NeuroblastomaNCT03015844
A Compassionate Use/Expanded Access Protocol Using 131I-MIBG Therapy for Patients With Refractory Neuroblastoma and Metastatic Pheochromocytoma
A study testing 131-I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine in people with Neuroblastoma and Pheochromocytoma, run by Northwell Health at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This is an expanded access protocol/compassionate use single institution study designed to determine the palliative benefit and toxicity of 131I-MIBG in patients with progressive neuroblastoma and metastatic pheochromocytoma who are not eligible for therapies of higher priority. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 365 days to 29 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Neuroblastoma, Pheochromocytoma
- What is being tested?
- 131-I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine
- How many people
- Not given
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Start not givento not given
- Phase
- Expanded access
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 365 days to 29 years
- All sexes
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Diagnosis: Relapsed/Refractory neuroblastoma, with an original diagnosis made histologically or from elevated urine catecholamines with abnormal tumor cells in bone marrow OR relapsed/refractory pheochromocytoma.
- Disease status: Progressive disease at any time (defined as any new lesion or an increase in size by >25% of pre-existing disease), or a failure to respond to standard therapy. Patients must have evidence of MIBG uptake into tumor at ≥ one site within 6 weeks prior to entry on study and subsequent to any intervening therapy
- Prior therapy: A minimum of two weeks since should have elapsed since any chemotherapy causing myelosuppression. It must be a minimum of three months since receiving radiation to any of the following fields: craniospinal, total abdominal, whole lung, total body irradiation. For any other sites of radiation, at least 2 weeks should have elapsed. For patients who received radiation to the only site of MIBG-avid disease within two months of study entry, biopsy confirmation of residual active disease is required, with positive bone marrow being sufficient. At least 7 days should have elapsed since completion of therapy with a biologic agent and at least 3 half-lives should have elapsed since therapy with a monoclonal antibody. No cytokine therapy may be given within 24 hours of receiving 131I-MIBG. Patients may have received prior MIBG therapy, provided they demonstrated a response or stable disease initially, with progressive disease occurring at least 35 days following treatment.
- Organ function: ANC >500/uL, platelets >20,000/uL with transfusion allowed. Bilirubin ≤2x ULN, AST/ALT ≤10x ULN.Serum Creatinine ≤2x ULN OR 24-hour creatinine clearance OR GFR ≥60ml/min/1.73m2. Normal lung function demonstrated by no dyspnea, exercise intolerance or oxygen requirement. Oxygen saturation ≥94% on room air. No clinically significant cardiac dysfunction and ejection fraction ≥45% on echocardiogram.
- Stem cells: Patients must have a minimum of 2.0 x106/kg viable CD34+ peripheral blood stem cells for re-infusion following 131I-MIBG. An additional back-up of 2.0x106/kg CD34+ cells is recommended but not required.
- Life expectancy longer than 8 weeks,Karnofsky or Lansky performance status of ≥ 50%
Who cannot join
- Pregnant or lactating patients
- Disease of any organ system that would compromise the patient's ability to participate in the study, including hemodialysis. Significant organ impairment should be discussed with the Principal Investigator prior to study entry
- Patients with active grade 3-4 infection, as defined by the NCI CTCAE V4.0.
- Patients with known MBIG-avid brain parenchymal disease (leptomeningeal or skull based metastases are eligible).
- In patients with metastatic pheochromocytoma, a urinalysis must be preformed prior to study enrollment. If proteinuria is present, a 24 hour urine must be collected and total protein determined. If the 24-hour urine protein is above the institutional upper limit of normal, the patient is excluded.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
- Available
Cohen Children's Medical Center
New Hyde Park, New York, 11040
About this study
This is an expanded access protocol/compassionate use single institution study designed to determine the palliative benefit and toxicity of 131I-MIBG in patients with progressive neuroblastoma and metastatic pheochromocytoma who are not eligible for therapies of higher priority. Response rate, toxicity, and time to progression and death will be evaluated.
- Conditions
- Neuroblastoma, Pheochromocytoma
- Being tested
- 131-I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine
- Keywords
- MIBG, 131I-MIBG, relapsed, neuroblastoma, pheochromocytoma
- Medical subject headings
- Neuroblastoma, Pheochromocytoma, Recurrence
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
131-I-meta-iodobenzylguanidineDrug
Also called 131I-MIBG, Iobenguane
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted10 Jan 2017 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (5)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for NeuroblastomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Expanded access
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Northwell Health
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Cohen Children's Medical Center
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Julie Krystal, Northwell Health
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03015844
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CCMC1611
- Status last verified
- Aug 2026
- First submitted
- 5 Jan 2017
- Last updated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Results posted
- No
Publications
Matthay KK, Quach A, Huberty J, Franc BL, Hawkins RA, Jackson H, Groshen S, Shusterman S, Yanik G, Veatch J, Brophy P, Villablanca JG, Maris JM. Iodine-131--metaiodobenzylguanidine double infusion with autologous stem-cell rescue for neuroblastoma: a new approaches to neuroblastoma therapy phase I study. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Mar 1;27(7):1020-5. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.15.7628. Epub 2009 Jan 26.
PubMed 19171714Kang TI, Brophy P, Hickeson M, Heyman S, Evans AE, Charron M, Maris JM. Targeted radiotherapy with submyeloablative doses of 131I-MIBG is effective for disease palliation in highly refractory neuroblastoma. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2003 Oct;25(10):769-73. doi: 10.1097/00043426-200310000-00005.
PubMed 14528098Yanik GA, Levine JE, Matthay KK, Sisson JC, Shulkin BL, Shapiro B, Hubers D, Spalding S, Braun T, Ferrara JL, Hutchinson RJ. Pilot study of iodine-131-metaiodobenzylguanidine in combination with myeloablative chemotherapy and autologous stem-cell support for the treatment of neuroblastoma. J Clin Oncol. 2002 Apr 15;20(8):2142-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2002.08.124.
PubMed 11956276Matthay KK, DeSantes K, Hasegawa B, Huberty J, Hattner RS, Ablin A, Reynolds CP, Seeger RC, Weinberg VK, Price D. Phase I dose escalation of 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine with autologous bone marrow support in refractory neuroblastoma. J Clin Oncol. 1998 Jan;16(1):229-36. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1998.16.1.229.
PubMed 9440747Matthay KK, Yanik G, Messina J, Quach A, Huberty J, Cheng SC, Veatch J, Goldsby R, Brophy P, Kersun LS, Hawkins RA, Maris JM. Phase II study on the effect of disease sites, age, and prior therapy on response to iodine-131-metaiodobenzylguanidine therapy in refractory neuroblastoma. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Mar 20;25(9):1054-60. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.09.3484.
PubMed 17369569
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Aug 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Compassionate Use/Expanded Access Protocol Using 131I-MIBG Therapy for Patients With Refractory Neuroblastoma and Metastatic Pheochromocytoma
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03015844
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CCMC1611
- Conditions
- Neuroblastoma, Pheochromocytoma
- Keywords
- MIBG, 131I-MIBG, relapsed, neuroblastoma, pheochromocytoma
- Study type
- Expanded access
- Recruitment status
- Available
- Lead sponsor
- Northwell HealthUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Cohen Children's Medical Center
- First posted
- 10 Jan 2017 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This is an expanded access protocol/compassionate use single institution study designed to determine the palliative benefit and toxicity of 131I-MIBG in patients with progressive neuroblastoma and metastatic pheochromocytoma who are not eligible for therapies of higher priority. Response rate, toxicity, and time to progression and death will be evaluated.
Study design
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 365 days to 29 years
- Sex
- All
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Diagnosis: Relapsed/Refractory neuroblastoma, with an original diagnosis made histologically or from elevated urine catecholamines with abnormal tumor cells in bone marrow OR relapsed/refractory pheochromocytoma.
- Disease status: Progressive disease at any time (defined as any new lesion or an increase in size by >25% of pre-existing disease), or a failure to respond to standard therapy. Patients must have evidence of MIBG uptake into tumor at ≥ one site within 6 weeks prior to entry on study and subsequent to any intervening therapy
- Prior therapy: A minimum of two weeks since should have elapsed since any chemotherapy causing myelosuppression. It must be a minimum of three months since receiving radiation to any of the following fields: craniospinal, total abdominal, whole lung, total body irradiation. For any other sites of radiation, at least 2 weeks should have elapsed. For patients who received radiation to the only site of MIBG-avid disease within two months of study entry, biopsy confirmation of residual active disease is required, with positive bone marrow being sufficient. At least 7 days should have elapsed since completion of therapy with a biologic agent and at least 3 half-lives should have elapsed since therapy with a monoclonal antibody. No cytokine therapy may be given within 24 hours of receiving 131I-MIBG. Patients may have received prior MIBG therapy, provided they demonstrated a response or stable disease initially, with progressive disease occurring at least 35 days following treatment.
- Organ function: ANC >500/uL, platelets >20,000/uL with transfusion allowed. Bilirubin ≤2x ULN, AST/ALT ≤10x ULN.Serum Creatinine ≤2x ULN OR 24-hour creatinine clearance OR GFR ≥60ml/min/1.73m2. Normal lung function demonstrated by no dyspnea, exercise intolerance or oxygen requirement. Oxygen saturation ≥94% on room air. No clinically significant cardiac dysfunction and ejection fraction ≥45% on echocardiogram.
- Stem cells: Patients must have a minimum of 2.0 x106/kg viable CD34+ peripheral blood stem cells for re-infusion following 131I-MIBG. An additional back-up of 2.0x106/kg CD34+ cells is recommended but not required.
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Pregnant or lactating patients
- Disease of any organ system that would compromise the patient's ability to participate in the study, including hemodialysis. Significant organ impairment should be discussed with the Principal Investigator prior to study entry
- Patients with active grade 3-4 infection, as defined by the NCI CTCAE V4.0.
- Patients with known MBIG-avid brain parenchymal disease (leptomeningeal or skull based metastases are eligible).
- In patients with metastatic pheochromocytoma, a urinalysis must be preformed prior to study enrollment. If proteinuria is present, a 24 hour urine must be collected and total protein determined. If the 24-hour urine protein is above the institutional upper limit of normal, the patient is excluded.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| 131-I-meta-iodobenzylguanidineAlso: 131I-MIBG, Iobenguane | Drug | – |
Primary outcome
Not reported in the source record.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Aug 2026.
- Background: PubMed 19171714Matthay KK, Quach A, Huberty J, Franc BL, Hawkins RA, Jackson H, Groshen S, Shusterman S, Yanik G, Veatch J, Brophy P, Villablanca JG, Maris JM. Iodine-131--metaiodobenzylguanidine double infusion with autologous stem-cell rescue for neuroblastoma: a new approaches to neuroblastoma therapy phase I study. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Mar 1;27(7):1020-5. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.15.7628. Epub 2009 Jan 26.
- Background: PubMed 14528098Kang TI, Brophy P, Hickeson M, Heyman S, Evans AE, Charron M, Maris JM. Targeted radiotherapy with submyeloablative doses of 131I-MIBG is effective for disease palliation in highly refractory neuroblastoma. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2003 Oct;25(10):769-73. doi: 10.1097/00043426-200310000-00005.
- Background: PubMed 11956276Yanik GA, Levine JE, Matthay KK, Sisson JC, Shulkin BL, Shapiro B, Hubers D, Spalding S, Braun T, Ferrara JL, Hutchinson RJ. Pilot study of iodine-131-metaiodobenzylguanidine in combination with myeloablative chemotherapy and autologous stem-cell support for the treatment of neuroblastoma. J Clin Oncol. 2002 Apr 15;20(8):2142-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2002.08.124.
- Background: PubMed 9440747Matthay KK, DeSantes K, Hasegawa B, Huberty J, Hattner RS, Ablin A, Reynolds CP, Seeger RC, Weinberg VK, Price D. Phase I dose escalation of 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine with autologous bone marrow support in refractory neuroblastoma. J Clin Oncol. 1998 Jan;16(1):229-36. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1998.16.1.229.
- Background: PubMed 17369569Matthay KK, Yanik G, Messina J, Quach A, Huberty J, Cheng SC, Veatch J, Goldsby R, Brophy P, Kersun LS, Hawkins RA, Maris JM. Phase II study on the effect of disease sites, age, and prior therapy on response to iodine-131-metaiodobenzylguanidine therapy in refractory neuroblastoma. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Mar 20;25(9):1054-60. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.09.3484.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing 131-I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine in people with Neuroblastoma and Pheochromocytoma, run by Northwell Health at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Julie Krystal, MD, MPH (718-470-3460, jkrystal12@northwell.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03015844, which also lists 5 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
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AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Aug 2026.