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Comparing Biospecimen Collection with Bone Marrow Aspiration for nodular ganglioneuroblastoma

Official title: Dinutuximab With Chemotherapy, Surgery and Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Children With Newly Diagnosed High Risk Neuroblastoma

A Phase 3 Study of Dinutuximab Added to Intensive Multimodal Therapy for Children With Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Neuroblastoma

Condition: Ganglioneuroblastoma, NodularSponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)Target enrollment: 478
  • Phase 3
  • 2 groups
  • Sites in Québec, Calgary and 12 more cities
  • Recruiting
Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, Saskatoon, SaskatchewanCHU de Quebec-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval (CHUL), QuébecAlberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AlbertaUniversity of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AlbertaBritish Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, ManitobaJaneway Child Health Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorIWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova ScotiaMcMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, OntarioChildren's Hospital, London, OntarioChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, OntarioHospital for Sick Children, Toronto, OntarioThe Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC, Montreal, QuebecCentre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QuebecCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke-Fleurimont, Sherbrooke, Quebec

Interventions (27)

  • Medical procedure

    Biospecimen Collection

    Undergo blood and urine sample collection

  • Medical procedure

    Bone Marrow Aspiration

    Undergo bone marrow aspiration

  • Medical procedure

    Bone Marrow Biopsy

    Undergo bone marrow biopsy

Canadian Sites (15)

14 of 15 recruiting

  • Alberta Children's Hospital

    Calgary, Alberta

    Recruiting
  • University of Alberta Hospital

    Edmonton, Alberta

    Recruiting
  • British Columbia Children's Hospital

    Vancouver, British Columbia

    Recruiting

Eligibility Criteria

See who this study is looking for44 criteria

The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.

Inclusion

  • +Age ≥ 547 days and INRG stage M regardless of biologic features (clinical MYCN testing not required prior to enrollmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more →)
  • +Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial
  • +Patients must be enrolled on APEC14B1 and have consented to testing through the Molecular Characterization Initiative (MCI), prior to enrollment on ANBL2131
  • +≤ 30 years at the time of initial diagnosis with high-risk disease
  • +\* Must have a diagnosis of neuroblastoma (NBL) or ganglioneuroblastoma (nodular) verified by tumor pathology analysis or demonstration of clumps of tumor cells in bone marrow with elevated urinary catecholamines
  • +Newly diagnosed, high risk neuroblastoma (HRNBL) defined as one of the following:
  • +Any age with International Neuroblastoma Risk Group (INRG) Stage L2, MS, or M and MYCN amplification
  • +Patients must have a body surface area (BSA) ≥ 0.25 m\^2
  • +No prior anti-cancer therapy except as outlined below:
  • +Patients initially recognized to have high-risk disease treated with topotecan/cyclophosphamide initiated on an emergent basis and within allowed timing, and with consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more →
  • +A serum creatinine based on age/sex as follows:
  • +1 month to \< 6 months: Male 0.4 mg/dL and female 0.4mg/dL
  • +6 months to \< 1 year: Male 0.5 mg/dL and female 0.5 mg/dL
  • +1 to \< 2 years: Male 0.6 mg/dL and female 0.6 mg/dL
  • +2 to \< 6 years: Male 0.8 mg/dL and female 0.8 mg/dL
  • +6 to \< 10 years: Male 1 mg/dL and female 1 mg/dL
  • +10 to \< 13 years: Male 1.2 mg/dL and female 1.2 mg/dL
  • +13 to \< 16 years: Male 1.5 mg/dL and female 1.4 mg/dL
  • +≥ 16 years: Male 1.7 mg/dL and female 1.4 mg/dL
  • +The threshold creatinine values were derived from the Schwartz formula for estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) utilizing child length and stature data published by the Centers for Disease ControlControl groupThe group a new treatment is measured against.Read more → (CDC)
  • +or a 24-hour urine creatinine clearance ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 or
  • +or a GFR ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2. GFR must be performed using direct measurement with a nuclear blood sampling method or direct small molecule clearance method (iothalamate or other molecule per institutional standard)
  • +Note: Estimated GFR (eGFR) from serum creatinine, cystatin C or other estimates are not acceptable for determining eligibilityEligibility criteriaThe full list of requirements for taking part in a study.Read more →
  • +Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
  • +Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) (Alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]) ≤ 10 x ULN\*
  • +Note: For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) has been set to the value of 45 U/L
  • +\* Shortening fraction of ≥ 27% by echocardiogram, or
  • +Ejection fraction of ≥ 50% by echocardiogram or radionuclide angiogram
  • +Ability to tolerate Peripheral Blood Stem Cell (PBSC) collection:
  • +No known contraindication to PBSC collection. Examples of contraindications might be a weight or size less than the collecting institution finds feasible, or a physical condition that would limit the ability of the child to undergo apheresis catheter placement (if necessary) and/or the apheresis procedure
  • +Any age initially diagnosed with INRG Stage L1 MYCN amplified NBL who have progressed to stage M without systemic chemotherapy
  • +Age ≥ 547 days of age initially diagnosed with INRG Stage L1, L2, or MS who have progressed to stage M without systemic chemotherapy (clinical MYCN testing not required prior to enrollment)
  • +Patients observed or treated with a single cycle of chemotherapy per a low or intermediate risk neuroblastoma regimen (e.g., as per ANBL0531, ANBL1232 or similar) for what initially appeared to be non-high-risk disease but subsequently found to meet the criteria
  • +Patients who received localized emergency radiation to sites of life threatening or function-threatening disease prior to or immediately after establishment of the definitive diagnosis

Exclusion

  • Patients who are 365-546 days of age with INRG Stage M and MYCN non-amplified NBL, irrespective of additional biologic features
  • Patients on chronic immunosuppressive medications (e.g., tacrolimus, cyclosporine, corticosteroids) for reasons other than prevention/treatment of allergic reactions and adrenal replacement therapy are not eligible. Topical and inhaled corticosteroids are acceptable
  • All institutional, food and drug administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met
  • Patients ≥ 547 days of age with INRG Stage L2, MYCN non-amplified NBL, regardless of additional biologic features
  • Patients with known bone marrow failure syndromes
  • Patients with a primary immunodeficiency syndrome who require ongoing immune globulin replacement therapy
  • All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more →
  • Female patients who are pregnant since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for several of the study drugs. A pregnancy test is required prior to enrollmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more → for female patients of childbearing potential
  • Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants
  • Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation
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In plain language

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Learning 
What this study is

This study is testing a treatment for a condition.

Phase 3Phase 3A large study comparing a treatment against the current standard.Read more → — a large study comparing this against the current standard, usually across many hospitals.

From the trial registry

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  • designModule.phases
Who receives what

There are 2 groups in this study.

Group A, the comparison group, receives one or more of: Biospecimen Collection, Bone Marrow Aspiration, Bone Marrow Biopsy, Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Computed Tomography, Cyclophosphamide, Dinutuximab, Doxorubicin, Echocardiography Test, Etoposide, FDG-Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography Scan, Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Irinotecan, Isotretinoin, Leukapheresis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Melphalan, Multigated Acquisition Scan, Radiation Therapy, Radionuclide Imaging, Survey Administration, Temozolomide, Thiotepa, Topotecan, Tumor Resection and Vincristine.

Registry label: A: Arm A (SOC treatment)

Group B receives Dinutuximab, together with one or more of: Biospecimen Collection, Bone Marrow Aspiration, Bone Marrow Biopsy, Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Computed Tomography, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Echocardiography Test, Etoposide, FDG-Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography Scan, Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Irinotecan, Isotretinoin, Leukapheresis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Melphalan, Multigated Acquisition Scan, Radiation Therapy, Radionuclide Imaging, Survey Administration, Temozolomide, Thiotepa, Topotecan, Tumor Resection and Vincristine.

Registry label: B: Arm B (Dinutuximab in induction)

From the trial registry

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  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run

Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

From the trial registry

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  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

One group receives an existing treatment, so the two can be compared.

From the trial registry

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  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for

The study lists a maximum age of 30 years.

The study is open to people of any sex.

The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • eligibilityModule.maximumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long

The study aims to enrol about 478 people.

The study is currently expected to finish around December 2029.

The main measurement is taken over: Up to 3 years.

From the trial registry

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  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures

Event free survival (EFS) — measured over Up to 3 years.

From the trial registry

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  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame

Source: NCT06172296 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.

Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?

What is being tested — in plain terms

About Biospecimen CollectionProcedure

Undergo blood and urine sample collection

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Bone Marrow AspirationProcedure

Undergo bone marrow aspiration

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Bone Marrow BiopsyProcedure

Undergo bone marrow biopsy

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About CarboplatinDrug

Given IV

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About CisplatinDrug

Given IV

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Computed TomographyProcedure

Undergo CT scan

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About CyclophosphamideDrug

Given IV

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About DinutuximabBiological

Given IV

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a biological is here: A treatment made from or by living systems — such as antibodies, vaccines, or cell-based therapies.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About DoxorubicinDrug

Given IV

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Echocardiography TestProcedure

Undergo ECHO

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About EtoposideDrug

Given IV

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About FDG-Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography ScanProcedure

Undergo FDG PET

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Hematopoietic Cell TransplantationProcedure

Undergo stem cell infusion

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About IrinotecanDrug

Given IV

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About IsotretinoinDrug

Given PO

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About LeukapheresisProcedure

Undergo apheresis

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Magnetic Resonance ImagingProcedure

Undergo MRI

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About MelphalanDrug

Given IV

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Multigated Acquisition ScanProcedure

Undergo MUGA

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Radiation TherapyRadiation

Undergo radiation therapy

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a radiation is here: A form of radiotherapy or radiation-based treatment being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Radionuclide ImagingProcedure

Undergo I-MIBG scan

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Survey AdministrationOther

Ancillary studies

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a other is here: An intervention the registry did not place in another category.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About TemozolomideDrug

Given PO or via NG or G tube

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About ThiotepaDrug

Given IV

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About TopotecanDrug

Given IV

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Tumor ResectionProcedure

Undergo tumor resection surgery

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About VincristineDrug

Given IV

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

Common questions

Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.

Am I eligible for this trial?

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.

The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.

The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

One group receives an existing treatment so the two can be compared.

From the trial registry
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?

It is open to people of any sex.

It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?

The study's main measurement is taken over: Up to 3 years.

The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2029-12-31.

How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.

From the trial registry
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?

The study aims to enrol about 478 people.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?

This study lists 33 locations, including: Québec, Canada; Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and 27 more.

Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.

From the trial registry
  • trial_locations

About This Trial

This phase III trial tests how well the addition of dinutuximab to Induction chemotherapy along with standard of care surgical resection of the primary tumor, radiation, stem cell transplantation, and immunotherapy works for treating children with newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma. Dinutuximab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to a molecule called GD2, which is found on the surface of neuroblastoma cells, but is not present on many healthy or normal cells in the body. When dinutuximab binds to the neuroblastoma cells, it helps signal the immune system to kill the tumor cells. This helps the cells of the immune system kill the cancer cells, this is a type of immunotherapy. When chemotherapy and immunotherapy are given together, during the same treatment cycle, it is called chemoimmunotherapy. This clinical trial randomly assigns patients to receive either standard chemotherapy and surgery or chemoimmunotherapy (chemotherapy plus dinutuximab) and surgery during Induction therapy. Chemotherapy drugs administered during Induction include, cyclophosphamide, topotecan, cisplatin, etoposide, vincristine, and doxorubicin. These drugs work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing or by stopping them from spreading. Upon completion of 5 cycles of Induction therapy, a disease evaluation is completed to determine how well the treatment worked. If the tumor responds to therapy, patients receive a tandem transplantation with stem cell rescue. If the tumor has little improvement or worsens, patients receive chemoimmunotherapy on Extended Induction. During Extended Induction, dinutuximab is given with irinotecan, temozolomide. Patients with a good response to therapy move on to Consolidation therapy, when very high doses of chemotherapy are given at two separate points to kill any remaining cancer cells. Following, transplant, radiation therapy is given to the site where the cancer originated (primary site) and to any other areas that are still active at the end of Induction. The final stage of therapy is Post-Consolidation. During Post-Consolidation, dinutuximab is given with isotretinoin, with the goal of maintaining the response achieved with the previous therapy. Adding dinutuximab to Induction chemotherapy along with standard of care surgical resection of the primary tumor, radiation, stem cell transplantation, and immunotherapy may be better at treating children with newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma.

Other Sites (21)

C S Mott Children's Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Children's Hospital of Michigan

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Bronson Methodist Hospital

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Corewell Health Children's

Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Albany Medical Center

Albany, New York, United States

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States

NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island

Mineola, New York, United States

The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York

New Hyde Park, New York, United States

Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone

New York, New York, United States

NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York, United States

State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, United States

Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

The Bronx, New York, United States

New York Medical College

Valhalla, New York, United States

Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, Washington, United States

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital

Spokane, Washington, United States

And 1 more sites worldwide.

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