Electric field therapy for Kids' brain tumors: a new hope?
NCT ID NCT03033992
First seen Mar 12, 2026 · Last updated May 01, 2026 · Updated 8 times
Summary
This study tests a wearable device called Optune that creates electric fields to disrupt cancer cell growth. It includes children with recurrent high-grade glioma or ependymoma (Stratum 1) and children with newly diagnosed DIPG (Stratum 2) who receive the device along with radiation. The goal is to see if the device is safe, tolerable, and feasible for daily use in these young patients.
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Locations
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90026, United States
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Children's Hospital of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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Children's National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010-2970, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University Medical Center
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States
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