Clinical trials: Astrocytoma, Cerebellar
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor
Amifostine to Protect From Side Effects of PSCT in Treating Patients With Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Chordoma, Kidney Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00003926
- Testing
- amifostine trihydrate, busulfan, filgrastim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Choriocarcinoma
Gamma-Secretase Inhibitor RO4929097 in Treating Young Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors, CNS Tumors, Lymphoma, or T-Cell Leukemia
This phase I/II clinical trial is studying the side effects and best dose of gamma-secretase inhibitor RO4929097 and to see how well it works in treating young patients with relapsed or refractory solid tumors, CNS tumors…
- Conditions
- Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Choriocarcinoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Germinoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Mixed Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT01088763
- Testing
- gamma-secretase/Notch signalling pathway inhibitor RO4929097, diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis, pharmacological study
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Carboplatin Plus Vincristine in Treating Children and Adolescents With Low Grade Glioma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003015
- Testing
- carboplatin, vincristine sulfate, conventional surgery
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Societe Internationale d'Oncologie Pediatrique
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
MK0752 in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Refractory CNS Cancer
RATIONALE: MK0752 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of MK0752 in treating young patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT00572182
- Testing
- MK-0752
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Choroid Plexus Tumor
Irinotecan in Treating Children With Refractory Solid Tumors
This phase II trial is studying irinotecan to see how well it works in treating children with refractory solid tumors. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Conditions
- Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Choroid Plexus Tumor, Childhood Craniopharyngioma, Childhood Grade I Meningioma
- Trial name
- NCT00004078
- Testing
- irinotecan hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group