RELAPSED OR REFRACTORY SUPRATENTORIAL PNET/MEDULLOBLASTOMA AND MALIGNANT GLIAL TUMOUR IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS MedDRA version: 8.1 Level: HLT Classification code 10007960 Term: Central nervous system neoplasms malignant NEC
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age at inclusion 3 years and 21 years Life expectancy 8 weeks Lansky 16 years or Karnofsky 16 years score 30 see appendix The patients should be neurologically stable or improving during the week before starting chemotherapy Haematology o Neutrophils 8805; 1.0 x109/l and o Platelets 8805; 100 x109/l Liver function o Bilirubin 8804; 1.5 x normal upper limito AST and ALT 8804; 2.5 x normal upper limit Are the trial subjects under 18? yes Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) no F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant or lactating females Other concomitant investigate treatment for PNET/medulloblastoma and malignant glial tumours Severe or life threatening infection Previous treatment with single TMZ or oral VP-16
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: To assess the toxicity and to determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose MTD of oral TMZ in combination with oral VP-16 administered as a single dose in children with relapsed or refractory supratentorial PNET/medulloblastoma cohort A , and relapsed or refractory malignant glial tumour grade III or IV, WHO criteria cohort B , including brain stem tumours at the diagnosis;Secondary Objective: To find the appropriate dose for subsequent phase II trials in children To assess the response rate to the combination TMZ/oral VP16;Primary end point(s): to assess the toxicity and maximum tolerated dose | — |
Countries
Italy