Doctors test gentler treatment for Kids' brain cancer to protect their future

NCT ID NCT02724579

Summary

This study is testing whether lower doses of radiation to the brain and spine, along with reduced chemotherapy, can still effectively treat children with a specific type of brain tumor called WNT-driven medulloblastoma. The goal is to maintain a high cure rate while significantly reducing the risk of long-term side effects like learning difficulties, hormone problems, and other health issues that can occur from standard high-dose treatments. The trial will follow 45 children and young adults to see if this gentler approach works as well as previous, more intense therapies.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AdventHealth Orlando

    Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States

  • Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn

    Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453, United States

  • Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge

    Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068, United States

  • Albany Medical Center

    Albany, New York, 12208, United States

  • Alberta Children's Hospital

    Calgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8, Canada

  • Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

    Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States

  • Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135, United States

  • Arkansas Children's Hospital

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202-3591, United States

  • Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

    Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

  • Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States

  • BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States

  • Banner Children's at Desert

    Mesa, Arizona, 85202, United States

  • Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Blank Children's Hospital

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50309, United States

  • British Columbia Children's Hospital

    Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada

  • Bronson Methodist Hospital

    Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007, United States

  • C S Mott Children's Hospital

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • CancerCare Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada

  • Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center

    St Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States

  • Carilion Children's

    Roanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States

  • Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States

  • Cedars Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine

    Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada

  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States

  • Children's Hospital

    London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

  • Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron

    Akron, Ohio, 44308, United States

  • Children's Hospital New Orleans

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, United States

  • Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1, Canada

  • Children's Hospital of Michigan

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Orange County

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States

  • Children's Hospital of San Antonio

    San Antonio, Texas, 78207, United States

  • Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

  • Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States

  • Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Connecticut Children's Medical Center

    Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States

  • Corewell Health Children's

    Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073, United States

  • Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Butterworth Hospital

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

  • Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

  • Covenant Children's Hospital

    Lubbock, Texas, 79410, United States

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

  • Dayton Children's Hospital

    Dayton, Ohio, 45404, United States

  • Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

    Austin, Texas, 78723, United States

  • Driscoll Children's Hospital

    Corpus Christi, Texas, 78411, United States

  • East Carolina University

    Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States

  • East Tennessee Childrens Hospital

    Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916, United States

  • Eastern Maine Medical Center

    Bangor, Maine, 04401, United States

  • El Paso Children's Hospital

    El Paso, Texas, 79905, United States

  • Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States

  • Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida

    Fort Myers, Florida, 33908, United States

  • HIMA San Pablo Oncologic Hospital

    Caguas, 00726, Puerto Rico

  • Hackensack University Medical Center

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States

  • Henry Ford Health Saint John Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan, 48236, United States

  • Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

  • IWK Health Centre

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada

  • Inova Fairfax Hospital

    Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States

  • Janeway Child Health Centre

    St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3V6, Canada

  • Jim Pattison Children's Hospital

    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 0W8, Canada

  • John Hunter Children's Hospital

    Hunter Regional Mail Centre, New South Wales, 2310, Australia

  • Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

    St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center

    Downey, California, 90242, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente-Oakland

    Oakland, California, 94611, United States

  • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96826, United States

  • King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

    Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia

  • Kingston Health Sciences Centre

    Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2V7, Canada

  • Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital

    Portland, Oregon, 97227, United States

  • Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg

    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18017, United States

  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest

    Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103, United States

  • Loma Linda University Medical Center

    Loma Linda, California, 92354, United States

  • Loyola University Medical Center

    Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States

  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University

    Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

  • Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

    Torrance, California, 90502, United States

  • Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Madigan Army Medical Center

    Tacoma, Washington, 98431, United States

  • Maine Children's Cancer Program

    Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States

  • Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield

    Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449, United States

  • Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center

    Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences

    Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada

  • MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

  • Medical City Dallas Hospital

    Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

  • Memorial Health University Medical Center

    Savannah, Georgia, 31404, United States

  • Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

    Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Mercy Hospital Saint Louis

    St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States

  • Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

  • Michigan State University

    East Lansing, Michigan, 48823, United States

  • Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach

    Long Beach, California, 90806, United States

  • Mission Hospital

    Asheville, North Carolina, 28801, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

    The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

  • Morristown Medical Center

    Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States

  • Mount Sinai Hospital

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island

    Mineola, New York, 11501, United States

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

  • Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth

    Portsmouth, Virginia, 23708-2197, United States

  • Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola

    Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States

  • Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States

  • Nemours Children's Hospital

    Orlando, Florida, 32827, United States

  • New York Medical College

    Valhalla, New York, 10595, United States

  • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

    Newark, New Jersey, 07112, United States

  • Nicklaus Children's Hospital

    Miami, Florida, 33155, United States

  • Norton Children's Hospital

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

  • Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States

  • Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

  • Penn State Children's Hospital

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

  • Perth Children's Hospital

    Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia

  • Phoenix Childrens Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States

  • Primary Children's Hospital

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States

  • Princess Margaret Hospital for Children

    Perth, Western Australia, 6008, Australia

  • Prisma Health Richland Hospital

    Columbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States

  • ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital

    Toledo, Ohio, 43606, United States

  • Providence Alaska Medical Center

    Anchorage, Alaska, 99508, United States

  • Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital

    Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States

  • Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

    San Diego, California, 92123, United States

  • Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

  • Renown Regional Medical Center

    Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States

  • Rhode Island Hospital

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

  • Riley Hospital for Children

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

  • Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center

    Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States

  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States

  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States

  • Sacred Heart Hospital

    Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States

  • Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134, United States

  • Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa

    Tampa, Florida, 33607, United States

  • Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center

    Paterson, New Jersey, 07503, United States

  • Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate

    Peoria, Illinois, 61637, United States

  • Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise

    Boise, Idaho, 83712, United States

  • Saint Mary's Medical Center

    West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States

  • Saint Peter's University Hospital

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States

  • Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay

    Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54301, United States

  • Sanford Broadway Medical Center

    Fargo, North Dakota, 58122, United States

  • Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117-5134, United States

  • Saskatoon Cancer Centre

    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 4H4, Canada

  • Scott and White Memorial Hospital

    Temple, Texas, 76508, United States

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

  • Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

    Springfield, Illinois, 62702, United States

  • State University of New York Upstate Medical University

    Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States

  • Stony Brook University Medical Center

    Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States

  • Summerlin Hospital Medical Center

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89144, United States

  • Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109, United States

  • Sutter Medical Center Sacramento

    Sacramento, California, 95816, United States

  • T C Thompson Children's Hospital

    Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403, United States

  • Tampa General Hospital

    Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States

  • The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States

  • The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC

    Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3, Canada

  • The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York

    New Hyde Park, New York, 11040, United States

  • Tufts Children's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States

  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

    Oakland, California, 94609, United States

  • UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay

    San Francisco, California, 94158, United States

  • UF Health Cancer Institute - Gainesville

    Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States

  • UMC Cancer Center / UMC Health System

    Lubbock, Texas, 79415, United States

  • UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

  • USA Health Strada Patient Care Center

    Mobile, Alabama, 36604, United States

  • UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

  • University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102, United States

  • University Pediatric Hospital

    San Juan, 00926, Puerto Rico

  • University of Alberta Hospital

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada

  • University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

  • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Illinois

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

  • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States

  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

  • University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States

  • University of Missouri Children's Hospital

    Columbia, Missouri, 65212, United States

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States

  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

  • University of Rochester

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • University of Vermont and State Agricultural College

    Burlington, Vermont, 05405, United States

  • University of Virginia Cancer Center

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States

  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

  • VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

  • Valley Children's Hospital

    Madera, California, 93636, United States

  • Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

  • West Michigan Cancer Center

    Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007, United States

  • West Virginia University Healthcare

    Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States

  • Women's and Children's Hospital-Adelaide

    North Adelaide, South Australia, 5006, Australia

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