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55 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions

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Palbociclib Isethionate in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent, Progressive, or Refractory Central Nervous System Tumors
Description

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of palbociclib isethionate in treating younger patients with central nervous system tumors that have grown, come back, or not responded to treatment. Palbociclib isethionate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

TERMINATED
Study of Fixed vs. Flexible Filgrastim to Accelerate Bone Marrow Recovery After Chemotherapy in Children With Cancer
Description

This randomized phase III trial studies flexible administration of filgrastim after combination chemotherapy to see how well it works compared to fixed administration of filgrastim in decreasing side effects of chemotherapy in younger patients with cancer. Cancer chemotherapy frequently results in neutropenia (low blood counts) when patients are susceptible to severe infections. A medicine called G-CSF (filgrastim) stimulates bone marrow and daily filgrastim shots are commonly used to shorten neutropenic periods and decrease infections after chemotherapy. Since filgrastim is customarily used on a fixed schedule starting early after chemotherapy and there are data that early doses may not be needed, this study tests new flexible schedule of filgrastim to optimize its use by reducing the number of painful shots, cost of treatment, and filgrastim side effects in children with cancer receiving chemotherapy.

WITHDRAWN
Efficacy of 68Ga-DOTATOC Positron Emission Tomography (PET) CT in Children and Young Adults With Brain Tumors
Description

This pilot clinical trial studies gallium Ga 68-edotreotide (68Ga-DOTATOC) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in finding brain tumors in younger patients. Diagnostic procedures, such as gallium Ga 68-edotreotide PET/CT imaging, may help find and diagnose brain tumors.

Conditions
Acoustic SchwannomaAdult Anaplastic AstrocytomaAdult Anaplastic EpendymomaAdult Anaplastic MeningiomaAdult Anaplastic OligodendrogliomaAdult Brain Stem GliomaAdult Choroid Plexus TumorAdult CraniopharyngiomaAdult Diffuse AstrocytomaAdult EpendymoblastomaAdult EpendymomaAdult Giant Cell GlioblastomaAdult GlioblastomaAdult GliosarcomaAdult Grade I MeningiomaAdult Grade II MeningiomaAdult MedulloblastomaAdult Meningeal HemangiopericytomaAdult Mixed GliomaAdult Myxopapillary EpendymomaAdult OligodendrogliomaAdult Papillary MeningiomaAdult Pilocytic AstrocytomaAdult Pineal Gland AstrocytomaAdult PineoblastomaAdult PineocytomaAdult Subependymal Giant Cell AstrocytomaAdult SubependymomaAdult Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET)Childhood Choroid Plexus TumorChildhood CraniopharyngiomaChildhood EpendymoblastomaChildhood Grade I MeningiomaChildhood Grade II MeningiomaChildhood Grade III MeningiomaChildhood High-grade Cerebellar AstrocytomaChildhood High-grade Cerebral AstrocytomaChildhood Infratentorial EpendymomaChildhood Low-grade Cerebellar AstrocytomaChildhood Low-grade Cerebral AstrocytomaChildhood MedulloepitheliomaChildhood Supratentorial EpendymomaMeningeal MelanocytomaNewly Diagnosed Childhood EpendymomaRecurrent Adult Brain TumorRecurrent Childhood Anaplastic AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Anaplastic OligoastrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Anaplastic OligodendrogliomaRecurrent Childhood Brain Stem GliomaRecurrent Childhood Cerebellar AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Cerebral AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Diffuse AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood EpendymomaRecurrent Childhood Fibrillary AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Gemistocytic AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Giant Cell GlioblastomaRecurrent Childhood GlioblastomaRecurrent Childhood Gliomatosis CerebriRecurrent Childhood GliosarcomaRecurrent Childhood MedulloblastomaRecurrent Childhood OligoastrocytomaRecurrent Childhood OligodendrogliomaRecurrent Childhood Pilocytic AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Pilomyxoid AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood PineoblastomaRecurrent Childhood Pleomorphic XanthoastrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Protoplasmic AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Subependymal Giant Cell AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal TumorRecurrent Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic GliomaRecurrent Childhood Visual Pathway GliomaUntreated Childhood Anaplastic AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Anaplastic OligodendrogliomaUntreated Childhood Brain Stem GliomaUntreated Childhood Cerebellar AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Cerebral AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Diffuse AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Fibrillary AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Gemistocytic AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Giant Cell GlioblastomaUntreated Childhood GlioblastomaUntreated Childhood Gliomatosis CerebriUntreated Childhood GliosarcomaUntreated Childhood MedulloblastomaUntreated Childhood OligoastrocytomaUntreated Childhood OligodendrogliomaUntreated Childhood Pilocytic AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Pilomyxoid AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood PineoblastomaUntreated Childhood Pleomorphic XanthoastrocytomaUntreated Childhood Protoplasmic AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Subependymal Giant Cell AstrocytomaUntreated Childhood Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal TumorUntreated Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic GliomaUntreated Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma
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Gamma-Secretase Inhibitor RO4929097 in Treating Young Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors, CNS Tumors, Lymphoma, or T-Cell Leukemia
Description

This phase I/II clinical trial is studying the side effects and best dose of gamma-secretase inhibitor RO4929097 and to see how well it works in treating young patients with relapsed or refractory solid tumors, CNS tumors, lymphoma, or T-cell leukemia. Gamma-secretase inhibitor RO4929097 may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

Conditions
Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid TumorChildhood Central Nervous System ChoriocarcinomaChildhood Central Nervous System GerminomaChildhood Central Nervous System Mixed Germ Cell TumorChildhood Central Nervous System TeratomaChildhood Central Nervous System Yolk Sac TumorChildhood Choroid Plexus TumorChildhood CraniopharyngiomaChildhood EpendymoblastomaChildhood Grade I MeningiomaChildhood Grade II MeningiomaChildhood Grade III MeningiomaChildhood Infratentorial EpendymomaChildhood MedulloepitheliomaChildhood Mixed GliomaChildhood OligodendrogliomaChildhood Supratentorial EpendymomaGonadotroph AdenomaPituitary Basophilic AdenomaPituitary Chromophobe AdenomaPituitary Eosinophilic AdenomaProlactin Secreting AdenomaRecurrent Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaRecurrent Childhood Anaplastic Large Cell LymphomaRecurrent Childhood Brain Stem GliomaRecurrent Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal TumorRecurrent Childhood Cerebellar AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Cerebral AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood EpendymomaRecurrent Childhood Grade III Lymphomatoid GranulomatosisRecurrent Childhood Large Cell LymphomaRecurrent Childhood Lymphoblastic LymphomaRecurrent Childhood MedulloblastomaRecurrent Childhood PineoblastomaRecurrent Childhood Small Noncleaved Cell LymphomaRecurrent Childhood Spinal Cord NeoplasmRecurrent Childhood Subependymal Giant Cell AstrocytomaRecurrent Childhood Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal TumorRecurrent Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic GliomaRecurrent Childhood Visual Pathway GliomaRecurrent Pituitary TumorRecurrent/Refractory Childhood Hodgkin LymphomaT-cell Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaT-cell Large Granular Lymphocyte LeukemiaTSH Secreting AdenomaUnspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
COMPLETED
Vorinostat and Temozolomide in Treating Young Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Primary Brain Tumors or Spinal Cord Tumors
Description

This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of vorinostat when given together with temozolomide in treating young patients with relapsed or refractory primary brain tumors or spinal cord tumors. Vorinostat may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Vorinostat may help temozolomide work better by making tumor cells more sensitive to the drug.

COMPLETED
Vorinostat and Bortezomib in Treating Young Patients With Refractory or Recurrent Solid Tumors, Including Central Nervous System Tumors and Lymphoma
Description

This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of vorinostat when given together with bortezomib in treating young patients with refractory or recurrent solid tumors, including CNS tumors and lymphoma. Vorinostat and bortezomib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.

COMPLETED
ABT-888 and Temozolomide in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Refractory CNS Tumors
Description

This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of ABT-888 when given in combination with temozolomide in treating young patients with recurrent or refractory CNS tumors. ABT-888 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving ABT-888 together with temozolomide may kill more tumor cells.

COMPLETED
Acupressure in Controlling Nausea in Young Patients Receiving Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy
Description

RATIONALE: Acupressure wristbands may prevent or reduce nausea and caused by chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether standard care is more effective with or without acupressure wristbands in controlling acute and delayed nausea. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying how well acupressure wristbands work with or without standard care in controlling nausea in young patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy.

COMPLETED
Metabolic Syndrome in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Description

RATIONALE: Gathering information about how often metabolic syndrome occurs in young survivors of childhood cancer may help doctors learn more about the disease. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying metabolic syndrome in survivors of childhood cancer and in their healthy sisters and brothers.

WITHDRAWN
Studying Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins and Angiogenesis Proteins in Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed Central Nervous System Tumors
Description

RATIONALE: Studying samples of cerebrospinal fluid from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors identify biomarkers related to cancer. PURPOSE: This laboratory study is studying cerebrospinal fluid proteins and angiogenesis proteins in young patients with newly diagnosed central nervous system tumors.

RECRUITING
Study of Stored Tumor Samples in Young Patients With Brain Tumors
Description

This laboratory study is looking at stored tumor samples in young patients with brain tumors. Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.

TERMINATED
Dasatinib, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide in Treating Young Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Malignant Solid Tumors
Description

RATIONALE: Dasatinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs in chemotherapy, such as ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving dasatinib together with ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of dasatinib when given together with ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide and to see how well they work in treating young patients with metastatic or recurrent malignant solid tumors.

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Risk-Adapted Therapy for Young Children With Embryonal Brain Tumors, Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, High Grade Glioma or Ependymoma
Description

RATIONALE: In this study a combination of anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapy) is used to treat brain tumors in young children. Using chemotherapy gives the brain more time to develop before radiation is given. The chemotherapy in this study includes the drug methotrexate. This drug was an important part of the two clinical trials which resulted in the best survival results for children less than 3 years of age with medulloblastoma. Most patients treated on this trial will also receive radiation which is carefully targeted to the area of the tumor. This type of radiation (focal conformal or proton beam radiotherapy) may result in fewer problems with thinking and learning than radiation to the whole brain and spinal cord. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well giving combination chemotherapy together with radiation therapy works in treating young patients with newly diagnosed central nervous system tumors.

TERMINATED
MK0752 in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Refractory CNS Cancer
Description

RATIONALE: MK0752 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of MK0752 in treating young patients with recurrent or refractory CNS cancer.

COMPLETED
Enzastaurin in Treating Young Patients With Refractory Primary CNS Tumors
Description

RATIONALE: Enzastaurin may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of enzastaurin in treating young patients with refractory primary brain tumors.

COMPLETED
Donepezil in Treating Young Patients With Primary Brain Tumors Previously Treated With Radiation Therapy to the Brain
Description

RATIONALE: Donepezil may decrease the side effects caused by radiation therapy to the brain. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well donepezil works in treating young patients with primary brain tumors previously treated with radiation therapy to the brain.

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Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Etoposide Followed By an Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Young Patients With Previously Untreated Malignant Brain Tumors
Description

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. A bone marrow or peripheral stem cell transplant using stem cells from the patient may be able to replace blood-forming cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy. This may allow more chemotherapy to be given so that more tumor cells are killed. PURPOSE: This phase III trial is studying how well giving combination chemotherapy with or without etoposide followed by an autologous stem cell transplant works in treating young patients with previously untreated malignant brain tumors.

COMPLETED
Talabostat Combined With Temozolomide or Carboplatin in Treating Young Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Brain Tumors or Other Solid Tumors
Description

RATIONALE: Talabostat may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving talabostat together with temozolomide or carboplatin may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of talabostat when given together with temozolomide or carboplatin in treating young patients with relapsed or refractory brain tumors or other solid tumors.

COMPLETED
Temozolomide, Vincristine, and Irinotecan in Treating Young Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors
Description

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, vincristine, and irinotecan, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of irinotecan when given together with temozolomide and vincristine in treating young patients with refractory solid tumors.

TERMINATED
Topotecan in Treating Young Patients With Neoplastic Meningitis Due to Leukemia, Lymphoma, or Solid Tumors
Description

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as topotecan, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects, best way to give, and best dose of topotecan when given by intraventricular infusion in treating young patients with neoplastic meningitis due to leukemia, lymphoma, or solid tumors.

COMPLETED
VNP40101M in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent, Progressive, or Refractory Primary Brain Tumors
Description

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as VNP40101M, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of VNP40101M in treating young patients with recurrent, progressive, or refractory primary brain tumors.

COMPLETED
Cyproheptadine and Megestrol in Preventing Weight Loss in Children With Cachexia Caused By Cancer or Cancer Treatment
Description

RATIONALE: Cyproheptadine and megestrol may improve appetite and help prevent weight loss in children with cancer. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well cyproheptadine and megestrol work in improving appetite and preventing weight loss in children with cachexia caused by cancer or cancer treatment.

COMPLETED
Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Children With Central Nervous System Cancer
Description

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating children who have central nervous system cancer.