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Anaplastic EpendymomaPhase 1NCT04521946

Chemotherapy and Donor Stem Transplant for the Treatment of Patients With High Grade Brain Cancer

A Phase 1 study testing Etoposide, Fludarabine Phosphate and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in people with Anaplastic Ependymoma and Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

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Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

This phase I trial investigates the side effects and effectiveness of chemotherapy followed by a donor (allogeneic) stem cell transplant when given to patients with high grade brain cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 25 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
Etoposide, Fludarabine Phosphate and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
14 Jan 2021to 20 Dec 2022
Phase
Phase 1
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 Up to 25 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Pathological criteria for any high grade primary or recurrent malignant brain tumor - medulloblastoma (patients who are ineligible for tandem autologous transplants or who are at least 3 months post autologous HCT), primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET), atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT), malignant glioma, CNS germ cell tumor, intracranial sarcomas, choroid plexus carcinoma, anaplastic ependymoma. High grade tumors defined as those that are grade III or higher based on World Health Organization (WHO) classification grading system or for medulloblastoma: group 3 and 4 molecular subtypes
  • Patients have to be in at least, a chemo-responsive disease status
  • Available suitable HCT donor
  • Creatinine clearance or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 50 ml/min/1.73m^2, and not requiring dialysis
  • Diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) (corrected for hemoglobin) >= 50% predicted. If unable to perform pulmonary function tests, then O2 saturation >= 92% in room air
  • Bilirubin =< 3x upper limit of normal (ULN) (with the exception of isolated hyperbilirubinemia due to Gilbert's syndrome)
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  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 5x for age
  • DONOR: HCT will be done using stem cell sources in the following order of preference (and fulfilling minimal cell dose requirements per institutional standards):
  • Matched related donor bone marrow (10 of 10 human leukocyte antigen [HLA] alleles [HLA-A, B, C, DR, and DQ]). Matched related donor peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) is allowed only if collection of bone marrow (BM) is not available or refused by guardian/donor
  • Matched allogeneic umbilical cord blood: related
  • High-resolution matching at A,B, DRB1 (minimum 4/6)
  • Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class 1 preferential mismatch (minimum 4/6)
  • Matched allogeneic umbilical cord blood: unrelated
  • High-resolution matching at A,B, DRB1(minimum 4/6)
  • KIR MHC class 1 preferential mismatch (minimum 4/6)

Who cannot join

  • Lack of histocompatible suitable graft source
  • End-organ failure that precludes the ability to tolerate the transplant procedure, including conditioning regimen
  • Renal failure requiring dialysis
  • Congenital heart disease resulting in congestive heart failure
  • Ventilatory failure: requires invasive mechanical ventilation
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
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  • Uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infections
  • A female of reproductive potential who is pregnant, planning to become pregnant during the study, or is nursing a child
  • Any patient who does not fulfill inclusion criteria listed above

About this study

Official title: A Pilot Study of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Patients With High Grade Central Nervous System Malignancies

This phase I trial investigates the side effects and effectiveness of chemotherapy followed by a donor (allogeneic) stem cell transplant when given to patients with high grade brain cancer. Chemotherapy drugs, such as fludarabine, thiotepa, etoposide, melphalan, and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving chemotherapy before a donor stem cell transplant helps kill cancer cells in the body and helps make room in the patient's bone marrow for new blood-forming cells (stem cells) to grow. When the healthy stem cells from a donor are infused into a patient, they may help the patient's bone marrow make more healthy cells and platelets and may help destroy any remaining cancer cells.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

  1. To assess tolerability of allogenic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) among patients with chemo-responsive high-grade central nervous system (CNS) malignancies as defined by transplant-related mortality (TRM) at day 30 as well as rate of grade III organ toxicity or higher (Bearman Regimen-Related Toxicities Scale) attributable to conditioning occurring within 30 days.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Median time to platelet and neutrophil engraftment. II. Incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) by day 100. III. Incidence of chronic GVHD at day 100 and one year. IV. Rate of grade II organ toxicity through day 100. V. Rate of graft failure (primary and secondary) through day 100. VI. Rate of infectious complications through day 100. VII. Progression free survival at day 180. VIII. Cumulative incidence of relapse, overall survival, and progression-free survival at 100 days and 1 year.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive thiotepa intravenously (IV) over 2-4 hours and etoposide IV over 60 minutes on days -8 to -6, melphalan IV over 20 minutes on days -5 and -4, and fludarabine phosphate IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -3. Patients receiving umbilical cord transplant only also receive lapine T-lymphocyte immune globulin IV over 4-12 hours on days -4 and -3. Patients then undergo HCT on day 0. Patients also receive tacrolimus IV or cyclosporine IV beginning on day -2 to and mycophenolate mofetil orally (PO) every 8 hours or IV from days 0-40 and tapered to day 90.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 100, 180, 270 and 360 days.

Being tested
Etoposide, Fludarabine Phosphate, Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Lapine T-Lymphocyte Immune Globulin, Melphalan
Medical subject headings
Ependymoma, Rhabdoid Tumor, Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, Brain Neoplasms, Glioma, Medulloblastoma, Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • EtoposideDrug

    Also called Demethyl Epipodophyllotoxin Ethylidine Glucoside, EPEG, Lastet, Toposar

    Given IV

  • Fludarabine PhosphateDrug

    Also called 2-F-ara-AMP, 9H-Purin-6-amine, 2-fluoro-9-(5-O-phosphono-.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl)-, Beneflur, Fludara

    Given IV

  • Hematopoietic Cell TransplantationProcedure or surgery

    Also called HCT, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, HSCT, Stem Cell Transplant

    Undergo HCT

  • Lapine T-Lymphocyte Immune GlobulinBiological

    Also called Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Rabbit, Grafalon, Rabbit Anti-Human Thymocyte Globulin (RATG), Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin

    Given IV

  • MelphalanDrug

    Also called Alanine Nitrogen Mustard, CB-3025, L-PAM, L-Phenylalanine Mustard

    Given IV

  • Mycophenolate MofetilDrug

    Also called CellCept, MMF

    Given PO or IV

  • TacrolimusDrug

    Also called FK 506, Fujimycin, Hecoria, Prograf

    Given IV

  • ThiotepaDrug

    Also called 1,1'',1''''-Phosphinothioylidynetrisaziridine, Girostan, N,N'', N''''-Triethylenethiophosphoramide, Oncotiotepa

    Given IV

Study groups in NCT04521946
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (chemotherapy, HCT)ExperimentalPatients receive thiotepa IV over 2-4 hours and etoposide IV over 60 minutes on days -8 to -6, melphalan IV over 20 minutes on days -5 and -4, and fludarabine phosphate IV over 1 hour on days -5 to -3. Patients receiving umbilical cord transplant only also receive lapine T-lymphocyte immune globulin IV over 4-12 hours on days -4 and -3. Patients then undergo HCT on day 0. Patients also receive tacrolimus IV or cyclosporine IV beginning on day -2 to and mycophenolate mofetil PO every 8 hours or IV from days 0-40 and tapered to day 90.
Receives: Drug: Etoposide; Drug: Fludarabine Phosphate; Procedure: Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; Biological: Lapine T-Lymphocyte Immune Globulin; Drug: Melphalan; Drug: Mycophenolate Mofetil; Drug: Tacrolimus; Drug: Thiotepa

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Transplant-related mortality

    Will be reported together with the corresponding 95% Bayesian credible interval. Will be estimated using the method of Gooley.

    Measured: At day 30

  2. Rate of grade III or higher organ toxicity attributable to conditioning

    Assessed per Bearman Regimen-Related Toxicities Scale. Will be reported together with the corresponding 95% Bayesian credible interval.

    Measured: Within 30 days

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Failure of platelet and neutrophil engraftment rates

    Will be calculated and illustrated from the time of transplant by the method of Kaplan and Meier.

    Measured: Day 100

  2. Incidence of acute graft-versus-host (GVHD) disease

    Will be estimated using the method of Gooley.

    Measured: Up to day 100

  3. Incidence of chronic GVHD

    Will be estimated using the method of Gooley.

    Measured: At day 100 and 1 year

  4. Rate of grade II organ toxicity

    Will be reported as counts with percentages.

    Measured: Up to day 100

  5. Rate of graft failure (primary and secondary)

    Will be reported as counts with percentages.

    Measured: Up to day 100

  6. Rate of infectious complications

    Will be reported as counts with percentages.

    Measured: Up to day 100

  7. Progression free survival

    Measured: At day 180

  8. Cumulative incidence of relapse

    Will be calculated and illustrated from the time of transplant by the method of Kaplan and Meier.

    Measured: At day 100 and 1 year

  9. Overall survival

    Will be calculated and illustrated from the time of transplant by the method of Kaplan and Meier.

    Measured: At day 100 and 1 year

  10. Progression-free survival

    Will be calculated and illustrated from the time of transplant by the method of Kaplan and Meier.

    Measured: At day 100 and 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Aug 2020
  2. Study start14 Jan 2021
  3. Primary completion20 Dec 2022
  4. Study completion20 Dec 2022

Why it stopped: No participants enrolled.

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04521946
Sponsor's protocol ID
2020-0495
Other IDs
NCI-2020-05878, 2020-0495
Status last verified
Oct 2023
First submitted
18 Aug 2020
Last updated
26 Oct 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Etoposide, Fludarabine Phosphate and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in people with Anaplastic Ependymoma and Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

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 15 inclusion and 9 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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Oct 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Transplant-related mortality (time frame: At day 30). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Oct 2024.

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