Clinical trials: Recurrent Childhood CNS Tumor
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Immunotoxin Therapy in Treating Children With Progressive or Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme or Anaplastic Astrocytoma
RATIONALE: Immunotoxins can locate tumor cells and kill them without harming normal cells. Immunotoxin therapy may be an effective treatment for glioblastoma multiforme and anaplastic astrocytoma.
- Trial name
- NCT00052624
- Testing
- transferrin-CRM107
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Xenova Biomedix
Childhood Burkitt Lymphoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Choriocarcinoma
Vorinostat and Bortezomib in Treating Young Patients With Refractory or Recurrent Solid Tumors, Including Central Nervous System Tumors and Lymphoma
This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of vorinostat when given together with bortezomib in treating young patients with refractory or recurrent solid tumors, including CNS tumors and lymphoma.
- Conditions
- Childhood Burkitt Lymphoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Choriocarcinoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Germinoma
- Trial name
- NCT00994500
- Testing
- vorinostat, bortezomib, pharmacological study
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Cancer
Caspofungin Acetate Compared With Amphotericin B Liposomal in Treating Patients With Persistent Fever and Neutropenia Following Cancer Treatment
RATIONALE: Caspofungin acetate or amphotericin B liposomal may be effective in preventing or controlling fever and neutropenia caused by chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation, or peripheral stem cell transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT00008359
- Testing
- caspofungin acetate, liposomal amphotericin B
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Sarcoma
High-Dose Methotrexate in Treating Young Patients With Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as high-dose methotrexate work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Sarcoma, Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- NCT00513981
- Testing
- leucovorin calcium, methotrexate, mass spectrometry
- Where
- 21 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Lobradimil and Carboplatin in Treating Children With Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Lobradimil may increase the effectiveness of a chemotherapy drug by making tumor cells more sensitive to the…
- Trial name
- NCT00019422
- Testing
- carboplatin, lobradimil
- Where
- 236 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor
Temozolomide and O6-benzylguanine in Treating Children With Solid Tumors
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.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Kidney Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00020150
- Testing
- O6-benzylguanine, temozolomide
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma, Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
Cabozantinib-S-Malate in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent, Refractory, or Newly Diagnosed Sarcomas, Wilms Tumor, or Other Rare Tumors
This phase II trial studies how well cabozantinib-s-malate works in treating younger patients with sarcomas, Wilms tumor, or other rare tumors that have come back, do not respond to therapy, or are newly diagnosed.
- Conditions
- Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma, Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma, Central Nervous System Neoplasm, Childhood Clear Cell Sarcoma of Soft Tissue
- Trial name
- NCT02867592
- Testing
- Cabozantinib, Cabozantinib S-malate, Pharmacological Study
- Where
- 142 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Vaccine Therapy in Treating Young Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Malignant Glioma
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a person's white blood cells and tumor cells may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00107185
- Testing
- therapeutic autologous dendritic cells
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Surgery Plus Radiation Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors of the CNS
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003859
- Testing
- carboplatin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Societe Internationale d'Oncologie Pediatrique
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Ondansetron in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer and Chronic Nausea and Vomiting Not Caused by Cancer Treatment
RATIONALE: Antiemetic drugs, such as ondansetron, may help to reduce or prevent nausea and vomiting in patients with advanced cancer.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00006348
- Testing
- ondansetron
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Treatment for Chronic Pain in Patients With Advanced Cancer
RATIONALE: Different drug formulations and combinations of drugs may help patients with chronic pain live more comfortably. It is not yet known which regimen is most effective for chronic pain.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00003687
- Testing
- dextromethorphan hydrobromide, morphine sulfate
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor
Radiolabeled Octreotide in Treating Children With Advanced or Refractory Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Radiolabeled octreotide can locate tumor cells and deliver radioactive tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor, Islet Cell Tumor, Neuroblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00049023
- Testing
- 90Y-DOTA-tyr3-OCTREOTIDE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- O'Dorisio, M S
Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Acute Leukemias of Ambiguous Lineage
MK2206 in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors or Leukemia
This phase I trial is studying the side effects, best way to give, and best dose of Akt inhibitor MK2206 (MK2206) in treating patients with recurrent or refractory solid tumors or leukemia.
- Conditions
- Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Acute Leukemias of Ambiguous Lineage, Acute Myeloid Leukemia/Transient Myeloproliferative Disorder, Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT01231919
- Testing
- Akt inhibitor MK2206, diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis, pharmacological study
- Where
- 25 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain Tumor, Central Nervous System Tumor
Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Bone Marrow and/or Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Recurrent Medulloblastoma or CNS Germ Cell Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so that they stop growing or die. bone marrow transplantation and peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher…
- Trial name
- NCT00002594
- Testing
- Sargramostim, cyclophosphamide, melphalan
- Where
- 118 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
CNS 2a, CNS 2b
Wee1 Kinase Inhibitor AZD1775 and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children, Adolescents and Young Adults With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of wee1 kinase inhibitor AZD1775 when given together with fludarabine, cytarabine, and filgrastim (FLAG) combination chemotherapy in treating children, adolescents and…
- Conditions
- CNS 2a, CNS 2b, CNS 2c, CNS1
- Trial name
- NCT02791919
- Testing
- Cytarabine, Filgrastim, Fludarabine Phosphate
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Beta-Glucan and Rituximab in Treating Young Patients With Relapsed or Progressive Lymphoma or Leukemia, or Lymphoproliferative Disorder Related to Donor Stem Cell Transplantation
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies such as rituximab can locate cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Lymphoproliferative Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00087009
- Testing
- beta-glucan, rituximab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Cancer
Prevention of Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplantation
RATIONALE: Bone marrow transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation therapy used to kill tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003538
- Testing
- graft versus host disease prophylaxis/therapy, allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
18F-FDOPA PET/CT or PET/MRI in Measuring Tumors in Patients With Newly-Diagnosed or Recurrent Gliomas
To evaluate 18F-FDOPA PET obtained from PET/CT or PET/MRI imaging in patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent gliomas.
- Conditions
- Adult Anaplastic Ependymoma, Adult Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Adult Brain Stem Glioma, Adult Diffuse Astrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT02175745
- Testing
- 18F-fluoro-dihydroxyphenylalanine, Positron emission tomography (PET), Computed tomography (CT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Erik Mittra
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma
Gallium Nitrate in Treating Children With Brain Tumor, Neuroblastoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, or Refractory Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: : Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of gallium nitrate in young patients who have malignant…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma, Neuroblastoma, Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT00002543
- Testing
- gallium nitrate
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Choroid Plexus Tumor
Temozolomide and O6-Benzylguanine in Treating Children With Recurrent Brain Tumors
Phase I trial to study the safety of combining O6-benzylguanine with temozolomide in treating children who have recurrent or refractory brain tumors.
- Conditions
- Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Choroid Plexus Tumor, Childhood Craniopharyngioma, Childhood Ependymoblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00052780
- Testing
- O6-benzylguanine, temozolomide, filgrastim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)