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Brief Title: Weekly Vinblastine for Chemotherapy Naive Children With Progressive Low Grade Glioma (PLGGs)
Official Title: Weekly Vinblastine for Chemotherapy Naive Children With Progressive Low Grade Glioma (PLGGs)
Study ID: NCT00575796
Brief Summary: The overall objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of weekly Vinblastine in chemotherapy naïve patients with progressive or incompletely resected paediatric low grade glioma, to generate estimates of the response rate, progression-free survival, toxicity and quality of daily living among the population treated and determine biologic factors which will enable us to predict tumour behaviour.
Detailed Description: Unresectable low grade glioma (LGG) of childhood increasingly appears as a chronic condition for which multiple treatments may be required. While several studies have shown evidence of short term tumour control with chemotherapy, the progression-free survival at 5 years is unsatisfactory. In addition, several regimens currently used for this condition are associated with significant risks of side effect and long term toxicity. We have piloted in a single arm study the feasibility and efficacy of Vinblastine for children with recurrent and refractory low grade glioma, who have failed at least one line of treatment (chemotherapy and/or irradiation). Preliminary results show promising activity with minimal toxicity.
Minimum Age: 1 Year
Eligible Ages: CHILD, ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Janeway Child Health Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Hospital Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Allan Blair Cancer Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Saskatoon Cancer Center, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Name: Ute Bartels, MD
Affiliation: The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Canada
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Bruce Crooks, MD
Affiliation: IWK Health Centre
Role: STUDY_CHAIR