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High Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Transplant for Neuroblastoma

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Neuroblastoma
Interventions
Biological: Autologous stem cell infusion
Biological: Granulocyte colony stimulating factor
Radiation: Radiation therapy
Registration Number
NCT01526603
Lead Sponsor
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Brief Summary

This is a standard of care document, outlining the therapy for children with high risk neuroblastoma who are not eligible for Children's Oncology Group (COG) studies.

Detailed Description

This therapy involves the use of melphalan, etoposide, and carboplatin (consolidation chemotherapy); autologous stem cell rescue, post-transplant radiation therapy and a maintenance phase with Isotretinoin (Accutane, 13-cis-retinoic acid) therapy. If available, patients should also consider post-transplant therapy with cytokines and monoclonal antibody (ch14.18) on a COG or New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy (NANT) trial.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
13
Inclusion Criteria
  • Less than 30 years of age at diagnosis of neuroblastoma

  • No evidence of disease progression: defined as increase in tumor size of >25% or new lesions

  • Recovery from last induction course of chemotherapy (absolute neutrophil count > 500 and platelet > 20,000)

  • No uncontrolled infection

  • Minimum frozen peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) of 2 x 10^6 CD34 cells/kg for transplant are mandatory and 2 x 10^6 CD34 cells/kg for back-up are strongly recommended (thus, PBSC of 4 x 106 CD34 cells/kg is encouraged)

  • Adequate organ function defined as:

    • Hepatic: aspartate aminotransferase (AST) < 3 x upper limit of institutional normal 8 Cardiac: shortening fraction ≥ 27% or ejection fraction ≥ 50%, no clinical congestive heart failure 8 Renal: Creatinine clearance or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) > 60 mL/min/1.73m^2 If a creatinine clearance is performed at end induction and the result is < 100 ml/min/1.73m^2, a GFR must then be performed using a nuclear blood sampling method or iothalamate clearance method. Camera method is NOT allowed as measure of GFR prior to or during Consolidation therapy for patients with GFR or creatinine clearance of < 100 ml/min/1.73m^2

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with progressive disease should consider participating in phase I studies since consolidation therapy using the regimen outlined in this document have not been determined to be useful.
  • Patients who are delayed in consolidation chemotherapy beyond 8 weeks, and don't meet organ function criteria.
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patients Treated for NeuroblastomaIsotretinoin (13-cis-retinoic acid)According to patient weight and renal function, consolidation chemotherapy using various doses of Melphalan, Etoposide, and Carboplatin followed by autologous stem cell infusion and serial post-transplant Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, radiation therapy and Isotretinoin maintenance therapy.
Patients Treated for NeuroblastomaGranulocyte colony stimulating factorAccording to patient weight and renal function, consolidation chemotherapy using various doses of Melphalan, Etoposide, and Carboplatin followed by autologous stem cell infusion and serial post-transplant Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, radiation therapy and Isotretinoin maintenance therapy.
Patients Treated for NeuroblastomaAutologous stem cell infusionAccording to patient weight and renal function, consolidation chemotherapy using various doses of Melphalan, Etoposide, and Carboplatin followed by autologous stem cell infusion and serial post-transplant Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, radiation therapy and Isotretinoin maintenance therapy.
Patients Treated for NeuroblastomaRadiation therapyAccording to patient weight and renal function, consolidation chemotherapy using various doses of Melphalan, Etoposide, and Carboplatin followed by autologous stem cell infusion and serial post-transplant Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, radiation therapy and Isotretinoin maintenance therapy.
Patients Treated for NeuroblastomaMelphalanAccording to patient weight and renal function, consolidation chemotherapy using various doses of Melphalan, Etoposide, and Carboplatin followed by autologous stem cell infusion and serial post-transplant Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, radiation therapy and Isotretinoin maintenance therapy.
Patients Treated for NeuroblastomaCarboplatinAccording to patient weight and renal function, consolidation chemotherapy using various doses of Melphalan, Etoposide, and Carboplatin followed by autologous stem cell infusion and serial post-transplant Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, radiation therapy and Isotretinoin maintenance therapy.
Patients Treated for NeuroblastomaEtoposideAccording to patient weight and renal function, consolidation chemotherapy using various doses of Melphalan, Etoposide, and Carboplatin followed by autologous stem cell infusion and serial post-transplant Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, radiation therapy and Isotretinoin maintenance therapy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Patients with Successful EngraftmentDay 42

The time to neutrophil engraftment will be assessed by standard statistical approaches.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Patients with Disease Free Survival5 Years

The number of patients alive and disease free will be assessed using standard statistical approaches.

Overall Survival5 Years

The number of patients alive will be assessed by standard statistical approaches.

Number of Patients with Treatment Related Death1 Year

The rate of treatment related mortality will be assessed by cumulative incidence approach.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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