DX-8951f in Treating Children With Advanced Solid Tumors or Lymphomas
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma, Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors focused on measuring childhood infratentorial ependymoma, childhood supratentorial ependymoma, childhood craniopharyngioma, stage III childhood lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage IV childhood lymphoblastic lymphoma, recurrent childhood lymphoblastic lymphoma, childhood central nervous system germ cell tumor, unspecified childhood solid tumor, protocol specific, stage III childhood Hodgkin lymphoma, stage IV childhood Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent/refractory childhood Hodgkin lymphoma, childhood high-grade cerebral astrocytoma, childhood oligodendroglioma, childhood choroid plexus tumor, stage III childhood small noncleaved cell lymphoma, stage III childhood large cell lymphoma, stage IV childhood small noncleaved cell lymphoma, stage IV childhood large cell lymphoma, recurrent childhood small noncleaved cell lymphoma, recurrent childhood large cell lymphoma, untreated childhood brain stem glioma, recurrent childhood brain stem glioma, untreated childhood supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor, recurrent childhood supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor, untreated childhood cerebellar astrocytoma, recurrent childhood cerebellar astrocytoma, recurrent childhood cerebral astrocytoma, untreated childhood medulloblastoma, recurrent childhood medulloblastoma, untreated childhood visual pathway and hypothalamic glioma, recurrent childhood visual pathway and hypothalamic glioma, newly diagnosed childhood ependymoma, recurrent childhood ependymoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed advanced solid tumors, including brain tumors and lymphomas, that have failed standard therapy (surgery, radiotherapy, endocrine therapy, or chemotherapy) or for which no standard therapy exists Histology requirement waived for brain stem gliomas PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 21 and under at diagnosis Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 8 weeks Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 750/mm^3 Platelet count at least 75,000/mm^3 Hemoglobin at least 8.5 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL SGOT or SGPT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (5 times ULN if liver metastases) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN OR GFR at least 70 mL/min Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test No history of severe or life-threatening hypersensitivity to camptothecin analogs HIV negative No other concurrent severe or uncontrolled medical illness No systemic infection PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Recovered from prior immunotherapy Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Recovered from prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: See Disease Characteristics Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 4 weeks since prior extensive radiotherapy involving cranial, whole pelvic, or at least 25% of bone marrow reserve Recovered from prior radiotherapy Concurrent localized radiotherapy for pain allowed Surgery: See Disease Characteristics Recovered from prior surgery Other: No other concurrent antitumor therapy No concurrent drugs that induce or inhibit CYP3A enzyme
Sites / Locations
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Children's Medical Center of Dallas
- Institute for Drug Development