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Study of Tumor Samples From Patients With Ependymoma Treated on the Children's Oncology Group ACNS0121 Trial
Description

This research trial studies tumor samples from patients with ependymoma treated on the Children Oncology Group ACNS0121 trial. 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. It may also help doctors find better ways to treat cancer.

WITHDRAWN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
COMPLETED
Sunitinib Malate in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent, Refractory, or Progressive Malignant Glioma or Ependymoma
Description

This phase II trial studies how well sunitinib malate works in treating younger patients with recurrent, refractory, or progressive malignant glioma or ependymoma. Sunitinib malate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

TERMINATED
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
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.

WITHDRAWN
Biomarkers in Blood Samples From Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed Brain Tumors Undergoing Standard Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy
Description

RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood in the laboratory from patients receiving radiation therapy and chemotherapy may help doctors learn more about the effects of this treatment on cells. It may also help doctors understand how well patients respond to treatment. PURPOSE: This research study is studying biomarkers in blood samples from young patients with newly diagnosed brain tumors undergoing standard radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

TERMINATED
Cyproheptadine in Preventing Weight Loss in Children Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer
Description

RATIONALE: Cyproheptadine hydrochloride may prevent weight loss caused by cancer or cancer treatment. It is not yet known whether cyproheptadine is more effective than a placebo in preventing weight loss in young patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying cyproheptadine hydrochloride to see how well it works in preventing weight loss in young patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer.

Conditions
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.

TERMINATED
MT2004-30: Tomotherapy for Solid Tumors
Description

RATIONALE: A peripheral blood stem cell transplant or bone marrow transplant using stem cells from the patient may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy and image-guided intensity-modulated radiation therapy used to kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of bone marrow radiation therapy followed by an autologous stem cell transplant in treating patients with high-risk or relapsed solid 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
Iodine I 131 Monoclonal Antibody 3F8 in Treating Patients With Central Nervous System Cancer or Leptomeningeal Cancer
Description

RATIONALE: Radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies, such as iodine I 131 monoclonal antibody 3F8, can find tumor cells and carry tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. This may be an effective treatment for central nervous system cancer or leptomeningeal metastases. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well iodine I 131 monoclonal antibody 3F8 works in treating patients with central nervous system cancer or leptomeningeal cancer.

UNKNOWN
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.

TERMINATED
Acetylcysteine, Mannitol, Combination Chemotherapy, and Sodium Thiosulfate in Treating Children With Malignant Brain Tumors
Description

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cyclophosphamide, etoposide phosphate, 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 more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. Mannitol may help chemotherapy work better by making it easier for these drugs to get to the tumor. Chemoprotective drugs, such as acetylcysteine and sodium thiosulfate, may protect normal cells from the side effects of chemotherapy. Giving acetylcysteine together with mannitol, combination chemotherapy, and sodium thiosulfate may be an effective treatment for malignant brain tumors. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of acetylcysteine when given together with mannitol, combination chemotherapy, and sodium thiosulfate in treating children with malignant brain 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
Valproic Acid in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors or CNS Tumors
Description

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as valproic acid, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Valproic acid may also stop the growth of solid tumors or CNS tumors by blocking blood flow to the tumor. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of valproic acid in treating patients with recurrent or refractory solid tumors or CNS tumors.