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Abemaciclib and Radiation Therapy in Treating Younger Patients with Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors, or Malignant Brain Tumors

Trial Status: active

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of abemaciclib when given together with radiation therapy in treating younger patients with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (a type of central nervous system tumor that forms from glial [supportive] tissue of the brain and spinal cord), or solid tumors that have come back (recurrent) or does not respond to treatment (refractory), or malignant brain tumors. Abemaciclib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Giving abemaciclib together with radiation therapy may be a better treatment in patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, solid tumors, or malignant brain tumors.