Status:

COMPLETED

Sodium Thiosulfate in Preventing Hearing Loss in Young Patients Receiving Cisplatin for Newly Diagnosed Germ Cell Tumor, Hepatoblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Neuroblastoma, Osteosarcoma, or Other Malignancy

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Oncology Group

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Brain Tumor

Central Nervous System Tumor

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-18 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Sodium thiosulfate may reduce or prevent hearing loss in young patients receiving cisplatin for cancer. It is not yet known whether sodium thiosulfate is more effective than no additional t...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To compare the efficacy of sodium thiosulfate vs observation in preventing hearing loss in young patients receiving cisplatin for the treatment of newly diagnosed germ cell tum...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Newly diagnosed (previously untreated or currently receiving cancer treatment for the diagnosis that made the patient eligible for this study) with germ cell tumor, hepatoblastoma, medulloblastoma, neuroblastoma, osteosarcoma, or other malignancy
  • Planning to receive a chemotherapy treatment regimen that includes a cumulative cisplatin dose ≥ 200 mg/m² with individual cisplatin doses to be infused over ≤ 6 hours
  • Enrolled on hearing assessment clinical trial COG-ACCL05C1
  • Normal auditory results
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Karnofsky performance status (PS) 50-100% (for patients \> 16 years of age)
  • Lansky PS 50-100% (for patients ≤ 16 years of age)
  • Serum sodium normal
  • Absolute granulocyte count \> 1,000/mm³
  • Platelet count \> 100,000/mm³
  • Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate ≥ 70mL/min OR serum creatinine between 0.4 and 1.7 mg/dL, based on age and gender
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
  • AST or ALT \< 2.5 times ULN for age
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test (if patient has child-bearing capacity)
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No known hypersensitivity to sodium thiosulfate or other thiol agents (e.g., amifostine trihydrate, N-acetylcysteine, MESNA, or captopril)
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior platinum-based chemotherapy (cisplatin or carboplatin)
  • Other prior chemotherapy allowed
  • Prior cranial radiotherapy (e.g., for treatment of medulloblastoma) allowed provided normal hearing is documented after completion of radiotherapy and before enrollment and administration of cisplatin chemotherapy
  • At least 6 months since prior hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
  • No evidence of graft-versus-host disease
  • No concurrent enrollment on another COG clinical trial for treatment of the cancer.
  • Concurrent enrollment on a non-COG clinical trial (e.g., Head start) allowed.
  • Cranial irradiation after the completion of all systemic chemotherapy allowed provided post end-of-treatment audiometry is completed prior to beginning irradiation.
  • Concurrent radiotherapy to extracranial sites allowed.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 23 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 30 2021

    Estimated Enrollment :

    131 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00716976

    Start Date

    June 23 2008

    End Date

    June 30 2021

    Last Update

    November 9 2023

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    UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294

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    Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205

    3

    Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027

    4

    Southern California Permanente Medical Group

    Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027