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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)

Condition: Pleuropulmonary BlastomaSponsor: Children's Oncology GroupTarget enrollment: 110
  • Phase 3
  • 4 groups
  • Sites in Québec, Winnipeg and 4 more cities
  • Recruiting
CHU de Quebec-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval (CHUL), QuébecCancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, ManitobaIWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova ScotiaHospital 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 (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

Canadian Sites (7)

7 of 7 recruiting

  • CancerCare Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Manitoba

    Recruiting
  • IWK Health Centre

    Halifax, Nova Scotia

    Recruiting
  • Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Ontario

    Recruiting

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
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In plain language

Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.

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

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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