Radiation Therapy Plus Carboplatin and Lobradimil in Treating Children With Newly Diagnosed Brain Stem Gliomas
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors focused on measuring untreated childhood brain stem glioma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Newly diagnosed diffuse, intrinsic brain stem gliomas Measurable disease No disseminated disease at sites other than brain stem No neurofibromatosis Treatment must begin within 31 days of diagnosis Date of diagnosis will be considered date of surgery in patients undergoing surgical biopsy PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 3 to 21 Performance status: Karnofsky 50-100% (over 10 years of age) Lansky 50-100% (10 years of age and under) Life expectancy: At least 2 months Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGPT no greater than 2.5 times ULN (4.0 times ULN with antiepileptic or steroid medications) Renal: Creatinine less than ULN for age OR Creatinine clearance or glomerular filtration rate greater than 80 mL/min Other: No history of severe allergic reaction to any platinum-containing compound Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy No concurrent growth factors during therapy with carboplatin Chemotherapy Not specified Endocrine therapy Prior corticosteroids for brain stem glioma are allowed Radiotherapy Not specified Surgery Prior surgery for brain stem glioma is allowed Other At least 24 hours since any of the following medications: Vasodilating compounds Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors Calcium channel blockers Beta blockers No other prior therapy for brain stem glioma
Sites / Locations
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
- UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Children's National Medical Center
- Indiana University Cancer Center
- MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Albert Einstein Clinical Cancer Center
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
- Children's Hospital Medical Center - Cincinnati
- Doernbecher Children's Hospital
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Radiation Therapy, 33 Doses; Carboplatin 35mg^m2 for 20 Days
Radiation Therapy, 33 Doses; Carboplatin 35mg^m2 for 25 Days
Radiation Therapy, 33 Doses; Carboplatin 35mg^m2 for 30 Days
Radiation Therapy, 33 Doses; Carboplatin 35mg^m2 for 33 Days