Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Temsirolimus in Treating Patients With Intermediate Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma

Running, not enrolling · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, Botryoid-Type Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Sclerosing Rhabdomyosarcoma, Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosarcoma

In brief

This randomized phase III trial studies how well combination chemotherapy (vincristine sulfate, dactinomycin, cyclophosphamide alternated with vincristine sulfate and irinotecan hydrochloride or vinorelbine) works compared to combination chemotherapy plus temsirolimus in treating patients with rhabdomyosarcoma (cancer that forms in the soft tissues, such as muscle), and has an intermediate chance of coming back after treatment (intermediate risk). Drugs used work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Combination chemotherapy and temsirolimus may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. It is not yet known whether chemotherapy plus temsirolimus is more effective than chemotherapy alone in treating patients with intermediate-risk rhabdomyosarcoma.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02567435

Run by

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

People needed

325

Starts

2016-06-01

Expected to finish

2026-10-27

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-31

Who can join

Age: any, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Feasibility Phase: Patients must be < 21 years of age at the time of enrollment; please note: the feasibility phase is complete, effective with amendment #1
• Efficacy Phase: Patients must be =< 40 years of age at the time of enrollment
• Patients with newly diagnosed RMS of any subtype, except adult-type pleomorphic, based upon institutional histopathologic classification, are eligible to enroll on the study based upon stage, group, and age, as below
• RMS types included under embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) include those classified in the 1995 International Classification of Rhabdomyosarcoma (ICR) as ERMS (classic, spindle cell, and botryoid variants), which are reclassified in the 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) classification as ERMS (classic, dense and botryoid variants) and spindle cell/sclerosing RMS (encompassing the historical spindle cell ERMS variant and the newly recognized sclerosing RMS variant); classification of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) in the 2013 WHO classification is the same as in the ICR and includes classic and solid variants
• ERMS
• Stage 1, group III (non-orbit)
• Stage 3, group I/II
• Stage 2/3, group III
• Stage 4, group IV, < 10 years old
• ARMS:
• Stages 1-3, groups I-III
• Specimen Submission: Patients must have sufficient tissue available for the required biology study
• Lansky performance status score >= 50 for patients =< 16 years of age; Karnofsky performance status score >= 50 for patients > 16 years of age
• Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 750/uL
• Platelet count >= 75,000/uL
• Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:
• 1 month to < 6 months old: 0.4 mg/dl (male), 0.4 mg/dl (female)
• 6 months to < 1 year old: 0.5 mg/dl (male), 0.5 mg/dl (female)
• 1 to < 2 years old: 0.6 mg/dl (male), 0.6 mg/dl (female)
• 2 to < 6 years old: 0.8 mg/dl (male), 0.8 mg/dl (female)
• 6 to < 10 years old: 1 mg/dl (male), 1 mg/dl (female)
• 10 to < 13 years old: 1.2 mg/dl (male), 1.2 mg/dl (female)
• 13 to < 16 years old: 1.5 mg/dl (male), 1.4 mg/dl (female)
• >= 16 years old: 1.7 mg/dl (male), 1.4 mg/dl (female)
• Patients with an elevated serum creatinine due to obstructive hydronephrosis secondary to tumor are still eligible; however, patients with urinary tract obstruction by tumor must have unimpeded urinary flow established via diversion (i.e. percutaneous nephrostomies or ureteric stents) of the urinary tract

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who have previously received temsirolimus, another mTOR inhibitor, or any other investigational agent
• Patients who have received any chemotherapy (excluding steroids) and/or RT prior to this enrollment
• Patients with uncontrolled hyperglycemia
• Patients with uncontrolled hyperlipidemia
• Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation and for at least 3 months after treatment is completed
• Female patients who are pregnant are not eligible since fetal toxicities or teratogenic effects have been noted for several of the study drugs; Note: A pregnancy test is required for female patients of childbearing potential prior to study entry
• Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants are not eligible

Where it is running

• USA Health Strada Patient Care Center — Mobile, Alabama, United States
• Anchorage Associates in Radiation Medicine — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Anchorage Radiation Therapy Center — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Alaska Breast Care and Surgery LLC — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Alaska Oncology and Hematology LLC — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Alaska Women's Cancer Care — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Anchorage Oncology Centre — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Katmai Oncology Group — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Providence Alaska Medical Center — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Kingman Regional Medical Center — Kingman, Arizona, United States
• Banner Children's at Desert — Mesa, Arizona, United States
• Phoenix Childrens Hospital — Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona — Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• Mayo Clinic in Arizona — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
• Banner University Medical Center - Tucson — Tucson, Arizona, United States
• Arkansas Children's Hospital — Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
• Kaiser Permanente-Anaheim — Anaheim, California, United States
• PCR Oncology — Arroyo Grande, California, United States
• Kaiser Permanente-Bellflower — Bellflower, California, United States
• Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center/Disney Family Cancer Center — Burbank, California, United States
• Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center — Downey, California, United States
• Kaiser Permanente-Fontana — Fontana, California, United States
• Loma Linda University Medical Center — Loma Linda, California, United States
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States
• Children's Hospital of Alabama — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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