A Study of Treatment for Medulloblastoma Using Sodium Thiosulfate to Reduce Hearing Loss

Active:	Yes
Cancer Type:	Brain & Spinal Cord Tumor Brain Tumor Unknown Primary	NCT ID:	NCT05382338
Trial Phases:	Phase III	Protocol IDs:	ACNS2031 (primary) ACNS2031 NCI-2022-04866
Eligibility:	4 - 21 Years, Male and Female	Study Type:	Treatment
Study Sponsor:	Children's Oncology Group
NCI Full Details:	http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT05382338

Summary

This phase III trial tests two hypotheses in patients with low-risk and average-risk medulloblastoma. Medulloblastoma is a type of cancer that occurs in the back of the brain. The term, risk, refers to the chance of the cancer coming back after treatment. Subjects with low-risk medulloblastoma typically have a lower chance of the cancer coming back than subjects with average-risk medulloblastoma. Although treatment for newly diagnosed average-risk and low-risk medulloblastoma is generally effective at treating the cancer, there are still concerns about the side effects of such treatment. Side effects or unintended health conditions that arise due to treatment include learning difficulties, hearing loss or other issues in performing daily activities. Standard therapy for newly diagnosed average-risk or low-risk medulloblastoma includes surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy (including cisplatin). Cisplatin may cause hearing loss as a side effect. In the average-risk medulloblastoma patients, this trial tests whether the addition of sodium thiosulfate (STS) to standard of care chemotherapy and radiation therapy reduces hearing loss. Previous studies with STS have shown that it may help reduce or prevent hearing loss caused by cisplatin. In the low-risk medulloblastoma patients, the study tests whether a less intense therapy (reduced radiation) can provide the same benefits as the more intense therapy. The less intense therapy may cause fewer side effects. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Cisplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. The overall goals of this study are to see if giving STS along with standard treatment (radiation therapy and chemotherapy) will reduce hearing loss in medulloblastoma patients and to compare the overall outcome of patients with medulloblastoma treated with STS to patients treated without STS on a previous study in order to make sure that survival and recurrence of tumor is not worsened.

Objectives

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To evaluate the efficacy of sodium thiosulfate (STS) infusion administered during cisplatin-containing chemotherapy cycles (compared to a historical cohort selected from ACNS0331 which received chemotherapy without STS) in reducing hearing loss in children with newly-diagnosed average-risk medulloblastoma.
II. To estimate and monitor event-free survival (EFS) in this study against a carefully selected cohort from ACNS0331 to guard against loss of efficacy due to STS.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To estimate and monitor overall survival (OS) in this study against a carefully selected control cohort from ACNS0331.
II. To estimate the incidence of ototoxicity-related cisplatin dose modifications in the average-risk cohort.
III. To estimate the incidence of cisplatin-related nephrotoxicity in both the average-risk and low-risk cohorts.
IV. To evaluate full scale intelligence neurocognitive outcomes and trajectories of patients with average-risk medulloblastoma treated with STS compared to the control cohort from ACNS0331.
V. To evaluate quality of life and psychosocial outcomes and trajectories of patients with average-risk medulloblastoma treated with STS compared to published norms.
VI. To estimate and monitor EFS, OS, and patterns of recurrence in patients with low-risk features treated using a reduced craniospinal radiation approach.
VII. To evaluate the trajectory of hearing loss in medulloblastoma patients treated with STS.
VIII. To evaluate household material hardship as a social determinant of neurocognitive, quality of life, and psychosocial outcomes in patients with average-risk and low risk medulloblastoma.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. To obtain paired blood and tumor tissue to be banked for future biology studies involving comprehensive molecular analysis, including but not limited to whole exome sequencing, ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing, and methylation.
II. To bank blood and cerebrospinal fluid for future studies.
III. To evaluate attention, processing speed, memory, and executive function neurocognitive outcomes and trajectories, as well as hearing-related quality of life outcomes and trajectories, of patients with average-risk medulloblastoma treated with STS.
IV. To evaluate neurocognitive, quality of life, and psychosocial outcomes of patients with low-risk features treated using a reduced craniospinal radiation approach.

OUTLINE:

CHEMORADIOTHERAPY: Patients undergo radiation therapy 5 days per week for 6 weeks (weeks 1-6) and receive vincristine intravenously (IV) once weekly on weeks 2-7 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

MAINTENANCE: Beginning 4 weeks after chemoradiotherapy, patients receive lomustine orally (PO) on day 1 of cycles 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8, cisplatin IV over 6 hours on day 1 of cycles 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8, sodium thiosulfate IV over 15 minutes on day 1 of cycles 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8, and cyclophosphamide IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1 and 2 of cycles 3, 6, and 9. Patients also receive vincristine IV on days 1, 8, and 15 of cycles 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8, and on days 1 and 8 of cycles 3, 6, and 9. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks (cycles 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8) or every 4 weeks (cycles 3, 6, and 9) for up to 9 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Additionally, patients undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and collection of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) throughout the study. Patients may also optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for years 1-2, every 6 months for years 3-4, and then annually for years 5-10.

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