Proton Craniospinal Irradiation With Bone Sparing to Decrease Growth Decrement From Radiation

Description

This research study is studying proton radiation as a possible treatment for brain tumor that requires radiation. The radiation involved in this study is: -Proton Radiation

Conditions

Brain Tumor

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This research study is studying proton radiation as a possible treatment for brain tumor that requires radiation. The radiation involved in this study is: -Proton Radiation

Craniospinal Irradiation Using Proton Beam Scanning With Selective Vertebral Body/Bone Sparing to Improve Marrow Reserve and Decrease Growth Decrement for Children

Proton Craniospinal Irradiation With Bone Sparing to Decrease Growth Decrement From Radiation

Condition
Brain Tumor
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Boston

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02214

Houston

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age ≥ 3 years and ≤ 18 years at the time of registration
  • * Histologically proven malignancy necessitating cranio-spinal irradiation. This will include patients with a diagnosis of medulloblastoma, Supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (SPNET), germ cell tumor (GCT), disseminated ependymoma, embryonal tumor with abundant neuropil and true rosettes (ETANTR), Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT), and disseminated low-grade glioma (LGG).
  • * Life expectancy ≥ 12 months.
  • * Signed informed consent document and assent when appropriate.
  • * HGB of \> 10 g/L and PLT count \> 80 K/uL
  • * Any prior therapeutic radiation therapy \> 500 cGy has been delivered.
  • * Individuals with a history of a different malignancy are ineligible except for the following circumstances: if they have been disease-free for at least 5 years and are deemed by the investigator to be a low-risk for recurrence of that malignancy; or, have had only cervical cancer in situ, or basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
  • * Any major uncontrolled or poorly controlled intercurrent illness that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • * Pregnant females are excluded. Females of childbearing age/menstruating must confirm that either they are not sexually active or have a negative pregnancy test prior to initiation of radiation therapy.
  • * Patients that receive concurrent chemotherapy with the exception of concurrent Vincristine.

Ages Eligible for Study

3 Years to 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Massachusetts General Hospital,

Shannon MacDonald, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Record Dates

2025-03-31