Lobradimil and Carboplatin in Treating Children With Brain Tumors

A Phase II Trial of Intravenous Cereport (RMP-7) and Carboplatin in Childhood 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 drug.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of carboplatin and lobradimil in treating children with brain tumors that have not responded to previous treatment.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: carboplatin; Drug: lobradimil

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

• Determine the objective response rate in patients with recurrent or refractory childhood brain tumors treated with lobradimil and carboplatin.
• Determine the time to progression in patients treated with this regimen.
• Assess the toxicity of this regimen in this patient population.
• Determine the quality of life of patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients are stratified according to histology (high-grade glioma vs low-grade glioma vs brainstem or visual pathway glioma vs medulloblastoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor vs ependymoma). (Brainstem glioma stratum closed to accrual as of 12/21/2000.) (High-grade glioma stratum closed to accrual as of 01/08/2002.)

Patients receive carboplatin IV over 15 minutes and lobradimil IV over 10 minutes on days 1 and 2. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 12 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of course 12, patients may receive additional courses at the discretion of the institutional investigator.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline and then every 3 courses.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year or until evidence of disease progression or initiation of a new therapy.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A maximum of 146 patients will be accrued for this study within 2-4 years.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Australia
  • New South Wales
    • Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 2031
      • Sydney Children's Hospital
    • Westmead, New South Wales, Australia, 2145
      • Children's Hospital at Westmead
  • Queensland
    • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4029
      • Royal Children's Hospital
  • South Australia
    • North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5006
      • Women's and Children's Hospital
  • Victoria
    • Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 3052
      • Royal Children's Hospital
  • Western Australia
    • Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 6001
      • Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
• Canada
  • Alberta
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2T 5C7
      • Alberta Children's Hospital
    • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2
      • Cross Cancer Institute
  • British Columbia
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4
      • British Columbia Children's Hospital
  • Manitoba
    • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 0V9
      • CancerCare Manitoba
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, A1B 3V6
      • Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre
  • Nova Scotia
    • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3J 3G9
      • IWK Health Centre
  • Ontario
    • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5
      • Children's Hospital
    • London, Ontario, Canada, N6C 2V5
      • Children's Hospital of Western Ontario
    • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L1
      • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
      • Hospital for Sick Children
  • Quebec
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1C5
      • Hopital Sainte Justine
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3H 1P3
      • McGill University Health Center - Montreal Children's Hospital
    • Sainte Foy, Quebec, Canada, GIV 4G2
      • Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval
    • Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada, G1V 4G2
      • Laval University Medical Center
  • Saskatchewan
    • Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4T 7T1
      • Allan Blair Cancer Centre
    • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 4H4
      • Saskatoon Cancer Centre
• Netherlands
  • Groningen, Netherlands, 9700 RB
    • Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen
• New Zealand
  • Auckland, New Zealand
    • Starship Children's Hospital
• Puerto Rico
  • San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00936-5067
    • University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Medical Sciences Campus
  • Santurce, Puerto Rico, 00912
    • San Jorge Childrens Hospital
• Switzerland
  • Bern, Switzerland, CH 3010
    • Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Bern
  • Geneva, Switzerland, CH 1211
    • Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Geneva
  • Lausanne, Switzerland, CH 1011
    • Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Lausanne
• United States
  • Alabama
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
      • University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36604
      • University of South Alabama Medical Center
  • Arizona
    • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85016-7710
      • Phoenix Children's Hospital
    • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724
      • Arizona Cancer Center
  • Arkansas
    • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
      • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • California
    • Downey, California, United States, 90242
      • Southern California Permanente Medical Group
    • Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000
      • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • La Jolla, California, United States, 92093-0658
      • Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
    • Loma Linda, California, United States, 92354
      • Loma Linda University Medical Center
    • Long Beach, California, United States, 90801-1428
      • Jonathan Jaques Children'S Cancer Center
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
      • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1781
      • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027-0700
      • Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    • Madera, California, United States, 93638-8762
      • Children's Hospital Central California
    • Oakland, California, United States, 94609-1809
      • Children's Hospital of Oakland
    • Orange, California, United States, 92868
      • Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Orange, California, United States, 92868
      • Children's Hospital of Orange County
    • Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
      • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
    • Sacramento, California, United States, 95816
      • Sutter Cancer center
    • Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
      • University of California Davis Medical Center
    • San Diego, California, United States, 92120
      • Kaiser Permanente Medical Center/Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego
    • San Diego, California, United States, 92123-4282
      • Children's Hospital San Diego
    • San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
      • Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - San Francisco Geary Campus
    • San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0128
      • UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Santa Barbara, California, United States, 93102
      • Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
    • Santa Clara, California, United States, 95051-5386
      • Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Clara
    • Travis Air Force Base, California, United States, 94535
      • David Grant Medical Center
  • Colorado
    • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218-1088
      • Children's Hospital of Denver
    • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218
      • Childhood Hematology/Oncology Associates
    • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218
      • Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center
  • Connecticut
    • Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06360-7106
      • University of Connecticut Health Center
    • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520-8028
      • Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Delaware
    • Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19899
      • Alfred I. Dupont Institute
  • District of Columbia
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20307-5000
      • Walter Reed Army Medical Center
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010-2970
      • Children's National Medical Center
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20007
      • Lombardi Cancer Center
  • Florida
    • Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33316
      • Broward General Medical Center
    • Fort Myers, Florida, United States, 33908
      • Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
    • Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610-100277
      • Shands Hospital and Clinics, University of Florida
    • Hollywood, Florida, United States, 33021
      • Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital at Memorial
    • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207
      • Nemours Children's Clinic
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33176-2197
      • Baptist Hospital of Miami
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
      • University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33155-4069
      • Miami Children's Hospital
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803
      • Florida Hospital Cancer Institute
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
      • Nemours Children's Clinic-Orlando
    • Pensacola, Florida, United States, 32504
      • Sacred Heart Children's Hospital
    • St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, 33701
      • All Children's Hospital
    • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33677-4227
      • Tampa Children's Hospital
    • West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33407
      • St. Mary's Hospital
  • Georgia
    • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
      • Emory University Hospital - Atlanta
    • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342
      • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Scottish Rite
    • Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912-4000
      • Medical College of Georgia Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Macon, Georgia, United States, 31201
      • Medical Center of Central Georgia
    • Savannah, Georgia, United States, 31403-3089
      • Memorial Health University Medical Center, Inc.
  • Hawaii
    • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96859-5000
      • Tripler Army Medical Center
    • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
      • Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
    • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
      • MBCCOP - Hawaii
  • Idaho
    • Boise, Idaho, United States, 83712
      • Mountain States Tumor Institute
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
      • University of Illinois at Chicago
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
      • Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60614
      • Children's Memorial Hospital - Chicago
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60601
      • University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
    • Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States, 60453
      • Hope Children's Hospital
    • Park Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60068-1174
      • Lutheran General Hospital
    • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61637
      • Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
    • Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62794-9658
      • Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  • Indiana
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202-5289
      • Indiana University Cancer Center
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46260
      • St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center
  • Iowa
    • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50308
      • Raymond Blank Memorial Hospital for Children
    • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
      • John Stoddard Cancer Center
    • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242-1009
      • Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Kansas
    • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214
      • Wesley Medical Center
  • Kentucky
    • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536-0284
      • Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky
    • Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202-3830
      • Kosair Children's Hospital
  • Louisiana
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
      • Tulane University School of Medicine
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70118
      • Children's Hospital of New Orleans
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
      • Ochsner Clinic
  • Maine
    • Bangor, Maine, United States, 04401
      • Eastern Maine Medical Center
    • Scarborough, Maine, United States, 04074
      • Maine Children's Cancer Program
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231-2410
      • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201-1595
      • Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21225
      • Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
    • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892-1182
      • Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Studies Support
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
      • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
      • Floating Hospital for Children
    • Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01107
      • Baystate Medical Center
    • Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
      • University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
  • Michigan
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-0914
      • Mott Children's Hospital
    • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
      • Henry Ford Hospital
    • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
      • Children's Hospital of Michigan
    • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48236
      • St. John Hospital and Medical Center
    • East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48824
      • Michigan State University
    • Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
      • Hurley Medical Center
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
      • Spectrum Health and DeVos Children's Hospital
    • Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49007
      • Bronson Methodist Hospital
    • Royal Oak, Michigan, United States, 48073-6769
      • CCOP - Beaumont
    • Royal Oak, Michigan, United States, 48073-6769
      • William Beaumont Hospital
  • Minnesota
    • Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805-1983
      • St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic Cancer Center
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55404
      • Children's Hospitals and Clinics - Minneapolis
    • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
      • Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
    • Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55102
      • Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
  • Mississippi
    • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216-4505
      • University of Mississippi Medical Center
  • Missouri
    • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
      • Children's Mercy Hospital
    • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
      • St. Louis Children's Hospital
    • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63104
      • Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
  • Nebraska
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68114
      • Children's Hospital of Omaha
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198-2168
      • University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Nevada
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89109-2306
      • Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center
  • New Hampshire
    • Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756-0002
      • Norris Cotton Cancer Center
  • New Jersey
    • Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
      • Hackensack University Medical Center
    • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903
      • Cancer Institute Of New Jersey
    • Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07112-2094
      • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
    • Paterson, New Jersey, United States, 07503
      • St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
    • Summit, New Jersey, United States, 07901
      • Atlantic Health System
  • New Mexico
    • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
      • University of New Mexico Cancer Research and Treatment Center
  • New York
    • Albany, New York, United States, 12208
      • Cancer Center of Albany Medical Center
    • Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
      • Albert Einstein Clinical Cancer Center
    • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11219
      • Maimonides Medical Center
    • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11201
      • Brooklyn Hospital Center
    • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11203
      • State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn College of Medicine
    • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11212
      • Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
    • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263-0001
      • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
    • Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030
      • North Shore University Hospital
    • New Hyde Park, New York, United States, 11042
      • Schneider Children's Hospital
    • New York, New York, United States, 10021
      • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    • New York, New York, United States, 10029
      • Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    • New York, New York, United States, 10021-4885
      • New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus
    • New York, New York, United States, 10032
      • Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
    • Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
      • James P. Wilmot Cancer Center
    • Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11790-7775
      • State University of New York Health Sciences Center - Stony Brook
    • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
      • State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
    • Valhalla, New York, United States, 10595
      • New York Medical College
  • North Carolina
    • Asheville, North Carolina, United States, 28801
      • Mission Saint Joseph's Health System
    • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599-7295
      • Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC
    • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28232-2861
      • Carolinas Medical Center
    • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28233-3549
      • Presbyterian Healthcare
    • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
      • Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27858-4354
      • East Carolina University School of Medicine
    • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-1081
      • Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University
  • North Dakota
    • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58103-4940
      • Dakota Cancer Institute
  • Ohio
    • Akron, Ohio, United States, 44308
      • Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229-3039
      • Children's Hospital Medical Center - Cincinnati
    • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
      • Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
    • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065
      • Ireland Cancer Center
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205-2696
      • Children's Hospital of Columbus
    • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45404
      • Children's Medical Center - Dayton
    • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43601
      • Toledo Children's Hospital
    • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43608
      • St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
    • Youngstown, Ohio, United States, 44501
      • Forum Health-Tod Childrens Hospital
  • Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
      • Children's Hospital of Oklahoma
    • Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74136
      • Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center
    • Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74136
      • CCOP - Oklahoma
  • Oregon
    • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97201-3098
      • Doernbecher Children's Hospital
    • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97227
      • Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center
  • Pennsylvania
    • Danville, Pennsylvania, United States, 17822-1320
      • Geisinger Medical Center
    • Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033-0850
      • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
      • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19134-1095
      • St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
      • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Rhode Island
    • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02818
      • Rhode Island Hospital
  • South Carolina
    • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425-0721
      • Medical University of South Carolina
    • Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29203
      • Palmetto Health South Carolina Cancer Center
    • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605
      • Children's Hospital of Greenville Hospital System
  • South Dakota
    • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57105-1080
      • Avera Cancer Institute
    • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57117
      • Sioux Valley Hospital
  • Tennessee
    • Johnson City, Tennessee, United States, 37604
      • East Tennessee State University Cancer Center at JCMC
    • Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37901
      • East Tennessee Children's Hospital
    • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105-2794
      • Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
    • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-6838
      • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
  • Texas
    • Amarillo, Texas, United States, 79106
      • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
    • Austin, Texas, United States, 78701
      • Children's Hospital of Austin
    • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75230
      • Medical City Dallas Hospital
    • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235-9154
      • Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas
    • Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104
      • Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth
    • Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555-0361
      • University of Texas Medical Branch
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • Baylor College of Medicine
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030-4009
      • University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center
    • Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, United States, 78236-5300
      • San Antonio Military Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
    • Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79410
      • Covenant Children's Hospital
    • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78207
      • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229-3902
      • Methodist Health Care System
    • Temple, Texas, United States, 76508
      • Scott and White Memorial Hospital
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112
      • Huntsman Cancer Institute
  • Vermont
    • Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401-3498
      • Vermont Cancer Center
  • Virginia
    • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908
      • Cancer Center at the University of Virginia
    • Falls Church, Virginia, United States, 22042-3300
      • Inova Fairfax Hospital
    • Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23507
      • Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
    • Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 23708-5100
      • Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth
    • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298-0037
      • Massey Cancer Center
    • Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24013
      • Carilion Medical Center for Children
  • Washington
    • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105
      • Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle
    • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109-1024
      • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98112
      • Group Health Cooperative
    • Spokane, Washington, United States, 99210-0248
      • Deaconess Medical Center
    • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98431-5000
      • Madigan Army Medical Center
    • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98415-0299
      • Mary Bridge Children's Health Center
  • West Virginia
    • Charleston, West Virginia, United States, 25302
      • West Virginia University - Charleston
    • Huntington, West Virginia, United States, 25701
      • Cabell-Huntington Hospital, Inc
    • Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, 26506-9300
      • West Virginia University Hospitals
  • Wisconsin
    • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54301
      • CCOP - St. Vincent Hospital Cancer Center, Green Bay
    • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54301
      • Bellin Memorial Hospital
    • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54307-9070
      • St. Vincent Hospital
    • La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, 54601
      • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
    • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792-0001
      • University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
    • Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States, 54449-5772
      • Marshfield Clinic
    • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
      • Midwest Children's Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: No older than 21 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

• Histologically confirmed childhood brain tumor that is recurrent or refractory or for which no standard chemotherapy exists

  • High-grade glioma (anaplastic astrocytoma or glioblastoma multiforme) (High-grade glioma stratum closed to accrual as of 01/08/2002)
  • Low-grade glioma
  • Medulloblastoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET)
  • Ependymoma
  • Brainstem tumor or visual pathway glioma (with radiographic evidence only) (Brainstem glioma stratum closed to accrual as of 12/21/2000)
• Evidence of recurrent or progressive disease after front-line therapy documented as an increase in tumor size or appearance of new lesion(s) on MRI
• Patients who did not previously receive radiotherapy as front-line therapy are eligible at time of second recurrence if the first recurrence was treated with radiotherapy only

• Measurable disease in at least 2 dimensions by MRI

  • Diffuse meningeal involvement not considered measurable if it is the only site of disease
• Disease must not be limited to the meninges
• No metastases outside of the CNS

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

• 21 and under at diagnosis

Performance status:

• ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

• At least 8 weeks

Hematopoietic:

• Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,000/mm^3
• Hemoglobin at least 8.0 g/dL (transfusion allowed)
• Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

• Bilirubin less than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
• SGPT no greater than 2.5 times ULN
• No significant hepatic illness

Renal:

• Creatinine within limits as defined below by age:

  • Age 5 and under: less than 1.2 mg/dL
  • Age 6 to 10: less than 1.5 mg/dL
  • Age 11 to 15: less than 1.8 mg/dL
  • Age 16 and over: less than 2.4 mg/dL

Cardiovascular:

• No significant cardiac illness

Pulmonary:

• No significant pulmonary illness

Other:

• No significant systemic illness or organ dysfunction that would preclude study
• No allergic reaction to platinum-containing compounds
• Not pregnant or nursing
• Negative pregnancy test
• Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

• At least 72 hours since filgrastim (G-CSF)
• No concurrent biologic therapy for brain tumor

Chemotherapy:

• See Disease Characteristics
• No prior carboplatin or lobradimil
• No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen for high-grade glioma, low-grade glioma, or ependymoma
• No more than 2 prior chemotherapy regimens for medulloblastoma/PNET
• At least 4 weeks since prior nitrosoureas (2 weeks if also received stem cell/bone marrow rescue)
• At least 2 weeks since any other prior myelosuppressive chemotherapy and recovered
• No other concurrent chemotherapy for brain tumor

Endocrine therapy:

• Concurrent corticosteroids for management of tumor-related edema allowed

Radiotherapy:

• See Disease Characteristics
• At least 6 weeks since prior radiotherapy to measurable disease and recovered
• No concurrent radiotherapy for brain tumor

Surgery:

• No concurrent surgery except for ventriculo-peritoneal shunt placement or revision

Other:

• At least 24 hours since prior vasodilating agents, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, or beta-blockers

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Collaborators: Children's Oncology Group
• Investigators: Study Chair: Regina Jakacki, MD, University of Pittsburgh; Study Chair: Katherine Warren, MD, National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Warren KE, Patel MC, Aikin AA, Widemann B, Libucha M, Adamson PC, Neuwirth R, Benziger D, O'Toole T, Ford K, Patronas N, Packer RJ, Balis FM. Phase I trial of lobradimil (RMP-7) and carboplatin in children with brain tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2001 Oct;48(4):275-82. doi: 10.1007/s002800100356.
• Warren KE, Patel MC, Adamson PC, et al.: Phase I trial of RMP-7 and carboplatin in pediatric patients with brain tumors. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 17: A-764, 1998.
• Warren K, Jakacki R, Widemann B, Aikin A, Libucha M, Packer R, Vezina G, Reaman G, Shaw D, Krailo M, Osborne C, Cehelsky J, Caldwell D, Stanwood J, Steinberg SM, Balis FM. Phase II trial of intravenous lobradimil and carboplatin in childhood brain tumors: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2006 Sep;58(3):343-7. doi: 10.1007/s00280-005-0172-7. Epub 2006 Jan 12.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 1998
• Study Completion (Actual): April 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 11, 2001
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 26, 2003
• First Posted (Estimate): January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): August 16, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 14, 2013
• Last Verified: April 1, 2003

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Terms related to this study

• Keywords: recurrent childhood supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor; recurrent childhood cerebellar astrocytoma; recurrent childhood cerebral astrocytoma; recurrent childhood ependymoma; recurrent childhood medulloblastoma; recurrent childhood visual pathway and hypothalamic glioma; childhood low-grade cerebral astrocytoma; untreated childhood visual pathway and hypothalamic glioma
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Nervous System Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Nervous System Neoplasms; Central Nervous System Neoplasms; Antineoplastic Agents; Carboplatin
• Other Study ID Numbers: CDR0000066169; NCI-98-C-0074H; CCG-09716; ALK-01-041; NCI-T98-0011; COG-C09716