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Targeted Pediatric High-Grade Glioma Therapy

Study Purpose

The goal of this study is to perform genetic sequencing on brain tumors from children, adolescents, and young adult patients who have been newly diagnosed with a high-grade glioma. This molecular profiling will decide if patients are eligible to participate in a subsequent treatment-based clinical trial based on the genetic alterations identified in their tumor.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms

No
Study Type

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An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.


Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.

Observational
Eligible Ages 12 Months - 30 Years
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age: Patients must be ≥12 months and ≤30 years of age at the time of enrollment onto this screening protocol. 2. Diagnosis: Patients with newly diagnosed HGG, including DIPG are eligible. The diagnosis of HGG must have been confirmed by local pathology review. for the diagnosis of DIPG, patients must have a tumor with pontine epicenter and diffuse involvement of at least 2/3 of the pons, with histopathology consistent with diffuse WHO grade 2-4 glioma (eg, diffuse astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma, H3K27-altered diffuse midline glioma). For all other tumors, histologic grade must be WHO grade 3-4. 3. Disease Status: There are no disease status requirements for enrollment.
  • - Measurable disease is not required.
Patients without measurable disease are eligible.
  • - Patients with metastatic/disseminated or multifocal disease or gliomatosis cerebri are eligible.
  • - Patients with a primary spinal tumor are eligible.
  • - Patients with secondary, radiation related HGG are eligible.
4. Prior Therapy for HGG: Surgery, radiation, and/or dexamethasone are permissible. Temozolomide concurrent with radiation is permissible, but not recommended. No other prior anticancer therapy for HGG will be allowed. Timing from surgery to start of RT: For patients who have started RT, radiation must have started within 31 days of definitive surgery or biopsy (if patient had two surgeries, radiation must have started within 31 days from second surgery). 5. Tumor Sample Availability OR results from previous molecular profiling/targeted sequencing.
  • - If a patient screens through OPTION #1, tumor sample in addition to normal comparator tissue (peripheral blood or saliva) must be submitted for comprehensive molecular screening at the time of screening enrollment.
  • - If a patient screens through OPTIONS #2 or #3, results from previously performed molecular profiling must be submitted following enrollment.
It is highly recommended that results be uploaded within 7 days of enrollment (if results are available at time of enrollment) or within 7 days of results becoming available (if pending at time of enrollment) to allow adequate time for central review. 6. Informed Consent: All patients and/or their parents or legally authorized representatives must sign a written informed consent. Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained according to institutional guidelines. 7. Enrollment timeline: Patients are eligible to enroll on the TarGeT-SCR anytime between diagnosis and the following specific timepoints post completion of RT.
  • - Patients screening through OPTION #1 are eligible to enroll anytime between diagnosis and 10 days post RT.
  • - Patients screening through OPTIONS #2 or #3 are eligible to enroll anytime between diagnosis and 21 days post RT.
However, it is important to note the following:
  • - For treatment protocols that include targeted therapy administered concurrently with RT, patients must start treatment within 10 calendar days of starting RT.
  • - For treatment protocols that only include maintenance/adjuvant therapy (no systemic therapy given concurrently with radiation), patients must start treatment by 35 days post RT.
#SCREENING OPTIONS.
  • - OPTION1: Molecular screening through CONNECT TarGeT Clinical Testing Laboratories.
  • - OPTION2: Molecular screening through a national comprehensive tumor profiling program.
  • - OPTION3: Clinically validated targeted sequencing or focused profiling.

Exclusion Criteria:

-Tumors that do not meet HGG and DIPG diagnoses specified above

Trial Details

Trial ID:

This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.

NCT05839379
Phase

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Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data.

Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs.

Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.

Lead Sponsor

The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.

Nationwide Children's Hospital
Principal Investigator

The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.

Maryam Fouladi, MDMargot Lazow, MD
Principal Investigator Affiliation Nationwide Children's HospitalNationwide Children's Hospital
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

Other
Overall Status Not yet recruiting
Countries Australia, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

High Grade Glioma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioblastoma Multiforme, Diffuse Midline Glioma, H3 K27M-Mutant, Metastatic Brain Tumor, WHO Grade III Glioma, WHO Grade IV Glioma
Additional Details

A novel, molecularly-guided, multi-arm phase umbrella II trial is proposed in children, adolescents, and young adults with newly diagnosed HGG, including DIPG, in which we will

  • (1) conduct comprehensive molecular screening of tumor tissue using a multi-omic approach (WES/WGS, gene fusion panels/RNASeq, DNA methylation microarray) across international CONNECT genomics cores with rapid return of clinical results, (2) stratify patients to biologically-targeted treatment arms, based on the tumor molecular profile and histopathology, and (3) perform longitudinal evaluation of peripheral blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and/or tumor tissue as well as advanced neuro-imaging to determine genomic, immune, and radiologic biomarkers predictive of response, recurrence, resistance, and toxicity.
Based on results of the above tumor molecular profiling and pathology-based confirmation of HGG diagnosis, eligible patients will be assigned to one of several biologically guided treatment arms on a phase II trial. Approximately 400-450 patients will be enrolled on the screening protocol through which biospecimens (paired tumor DNA/RNA and normal comparator samples) will undergo extensive molecular profiling to assess eligibility to any of the therapeutic subprotocols of the phase II study.

Contact a Trial Team

If you are interested in learning more about this trial, find the trial site nearest to your location and contact the site coordinator via email or phone. We also strongly recommend that you consult with your healthcare provider about the trials that may interest you and refer to our terms of service below.

Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado

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Address

Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, 80045

Site Contact

Kathleen H Dorris, MD

[email protected]

720-777-8314

Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia

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Address

Children's National Medical Center

Washington, District of Columbia, 20010

Site Contact

Eugene M Hwang, MD

[email protected]

202-476-5046

Chicago, Illinois

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Address

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60611

Site Contact

Ashley O Plant, MD

[email protected]

312-227-4090

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

Site Contact

Susan C Chi, MD

[email protected]

617-632-4386

Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina

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Duke University Health System

Durham, North Carolina, 27708

Site Contact

David H Ashley, MD

[email protected]

919-681-3824

Cincinnati, Ohio

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Address

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229

Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

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Address

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, 43205

Site Contact

Maryam Fouladi

[email protected]

614-722-5758

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

Site Contact

Michael J Fisher, MD

[email protected]

215-590-5188

Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas

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Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, Texas, 77030

Site Contact

Patricia Baxter, MD

[email protected]

832-824-4681

Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington

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Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, Washington, 98105

Site Contact

Sarah Leary, MD

[email protected]

206-987-2106

International Sites

Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

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Address

Sydney Children's Hospital

Randwick, New South Wales, 2031

Site Contact

David Ziegler, MBBS

[email protected]

+61293821730

Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Queensland Children's Hospital

South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101

Site Contact

Tim Hassall, MBBS

[email protected]

+61730683593

Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Address

Perth Children's Hospital

Perth, Western Australia, 6000

Site Contact

Nick Gottardo, MBChB

[email protected]

+61864560241

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

Toronto, Ontario, M5G1X8

Site Contact

Eric Bouffet, MD

[email protected]

4168137457

Montreal Children's Hospital, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

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Montreal Children's Hospital

Montréal, Quebec, H4A3J1

Site Contact

Genevieve Legault, MD

[email protected]

5144124400 #60497

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Address

Hopp Children's Cancer Center at NCT Heidelberg (KiTZ)

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, 69120

Site Contact

Olaf Witt, MD

[email protected]

0496221423570

Princess Máxima Center, Utrecht, Netherlands

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Address

Princess Máxima Center

Utrecht, , 3720

Site Contact

Jasper van der Lugt, MD, PhD

[email protected]

31 6 18559694

Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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Great Ormond Street Hospital

London, , WC1N 3JH

Site Contact

Darren Hargrave, MD

[email protected]

02078138525