External Beam Radiation Therapy and Cetuximab Followed by Irinotecan and Cetuximab for Children and Young Adults With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Pontine Tumors and High-Grade Astrocytomas

PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

47

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 30, 2009

Primary Completion Date

January 15, 2018

Study Completion Date

January 15, 2018

Conditions
Brain Cancer
Interventions
OTHER

cetuximab in conjunction with external beam radiation therapy, followed by cetuximab and irinotecan

External beam radiation therapy (5940 cGy in 180 cGy fractions) with weekly cetuximab (250 mg/m2/dose).4-8 weeks rest, 10 cycles of irinotecan (16 mg/m2/day x 5 consecutive days x 2 weeks) with weekly cetuximab (250 mg/m2/dose) at about 21 day intervals. Research biological evaluations will be performed in consenting patients as an optional portion of the study. Cetuximab is to be given every 7 days (+/- 2 days). Cetuximab does not need to be given on Day 1 of each week.

Trial Locations (12)

10065

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York

21287

John Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore

30322

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, Atlanta

32806

MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando

64108

Children's Mercy Hospital & Clinics, Kansas City

77030

Md Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

85016

Phoenix Children'S Hospital, Phoenix

Unknown

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver

University of Florida, Gainesville

Seattle Children'S Hospital, Seattle

02115

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston

T2N 1N4

Alberta Children'S Hospital, Calgary

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

OTHER

collaborator

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

OTHER

collaborator

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

collaborator

Phoenix Children's Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Alberta Children's Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

University of Colorado, Denver

OTHER

collaborator

Seattle Children's Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

collaborator

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

OTHER

collaborator

University of Florida

OTHER

lead

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

OTHER