New hope for kids with resistant cancers: drug combo shows promise

NCT ID NCT04238819

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Apr 25, 2026 · Updated 24 times

Summary

This study tested the safety and effectiveness of adding the drug abemaciclib to standard chemotherapy for children and young adults (up to age 18) whose solid tumors, including neuroblastoma, had stopped responding to treatment or had grown. The goal was to find the best dose and see if the combination could shrink tumors. The study lasted up to 2 years per participant and involved 47 people.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Atrium Health - Carolinas Medical Center

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States

  • Centre Leon Berard

    Lyon, Rhône, 69373 CEDEX 08, France

  • Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum

    Berlin, 13353, Germany

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

  • Cohen Children's Medical Center

    New Hyde Park, New York, 11040, United States

  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli

    Rome, Lazio, 168, Italy

  • Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, Val-de-Marne, 94800, France

  • Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús

    Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad de, 28009, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 8035, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

    Valencia, 46026, Spain

  • Institut Curie

    Paris, 75248, France

  • Kaiser Permanente Oakland

    Oakland, California, 94611, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Roseville

    Roseville, California, 95661, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara

    Santa Clara, California, 95051, United States

  • Lifespan Cancer Institute

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States

  • National Cancer Center Hospital

    Chuo Ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan

  • Perth Children's Hospital

    Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States

  • Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

  • Spectrum Health

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

  • The Regents of the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA Pediatrics)

    Los Angeles, California, 90095-1752, United States

  • UZ Gent

    Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, 9000, Belgium

  • Universitaetsklinikum Essen

    Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45122, Germany

  • Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg

    Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69120, Germany

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