sonidegib 200 mg/day (daily) from first day of radio-chemotherapy until end of maintenance chemotherapy, including 6w chemotherapy break.
standard armsLomustineCriteria: Adult SHH (p53wt) M0-1, adult WNT M0-1, adult Group 4 M0-1. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 35.2 Gy in 22 daily fractions of 1.6 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 19.8 Gy in 11 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 55.0 Gy in 33 daily fractions of 1.6/1.8 Gy. Criteria: Post pubertal \< 18 y SHH (p53wt) M0. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 23.4 Gy in 13 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 30.6 Gy in 17 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 54.0 Gy in 30 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy.
standard armsCisplatinCriteria: Adult SHH (p53wt) M0-1, adult WNT M0-1, adult Group 4 M0-1. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 35.2 Gy in 22 daily fractions of 1.6 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 19.8 Gy in 11 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 55.0 Gy in 33 daily fractions of 1.6/1.8 Gy. Criteria: Post pubertal \< 18 y SHH (p53wt) M0. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 23.4 Gy in 13 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 30.6 Gy in 17 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 54.0 Gy in 30 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy.
experimental armsSonidegibRadiotherapy Criteria: Adult and post-pubertal SHH (p53wt) M0; adult WNT M0, adult Group 4 M0. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 23.4 Gy in 13 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 30.6 Gy in 17 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 54.0 Gy in 30 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy. SMO-inhibitor Criteria: Adult and post-pubertal SHH (p53wt) M0. Sonidegib 200 mg/day (daily) from first day of radio-chemotherapy until end of maintenance chemotherapy, including 6w chemotherapy break.
standard armsVincristineCriteria: Adult SHH (p53wt) M0-1, adult WNT M0-1, adult Group 4 M0-1. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 35.2 Gy in 22 daily fractions of 1.6 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 19.8 Gy in 11 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 55.0 Gy in 33 daily fractions of 1.6/1.8 Gy. Criteria: Post pubertal \< 18 y SHH (p53wt) M0. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 23.4 Gy in 13 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 30.6 Gy in 17 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 54.0 Gy in 30 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy.
experimental armsCisplatinRadiotherapy Criteria: Adult and post-pubertal SHH (p53wt) M0; adult WNT M0, adult Group 4 M0. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 23.4 Gy in 13 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 30.6 Gy in 17 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 54.0 Gy in 30 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy. SMO-inhibitor Criteria: Adult and post-pubertal SHH (p53wt) M0. Sonidegib 200 mg/day (daily) from first day of radio-chemotherapy until end of maintenance chemotherapy, including 6w chemotherapy break.
experimental armsVincristineRadiotherapy Criteria: Adult and post-pubertal SHH (p53wt) M0; adult WNT M0, adult Group 4 M0. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 23.4 Gy in 13 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 30.6 Gy in 17 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 54.0 Gy in 30 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy. SMO-inhibitor Criteria: Adult and post-pubertal SHH (p53wt) M0. Sonidegib 200 mg/day (daily) from first day of radio-chemotherapy until end of maintenance chemotherapy, including 6w chemotherapy break.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression Free Survival91 months after the date of recruitment of the first patient

compare progression-free survival (PFS) by central review of a personalized intensity-modulated therapy (experimental arm; sonidegib) vs. standard therapy in the SHH-activated subgroup in post-pubertal patients with newly diagnosed standard risk medulloblastoma.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression Free Survival (PFS)when 43 PFS events are observed which is estimated to occur 91 months after the date of recruitment of the first patient.
overall survival (OV)when 43 PFS events are observed which is estimated to occur 91 months after the date of recruitment of the first patient.
safety and tolerability profile: CTCAEwhen 43 PFS events are observed which is estimated to occur 91 months after the date of recruitment of the first patient.

This study will use the International Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 5.0, for adverse event reporting (with neurological, kidney, auditory, endocrine and radiotherapy associated as AE of special interest). The highest CTCAE v. 5 grading per cycle and per patient will be computed at the EORTC HQ for analysis . Safety and tolerability analyses will be performed in the safety population. Severe grades (3/4) which did not resolve after treatment discontinuation or emerged during follow-up will be identified and listed.

health-related quality of life (HRQoL)when 43 PFS events are observed which is estimated to occur 91 months after the date of recruitment of the first patient.

The primary HRQoL endpoint that is considered relevant for this study is social functioning. The other scales from the QLQ-C30 and BN20 will be considered as exploratory in nature.

A difference of 10 points on the 100-point QLQ-C30 social functioning scale between the two arms will be considered as clinically relevant.

overall survivalwhen 43 PFS events are observed which is estimated to occur 91 months after the date of recruitment of the first patient.

Trial Locations

Locations (50)

Royal Adelaide Hospital

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Adelaide, Australia

Princess Alexandra Hospital - University Of Queensland

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Brisbane, Australia

Austin Health - Austin hospital

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Melbourne, Australia

Peter Maccallum Cancer Institute

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Melbourne, Australia

CHRU de Lille

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Lille, France

Royal North Shore Hospital

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Sydney, Australia

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

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Nedlands, Australia

John Hunter Children's Hospital

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New Lambton Heights, Australia

Prince Of Wales Hospital

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Sydney, Australia

Sydney Children's Hospital

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Sydney, Australia

A.O Landeskrankenhaus - Innsbruck Universitaetsklinik

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Innsbruck, Austria

Westmead Hospital - Crown Princess Mary Cancer Center

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Westmead, Australia

AKH unikliniken

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Wien, Austria

Centre Leon Berard

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Lyon, France

Hopital de La Timone (APHM)

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Marseille, France

CHU de Nice - Hopital Pasteur

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Nice, France

Institut de Cancerologie de l'Ouest (ICO) - Saint Herblain

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Saint-Herblain, France

Hopital la Pitie-Salpetriere

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Paris, France

Knappschaft Krankenhaus Langendreer

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Bochum, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Bonn

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Bonn, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus

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Dresden, Germany

CHU de Toulouse - Institut Claudius Regaud - IUCT oncopole

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Toulouse, France

HELIOS Kliniken - HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt GmbH

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Erfurt, Germany

University Frankfurt - Goethe Univ. - University Hospital Frankfurt -Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology

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Frankfurt, Germany

Universitaets Krankenhaus Eppendorf - Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf KE - University Cancer Center

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Hamburg, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum - Essen

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Essen, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg - Klinik fuer Neurochirurgie

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Freiburg, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg - UniversitaetsKlinikum Heidelberg - Head Hospital

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Heidelberg, Germany

Universitaetsmedizin Goettingen - Georg-August Universitaet

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Goettigen, Germany

Univ. Mainz - Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz-University Medical Center

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Mainz, Germany

UniversitaetsMedizin Mannheim

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Mannheim, Germany

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen - Campus Grosshadern

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Munich, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen- Crona Kliniken

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Tuebingen, Germany

Klinikum Rechts der isar Der Technische Universitaet Muenchen

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Munich, Germany

Universitaetskliniken Regensburg - Universitaetsklinikum Regensburg

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Regensburg, Germany

Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

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Groningen, Netherlands

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

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Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal

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Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre

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Madrid, Spain

Institut Catala d'Oncologia - ICO Badalona - Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol

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Badalona, Spain

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

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Barcelona, Spain

University Hospital zurich

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Zürich, Switzerland

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois - Lausanne

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Lausanne, Switzerland

Erasmus MC

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

AUSL Bologna - Ospedale Bellaria

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Bologna, Italy

Univ. of Florence -Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

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Florence, Italy

IRCCS - Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

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Milano, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

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Torino, Italy

ULSS2 - Marca Trevigniana

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Treviso, Italy

Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig-Klinik fuer Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie

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Leipzig, Germany

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