Temozolomide Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Children With Newly Diagnosed Malignant Glioma or Recurrent CNS or Other Solid Tumors
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Head and Neck Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors focused on measuring childhood low-grade cerebral astrocytoma, recurrent childhood rhabdomyosarcoma, childhood craniopharyngioma, disseminated neuroblastoma, stage 4S neuroblastoma, recurrent neuroblastoma, stage IV Wilms tumor, stage V Wilms tumor, recurrent Wilms tumor and other childhood kidney tumors, childhood central nervous system germ cell tumor, stage III malignant testicular germ cell tumor, recurrent malignant testicular germ cell tumor, stage IV nasopharyngeal cancer, recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer, childhood germ cell tumor, metastatic childhood soft tissue sarcoma, recurrent childhood soft tissue sarcoma, stage IV ovarian germ cell tumor, recurrent ovarian germ cell tumor, childhood high-grade cerebral astrocytoma, childhood oligodendroglioma, childhood choroid plexus tumor, 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, previously treated childhood rhabdomyosarcoma, metastatic Ewing sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor, recurrent Ewing sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor, newly diagnosed childhood ependymoma, recurrent childhood ependymoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed newly diagnosed malignant glioma or recurrent malignant CNS tumor of any pathology OR Histologically confirmed non-CNS tumor Recurrent soft tissue sarcomas (e.g., rhabdomyosarcoma) Recurrent or resistant neuroblastoma Recurrent Wilm's tumor Recurrent Ewing's sarcoma Recurrent primitive neuroectodermal tumors Recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma Recurrent germ cell tumor Expected cure rate less than 10% with standard therapy Measurable and/or active disease History of bone marrow tumor infiltration with or without mass lesions or isolated abnormal CSF cytology as only evidence of recurrent disease allowed if complete response was first achieved with primary conventional therapy PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and under Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% OR Lansky 70-100% Life expectancy: Greater than 8 weeks Hematopoietic: Reasonably cellular bone marrow (greater than 15% cellularity on biopsy) Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,000/mm^3 Platelet count greater than 75,000/mm^3 Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL SGPT less than 120 U/L Renal: Creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dL Cardiovascular: Systolic fraction or ejection fraction at least 80% predicted for age by echocardiogram Pulmonary: CVC or DLCO at least 60% predicted for age OR clearance from pulmonologist Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception HIV negative No active infection Able to tolerate vigorous hydration schedule PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent white blood cell transfusion No other concurrent hematopoietic growth factors Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy No other concurrent cytotoxic drugs (systemic or intrathecal) Endocrine therapy: Concurrent corticosteroids allowed Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 1 week since prior radiotherapy Surgery: At least 1 week since prior surgery Other: No other concurrent investigational agents
Sites / Locations
- Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center