A Study to See if Memantine Protects the Brain During Radiation Therapy Treatment for a Brain Tumor
- Conditions
- Central Nervous System Carcinoma
- Interventions
- Procedure: Biospecimen CollectionProcedure: Cognitive AssessmentProcedure: Magnetic Resonance ImagingDrug: Placebo AdministrationOther: Questionnaire Administration
- Registration Number
- NCT04939597
- Lead Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
- Brief Summary
This phase III trial compares memantine to usual treatment in treating patients with primary central nervous system tumors. Memantine may block receptors (parts of nerve cells) in the brain known to contribute to a decline in cognitive function. Giving memantine may make a difference in cognitive function (attention, memory, or other thought processes) in children and adolescents receiving brain radiation therapy to treat a primary central nervous system tumors.
- Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To determine the efficacy, as measured by the slope of change of the Cogstate composite Z score from baseline to 12 months, of oral memantine hydrochloride (memantine) administered for a period of 6 months, when compared to placebo, in children ages 4-18 receiving cranial or craniospinal radiotherapy for primary central nervous system tumors.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine if memantine is associated with improved cognitive function as measured for participants in the optional Children's Oncology Group (COG) Standardized Battery at 12 months.
II. To determine if memantine is associated with change in cognitive function versus (vs.) placebo as measured by Cogstate composite score at end of radiation therapy (RT), 3 and 6 months.
III. To determine if memantine is associated with differences in cognitive function vs. placebo as measured by Cogstate composite score at 24 and 48 months for participants in the optional COG Standardized Battery.
IV. To correlate early cognitive changes (end of RT, 3, 6, 12 months Cogstate composite score) with late cognitive function (24 and 48 months Cogstate composite score).
V. To correlate COG Standardized Battery scores to Cogstate composite scores at 12, 24, and 48 months.
VI. To estimate the 36-month disease-free and overall survival (of primary brain tumor) after memantine treatment compared to placebo.
VII. To correlate changes in quantitative volumetric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of critical brain regions with cognitive function over time.
VIII. To evaluate impact of memantine versus placebo on molecular biomarkers associated with cognitive decline after radiotherapy.
IX. To determine whether oral memantine, when compared to placebo, is associated with reduction in the incidence of decline of composite Cogstate score at 12 months in children ages 4-18 receiving cranial radiotherapy for primary central nervous system tumors.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM I: Patients receive memantine hydrochloride orally (PO) once daily (QD) for week 1 and then twice daily (BID) for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial.
ARM II: Patients receive placebo PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 192
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>= 4 and < 18 years at time of study entry
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Patients must weigh 15 kg or greater at time of study entry
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Primary central nervous system tumors that have not received prior cranial radiotherapy
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Planned focal, cranial or craniospinal radiation treatment for a primary central nervous system tumor
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The patient must have receptive and expressive language skills in English, French or Spanish since the neurocognitive function and quality of life (QOL) assessment instruments are available in these languages only
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Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/sex as follows:
- Age: 4 to < 6 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 0.8 male; 0.8 female
- Age: 6 to < 10 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1 male; 1 female
- Age: 10 to < 13 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.2 male; 1.2 female
- Age: 13 to < 16 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.5 male; 1.4 female
- Age: >= 16 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.7 male; 1.4 female
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Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
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Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 135 U/L
- Note: For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) has been set to the value of 45 U/L
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The patient must be able to undergo magnetic resonance imaging
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All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent
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All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met
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Life expectancy of less than 18 months
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Pre-existing conditions:
- Any contraindication or allergy to study drug (memantine or placebo)
- Intractable seizures while on adequate anticonvulsant therapy, defined as more than one seizure per month for the past 2 months or since initiating anticonvulsant therapy
- History of neurodevelopmental disorder such as Down syndrome, Fragile X, William's Syndrome, intellectual disability (presumed intelligence quotient [IQ] < 70), etc
- Co-morbid systemic illnesses, psychiatric conditions, social situations, or other severe concurrent disease which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens or would limit compliance with the study requirements
- Patients with a motor, visual, or auditory condition that precludes participation in computerized neurocognitive assessments
- Patients with any medical condition or taking medications that lead to alterations of urine pH towards the alkaline condition (e.g., renal tubular acidosis, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, sodium bicarbonate)
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Personal history of prior cranial or craniospinal radiotherapy is not allowed
- Note: Prior anti-cancer therapy including surgery, chemotherapy, targeted agents are allowed as per standard of care clinical treatment guidelines
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Female patients who are pregnant are excluded since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for the study drug. A pregnancy test is required for female patients of childbearing potential
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Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants
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Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who do not agree to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Arm I (memantine hydrochloride) Biospecimen Collection Patients receive memantine hydrochloride orally PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial. Arm I (memantine hydrochloride) Cognitive Assessment Patients receive memantine hydrochloride orally PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial. Arm I (memantine hydrochloride) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Patients receive memantine hydrochloride orally PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial. Arm I (memantine hydrochloride) Memantine Hydrochloride Patients receive memantine hydrochloride orally PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial. Arm I (memantine hydrochloride) Questionnaire Administration Patients receive memantine hydrochloride orally PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial. Arm II (placebo) Biospecimen Collection Patients receive placebo PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial. Arm II (placebo) Cognitive Assessment Patients receive placebo PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial. Arm II (placebo) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Patients receive placebo PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial. Arm II (placebo) Placebo Administration Patients receive placebo PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial. Arm II (placebo) Questionnaire Administration Patients receive placebo PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The mean slope of the Cogstate composite Z score (an average of detection, Identification, and one-back Z scores, each Z score calculated using Cogstate age-based normative data) Up-to 12 months post baseline We will estimate the difference in mean Cogstate composite Z score slopes (reflecting change in Cogstate composite Z scores from baseline to 12 months post baseline taking into account measurements at those time points as well as end of radiation therapy and 3 and 6-months post baseline between the treatment and control arms using a generalized estimating equation model with compound symmetry correlation structure and will provide a point estimate and corresponding 95% confidence interval.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (138)
Children's Hospital of Alabama
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Providence Alaska Medical Center
🇺🇸Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Banner Children's at Desert
🇺🇸Mesa, Arizona, United States
Phoenix Childrens Hospital
🇺🇸Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Banner University Medical Center - Tucson
🇺🇸Tucson, Arizona, United States
Arkansas Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
🇺🇸Downey, California, United States
Loma Linda University Medical Center
🇺🇸Loma Linda, California, United States
Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
Valley Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Madera, California, United States
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
🇺🇸Oakland, California, United States
Kaiser Permanente-Oakland
🇺🇸Oakland, California, United States
Children's Hospital of Orange County
🇺🇸Orange, California, United States
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University
🇺🇸Palo Alto, California, United States
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
🇺🇸San Diego, California, United States
UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States
Children's Hospital Colorado
🇺🇸Aurora, Colorado, United States
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center
🇺🇸Denver, Colorado, United States
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
🇺🇸Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
🇺🇸Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Children's National Medical Center
🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
🇺🇸Fort Myers, Florida, United States
University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville
🇺🇸Gainesville, Florida, United States
Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States
Miami Cancer Institute
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States
AdventHealth Orlando
🇺🇸Orlando, Florida, United States
Nemours Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Orlando, Florida, United States
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
Tampa General Hospital
🇺🇸Tampa, Florida, United States
Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
🇺🇸Tampa, Florida, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital
🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
🇺🇸Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise
🇺🇸Boise, Idaho, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
🇺🇸Rochester, Minnesota, United States
University of Illinois
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loyola University Medical Center
🇺🇸Maywood, Illinois, United States
Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
🇺🇸Peoria, Illinois, United States
Riley Hospital for Children
🇺🇸Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Blank Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Des Moines, Iowa, United States
University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Norton Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Children's Hospital New Orleans
🇺🇸New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson
🇺🇸New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Maine Children's Cancer Program
🇺🇸Scarborough, Maine, United States
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
🇺🇸Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
🇺🇸Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
🇺🇸Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
C S Mott Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Children's Hospital of Michigan
🇺🇸Detroit, Michigan, United States
Michigan State University Clinical Center
🇺🇸East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Corewell Health Children's
🇺🇸Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
🇺🇸Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
University of Mississippi Medical Center
🇺🇸Jackson, Mississippi, United States
University of Missouri Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Columbia, Missouri, United States
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
🇺🇸Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
🇺🇸Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Washington University School of Medicine
🇺🇸Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
🇺🇸Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha
🇺🇸Omaha, Nebraska, United States
University of Nebraska Medical Center
🇺🇸Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
🇺🇸Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
🇺🇸Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center
🇺🇸Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Hackensack University Medical Center
🇺🇸Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Morristown Medical Center
🇺🇸Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Saint Peter's University Hospital
🇺🇸New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
🇺🇸New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center
🇺🇸Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Albany Medical Center
🇺🇸Albany, New York, United States
Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
🇺🇸Bronx, New York, United States
Maimonides Medical Center
🇺🇸Brooklyn, New York, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
🇺🇸Buffalo, New York, United States
The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
🇺🇸New Hyde Park, New York, United States
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
Mount Sinai Hospital
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
Stony Brook University Medical Center
🇺🇸Stony Brook, New York, United States
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
🇺🇸Syracuse, New York, United States
Mission Hospital
🇺🇸Asheville, North Carolina, United States
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
🇺🇸Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Duke University Medical Center
🇺🇸Durham, North Carolina, United States
East Carolina University
🇺🇸Greenville, North Carolina, United States
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
🇺🇸Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Sanford Broadway Medical Center
🇺🇸Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
🇺🇸Akron, Ohio, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
🇺🇸Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
🇺🇸Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
🇺🇸Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Nationwide Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Columbus, Ohio, United States
Dayton Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Dayton, Ohio, United States
ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Toledo, Ohio, United States
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
🇺🇸Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Portland, Oregon, United States
Oregon Health and Science University
🇺🇸Portland, Oregon, United States
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
🇺🇸Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Geisinger Medical Center
🇺🇸Danville, Pennsylvania, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Rhode Island Hospital
🇺🇸Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
🇺🇸Columbia, South Carolina, United States
BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
🇺🇸Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
🇺🇸Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
🇺🇸Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
🇺🇸Memphis, Tennessee, United States
The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial
🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States
Medical City Dallas Hospital
🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States
UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States
El Paso Children's Hospital
🇺🇸El Paso, Texas, United States
Cook Children's Medical Center
🇺🇸Fort Worth, Texas, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States
Children's Hospital of San Antonio
🇺🇸San Antonio, Texas, United States
Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
🇺🇸San Antonio, Texas, United States
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
🇺🇸San Antonio, Texas, United States
Primary Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
University of Virginia Cancer Center
🇺🇸Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
🇺🇸Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center
🇺🇸Richmond, Virginia, United States
Carilion Children's
🇺🇸Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Seattle Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Spokane, Washington, United States
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center
🇺🇸Tacoma, Washington, United States
Madigan Army Medical Center
🇺🇸Tacoma, Washington, United States
West Virginia University Healthcare
🇺🇸Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
🇺🇸Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
🇺🇸Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
🇺🇸Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
HIMA San Pablo Oncologic Hospital
🇵🇷Caguas, Puerto Rico