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Cisplatin and Temozolomide in Treating Young Patients With Malignant Glioma

Phase 2
Conditions
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Registration Number
NCT00360945
Lead Sponsor
Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin and temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving cisplatin together with temozolomide works in treating young patients with malignant glioma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Determine the objective response rate (complete and partial response) in pediatric patients with malignant gliomas treated with temozolomide and cisplatin.

Secondary

* Identify genetic, metabolic, and proteomic profiles that will provide an insight into the molecular pathways involved in the pathogenesis of these tumors.

* Link genetic changes with clinical details, histopathology, and patient outcome, thereby developing a biological basis for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment monitoring.

* Evaluate relapse-free survival at 1 and 2 years in patients treated at diagnosis.

* Evaluate the duration of clinical response in patients treated at relapse.

* Study the health status and quality of life of these patients.

* Evaluate long-term toxicity of this therapeutic combination.

* Evaluate the ability of magnetic resonance spectroscopy vs CT scan to predict response in patients with high-grade astrocytomas.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, open-label, nonrandomized, parallel-group study. Patients are stratified according to disease status (newly diagnosed vs relapsed). Patients with newly diagnosed disease are further stratified according to spread of disease (localized and measurable vs diffuse unmeasurable).

* Stratum I (newly diagnosed disease): Patients receive CISTEM chemotherapy comprising cisplatin IV over 3 hours on day 1 and oral temozolomide once daily on days 2-6. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 7 courses. Patients who achieve responsive or stable disease after 2 courses receive 2 more courses of CISTEM chemotherapy and then undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week for 6 weeks. After completion of radiotherapy, patients may receive up to 3 more courses of CISTEM chemotherapy for a total of 7 courses.

* Stratum II (relapsed disease): Patients receive CISTEM chemotherapy for up to 7 courses as in stratum I. Patients who reach the maximum dose allowed for cisplatin may receive oral temozolomide alone indefinitely.

Tissue and blood samples are obtained at baseline and examined by immunohistochemistry, fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), and loss of heterozygosity. The tumor tissue is analyzed for p53, MSH2, MLH1, and MGMT.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically for 2 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 87 patients will be accrued for this study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
87
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Response rate after 2 courses
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival
Relapse-free survival
Rate of progression at 6 months and 1 and 2 years
Best response in patients receiving more than 2 courses

Trial Locations

Locations (22)

Birmingham Children's Hospital

🇬🇧

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital

🇬🇧

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Institut Gustave Roussy

🇫🇷

Villejuif, France

Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

🇬🇧

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Queen's Medical Centre

🇬🇧

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Children's Hospital - Sheffield

🇬🇧

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Oxford Radcliffe Hospital

🇬🇧

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children

🇬🇧

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Leicester Royal Infirmary

🇬🇧

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children Crumlin

🇮🇪

Dublin, Ireland

Institute of Child Health at University of Bristol

🇬🇧

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Addenbrooke's Hospital at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Alder Hey

🇬🇧

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Middlesex Hospital

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Sir James Spence Institute of Child Health

🇬🇧

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - Surrey

🇬🇧

Sutton, England, United Kingdom

Royal Hospital for Sick Children

🇬🇧

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Childrens Hospital for Wales

🇬🇧

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital

🇬🇧

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

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