Carboplatin, Vincristine, and Temozolomide in Treating Children With Progressive and/or Symptomatic Low-Grade Glioma
Brain Tumor, Central Nervous System Tumor
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Brain Tumor focused on measuring untreated childhood cerebellar astrocytoma, untreated childhood visual pathway and hypothalamic glioma, childhood spinal cord neoplasm, childhood oligodendroglioma, childhood low-grade cerebral astrocytoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed progressive and/or symptomatic low-grade glioma, including any of the following: WHO grade I or II astrocytoma Grade I or II oligodendrogliomas Mixed oligodendrogliomas Gangliogliomas Measurable disease Progressive and/or symptomatic supratentorial or spinal cord tumors that cannot be removed for anatomical reasons are allowed Optic pathway tumors allowed provided there is evidence of progressive disease by MRI and/or symptoms of deteriorating vision, progressive hypothalamic/pituitary dysfunction, or diencephalic syndrome Dorsally exophytic brainstem gliomas that were previously resected more than 50% are allowed provided the residual tumor shows progression (with or without symptoms) No diffuse brain stem tumors No type 1 neurofibromatosis PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age 10 and under Performance status ECOG 0-2 Lansky 50-100% Life expectancy Not specified Hematopoietic Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 gm/dL Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mm^3 Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3 Hepatic Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) ALT < 2.5 times ULN Renal Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate ≥ 70 mL/min OR Creatinine ≤ 0.8 mg/dL (age 5 and under) OR ≤ 1.0 mg/dL (age 6 to10) Other Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 2 months after study participation PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy No concurrent immunomodulating agents Chemotherapy No other concurrent anticancer chemotherapy Endocrine therapy Prior corticosteroids allowed No concurrent corticosteroids except for the treatment of increased intracranial pressure Radiotherapy Not specified Surgery See Disease Characteristics Prior surgery allowed Other No other prior therapy
Sites / Locations
- Childrens Oncology Group
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Treatment (carboplatin, vincristine sulfate, temozolomide)
Induction therapy: Patients receive carboplatin IV (175/m2) over 1 hour on days 1, 8, 15, and 22; vincristine IV (1.5 mg/m2) on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and 36; and oral temozolomide (200 mg/m2) on days 43-47. Four weeks after the completion of induction therapy, patients achieving stable or responding disease proceed to maintenance therapy. Maintenance therapy: Patients receive carboplatin (175/m2) and temozolomide (200 mg/m2) as in induction therapy and vincristine IV ((1.5 mg/m2) day 1 of weeks 10,11,12. Treatment repeats every 10 weeks for a total of 6 courses in the absence of disease progression.