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Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy and/or Surgery in Treating Young Patients With Adrenocortical Tumor

Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Summary
     Further Trial Information
     Eligibility Criteria
Trial Contact Information

Basic Trial Information

PhaseTypeStatusAgeSponsorProtocol IDs
Phase IIIBiomarker/Laboratory analysis, TreatmentActiveUnder 22 at diagnosisNCI, OtherCDR0000467191
COG-ARAR0332, ARAR0332, NCT00304070

Trial Description

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, 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. Giving chemotherapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed. Giving it after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery.

PURPOSE: This phase III clinical trial is studying how well cisplatin-based chemotherapy and/or surgery works in treating young patients with stage I, stage II, stage III or stage IV adrenocortical cancer.

Further Study Information

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Describe the outcome of patients with stage I adrenocortical tumor (ACT) treated with surgery alone.
  • Describe the outcome of patients with stage II ACT treated with radical adrenalectomy plus regional retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.
  • Describe the outcome of patients with unresectable or metastatic ACT treated with mitotane and a cisplatin-based chemotherapy regimen.

Secondary

  • Determine the feasibility and complications associated with the use of radical adrenalectomy and regional node dissection in these patients.
  • Determine the toxicity of mitotane when administered with cisplatin, etoposide, and doxorubicin hydrochloride in patients with residual disease after surgery, inoperable tumors, or metastatic disease at diagnosis.
  • Determine, prospectively, the frequency of tumor spillage during surgery in these patients.
  • Determine the frequency of lymph node involvement in these patients.
  • Compare the incidence and type of germline p53 mutation in non-Brazilian children and children from Southern Brazil.
  • Characterize the cooperating molecular alterations associated with ACT.
  • Determine the presence of embryonal markers in children with ACT.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to disease stage ( I vs II vs III or IV).

  • Stratum I (stage I disease): Patients undergo primary tumor resection and retroperitoneal lymph node sampling followed by observation. Patients who have undergone prior surgery without nodal sampling undergo observation only.
  • Stratum II (stage II disease): Patients undergo primary tumor resection and extended regional lymph node dissection followed by observation. Patients who have undergone prior surgery with simple resection of the primary tumor undergo exploratory surgery with extended regional lymph node dissection followed by observation.
  • Stratum III (stage III or IV disease):
  • Induction chemotherapy: Patients receive cisplatin-based chemotherapy comprising oral mitotane four times daily on days 1-21; cisplatin IV over 6 hours on days 1-2; etoposide IV over 1 hour on days 1-3; and doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 1 hour on days 4-5. Patients also receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) once daily beginning on day 6 and continuing until blood counts recover OR pegfilgrastim SC once on day 6. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 2-4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with stable disease or partial response proceed to surgery. Patients with a complete response proceed directly to continuation chemotherapy.
  • Surgery: Patients with stage III disease undergo extended surgery and regional lymph node dissection. Patients with stage IV disease undergo primary tumor resection (if feasible) with regional lymph node dissection and resection of the metastases. Patients then proceed to continuation chemotherapy.
  • Continuation chemotherapy: Patients receive additional cisplatin-based chemotherapy (as in induction chemotherapy) for 4-6 courses followed by mitotane alone for an additional 2 months. Patients with stage IV disease then proceed to additional surgery when feasible.
  • Additional Surgery: Patients with stage IV disease may undergo additional primary tumor resection with regional lymph node dissection and resection (or re-resection) of the metastases.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically for at least 5 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 79 patients will be accrued for this study.

Eligibility Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed adrenocortical carcinoma
  • Newly diagnosed disease within the past 3 weeks
  • Any disease stage allowed

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Lansky performance status 60-100% (for patients ≤ 16 years old)
  • Karnofsky performance status 60-100% (for patients > 16 years old)
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 750/mm^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 75,000/mm^3
  • Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate ≥ 70 mL/min OR serum creatinine based on age as follows:
  • 0.4 mg/dL (1 month to < 6 months)
  • 0.5 mg/dL (6 months to < 1 year of age)
  • 0.6 mg/dL (1 to < 2 years of age
  • 0.8 mg/dL (2 to < 6 years of age)
  • 1.0 mg/dL (6 to < 10 years of age)
  • 1.2 mg/dL (10 to < 13 years of age)
  • 1.5 mg/dL (male) or 1.4 mg/dL (female) (13 to < 16 years of age)
  • 1.7 mg/dL (male) or 1.4 mg/dL (female) (≥ 16 years of age)
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST or ALT < 2.5 times ULN
  • Shortening fraction ≥ 27% by echocardiogram OR ejection fraction ≥ 50% by radionuclide angiogram
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • No previous chemotherapy for adrenocortical carcinoma

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations/Sponsors

Children's Oncology Group

National Cancer Institute

Carlos Rodriguez-GalindoStudy Chair

Raul Correa Ribeiro

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Alabama
  Birmingham
 Children's Hospital of Alabama at University of Alabama at Birmingham
 Alyssa T Reddy Ph: 205-934-0309
 UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Alyssa T Reddy Ph: 205-934-0309
Arizona
  Tucson
 Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
 Brenda J Wittman Ph: 520-626-9008
Arkansas
  Little Rock
 Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
 David L Becton Ph: 501-364-7373
California
  Downey
 Southern California Permanente Medical Group
 Robert M Cooper Ph: 626-564-3455
  Long Beach
 Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center at Miller Children's Hospital
 Jerry Z Finklestein Ph: 562-933-5437
  Los Angeles
 Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
 Leo Mascarenhas Ph: 323-361-4110
  Madera
 Children's Hospital Central California
 Vonda L Crouse Ph: 866-353-5437
  Orange
 Children's Hospital of Orange County
 Violet Shen Ph: 714-997-3000
  Palo Alto
 Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University Medical Center
 Neyssa M Marina Ph: 650-498-7061
  Email: clinicaltrials@med.stanford.edu
Colorado
  Aurora
 Children's Hospital Colorado Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
 Kelly W Maloney Ph: 720-777-6672
  Denver
 Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
 Jennifer J Clark Ph: 866-775-6246
Connecticut
  Hartford
 Connecticut Children's Medical Center
 Michael S Isakoff Ph: 860-545-9981
Delaware
  Wilmington
 Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
 Christopher N Frantz Ph: 302-651-5755
District of Columbia
  Washington
 Children's National Medical Center
 Jeffrey S Dome Ph: 202-884-2549
Florida
  Fort Myers
 Lee Cancer Care of Lee Memorial Health System
 Emad K Salman Ph: 239-343-5333
  Jacksonville
 Nemours Children's Clinic
 Eric S Sandler Ph: 904-697-3529
  Miami
 University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center - Miami
 Julio C Barredo Ph: 866-574-5124
  Email: Sylvester@emergingmed.com
  Orlando
 Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando
 Ramamoorthy Nagasubramanian Ph: 407-650-7150
  Pensacola
 Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola
 Jeffrey H Schwartz Ph: 904-697-3529
  Saint Petersburg
 All Children's Hospital
 Gregory A Hale Ph: 727-767-2423
  Email: HamblinF@allkids.org
  Tampa
 St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa
 Hardeo K Panchoosingh Ph: 800-882-4123
Hawaii
  Honolulu
 Tripler Army Medical Center
 Tonya M Kratovil Ph: 808-433-6336
Illinois
  Chicago
 Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
 David O Walterhouse Ph: 773-880-4562
 University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
 Susan L Cohn Ph: 773-834-7424
  Peoria
 Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
 Pedro A De Alarcon Ph: 309-655-3258
  Springfield
 Simmons Cooper Cancer Institute
 Gregory P Brandt Ph: 217-545-7929
Indiana
  Indianapolis
 Riley's Children Cancer Center at Riley Hospital for Children
 Robert J Fallon Ph: 317-274-2552
Kentucky
  Lexington
 University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
 Martha F Greenwood Ph: 859-257-3379
  Louisville
 Kosair Children's Hospital
 Salvatore J Bertolone Ph: 866-530-5516
Louisiana
  New Orleans
 Tulane Cancer Center at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic
 Tammuella C Singleton Ph: 504-988-6121
Maryland
  Baltimore
 Alvin and Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at Sinai Hospital
 Joseph M Wiley Ph: 410-601-6120
  Email: pridgely@lifebridgehealth.org
  Bethesda
 National Naval Medical Center
 Anne B Warwick Ph: 301-319-2100
Massachusetts
  Boston
 Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
 Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo Ph: 866-790-4500
Michigan
  Detroit
 Wayne State University
 Yaddanapudi Ravindranath Ph: 313-576-9363
  Lansing
 Breslin Cancer Center at Ingham Regional Medical Center
 Renuka Gera Ph: 517-334-2765
Minnesota
  Minneapolis
 Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
 Joseph P Neglia Ph: 612-624-2620
Missouri
  Kansas City
 Children's Mercy Hospital
 Maxine L Hetherington Ph: 816-234-3265
  Saint Louis
 Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Saint Louis
 Frederick S Huang Ph: 409-772-1950
Nevada
  Las Vegas
 CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
 Jonathan Bernstein Ph: 702-384-0013
New Jersey
  Hackensack
 Hackensack University Medical Center Cancer Center
 Burton E Appel Ph: 201-996-2879
  Morristown
 Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Morristown Memorial Hospital
 Steven L Halpern Ph: 973-971-5900
  Newark
 Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
 Peri Kamalakar Ph: 973-926-7230
  Summit
 Overlook Hospital
 Steven L Halpern Ph: 973-971-5900
New York
  Albany
 Albany Medical Center Hospital
 Vikramjit S Kanwar Ph: 518-262-3368
  Rochester
 James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center
 Jeffrey R Andolina Ph: 585-275-5830
North Carolina
  Chapel Hill
 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
 Stuart H Gold Ph: 877-668-0683
  Durham
 Duke Cancer Institute
 Susan G Kreissman Ph: 888-275-3853
Ohio
  Akron
 Akron Children's Hospital
 Steven J Kuerbitz Ph: 330-543-3193
  Cincinnati
 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
 John P Perentesis Ph: 513-636-2799
  Cleveland
 Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
 Tanya M Tekautz Ph: 866-223-8100
 Seidman Cancer Center at University Hospitals/Case Medical Center
 Yousif (Joe) H Matloub Ph: 216-844-5437
  Columbus
 Nationwide Children's Hospital
 Mark A Ranalli Ph: 614-722-2708
  Dayton
 Dayton Children's - Dayton
 Emmett H Broxson Ph: 800-228-4055
Oklahoma
  Oklahoma City
 Oklahoma University Cancer Institute
 Rene Y McNall-Knapp Ph: 405-271-4272
  Email: julie-traylor@ouhsc.edu
Pennsylvania
  Danville
 Geisinger Cancer Institute at Geisinger Health
 Jeffrey S Taylor Ph: 570-271-5251
  Philadelphia
 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
 Tammy I Kang Ph: 215-590-2810
  Pittsburgh
 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
 Arthur K Ritchey Ph: 412-692-5573
South Carolina
  Columbia
 Palmetto Health South Carolina Cancer Center
 Ronnie W. Neuberg Ph: 803-434-3680
  Greenville
 BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
 Nichole L Bryant Ph: 864-241-6251
 Cancer Centers of the Carolinas - Faris Road
 Nichole L Bryant Ph: 864-241-6251
Tennessee
  Memphis
 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
 Lisa M McGregor Ph: 901-595-4644
Texas
  Corpus Christi
 Driscoll Children's Hospital
 M. C Johnson Ph: 361-694-5311
  Dallas
 Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
 Naomi J Winick Ph: 214-648-7097
  Fort Worth
 Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth
 Mary Meaghan P Granger Ph: 682-885-2103
  Houston
 Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine
 Lisa R Bomgaars Ph: 713-798-1354
  Email: burton@bcm.edu
  San Antonio
 Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
 Jaime Estrada Ph: 210-575-7000
 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
 Anne-Marie R Langevin Ph: 210-567-0653
  Email: che@uthscsa.edu
Utah
  Salt Lake City
 Primary Children's Medical Center
 Phillip E Barnette Ph: 801-585-5270
Vermont
  Burlington
 Vermont Cancer Center at University of Vermont
 Alan C Homans Ph: 802-656-8990
Virginia
  Charlottesville
 University of Virginia Cancer Center
 Kimberly P Dunsmore Ph: 434-243-6143
  Norfolk
 Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
 Eric J Lowe Ph: 757-668-7243
Washington
  Seattle
 Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle
 Douglas S Hawkins Ph: 866-987-2000
West Virginia
  Charleston
 West Virginia University Medical School - Charleston
 Allen R Chauvenet Ph: 304-388-9944
Wisconsin
  Milwaukee
 Midwest Children's Cancer Center at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
 Michael E Kelly Ph: 414-805-4380
Australia
Western Australia
  Perth
 Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
 Catherine H Cole Ph: (08) 9340 8330
  Email: admin@childcancerresearch.com.au
Canada
Alberta
  Calgary
 Alberta Children's Hospital
 Douglas R Strother Ph: 403-220-6898
  Email: research4kids@ucalgary.ca
Nova Scotia
  Halifax
 IWK Health Centre
 Margaret C Yhap Ph: 902-470-8394
Ontario
  Hamilton
 McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
 Carol Portwine Ph: 905-521-2100ext74595
 Carol Portwine Ph: 905-521-2100ext74595
  Toronto
 Hospital for Sick Children
 David Malkin Ph: 416-813-7654ext2027
  Email: jason.mcguire@sickkids.ca
Quebec
  Montreal
 Hopital Sainte Justine
 Yvan Samson Ph: 514-345-4931
  Ste-Foy
 Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval
 Bruno Michon Ph: 418-525-4444

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
NLM Identifer NCT00304070
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on November 25, 2012

Note: Information about this trial is from the ClinicalTrials.gov database. The versions designated for health professionals and patients contain the same text. Minor changes may be made to the ClinicalTrials.gov record to standardize the names of study sponsors, sites, and contacts. Cancer.gov only lists sites that are recruiting patients for active trials, whereas ClinicalTrials.gov lists all sites for all trials. Questions and comments regarding the presented information should be directed to ClinicalTrials.gov.

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