Can a Two-Drug combo beat tough childhood cancers?

NCT ID NCT00407433

First seen Aug 17, 2026 ยท Last updated Aug 17, 2026

Summary

This phase 2 trial is testing whether combining two chemotherapy drugs, gemcitabine and oxaliplatin, can shrink tumors in children and adolescents with certain solid cancers that have come back or not responded to standard treatment. The study includes patients with medulloblastoma, other central nervous system tumors, neuroblastoma, and osteosarcoma. Participants receive the drug combination for several cycles, and researchers measure how many achieve a complete or partial response, along with how long the benefit lasts and overall survival.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only โ€” not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
gemcitabine combined with oxaliplatin
What this could lead to
If effective, this combination could offer a new treatment option for children with hard-to-treat solid tumors that have not responded to standard therapies.
What could go wrong
This is a phase 2 trial, so the treatment may not work for all tumor types and could cause significant side effects. Results are not yet known.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Institut Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, 94800, France

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