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Phase III Randomized Study of Standard Chemoradiotherapy With or Without Carboplatin Followed by Standard Maintenance Therapy With or Without Isotretinoin and Continuation Therapy With Isotretinoin Versus No Continuation Therapy in Pediatric Patients With Newly Diagnosed, Previously Untreated, High-Risk Medulloblastoma or Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor

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Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outcomes
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed, Previously Untreated, High-Risk Medulloblastoma or Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor

Basic Trial Information

PhaseTypeStatusAgeSponsorProtocol IDs
Phase IIITreatmentActive3 to 21NCICOG-ACNS0332
ACNS0332, NCT00392327

Objectives

Primary

  1. Determine whether carboplatin radiosensitization increases long-term, event-free survival of pediatric patients with newly diagnosed, previously untreated, high-risk medulloblastoma or supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors.
  2. Determine whether isotretinoin increases long-term, event-free survival of these patients.

Secondary

  1. Compare residual disease response to radiotherapy alone versus radiotherapy and carboplatin in these patients.
  2. Identify molecular prognostic indicators suitable for patient stratification in future trials.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of medulloblastoma or supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET)
    • Newly diagnosed disease
    • Previously untreated disease
  • Meets 1 of the following criteria:
    • M0 medulloblastoma with > 1.5 cm² residual tumor
    • M+ medulloblastoma
    • M0 or M+ supratentorial PNET
    • Diffusely anaplastic medulloblastoma with any M-stage or residual tumor
  • Must have undergone stereotactic biopsy or attempted neurosurgical resection of the tumor within the past 31 days
  • The following procedures are required:
    • Pre-operative MRI of the brain with and without contrast
    • Post-operative (preferably within 72 hours after surgery) MRI of the brain with and without contrast**
    • Spinal MRI with and without contrast within 10 days before surgery or 28 days after surgery
    • Lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytological examination obtained pre-operatively or within 31 days after surgery***

     [Note: **Not required for patients with M2 or M3 disease or for patients who undergo stereotactic biopsy only]

     [Note: ***If a spinal tap is contraindicated, and there is no ventricular CSF available, CSF cytology may be waived for patients with supratentorial tumors OR if there is documentation of spinal subarachnoid metastases (M3); patients with M1 disease must have either an intraoperative-positive CSF by lumbar puncture at the end of surgery OR a positive lumbar CSF obtained more than 7 days after surgery (to rule out surgically-induced false positives]

  • No M4 disease

Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • No other concurrent experimental therapy
  • No concurrent isotretinoin for acne treatment
  • No concurrent corticosteroids as an antiemetic during chemotherapy

Patient Characteristics:

  • Karnofsky/Lansky performance status 50-100%
  • Life expectancy > 8 weeks
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use 2 effective forms of contraception
  • Creatinine normal OR creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate ≥ 70 mL/min
  • Bilirubin < 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST and ALT < 2.5 times ULN (5 times ULN for patients on antiseizure medications)
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³ (transfusions not allowed)
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL (transfusions allowed)

Expected Enrollment

300

A total of 300 patients will be accrued for this study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Event-free survival (e.g., events comprising disease progression or recurrence, occurrence of a second malignant neoplasm, or death from any cause)

Secondary Outcome(s)

Residual tumor response to radiotherapy with or without carboplatin
Time to death

Outline

This is a randomized, open-label, factorial-designed, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to location of disease and dissemination status (M0 medulloblastoma with > 1.5 cm² residual tumor vs M+ medulloblastoma vs M0 supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor [SPNET] with < 1.5 cm² residual tumor vs M0 SPNET with > 1.5 cm² residual tumor vs M+ SPNET). Patients are randomized* to 1 of 4 treatment arms.

 [Note: *Patients with a history of clinical depression are nonrandomly assigned to arm I or II and do not receive isotretinoin.]

  • Arm I (standard chemoradiotherapy and standard maintenance therapy):
    • Chemoradiotherapy: Patients undergo radiotherapy once daily on days 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-33, and 36-40 and receive vincristine IV over 1 minute on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and 36. Six weeks after completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients proceed to maintenance therapy.
    • Maintenance therapy: Patients receive cisplatin IV over 6 hours on day 1, vincristine IV over 1 minute on days 1 and 8, and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days 2 and 3. Patients also receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) or IV beginning on day 4 and continuing until blood counts recover (at least 10 days). Treatment repeats every 28 days for a total of 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
  • Arm II (standard chemoradiotherapy plus carboplatin and standard maintenance therapy):
    • Chemoradiotherapy: Patients receive carboplatin IV over 15 minutes once daily on days 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-33, and 36-40 and undergo radiotherapy and receive vincristine as in arm I. Six weeks after completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients proceed to maintenance therapy.
    • Maintenance therapy: Patients receive maintenance therapy as in arm I.
  • Arm III (standard chemoradiotherapy, standard maintenance therapy plus isotretinoin, and continuation therapy with isotretinoin):
    • Chemoradiotherapy: Patients undergo chemoradiotherapy as in arm I. Six weeks after completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients proceed to maintenance therapy.
    • Maintenance therapy: Patients receive oral isotretinoin twice daily on day 1 and days 16-28 and cisplatin, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, and G-CSF as in arm I maintenance therapy. Treatment repeats every 28 days for a total of 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then proceed to continuation therapy.
    • Continuation therapy: Patients receive oral isotretinoin twice daily on days 15-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
  • Arm IV (standard chemoradiotherapy plus carboplatin, standard maintenance therapy plus isotretinoin, and continuation therapy with isotretinoin):
    • Chemoradiotherapy: Patients undergo chemoradiotherapy as in arm II. Six weeks after completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients proceed to maintenance therapy.
    • Maintenance therapy: Patients receive maintenance therapy as in arm III. Patients then proceed to continuation therapy.
    • Continuation therapy: Patients receive continuation therapy as in arm III.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline and periodically during study treatment (for patients ages 3 to 18). Neuropsychological evaluations are performed on all patients at baseline and at 2½-3 years after completion of study treatment.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically for up to 10 years.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Children's Oncology Group

James Olson, MD, PhD, Protocol chair
Ph: 206-667-7955
Roger Packer, MD, Protocol co-chair
Ph: 202-476-2120

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Alabama
  Birmingham
 UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 205-934-0309
Arizona
  Phoenix
 Phoenix Children's Hospital
 Jessica Boklan
Ph: 602-546-0920
Arkansas
  Little Rock
 Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
 Clinical Trial Office - Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Ph: 501-686-8274
California
  Loma Linda
 Loma Linda University Cancer Institute at Loma Linda University Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Loma Linda University Cancer Institute
Ph: 909-558-3375
  Long Beach
 Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center at Miller Children's Hospital
 Jerry Finklestein
Ph: 562-492-1062
  Los Angeles
 Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
 Leo Mascarenhas
Ph: 323-361-2529
 Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA
 Clinical Trials Office - Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA
Ph: 888-798-0719
  Madera
 Children's Hospital Central California
 Vonda Crouse
Ph: 559-353-5480
  Oakland
 Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland
 Clinical Trial Office - Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland
Ph: 510-450-7600
  Orange
 Children's Hospital of Orange County
 Violet Shen
Ph: 714-532-8636
  Sacramento
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Oakland
 Vincent Kiley
Ph: 916-474-2326
 Sutter Cancer Center
 Clinical Trial Office - Sutter Cancer Center
Ph: 916-454-6595
 University of California Davis Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of California Davis Cancer Center
Ph: 916-734-3089
  San Diego
 Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
 Clinical Trials Office - Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
Ph: 858-966-5934
  San Francisco
 UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 877-827-3222
  Stanford
 Stanford Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Stanford Cancer Center
Ph: 650-498-7061
 Email: cctoffice@stanford.edu
Connecticut
  Farmington
 Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 800-579-7822
  New Haven
 Yale Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Yale Cancer Center
Ph: 203-785-5702
Delaware
  Wilmington
 Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
 Clinical Trials Office - Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Ph: 302-651-5755
District of Columbia
  Washington
 Children's National Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Children's National Medical Center
Ph: 202-884-2549
 Walter Reed Army Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Ph: 202-782-7840
Florida
  Fort Myers
 Lee Cancer Care of Lee Memorial Health System
 Clinical Trials Office - Lee Cancer Care of Lee Memorial Health System
Ph: 877-680-0008
  Jacksonville
 Nemours Children's Clinic
 Eric Sandler
Ph: 904-697-3793
  Miami
 University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center - Miami
 University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Clinical Trial Matching Service
Ph: 866-574-5124
 Email: Sylvester@emergingmed.com
  Orlando
 Florida Hospital Cancer Institute at Florida Hospital Orlando
 Clinical Trials Office - Florida Hospital Cancer Institute
Ph: 407-303-5623
 M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at Orlando
 Vincent Giusti
Ph: 321-841-8588
 Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando
 Paul Gordon
Ph: 407-650-7330
  Pensacola
 Sacred Heart Cancer Center at Sacred Heart Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Sacred Heart Cancer Center
Ph: 850-416-4611
  St. Petersburg
 All Children's Hospital
 Gregory Hale
Ph: 727-767-4176
  Tampa
 St. Joseph's Cancer Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - St. Joseph's Cancer Institute
Ph: 800-882-4123
  West Palm Beach
 Kaplan Cancer Center at St. Mary's Medical Center
 Narayana Gowda
Ph: 561-844-6363
Georgia
  Atlanta
 Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
 Howard Katzenstein
Ph: 404-785-0853
  Savannah
 Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute
Ph: 912-350-8568
Hawaii
  Honolulu
 Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
 Clinical Trials Office - Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
Ph: 808-586-2979
Idaho
  Boise
 Mountain States Tumor Institute at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
 Eugenia Chang
Ph: 208-381-2731
Illinois
  Chicago
 Children's Memorial Hospital - Chicago
 Stewart Goldman
Ph: 773-880-3270
 University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Ph: 773-834-7424
  Oak Lawn
 Advocate Christ Medical Center
 Sharad Salvi
Ph: 708-684-4094
  Park Ridge
 Advocate Lutheran General Cancer Care Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Advocate Lutheran General Cancer Care Center
Ph: 847-384-3621
Indiana
  Indianapolis
 Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Indiana University Cancer Center
Ph: 317-274-2552
 St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
Ph: 317-338-2194
Kentucky
  Lexington
 Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky
 Clinical Trials Office - Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
Ph: 859-257-3379
  Louisville
 Kosair Children's Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Kosair Children's Hospital
Ph: 502-629-5500
 Email: CancerResource@nortonhealthcare.org
Louisiana
  Alexandria
 Tulane Cancer Center Office of Clinical Research
 Clinical Trials Office - Tulane Cancer Center
Ph: 504-988-6121
Maine
  Bangor
 CancerCare of Maine at Eastern Maine Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - CancerCare of Maine
Ph: 207-973-4274
Maryland
  Baltimore
 Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
 Clinical Trials Office - Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at John Hopkins
Ph: 410-955-8804
 Email: jhcccro@jhmi.edu
Massachusetts
  Boston
 Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute
 Suzanne Shusterman
Ph: 617-632-4901
 Massachusetts General Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Massachusetts General Hospital
Ph: 877-726-5130
Michigan
  Ann Arbor
 C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at University of Michigan Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
Ph: 1-800-865-1125
  Detroit
 Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
 Clinical Trials Office - Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Ph: 313-576-9363
  Grand Rapids
 Butterworth Hospital at Spectrum Health
 David Dickens
Ph: 616-391-2086
  Grosse Pointe Woods
 Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
 Clincial Trials Office - Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Ph: 313-343-3166
  Kalamazoo
 CCOP - Kalamazoo
 Jeffrey Lobel
Ph: 269-341-6350
  Lansing
 Breslin Cancer Center at Ingham Regional Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Breslin Cancer Center at Ingham Regional Medical Center
Ph: 517-334-2765
Minnesota
  Minneapolis
 Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
 Clinical Trials Office - Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Ph: 612-813-5193
 Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
 Clinical Trials Office - Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
Ph: 612-624-2620
  Rochester
 Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - All Mayo Clinic Locations
Ph: 507-538-7623
Mississippi
  Jackson
 University of Mississippi Cancer Clinic
 Gail Megason
Ph: 601-984-5220
Missouri
  Kansas City
 Children's Mercy Hospital
 Maxine Hetherington
Ph: 816-234-3265
  St. Louis
 Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
 William Ferguson
Ph: 314-577-5638
 Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Saint Louis
 Robert Hayashi
Ph: 314-454-4118
Nebraska
  Omaha
 Children's Hospital
 Minnie Abromowitch
Ph: 402-955-3950
Nevada
  Las Vegas
 CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
 Jonathan Bernstein
Ph: 702-732-0971
 Jonathan Bernstein
Ph: 702-732-1493
New Hampshire
  Lebanon
 Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Ph: 603-650-7609
 Email: cancerhelp@dartmouth.edu
New Jersey
  Hackensack
 Hackensack University Medical Center Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Hackensack University Medical Center Cancer Center
Ph: 201-996-2879
  Morristown
 Overlook Hospital
 Hazem Mahmoud
Ph: 973-971-6720
  New Brunswick
 Saint Peter's University Hospital
 Douglas Cipkala
Ph: 732-745-6674
  Newark
 Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Ph: 973-926-3136
  Paterson
 St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
 Mary Bonilla
Ph: 973-754-3349
New Mexico
  Albuquerque
 University of New Mexico Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of New Mexico Cancer Center
Ph: 505-272-6972
New York
  Albany
 Albany Medical Center Hospital
 Vikramjit Kanwar
Ph: 518-262-5513x25265
  Bronx
 Albert Einstein Cancer Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
 Clinical Trials Office - Albert Einstein Cancer Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Ph: 718-904-2730
 Email: aecc@aecom.yu.edu
  Buffalo
 Roswell Park Cancer Institute
 Clinical Trials Office - Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Ph: 877-275-7724
  Mineola
 Winthrop University Hospital
 Contact Person
Ph: 516-663-9500
  New York
 Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center
Ph: 212-305-8615
 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
 Peter Steinherz
Ph: 212-639-7951
 NYU Cancer Institute at New York University Medical Center
 Elizabeth Raetz
Ph: 212-263-8400
  Rochester
 James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center
 Barbara Asselin
Ph: 585-275-2981
  Syracuse
 SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
Ph: 315-464-5476
  Valhalla
 New York Medical College
 Fevzi Ozkaynak
Ph: 914-493-7997
North Carolina
  Chapel Hill
 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
 Clinical Trials Office - Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 877-668-0683; 919-966-4432
  Charlotte
 Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center
Ph: 704-355-2884
 Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
Ph: 704-384-5369
  Durham
 Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 888-275-3853
  Winston-Salem
 Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 336-713-6771
North Dakota
  Fargo
 CCOP - MeritCare Hospital
 Nathan Kobrinsky
Ph: 701-234-7544
Ohio
  Akron
 Akron Children's Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Akron Children's Hospital
Ph: 330-543-3193
  Cincinnati
 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ph: 513-636-2799
  Cleveland
 Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
Ph: 866-223-8100
 Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
 Yousif (Joe) Matloub
Ph: 216-844-3345
  Columbus
 Nationwide Children's Hospital
 Amanda Termuhlen
Ph: 614-722-3552
  Dayton
 Children's Medical Center - Dayton
 Emmett Broxson
Ph: 937-641-3111
Oklahoma
  Oklahoma City
 Oklahoma University Cancer Institute
 Rene McNall-Knapp
Ph: 405-271-5311
Oregon
  Portland
 Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University
 Clinical Trials Office - Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University
Ph: 503-494-1080
 Email: trials@ohsu.edu
 Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center and Children's Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center and Children's Hospital
Ph: 503-413-8199
Pennsylvania
  Bethlehem
 Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
 Philip Monteleone
Ph: 484-884-3333
  Hershey
 Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Ph: 717-531-3779
 Email: CTO@hmc.psu.edu
  Philadelphia
 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
 Richard Aplenc
Ph: 267-426-7252
 St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
 Clinical Trials Office - St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Ph: 215-427-8991
South Carolina
  Columbia
 Palmetto Health South Carolina Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Palmetto Health South Carolina Cancer Center
Ph: 803-434-3680
South Dakota
  Sioux Falls
 Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Sanford Cancer Center
Ph: 605-328-1367
Tennessee
  Knoxville
 East Tennessee Children's Hospital
 Ray Pais
Ph: 865-541-8266
  Nashville
 Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Ph: 800-811-8480
Texas
  Amarillo
 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine - Amarillo
 Curtis Turner
Ph: 806-354-5434X264
  Austin
 Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
 Clinical Trials Office - Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
Ph: 512-324-8022
  Corpus Christi
 Driscoll Children's Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Driscoll Children's Hospital
Ph: 361-694-5311
  Dallas
 Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
 Clinical Trials Office - Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
Ph: 866-460-4673; 214-648-7097
  Fort Worth
 Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth
 Clinical Trials Office - Cook's Children's Medical Center
Ph: 682-885-2103
  Houston
 Baylor University Medical Center - Houston
 Patrick Thompson
Ph: 832-824-4029
 M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas
 Clinical Trials Office - M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas
Ph: 713-792-3245
  Lubbock
 Covenant Children's Hospital
 Latha Prasannan
Ph: 806-725-4840
  San Antonio
 Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
 Michael Grimley
Ph: 210-575-7268
 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
 Paul Thomas
Ph: 210-704-2187
  Temple
 CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
 Arlynn Mulne
Ph: 254-724-2006
Utah
  Salt Lake City
 Primary Children's Medical Center
 Phillip Barnette
Ph: 801-662-4700
Vermont
  Burlington
 Fletcher Allen Health Care - University Health Center Campus
 Clinical Trials Office - Fletcher Allen Health Care
Ph: 802-656-8990
Virginia
  Norfolk
 Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
 Eric Lowe
Ph: 757-668-7243
  Roanoke
 Carilion Medical Center for Children at Roanoke Community Hospital
 Mandy Atkinson
Ph: 540-981-7376
Washington
  Seattle
 Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle
 Julie Park
Ph: 206-987-2106
  Spokane
 Providence Cancer Center at Sacred Heart Medical Center
 Judy Felgenhauer
Ph: 509-474-2777
  Tacoma
 Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center - Tacoma
 Ronald Louie
Ph: 253-403-3481
West Virginia
  Charleston
 West Virginia University Health Sciences Center - Charleston
 Allen Chauvenet
Ph: 304-388-1552
Wisconsin
  Green Bay
 St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
Ph: 920-433-8889
  Marshfield
 Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
Ph: 800-782-1581 ext. 94457
  Milwaukee
 Midwest Children's Cancer Center at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
 Michael Kelly
Ph: 414-456-4170
Australia
South Australia
  North Adelaide
 Women's and Children's Hospital
 Maria Kirby
Ph: 61881617411
Western Australia
  Perth
 Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
 Catherine Cole
Ph: 011-6189340-8238
Canada
  Quebec
 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec
 Bruno Michon
Ph: 418-656-4141X47191
Alberta
  Edmonton
 University of Alberta Hospital
 Sunil Jayantilal` Desai
Ph: 780-407-8829
British Columbia
  Vancouver
 Children's & Women's Hospital of British Columbia
 Mason Bond
Ph: 604-875-2322
Manitoba
  Winnipeg
 CancerCare Manitoba
 Rochelle Yanofsky
Ph: 204-787-4163
Nova Scotia
  Halifax
 IWK Health Centre
 Margaret Yhap
Ph: 902-470-8778
Ontario
  Hamilton
 McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
 Carol Portwine
Ph: 905-521-2100x73464
Quebec
  Montreal
 Hopital Sainte Justine
 Yvan Samson
Ph: 418-656-4141x47191
 Yvan Samson
Ph: 514-345-4969
Puerto Rico
  Santurce
 San Jorge Children's Hospital
 Luis Clavell
Ph: 787-728-1575

Registry Information
Official Title Efficacy of Carboplatin Administered Concomitantly with Radiation and Isotretinoin as a Pro-Apoptotic Agent in Other Than Average Risk Medulloblastoma/PNET Patients
Trial Start Date 2007-03-26
Trial Completion Date 2012-12-24 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00392327
Date Submitted to PDQ 2006-09-26
Information Last Verified 2009-11-20
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA98543

Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol.

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