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20-Year study of rare childhood brain tumors aims to spot which turn dangerous

NCT ID NCT03115164

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study reviewed medical records of 37 children under 18 diagnosed with rare brain tumors called DIA or DIG between 1996 and 2015 in French cancer centers. Researchers wanted to find out why some of these usually benign tumors become malignant. By analyzing clinical, genetic, and imaging data, they hope to better understand which tumors need more aggressive treatment.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If this study succeeds, it could help doctors better predict which DIA/DIG tumors will become aggressive, guiding treatment decisions.
What could go wrong
This is a small, retrospective review of past cases, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove new therapies or change outcomes directly.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

37 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2017

Finished

Jan 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Patients with a brain tumor diagnosed as a DIA or DIG in a French referral center for pediatric oncology

Ages

Up to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * male or female patients, * under the age of 18 at the time of diagnosis, * carriers of a brain tumor diagnosed as a DIA or a DIG * taken care of in a French referral center in pediatric oncology (centers of the French Society for Childhood Cancer, SFCE) between 01/01/1996 and 31/12/2015 * no reply to the newsletter Exclusion Criteria: * absence of pathologic confirmation of the diagnosis of DIA or DIG. * absence of contact with one of the centers of the SFCE (a patient for whom an opinion on the conduct to be held before a DIA / DIG would have been requested from a reference service in pediatric oncology, may be included in the study. However, a record of this opinion must be present in the patient's medical record.) * absence of fabric available

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

astrocytoma (excluding glioblastoma) desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma/ganglioglioma desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma

As listed by the trial registrant

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Astrocytoma Ganglioglioma desmoplastics and infantile

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU Amiens Picardie

    Amiens, Picardie, 80054, France

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