Collecting and Storing Blood and Brain Tumor Tissue Samples From Children With Brain Tumors

A Children's Oncology Group Protocol for Collecting and Banking Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Specimens

The purpose of this study is to collect and store brain tissue samples and blood from children with brain cancer that will be tested in the laboratory. Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue and blood from patients to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Recurrent Childhood Medulloblastoma; Recurrent Childhood Ependymoma; Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor; Ependymoma; Childhood Craniopharyngioma; Childhood Grade I Meningioma; Childhood Grade II Meningioma; Childhood Grade III Meningioma; Childhood Infratentorial Ependymoma; Childhood Supratentorial Ependymoma; Newly Diagnosed Childhood Ependymoma; Recurrent Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma; Recurrent Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma; Recurrent Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma; Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor; Childhood Oligodendroglioma; Childhood Cerebral Anaplastic Astrocytoma; Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma; Childhood Choroid Plexus Neoplasm; Recurrent Childhood Supratentorial Embryonal Tumor, Not Otherwise Specified
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

I. Collect brain tumor tissue and an accompanying blood sample from pediatric patients with brain tumors treated at Children?s Oncology Group institutions.

II. Provide a repository for long-term storage of specimens from these patients.

III. Make these specimens available to qualified researchers to understand the biology of pediatric brain tumors.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Brain tumor tissue and blood specimens are collected from patients and banked for future study.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 1258

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Australia
  • New South Wales
    • Hunter Regional Mail Centre, New South Wales, Australia, 2310
      • John Hunter Children's Hospital
  • Queensland
    • Herston, Queensland, Australia, 4029
      • Royal Brisbane and Women'S Hospital
    • Herston, Queensland, Australia, 4029
      • Royal Children's Hospital-Brisbane
    • South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4101
      • Lady Cilento Children's Hospital
  • South Australia
    • North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5006
      • Women's and Children's Hospital-Adelaide
  • Western Australia
    • Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 6008
      • Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
• Canada
  • Alberta
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3B 6A8
      • Alberta Children's Hospital
    • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7
      • University of Alberta Hospital
  • British Columbia
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4
      • British Columbia Children's Hospital
  • Manitoba
    • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 0V9
      • CancerCare Manitoba
  • Nova Scotia
    • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 6R8
      • IWK Health Centre
  • Ontario
    • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5
      • McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
    • Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 2V7
      • Kingston Health Sciences Centre
    • London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5W9
      • Children's Hospital
    • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L1
      • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
      • Hospital for Sick Children
  • Quebec
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3H 1P3
      • The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1C5
      • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
    • Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1H 5N4
      • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke-Fleurimont
  • Saskatchewan
    • Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4T 7T1
      • Allan Blair Cancer Centre
    • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 4H4
      • Saskatoon Cancer Centre
• New Zealand
  • Auckland
    • Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand, 1145
      • Starship Children's Hospital
• Puerto Rico
  • San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00912
    • San Jorge Children's Hospital
• Switzerland
  • Geneva, Switzerland, 1205
    • Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group - Geneva
• United States
  • Alabama
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
      • University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
      • Children's Hospital of Alabama
  • Arizona
    • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85016
      • Phoenix Childrens Hospital
  • Arkansas
    • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
      • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72202-3591
      • Arkansas Children's Hospital
  • California
    • Downey, California, United States, 90242
      • Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
    • Duarte, California, United States, 91010
      • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Loma Linda, California, United States, 92354
      • Loma Linda University Medical Center
    • Long Beach, California, United States, 90806
      • Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
      • Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
      • Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    • Madera, California, United States, 93636-8762
      • Children's Hospital Central California
    • Oakland, California, United States, 94611
      • Kaiser Permanente-Oakland
    • Oakland, California, United States, 94609-1809
      • Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland
    • Orange, California, United States, 92868
      • Children's Hospital of Orange County
    • Sacramento, California, United States, 95816
      • Sutter Medical Center Sacramento
    • Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
      • University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • San Diego, California, United States, 92123
      • Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
    • Torrance, California, United States, 90502
      • Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
  • Colorado
    • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218
      • Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center
  • Connecticut
    • Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06106
      • Connecticut Children's Medical Center
  • Delaware
    • Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19803
      • Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
  • District of Columbia
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20007
      • MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
  • Florida
    • Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33316
      • Broward Health Medical Center
    • Fort Myers, Florida, United States, 33908
      • Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
    • Fort Myers, Florida, United States, 33901
      • Lee Memorial Health System
    • Hollywood, Florida, United States, 33021
      • Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
    • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207
      • Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33155
      • Nicklaus Children's Hospital
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
      • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33176
      • Miami Cancer Institute
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803
      • Florida Hospital Orlando
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
      • Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32827
      • Nemours Children's Hospital
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
      • Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
      • UF Cancer Center at Orlando Health
    • Pensacola, Florida, United States, 32504
      • Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola
    • Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States, 33701
      • Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
    • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33606
      • Tampa General Hospital
    • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33607
      • Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
    • West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33407
      • Saint Mary's Hospital
  • Georgia
    • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
      • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston
    • Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912
      • Augusta University Medical Center
  • Hawaii
    • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
      • University of Hawaii Cancer Center
    • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96826
      • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
  • Idaho
    • Boise, Idaho, United States, 83712
      • Saint Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
      • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
      • University of Illinois
    • Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153
      • Loyola University Medical Center
    • Park Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60068
      • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
    • Park Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60068
      • Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge
    • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61637
      • Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
    • Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62702
      • Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  • Indiana
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46260
      • Saint Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center
  • Iowa
    • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
      • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Kansas
    • Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
      • University of Kansas Cancer Center
  • Kentucky
    • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536
      • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
    • Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202
      • Norton Children's Hospital
  • Louisiana
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
      • Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
      • Tulane University Health Sciences Center
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70118
      • Children's Hospital New Orleans
  • Maine
    • Bangor, Maine, United States, 04401
      • Eastern Maine Medical Center
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
      • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
      • University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center
    • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20889-5600
      • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
      • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
      • Floating Hospital For Children at Tufts Medical Center
  • Michigan
    • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48236
      • Saint John Hospital and Medical Center
    • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
      • Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
    • East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48824-7016
      • Michigan State University Clinical Center
    • Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
      • Hurley Medical Center
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
      • Helen DeVos Children's Hospital at Spectrum Health
    • Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49007
      • Bronson Methodist Hospital
    • Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49008
      • Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies
  • Minnesota
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55404
      • Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
      • University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center
    • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
      • Mayo Clinic
    • Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55102
      • Children's Hospital and Clinic-Saint Paul
  • Mississippi
    • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216
      • University of Mississippi Medical Center
  • Missouri
    • Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201
      • Columbia Regional
    • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
      • The Childrens Mercy Hospital
    • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
      • Washington University School of Medicine
    • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63104
      • Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
  • Nebraska
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198
      • University of Nebraska Medical Center
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68114
      • Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha
  • Nevada
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89109
      • Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89102
      • University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89106
      • Nevada Cancer Research Foundation CCOP
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89109
      • Children's Specialty Center of Nevada II
  • New Hampshire
    • Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756
      • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
  • New Jersey
    • Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
      • Hackensack University Medical Center
    • Livingston, New Jersey, United States, 07039
      • Saint Barnabas Medical Center
    • Morristown, New Jersey, United States, 07960
      • Morristown Medical Center
    • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901
      • Saint Peter's University Hospital
    • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903
      • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
    • Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07112
      • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
    • Paterson, New Jersey, United States, 07503
      • Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center
    • Summit, New Jersey, United States, 07902
      • Overlook Hospital
  • New Mexico
    • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87102
      • University of New Mexico Cancer Center
  • New York
    • Albany, New York, United States, 12208
      • Albany Medical Center
    • Bronx, New York, United States, 10467
      • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
    • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11201
      • Brooklyn Hospital Center
    • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
      • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
    • New York, New York, United States, 10065
      • Weill Medical College of Cornell University
    • New York, New York, United States, 10016
      • Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
    • New York, New York, United States, 10032
      • Columbia University/Herbert Irving Cancer Center
    • 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
    • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203
      • Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
    • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28204
      • Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
    • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
      • Wake Forest University Health Sciences
  • North Dakota
    • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
      • Sanford Broadway Medical Center
  • Ohio
    • Akron, Ohio, United States, 44308
      • Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
      • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
      • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
      • Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205
      • Nationwide Children's Hospital
    • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45404
      • Dayton Children's Hospital
    • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43608
      • Mercy Children's Hospital
  • Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
      • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
    • Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74136
      • Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at Saint Francis
  • Oregon
    • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97227
      • Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
    • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97227
      • Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center
  • Pennsylvania
    • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18017
      • Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
    • Danville, Pennsylvania, United States, 17822
      • Geisinger Medical Center
    • Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
      • Penn State Children's Hospital
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19134
      • Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224
      • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
  • Rhode Island
    • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903
      • Rhode Island Hospital
  • South Carolina
    • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425
      • Medical University of South Carolina
    • Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29203
      • Palmetto Health Richland
    • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605
      • BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
    • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605
      • Greenville Cancer Treatment Center
  • South Dakota
    • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57117-5134
      • Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
  • Tennessee
    • Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37403
      • T C Thompson Children's Hospital
    • Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37916
      • East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
    • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
      • Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
  • Texas
    • Austin, Texas, United States, 78723
      • Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
    • Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, 78411
      • Driscoll Children's Hospital
    • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75230
      • Medical City Dallas Hospital
    • Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104
      • Cook Children's Medical Center
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • M D Anderson Cancer Center
    • Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79410
      • Covenant Children's Hospital
    • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
      • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78207
      • Children's Hospital of San Antonio
    • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
      • Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
    • Temple, Texas, United States, 76508
      • Scott and White Memorial Hospital
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84113
      • Primary Children's Hospital
  • Vermont
    • Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05405
      • University of Vermont College of Medicine
  • Virginia
    • Falls Church, Virginia, United States, 22042
      • Inova Fairfax Hospital
    • Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23507
      • Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
    • Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 23708-2197
      • Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
    • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
      • Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center
    • Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24014
      • Carilion Clinic Children's Hospital
  • Washington
    • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105
      • Seattle Children's Hospital
    • Spokane, Washington, United States, 99204
      • Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
    • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98431
      • Madigan Army Medical Center
  • West Virginia
    • Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, 26506
      • West Virginia University Healthcare
  • Wisconsin
    • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54301
      • Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay
    • La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, 54601
      • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
    • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792
      • University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
    • Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States, 54449
      • Marshfield Clinic
    • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
      • Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: No older than 18 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of brain tumor

• Previously treated at a Children?s Oncology Group (COG) institution

  • Patients are eligible at time of diagnosis, second-look surgery, recurrence, or development of a second malignant neoplasm
• Must have brain tumor biological specimens derived from primary tumors of the CNS available for submission

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Ancillary-Correlative (tissue and blood sample collection); Brain tumor tissue and blood specimens are collected from patients and banked for future study.	Other: Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure; Correlative studies; Other Names: Cytologic Sampling

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Collection of brain tumor tissue and an accompanying blood sample from pediatric patients with brain tumors treated at Children?s Oncology Group institutions	Up to 16 years
Creation of a repository for long-term storage of these specimens	Up to 16 years
Making these specimens available to qualified researchers to understand the biology of pediatric brain tumors	Up to 16 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Scott Pomeroy, Children's Oncology Group

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 16, 2004
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 30, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): June 30, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 11, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 11, 2009
• First Posted (Estimate): June 12, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 16, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 12, 2018
• Last Verified: July 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Disease Attributes; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Glioma; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Central Nervous System Neoplasms; Nervous System Neoplasms; Bone Diseases; Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed; Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue; Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive; Meningeal Neoplasms; Bone Neoplasms; Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms; Neoplasms; Recurrence; Brain Neoplasms; Ependymoma; Medulloblastoma; Rhabdoid Tumor; Astrocytoma; Oligodendroglioma; Meningioma; Craniopharyngioma; Adamantinoma; Choroid Plexus Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: ACNS02B3 (Other Identifier: CTEP); U10CA098543 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); UG1CA189958 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); NCI-2009-00334 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program)); COG-ACNS02B3; CDR0000352347