Comparing 4 approaches for pleuropulmonary blastoma
Official title: Testing a Standardized Approach to Surgery and Chemotherapy for Type I Pleuropulmonary Blastoma or the Addition of an Anti-cancer Drug, Topotecan, to the Usual Treatment for Types II and III Pleuropulmonary Blastoma
Prospective Treatment of Types I, II and III Pleuropulmonary Blastoma (PPB)
- Phase 3
- 4 groups
- Sites in Québec, Winnipeg and 4 more cities
- Recruiting
Interventions (17)
- Medical procedure
Biospecimen Collection
Undergo collection of blood samples
- Medical procedure
Biospecimen Collection
Tumor tissue is collected and centrally reviewed by a study pathologist
- Medical procedure
Bone Scan
Undergo bone scan
- Medical procedure
Computed Tomography
Undergo CT
- Medication
Cyclophosphamide
Given IV
- Biological therapy
Dactinomycin
Given IV
- Medication
Dexrazoxane
Given IV
- Medication
Doxorubicin
Given IV
- Medical procedure
Echocardiography Test
Undergo ECHO
- Medication
Ifosfamide
Given IV
- Medical procedure
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Undergo MRI
- Medical procedure
Multigated Acquisition Scan
Undergo MUGA
- Other intervention
Patient Observation
Undergo observation
- Medical procedure
Positron Emission Tomography
Undergo PET
- Medication
Topotecan
Given IV
- Medical procedure
Ultrasound Imaging
Undergo ultrasound
- Medication
Vincristine
Given IV
Canadian Sites (7)
7 of 7 recruiting
- Recruiting
CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Recruiting
IWK Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Recruiting
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario
- Recruiting
CHU de Quebec-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval (CHUL)
Québec
- Recruiting
The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC
Montreal, Quebec
- Recruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
Montreal, Quebec
- Recruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke-Fleurimont
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for25 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +HIV-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible as long as they are NOT receiving anti-retroviral agents that are strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4
- +21 years of age or younger
- +Newly diagnosed PPB. Note that patients with known germline DICER1 variant or mosaicism with a large, solid unresectable thoracic mass with imaging features characteristic for Type II or III PPB are eligible without histologic confirmation of the diagnosis if a biopsy of the mass is not considered safe or feasible
- +For patients with Type II or III PPB (within 7 days prior to enrollmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more →): A serum creatinine based on age/sex as follows:
- +Age: 1 month to \< 6 months - Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL): 0.4 (Male), 0.4 (Female)
- +Age: 6 months to \< 1 year - Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL): 0.5 (Male), 0.5 (Female)
- +Age: 1 to \< 2 years - Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL): 0.6 (Male), 0.6 (Female)
- +Age: 2 to \< 6 years - Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL): 0.8 (Male), 0.8 (Female)
- +Age: 6 to \< 10 years - Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL): 1 (Male), 1 (Female)
- +Age: 10 to \< 13 years - Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL): 1.2 (Male), 1.2 (Female)
- +Age: 13 to \< 16 years - Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL): 1.5 (Male), 1.4 (Female)
- +Age: ≥ 16 years - Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL): 1.7 (Male), 1.4 (Female) OR - A 24 hour urine creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 OR - A glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 60 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 →
- +For patients with Type II or III PPB (within 7 days prior to enrollment): Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
- +For patients with Type II or III PPB (within 7 days prior to enrollment): Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]) ≤ 135 U/L
- +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 radionuclide angiogram (within 21 days prior to start of protocolProtocolThe detailed plan a study must follow.Read more → therapy)
- +Individuals are eligible based on institutional diagnosis of Type I, Ir, II or III PPB diagnosed within 60 days prior to enrollment. Children with Type II or III PPB at risk for clinical decompensation may receive protocol therapy while awaiting rapid central pathology review. Children with Type I or Ir PPB will be assigned to chemotherapy vs. observation based on imaging and central pathology review diagnosis. Type I and Ir patients should not begin chemotherapy prior to return of central pathology results
Exclusion
- −All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met
- −Patients with known Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- −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 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
- −Administration of prior PPB-directed chemotherapy is an exclusion criterionExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more →. Prior treatment for another malignancy is not an exclusion criterion
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
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
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
- designModule.phases
Who receives what
There are 4 groups in this study.
Group A receives one or more of: Biospecimen Collection, Computed Tomography, Cyclophosphamide, Dactinomycin, Ultrasound Imaging and Vincristine.
Registry label: A: Group I, Arm 1 (VAC1200/VA regimen)
Group B, the comparison group, receives one or more of: Biospecimen Collection, Computed Tomography, Patient Observation and Ultrasound Imaging.
Registry label: B: Group I, Arm 2 (observation)
Groups C and D receive one or more of: Biospecimen Collection, Bone Scan, Computed Tomography, Cyclophosphamide, Dactinomycin, Dexrazoxane, Doxorubicin, Echocardiography Test, Ifosfamide, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Multigated Acquisition Scan, Positron Emission Tomography, Topotecan and Vincristine.
Registry label: C: Group II, Arm 3 (VTC400, IVADo, VTC250, VAC1200 regimens) · D: Group II, Arm 4 (VTC400, IVADo, IVA regimens)
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].label
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run
Groups are assigned by the study team using set rules, rather than by chance.
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
Built from these fields:
- 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
Built from these fields:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for
The study lists a maximum age of 21 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 110 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around March 2029.
The main measurement is taken over: Up to 2 cycles (cycles = 21 days) of window therapy with vincristine, topotecan and cyclophosphamide.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Objective response — measured over Up to 2 cycles (cycles = 21 days) of window therapy with vincristine, topotecan and cyclophosphamide.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT06647953 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 collection of blood samples
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 Biospecimen CollectionProcedure
Tumor tissue is collected and centrally reviewed by a study pathologist
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 ScanProcedure
Undergo bone 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 Computed TomographyProcedure
Undergo CT
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 DactinomycinBiological
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 DexrazoxaneDrug
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 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 IfosfamideDrug
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 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 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 Patient ObservationOther
Undergo observation
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 Positron Emission TomographyProcedure
Undergo 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 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 Ultrasound ImagingProcedure
Undergo ultrasound
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.
Groups are assigned by the study team using set rules, rather than by chance.
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 2 cycles (cycles = 21 days) of window therapy with vincristine, topotecan and cyclophosphamide.
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2029-03-31.
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 110 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists 18 locations, including: Québec, Canada; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, and 12 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 surgery plus chemotherapy compared to surgery alone works in treating patients with type I pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB), and tests how well surgery plus standard chemotherapy with the addition of topotecan works compared to surgery plus standard chemotherapy alone in treating patients with type II and III PPB. Historically, most children with type I PPB had surgery and approximately 40% of children with type I PPB received chemotherapy following their surgery, usually for 22-42 weeks. There has not been a consistent standard for which children with type I PPB receive chemotherapy after surgery. For patients whose tumor has been removed completely with surgery, observation without chemotherapy may work as well as giving chemotherapy after surgery in preventing a return of the PPB tumor. The standard chemotherapy for patients with types II or III PPB in the United States is four cycles of IVADo (ifosfamide, vincristine, dactinomycin, and doxorubicin) followed by 8 cycles of IVA (ifosfamide, vincristine and dactinomycin). Ifosfamide is in a class of medications called alkylating agents. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of tumor cells in the body. Vincristine is in a class of medications called vinca alkaloids. It works by stopping tumor cells from growing and dividing and may kill them. Dactinomycin is a type of antibiotic that is only used in cancer chemotherapy (antineoplastic antibiotic). It works by damaging the cell's deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and may kill tumor cells. Doxorubicin is in a class of medications called anthracyclines. Doxorubicin damages the cell's DNA and may kill tumor cells. It also blocks a certain enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair. Topotecan is in a class of medications called topoisomerase I inhibitors. It works by interfering with tumor cell DNA which kills them. Giving topotecan in addition to standard IVADo and IVA chemotherapy regimens may shrink the cancer as well as or better than the standard therapy or could decrease the chance the tumor spreads while causing fewer side effects.
Other Sites (12)
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
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York, United States
The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
New Hyde Park, 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
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