Management of Pediatric Craniopharyngioma by a Combination of Partial Surgical Resection, and Protontherapy (Craniopharyngioma)
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Prospective, open labelled, phase II, monocenter trial to combine partial surgery resection and protontherapy to management paediatric craniopharyngioma.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 2 |
Detailed Description
This study is phase II prospective, open labelled, phase ii, monocenter. The main objective is to evaluate the fractionated high precision radiotherapy with a dose of 59,5 Gy (1,7 Gy daily, 5 fractions per week).
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Protontherapy
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Radiation: Protontherapy
59,5 Gy (1,7 Gy daily, 5 fractions per week).
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- local control rate at 3 years of a minimally aggressive surgical resection, followed by fractionated high precision radiotherapy [at 3 years]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- visual pathway tolerance according to NCI-CTC v3.0 scale [through study completion, up to 9 years]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Histologically documented craniopharyngioma
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Age range between 3 and 16 years
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Landsky performance status > 60
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Incomplete surgical resection or simple biopsy
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Solid and/or cystic aspect on imaging
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Irradiation performed at the time of presentation or of local progression
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Signed informed consent by parents or by legal representative (with copy to each participating center)
Exclusion Criteria:
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Previous history of radiotherapy (including stereotactic) administered to the head and neck region
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Severe vasculopathy
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Participation to a concurrent study
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Contra-indication to general anesthesia in children below 5 years
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Patient non-compliant to a minimum 30 mn immobilisation
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Patient deprived of freedom or under guardianship
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Patient not expected to be followed in a long run
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Institut Curie | Paris | France | 75005 | |
2 | Groupe Hospitalier Necker Enfants Malades | Paris | France | 75015 | |
3 | Gustave Roussy | Villejuif | France | 94800 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Institut Curie
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- IC 2008-01