Intercontinental Multidisciplinary Registry and Treatment Optimization Study for Choroid Plexus Tumors
Brain Cancer, Choroid Plexus Tumors
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Brain Cancer focused on measuring Choroid Plexus Tumors, Brain Tumor, Chemotherapy, Etoposide, Carboplatin, Vincristine, Cyclophosphamide, Methotrexate, Doxorubicin, Cisplatin, Dactinomycin, temozolomide, irinotecan, Pediatrics
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histological diagnosis of a choroid plexus tumor by a local pathologist/neuropathologist. This includes choroid plexus papilloma, atypical choroid plexus papilloma, anaplastic choroid plexus papilloma, malignant choroid plexus papilloma, and choroid plexus carcinoma.
- Slides have been sent to the pathology reference center (by declaration of the sending center).
- Informed consent signed
- The first registration on the study was completed or was sent with the same mail or fax or electronic registration.
- The reference center has confirmed the receipt of slides sent.
- The postoperative imaging has been done and the result is available.
- Disease status and histology: The patient is suffering from either choroid plexus carcinoma of any stage, OR an atypical choroid plexus papilloma with tumor residual after maximal possible surgical resection, OR a primary metastatic atypical choroid plexus papilloma. OR a first recurring choroid plexus papilloma that is either not resectable or was metastatic, OR a second recurrence of any choroid plexus tumor.
- The agreement of patient or legal guardian has been documented according to the local guidelines.
- For females in reproductive age: pregnancy test negative (both urine or blood test acceptable)
- Females in reproductive age, patients must agree to use a medically accepted method of contraception while receiving protocol-specified medication.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous chemotherapy
- Previous radiation therapy of the central nervous system
- White blood cell count < 2000/ uL
- Platelet count < 85 000 / uL
- Inadequate kidney function with Creatinine > age adapted upper normal range AND creatinine clearance or GFR determined by nuclear medicine < 70 ml/min/1.73 m2 Body surface area
- Hearing loss more than 30 dB at 3000 Hz or more than 40 dB at 4000 Hz.
- Echocardiography indicates myocardial dysfunction or weakness
- Patients who are involuntarily hospitalized because of mental illness
- Pregnancy
- ALT or AST elevated higher than three times the upper normal level.
Sites / Locations
- Tufts Medical Center
- Children's Cancer Hospital at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
- St. Hedwig Children's Hospital, University of Regensburg (International Study Center)
- Semmelweis University
- Christchurch Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Standard Arm (1)
Doxorubicin/cisplatin arm (2)
Methotrexate Arm (3)
Temozolomide Irinotecan arm (4)
Alternating chemotherapy cycles with etoposide 100 mg/m2 over 1 hour on days 1-5, carboplatin 350 mg/m2 over 2 hours on day 2 and 3, vincristine 1.5 mg/m2 on day 5 alternating with: etoposide 100 mg/m2 over 1 hour on days 1-5, cyclophosphamide 1 g/m2 over 1 hour on day 2 and 3, vincristine 1.5 mg/m2 on day 5. Six blocks are given in 4 week intervals (day1 to day1). Radiation is given between the second and the third cycle only to a small subgroup of patients defined by age histology staging and response to the first to cycles of chemotherapy.
Doxorubicin 25 mg/m²/day over 12 hrs on days 1-3, Dactinomycin 45 µg/kg/day (max. 2 mg), i.v. on day 1, and Cisplatin 70 mg/m²/d over 6 hrs on day 4, and Vincristine 1.5 mg/m²/day (max. 2 mg), i.v. on days 8, 15. An identical second cycle is started on day 28 if the side effects allow it. The further treatment is identical to the standard arm with four more cycles of chemotherapy following radiation in some of the patients in all treatment arms.
Methotrexate 5g/m^2 over 24 hours with leucovorin rescue at hour 42 given three times on days 1 15 and 29. The further treatment is identical in all four treatment arms.
Temozolomide is given at 150 mg/m2/day x 5 days orally and combined with irinotecan 50 mg/m2/day x 5 days as one hour infusions. Two of these cycles are followed by the common radiation - four cycle chemotherapy protocol.