Clinical trial · Interventional
Surgery Plus Radiation Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors of the CNS
Trial of Chemotherapy Utilizing Carboplatin, Vincristine, Cyclophosphamide and Etoposide for the Treatment of Central Nervous System Primitive Neurectodermal Tumors of Childhood
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. It is not yet known whether undergoing surgery plus radiation therapy is more effective with or without chemotherapy for primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the CNS. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of surgery plus radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy in treating patients who have primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the CNS.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors | Central Nervous System Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (6)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| carboplatin | Drug | Carboplatin | ALIAS |
| cyclophosphamide | Drug | Cyclophosphamide | ALIAS |
| etoposide | Drug | Etoposide | ALIAS |
| radiation therapy | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
| surgical procedure | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| vincristine sulfate | Drug | Vincristine | ALIAS |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 3 Years
- Maximum age
- 16 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the central nervous system No metastatic disease within or outside the central nervous system Must have survived 1 week following surgery Postoperative CT scan and myelogram required PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 3 to 16 Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: No concurrent hematological disorder Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Renal dysfunction allowed Other: No prior history of malignant disease PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: See Disease Characteristics
References
Publications (6)
- RESULTTaylor RE, Donachie PH, Weston CL, Robinson KJ, Lucraft H, Saran F, Ellison DW, Ironside J, Walker DA, Pizer BL; Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group CNS Tumour Division. Impact of radiotherapy parameters on outcome for patients with supratentorial primitive neuro-ectodermal tumours entered into the SIOP/UKCCSG PNET 3 study. Radiother Oncol. 2009 Jul;92(1):83-8. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.02.017. Epub 2009 Mar 26. PMID 19328574
- RESULTBull KS, Spoudeas HA, Yadegarfar G, Kennedy CR; CCLG. Reduction of health status 7 years after addition of chemotherapy to craniospinal irradiation for medulloblastoma: a follow-up study in PNET 3 trial survivors on behalf of the CCLG (formerly UKCCSG). J Clin Oncol. 2007 Sep 20;25(27):4239-45. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.08.7684. PMID 17878477
- RESULTEllison DW, Onilude OE, Lindsey JC, Lusher ME, Weston CL, Taylor RE, Pearson AD, Clifford SC; United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group Brain Tumour Committee. beta-Catenin status predicts a favorable outcome in childhood medulloblastoma: the United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group Brain Tumour Committee. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Nov 1;23(31):7951-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.01.5479. PMID 16258095
- RESULTLamont JM, McManamy CS, Pearson AD, Clifford SC, Ellison DW. Combined histopathological and molecular cytogenetic stratification of medulloblastoma patients. Clin Cancer Res. 2004 Aug 15;10(16):5482-93. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-03-0721. PMID 15328187
- RESULTTaylor RE, Bailey CC, Robinson KJ, Weston CL, Ellison D, Ironside J, Lucraft H, Gilbertson R, Tait DM, Saran F, Walker DA, Pizer BL, Lashford LS; United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group Brain Tumour Committee; International Society of Paediatric Oncology. Impact of radiotherapy parameters on outcome in the International Society of Paediatric Oncology/United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group PNET-3 study of preradiotherapy chemotherapy for M0-M1 medulloblastoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Mar 15;58(4):1184-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.08.010. PMID 15001263