Reduced Craniospinal Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed WNT-Driven Medulloblastoma

A Phase 2 Study of Reduced Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Average-Risk WNT-Driven Medulloblastoma Patients

This phase II trial studies how well reduced doses of radiation therapy to the brain and spine (craniospinal) and chemotherapy work in treating patients with newly diagnosed type of brain tumor called WNT)/Wingless (WNT)-driven medulloblastoma. Recent studies using chemotherapy and radiation therapy have been shown to be effective in treating patients with WNT-driven medulloblastoma. However, there is a concern about the late side effects of treatment, such as learning difficulties, lower amounts of hormones, or other problems in performing daily activities. Radiotherapy uses high-energy radiation from x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, vincristine sulfate, cyclophosphamide and lomustine, 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 reduced craniospinal radiation therapy and chemotherapy may kill tumor cells and may also reduce the late side effects of treatment.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Medulloblastoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Drug: Cisplatin; Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Lomustine; Radiation: Radiation Therapy; Drug: Vincristine; Drug: Vincristine Sulfate

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To estimate the progression-free survival (PFS) of children >= 3 years of age with wingless-type MMTV integration site family (WNT)-driven average-risk medulloblastoma using reduced craniospinal radiotherapy (CSI) (18 Gray [Gy]) with a limited target volume boost to the tumor bed of 36 Gy for a total of 54 Gy and reduced chemotherapy approach (no vincristine [vincristine sulfate] during radiotherapy and reduced-dose maintenance chemotherapy) and to monitor the PFS for early evidence that the outcome is unacceptable.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To prospectively test the hypothesis that deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation profiling will accurately classify WNT-driven medulloblastoma.

II. To prospectively evaluate and longitudinally model the cognitive, social, emotional, behavioral, and quality of life (QoL) functioning of children who are treated with reduced CSI (18 Gy) with a limited target volume boost to the tumor bed (to a total of 54 Gy) and reduced chemotherapy (reduced cisplatin, vincristine, and lomustine [CCNU]).

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To explore whether DNA methylation profiling of medulloblastoma samples will result in a predictive classification scheme for the Sonic Hedgehog (SHH), Group 3, and Group 4 medulloblastoma subgroups according to the Heidelberg classifier. This will be addressed in a separate biology protocol.

II. To describe the audiologic and endocrinologic toxicities, as well as peripheral neuropathy, in children treated with reduced CSI (18 Gy) with a limited target volume boost to the tumor bed (to a total of 54 Gy) and reduced cisplatin and vincristine chemotherapy.

OUTLINE:

RADIATION THERAPY: Beginning 4-5 weeks after surgery, patients undergo craniospinal radiation therapy 5 days a week for 6 weeks.

MAINTENANCE THERAPY (WEEKS 1, 3, 5, and 7): Beginning 4-6 weeks after completion of radiation therapy patients receive lomustine orally (PO) on day 1, vincristine sulfate intravenously (IV) via minibag on days 1, 8, and 15, and cisplatin IV over 6 hours on day 1. Treatment repeats every 42 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

MAINTENANCE THERAPY (WEEKS 2, 4, AND 6): Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1 and 2, mesna IV over 15-30 minutes on days 1 and 2, and vincristine sulfate IV via minibag on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients also undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) throughout the trial.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually for 6 years.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 45
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Australia
  • New South Wales
    • Hunter Regional Mail Centre, New South Wales, Australia, 2310
      • John Hunter 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
    • Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 6009
      • Perth Children's Hospital
• 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
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • Saint John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, A1B 3V6
      • Janeway Child Health Centre
  • 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
  • Saskatchewan
    • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 4H4
      • Saskatoon Cancer Centre
    • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 0W8
      • Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
• Puerto Rico
  • Caguas, Puerto Rico, 00726
    • HIMA San Pablo Oncologic Hospital
  • San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00926
    • University Pediatric Hospital
• Saudi Arabia
  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11211
    • King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
• United States
  • Alabama
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
      • Children's Hospital of Alabama
    • Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36604
      • USA Health Strada Patient Care Center
  • Alaska
    • Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508
      • Providence Alaska Medical Center
  • Arizona
    • Mesa, Arizona, United States, 85202
      • Banner Children's at Desert
    • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85016
      • Phoenix Childrens Hospital
  • Arkansas
    • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72202-3591
      • Arkansas Children's Hospital
  • California
    • Downey, California, United States, 90242
      • Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical 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
    • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
      • Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA
    • Madera, California, United States, 93636
      • Valley Children's Hospital
    • Oakland, California, United States, 94609
      • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
    • Oakland, California, United States, 94611
      • Kaiser Permanente-Oakland
    • Orange, California, United States, 92868
      • Children's Hospital of Orange County
    • Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
      • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University
    • 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
    • San Francisco, California, United States, 94158
      • UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
    • Torrance, California, United States, 90502
      • Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
  • Colorado
    • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
      • Children's Hospital 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 Myers, Florida, United States, 33908
      • Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
    • Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610
      • University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville
    • 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
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32827
      • Nemours Children's Hospital
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803
      • AdventHealth Orlando
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
      • Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
    • Pensacola, Florida, United States, 32504
      • Sacred Heart Hospital
    • 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
    • Savannah, Georgia, United States, 31404
      • Memorial Health University Medical Center
  • Hawaii
    • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96826
      • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
  • Idaho
    • Boise, Idaho, United States, 83712
      • Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
      • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
      • University of Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
      • Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago
    • Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153
      • Loyola University Medical Center
    • Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States, 60453
      • Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn
    • 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, 46202
      • Riley Hospital for Children
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46260
      • Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
  • Iowa
    • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
      • Blank Children's Hospital
    • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
      • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive 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, 70118
      • Children's Hospital New Orleans
  • 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, 21287
      • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
      • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
      • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
      • Tufts Children's Hospital
    • Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
      • UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
  • Michigan
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
      • C S Mott Children's Hospital
    • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
      • Children's Hospital of Michigan
    • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48236
      • Ascension Saint John Hospital
    • East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48824
      • Michigan State University Clinical Center
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
      • Spectrum Health at Butterworth Campus
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
      • Helen DeVos Children's Hospital at Spectrum Health
    • Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49007
      • West Michigan Cancer Center
    • Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49007
      • Bronson Methodist Hospital
    • Royal Oak, Michigan, United States, 48073
      • Beaumont Children's Hospital-Royal Oak
  • 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 in Rochester
  • 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
      • Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
    • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
      • Washington University School of Medicine
    • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63141
      • Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
    • 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, 89144
      • Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89109
      • Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89135
      • Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89102
      • University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
    • Reno, Nevada, United States, 89502
      • Renown Regional Medical Center
  • New Hampshire
    • Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756
      • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center
  • New Jersey
    • Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
      • Hackensack University 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
  • New York
    • Albany, New York, United States, 12208
      • Albany Medical Center
    • Bronx, New York, United States, 10467
      • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
    • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
      • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
    • Mineola, New York, United States, 11501
      • NYU Winthrop Hospital
    • New Hyde Park, New York, United States, 11040
      • The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10065
      • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    • New York, New York, United States, 10029
      • Mount Sinai Hospital
    • New York, New York, United States, 10032
      • NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
      • University of Rochester
    • Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794
      • Stony Brook University Medical 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
    • Asheville, North Carolina, United States, 28801
      • Mission Hospital
    • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
      • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203
      • Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
    • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28204
      • Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
    • Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834
      • East Carolina University
    • 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, 43606
      • ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital
  • Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
      • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
  • Oregon
    • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
      • Oregon Health and Science University
    • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97227
      • Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
  • Pennsylvania
    • Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, 18103
      • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
    • 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, 19104
      • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    • 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
      • Prisma Health Richland Hospital
    • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605
      • BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer 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
    • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203
      • The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial
  • 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, 75390
      • UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
    • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75230
      • Medical City Dallas Hospital
    • El Paso, Texas, United States, 79905
      • El Paso Children's Hospital
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79410
      • Covenant Children's Hospital
    • Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79415
      • UMC Cancer Center / UMC Health System
    • 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 and State Agricultural College
  • Virginia
    • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908
      • University of Virginia Cancer Center
    • 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 Children's
  • 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, 98405
      • Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center
    • 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
    • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792
      • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
    • Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States, 54449
      • Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
    • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
      • Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 3 years to 21 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients must be greater than or equal to 3 years and less than 22 years of age at the time of enrollment

• Patients must be newly diagnosed and have:

  • Eligibility confirmed by rapid central pathology and molecular screening review on APEC14B1:

    • Classical histologic type (non LC/A) WNT medulloblastoma
    • Positive nuclear beta-catenin by immunohistochemistry (IHC)
    • Positive for CTNNB1 mutation by Sanger sequencing
    • Negative for MYC and MYCN by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)

• Patient must have negative lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology

  • Note: CSF cytology for staging should be performed no sooner than 14 days post operatively to avoid false positive CSF; ideally, CSF should be obtained between day 14 and day 21 to allow for final staging status before enrollment onto the study; patients with positive CSF cytology obtained 0 to 14 days after surgery should have cytology repeated to determine eligibility and final CSF status; patients with negative CSF cytology from lumbar puncture obtained 0 to 14 days after surgery do not need cytology repeated; patients with negative CSF cytology from lumbar puncture obtained prior to surgery do not need cytology repeated post-operatively
• Patients must have eligibility confirmed by Rapid Central Imaging Review on APEC14B1; patients must have =< 1.5 cm^2 maximal cross-sectional area of residual tumor; whole brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with and without gadolinium and spine MRI with gadolinium must be performed
• Patients must be enrolled, and protocol therapy must be projected to begin, no later than 36 days after definitive diagnostic surgery (day 0)
• Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000/uL
• Platelet count >= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent)
• Hemoglobin >= 8.0 g/dL (may receive red blood cell [RBC] transfusions)

• Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:

  • 3 to < 6 years of age: maximum (max) serum creatinine 0.8 mg/dL (males and females)
  • 6 to < 10 years of age: max serum creatinine 1 mg/dL (males and females)
  • 10 to < 13 years of age: max serum creatinine 1.2 mg/dL (males and females)
  • 13 to < 16 years of age: max serum creatinine 1.5 md/dL (males) and 1.4 md/dL (females)

  • >= 16 years of age: max serum creatinine 1.7 mg/dL (males) and 1.4 mg/dL (females)

    • The threshold creatinine values were derived from the Schwartz formula for estimating GFR utilizing child length and stature data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Total or direct bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age, and
• Serum glutamate pyruvate (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 135 U/L (3x ULN); for the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L

• Central nervous system function defined as:

  • Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if on anticonvulsants and well controlled
  • Patients must not be in status epilepticus, a coma or on assisted ventilation at the time of study enrollment
• Patients must have receptive and expressive language skills in English, French, or Spanish to complete the QoL and neurocognitive assessments; if a patient meets these criteria but the parent/guardian speaks a language other than English, French, or Spanish, the patient may still be enrolled and tested, and the parent-report measures should be omitted
• All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent; assent, when appropriate, will be obtained according to institutional guidelines
• All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with metastatic disease by either MRI evaluation (brain and spine) or lumbar CSF cytology are not eligible; patients who are unable to undergo a lumbar puncture for assessment of CSF cytology are ineligible
• Patients must not have received any prior radiation therapy or chemotherapy (tumor-directed therapy) other than surgical intervention and/or corticosteroids

• Pregnancy and Breast Feeding

  • Female patients who are pregnant are ineligible due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events as seen in animal/human studies
  • Lactating females are not eligible unless they have agreed not to breastfeed their infants
  • Female patients of childbearing potential are not eligible unless a negative pregnancy test result has been obtained
  • Sexually active patients of reproductive potential are not eligible unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation
• Patients with a history of moderate to profound intellectual disability (i.e., intelligence quotient [Q)]=< 55) are not eligible for enrollment; PLEASE NOTE: Children with a prior history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or a specific learning disability (e.g., dyslexia) are eligible for this study. Children with posterior fossa syndrome (also known as cerebellar mutism) are eligible for this study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Treatment (reduced radiation therapy and chemotherapy); RADIATION THERAPY: Beginning 4-5 weeks after surgery, patients undergo craniospinal radiation therapy 5 days a week for 6 weeks. MAINTENANCE THERAPY (WEEKS 1, 3, 5, and 7): Beginning 4-6 weeks after completion of radiation therapy patients receive lomustine PO on day 1, vincristine sulfate IV over 1 minute or via minibag on days 1, 8, and 15, and cisplatin IV over 6 hours on day 1. Treatment repeats every 42 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. MAINTENANCE THERAPY (WEEKS 2, 4, AND 6): Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1 and 2, mesna IV over 15-30 minutes on days 1 and 2, and vincristine sulfate IV over 1 minute or via minibag on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo MRI throughout the trial.

Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Correlative studies; Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Undergo MRI; Other Names: MRI; Magnetic Resonance; Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan; Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; MR; MR Imaging; MRI Scan; NMR Imaging; NMRI; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging; sMRI; Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure); MRIs; Structural MRI; Drug: Cisplatin; Given IV; Other Names: CDDP; Cis-diamminedichloridoplatinum; Cismaplat; Cisplatinum; Neoplatin; Platinol; Abiplatin; Blastolem; Briplatin; Cis-diammine-dichloroplatinum; Cis-diamminedichloro Platinum (II); Cis-diamminedichloroplatinum; Cis-dichloroammine Platinum (II); Cis-platinous Diamine Dichloride; Cis-platinum; Cis-platinum II; Cis-platinum II Diamine Dichloride; Cisplatina; Cisplatyl; Citoplatino; Citosin; Cysplatyna; DDP; Lederplatin; Metaplatin; Peyrone's Chloride; Peyrone's Salt; Placis; Plastistil; Platamine; Platiblastin; Platiblastin-S; Platinex; Platinol- AQ; Platinol-AQ; Platinol-AQ VHA Plus; Platinoxan; Platinum; Platinum Diamminodichloride; Platiran; Platistin; Platosin; Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Given IV; Other Names: Cytoxan; CTX; (-)-Cyclophosphamide; 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate; Carloxan; Ciclofosfamida; Ciclofosfamide; Cicloxal; Clafen; Claphene; CP monohydrate; CYCLO-cell; Cycloblastin; Cycloblastine; Cyclophospham; Cyclophosphamid monohydrate; Cyclophosphamide Monohydrate; Cyclophosphamidum; Cyclophosphan; Cyclophosphane; Cyclophosphanum; Cyclostin; Cyclostine; Cytophosphan; Cytophosphane; Fosfaseron; Genoxal; Genuxal; Ledoxina; Mitoxan; Neosar; Revimmune; Syklofosfamid; WR- 138719; Asta B 518; B-518; WR-138719; Drug: Lomustine; Given PO; Other Names: CCNU; CeeNU; Gleostine; 1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea; 1-Nitrosourea, 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-; Belustin; Belustine; Cecenu; Chloroethylcyclohexylnitrosourea; Citostal; Lomeblastin; Lomustinum; Lucostin; Lucostine; N-(2-Chloroethyl)-N'-cyclohexyl-N-nitrosourea; Prava; RB-1509; WR-139017; Radiation: Radiation Therapy; Undergo craniospinal radiation therapy; Other Names: Cancer Radiotherapy; ENERGY_TYPE; Irradiate; Irradiated; Irradiation; Radiation; Radiation Therapy, NOS; Radiotherapeutics; Radiotherapy; RT; Therapy, Radiation; Energy Type; Drug: Vincristine; Given IV or via minibag; Other Names: VCR; Leurocristine; Vincrystine; LCR; Drug: Vincristine Sulfate; Given IV or via minibag; Other Names: Oncovin; Kyocristine; Leurocristine Sulfate; Leurocristine, sulfate; Vincasar; Vincosid; Vincrex; Vincristine, sulfate

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Progression-free survival (PFS)	PFS along with the confidence intervals will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. PFS will also be reported based on central radiology review.	From the initiation of protocol treatment to the occurrence of any of the following events: disease progression or disease recurrence or death from any cause, assessed up to 10 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation profiling as real-time classification of WNT-driven medulloblastoma	Results will be compared to the results of the molecular screening tests. The sensitivity and specificity comparison between DNA methylation arrays and the standard methods (molecular screening tests for WNT using immunohistochemistry [IHC] and CTNNB1 sequencing) will be performed using McNemar's test.	Within 32 days of definitive surgery
Change in neurocognitive function (cognitive, social, emotional and behavioral) according to Children Oncology Group Standard Neuropsychological Battery	Neurocognitive function will be measured at 9, 30 and 60 months post diagnosis and will be compared with the neurocognitive outcomes from an age and gender matched ACNS0331 cohort to the WNT patients treated on ACNS1422. Data for all assessments will be available as standardized t-scores. The change over time for each component of the neuropsychological testing will be estimated using the Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) approach, with the standardized t-scores as the dependent variable and the assessment times as a covariate. Within the ACNS1422 cohort GEE models will also be used to explore associations of changes over time with factors such as gender, age at initiation of radiation therapy, tumor location, number of surgical interventions, etc.	Baseline to up to 60 months post-diagnosis

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
DNA methylation profiling of medulloblastoma real-time" predictive classification scheme for the SHH, group 3 and group 4 medulloblastoma subgroups according to the Heidelberg classifier	The proportion of patients classified into each medulloblastoma subgroup will be reported.	Within 32 days of definitive surgery
Audiologic and endocrinologic toxicities	The proportions of children who experienced audiologic, endocrinologic, and peripheral neuropathy toxicities per grade will be estimated along with 95% confidence interval based on an exact binomial distribution.	Up to 10 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Nicholas J Gottardo, Children's Oncology Group

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 17, 2017
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 25, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 25, 2016
• First Posted (Estimated): March 31, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): February 28, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 27, 2024
• Last Verified: February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Glioma; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive; Medulloblastoma; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antirheumatic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Tubulin Modulators; Antimitotic Agents; Mitosis Modulators; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Alkylating Agents; Myeloablative Agonists; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Cyclophosphamide; Cisplatin; Vincristine; Lomustine
• Other Study ID Numbers: ACNS1422 (Other Identifier: CTEP); U10CA180886 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); NCI-2016-00150 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No