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Isotretinoin maintenance for high risk neuroblastoma

A safety / efficacy trial of isotretinoin as a maintenance therapy for newly diagnosed high risk neuroblastoma

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs031200107
Enrollment
25
Registered
2020-09-03
Start date
2021-07-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

neuroblastoma neuroblastoma

Interventions

Isotretinoin, PO. For 14 days followed by 14-day break, repeating 6 courses in a 28-day cycle.
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isotretinoin

Sponsors

Makimoto Atsushi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 1 and 18 2. Histopathological diagnosis with neuroblastoma or ganglioneuroblastoma 3. Stratified to high risk group according to International Neuroblastoma Risk Grouping System 4. No progression after primary treatment including chemotherapy, high-dose chemotherapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and radiotherapy 5. Within 84 days after the most recent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or the last day of post-transplantation therapy 6. No severe organ damage to disturb protocol treatment 7. No active infectious disease 8. Written informed consent from the patient and/or the guardian

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. During an active anticancer treatment or planning anticancer treatment except for immunotherapy including dinutuximab 2. Concomitant malignancy 3. Allergy to gelatin 4. Female patient in pregnancy or possible pregnancy, or during breast feeding 5. Concomitant psychiatric disorders 6. Complications which would be an obstacle to observe the treatment protocol

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of patients without any events for 1 year after starting isotretinoin

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Event-free survival, Overall survival rate (1 year), rate of adverse events and those with causality, pharmacokinetic analyses

Contacts

Public ContactAtsushi Makimoto

Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center

atsushi_makimoto@tmhp.jp+81-42-300-5111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026