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A multi-institutional, prospective study of Chinese children and young adults with newly diagnosed intracranial germ cell tumors using a comprehensive treatment strategy

A multi-institutional, prospective study of Chinese children and young adults with newly diagnosed intracranial germ cell tumors using a comprehensive treatment strategy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000036800
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-08-25
Start date
2020-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-09-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

intracranial germ cell tumors

Interventions

gross-total resection:gross-total resection
near-total resection:near-total resection
experimental group:Chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy

Sponsors

Huashan Hospital Fudan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 24 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Project 1 1. Patient aged 3 to 24 years at the time of enrollment; 2. Newly diagnosed patients; 2.1. Eligible histological diagnosis; 2.1.1 Immature teratoma; 2.1.2 Teratoma with malignant transformation; 2.2.3 Endodermal sinus tumor (yolk sac tumor); 2.2.4 Choriocarcinoma; 2.2.5 Embryonal carcinoma; 2.1.6 Mixed germ cell tumor; 2.2 Histological unconfirmed pineal and/or suprasellar tumors with serum and/or CSF tumor markers of beta HCG>50 IU/L or any elevation of alpha fetoprotein >10 IU/L; 3. Localized disease, without metastatic disease by cranial or spinal MRI evaluation or CSF cytology. Project 2: 1. Patient aged 3 to 24 years at the time of enrollment; 2. Newly diagnosed patients (no histological confirmation required): germ cell tumors located in the suprasellar, pineal, bifocal (pineal + suprasellar) , ventricles and outside the ventricles (basal ganglia, thalamus) are eligible; normal AFP in both serum and CSF (unless medically contraindicated) AND hCG? <=50 mIU/ml in both serum and CSF (unless medically contraindicated); 3. Newly diagnosed patients with histologically confirmed germinoma or germinoma mixed with mature teratoma and normal AFP in both serum and CSF (unless medically contraindicated) AND hCG <=50 mIU/ml in both serum and CSF (unless medically contraindicated).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Project 1: 1. Patients must not have received any prior tumor-directed therapy other than surgical intervention and corticosteroids; 2. Patients doesnt have adequate organ function, and a life expectancy of < 8 weeks. Project 2: 1. Mature teratoma with normal markers; 2. Patients with metastatic disease by cranial or spinal MRI evaluation or CSF cytology (unless medically contraindicated) are not eligible; 3. Patients must not have received any prior tumor-directed therapy other than surgical intervention and corticosteroids; 4. Patient doesnt have adequate organ function, and a life expectancy of < 8 weeks.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
3-year progression-free survival;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Event free survival;Overall survival;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhang Rong

Huashan Hospital Fudan University

Rong.z.zhang@gmail.com+86 13801941390

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026