Re-Irradiation of Progressive or Recurrent DIPG

July 31, 2023 updated by: University of Calgary

ReRAD: A Phase II Canadian Pediatric Brain Tumour Consortium Study of Re-Irradiation as Treatment of Progressive or Recurrent Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma

This is a single-arm, non-randomized study of re-irradiation of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG)

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Study therapy will consist of radiation therapy (RT) given over 17 treatment days (for 30.6 Gy in fractions of 1.8 Gy) or 20 treatment days (for 36 Gy in 1.8 Gy fractions), depending on the time from completion of the first course of RT. Treatment days will generally be weekdays, not including statutory holidays.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

27

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

    • New South Wales
      • Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
        • Recruiting
        • The Children's Hospital at Westmead
        • Contact:
          • Dinisha Govender, MD
    • Queensland
      • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
        • Recruiting
        • Queensland Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Timothy Hassall, MD
    • Victoria
      • Clayton, Victoria, Australia
        • Recruiting
        • Monash Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Paul Wood, MD
      • Parkville, Victoria, Australia
        • Recruiting
        • Royal Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Jordan Hansford, MD
    • Western Australia
      • Perth, Western Australia, Australia
        • Recruiting
        • Perth Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Nick Gottardo, MD
    • Alberta
      • Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3B 6A8
      • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
        • Recruiting
        • Stollery Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Susan Chafe, MD
    • British Columbia
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
        • Recruiting
        • BC Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Juliette Hukin, MD
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Saint John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
        • Recruiting
        • Janeway Child Health Centre
        • Contact:
          • Lynette Bowes, MD
    • Nova Scotia
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
        • Recruiting
        • IWK Health Centre
        • Contact:
          • Craig Erker, MD
    • Ontario
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
        • Recruiting
        • McMaster Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Adam Fleming, MD
      • London, Ontario, Canada
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre
        • Contact:
          • Shayna Zelcer, MD
      • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
        • Recruiting
        • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
        • Contact:
          • Donna Johnston, MD
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
        • Recruiting
        • The Hospital for Sick Children
        • Contact:
          • Ute Bartels, MD
    • Quebec
      • Laval, Quebec, Canada
        • Recruiting
        • CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
        • Contact:
          • Samuele Renzi, MD
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
        • Recruiting
        • Montreal Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Sonia Skamene, MD
      • Montréal, Quebec, Canada
        • Recruiting
        • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
        • Contact:
          • Sebastian Perreault, MD
      • Auckland, New Zealand
        • Recruiting
        • Starship Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Karen Tsui, MD

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

All of these criteria must be met for a patient to be eligible for this study:

  1. Each site may accept a patient on study of any age that they have permission to treat and follow on study per their institutional policy.
  2. The patient has no evidence of metastases on cranial or spinal MR imaging
  3. The patient has received RT in the past, given to a total cumulative dose of <60 Gy; prior radiation using opposed lateral fields, conformal 3-D fields, IMRT or using protons is acceptable
  4. At least 180 days have elapsed from the last day of primary RT for DIPG
  5. The patient has recovered from all acute and subacute toxicities of prior RT and of chemotherapy, if chemotherapy was utilized in the past
  6. The patient has been off all anti-tumour therapy for at least 14 days
  7. The patient has a Lansky score of 40% or higher
  8. The patient has a life expectancy anticipated to be at least 8 weeks with treatment using re-irradiation, with or without dexamethasone
  9. The patient has no uncontrolled medical condition (e.g., seizures, diabetes, infection) that would interfere with the delivery of rRT
  10. The patient agrees to not enroll on any other clinical trial of an anti-tumour intervention
  11. The patient agrees to report and have recorded the use of all medications taken during ReRAD therapy, from the time of diagnosis of progression or recurrence, then through and after completion of, ReRAD therapy; this includes the use of complementary, alternative and dietary therapies
  12. The patient is treated at a site where the study is approved by the local ethics board
  13. Males and females of child-bearing potential must agree to use effective birth control measures during rRT
  14. Consent, and, if applicable, assent, has been obtained according to institutional standards

Exclusion Criteria:

If the patient fulfills any of these criteria, then he or she will not be eligible for the study:

  1. Females who are pregnant, due to risks from rRT on the developing fetus.
  2. Any patient with a condition that prohibits the planned delivery of rRT as prescribed in this study.
  3. Patients who are receiving any other clinical trial of an anti-tumour intervention

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Patients receiving re-irradiation
Patients will receive 30.6 Gy or 36 Gy of a second course of radiation therapy for progressive or recurrent DIPG
if DIPG has progressed or recurred at 180 days or later from completion of primary radiation therapy, a second course of radiation therapy will be given

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
second progression-free survival
Time Frame: up to 18 months from the start of re-irradiation
length of time from start of re-irradiation to subsequent progression of disease
up to 18 months from the start of re-irradiation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
overall survival
Time Frame: up to three years from initial diagnosis of DIPG
time from initial diagnosis of DIPG to death following re-irradiation
up to three years from initial diagnosis of DIPG

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lucie Lafay-Cousin, MD, University of Calgary

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 15, 2017

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2023

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 19, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 19, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

April 24, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 2, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 31, 2023

Last Verified

July 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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