Status:

UNKNOWN

HRQL and Symptom Assessment for Patients With DIPG or Recurrent and Re-irradiated Brain Tumours and Their Caregivers

Lead Sponsor:

University of Calgary

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Toronto

Université de Montréal

Conditions:

DIPG

Brain Tumor, Pediatric, Recurrent

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-21 years

Brief Summary

Although many children with brain tumours are successfully cured of their disease, a substantial proportion of patients suffer disease recurrence and require further treatment. This therapy may involv...

Detailed Description

Many children diagnosed with brain tumours are at significant risk of disease recurrence following their initial treatment, with recurrence rates ranging from 30-100% depending on the type of brain tu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient aged \>2 and \<21 years treated with a repeat course of radiation for DIPG or other recurrent or progressive brain tumour.
  • Radiation for the first tumour must be a primary brain neoplasm (i.e. not leukemia).
  • Enrollment within 14 days of starting re-irradiation (RT2).
  • Patients with malignant transformation of the first tumour are eligible.
  • There are no restrictions on histology or RT1/RT2 dose-fractionation or RT2 body site. In other words, RT2 may be directed at a different location to RT1.
  • The patient is treated at a site where the study is approved by the local ethics board
  • Consent, and, if applicable, assent, has been obtained according to institutional standards

Exclusion

  • 1\. Inability to complete questionnaires in English or French.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 2 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

57 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04670016

Start Date

July 2 2020

End Date

December 1 2023

Last Update

November 10 2022

Active Locations (13)

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Alberta Children's Hospital

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3B 6A8

2

Stollery Children's Hospital

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7

3

British Columbia Children's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3N1

4

CancerCare Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 0V9