Radiation Therapy Plus Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Medulloblastoma

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Brain Tumors, Central Nervous System Tumors

In brief

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which chemotherapy regimen is more effective when combined with radiation therapy for treating medulloblastoma. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare two combination chemotherapy treatments plus radiation therapy in treating children with newly diagnosed medulloblastoma.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00002875
Run by
Children's Oncology Group
People needed
421
Starts
1996-12-01
Expected to finish
2011-01-01
Last updated by the study team
2014-08-01

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 22. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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