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A Study to See if Memantine Protects the Brain During Radiation Therapy Treatment for Primary Central Nervous System Tumors
Study Purpose
This phase III trial compares memantine to usual treatment in treating patients with primary central nervous system tumors. Memantine may block receptors (parts of nerve cells) in the brain known to contribute to a decline in cognitive function. Giving memantine may make a difference in cognitive function (attention, memory, or other thought processes) in children and adolescents receiving brain radiation therapy to treat a primary central nervous system tumors.
Recruitment Criteria
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms |
No |
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Study Type
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Interventional |
| Eligible Ages | 4 Years - 17 Years |
| Gender | All |
Inclusion Criteria:
- - >= 4 and < 18 years at time of study entry.
- - Patients must weigh 15 kg or greater at time of study entry.
- - Primary central nervous system tumors that have not received prior cranial radiotherapy.
- - Planned focal, cranial or craniospinal radiation treatment for a primary central nervous system tumor.
- - The patient must have receptive and expressive language skills in English, French or Spanish since the neurocognitive function and quality of life (QOL) assessment instruments are available in these languages only.
- - Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows: - Age: 4 to < 6 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 0.8 male; 0.8 female.
- - Age: 6 to < 10 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1 male; 1 female.
- - Age: 10 to < 13 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.2 male; 1.2 female.
- - Age: 13 to < 16 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.5 male; 1.4 female.
- - Age: >= 16 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.7 male; 1.4 female.
- - Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age.
- - Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 135 U/L.
- - Note: For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) has been set to the value of 45 U/L.
- - The patient must be able to undergo magnetic resonance imaging.
- - All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent.
- - All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met.
Exclusion Criteria:
- - Life expectancy of less than 18 months.
- - Pre-existing conditions: - Any contraindication or allergy to study drug (memantine or placebo) - Intractable seizures while on adequate anticonvulsant therapy, defined as more than one seizure per month for the past 2 months or since initiating anticonvulsant therapy.
- - History of neurodevelopmental disorder such as Down syndrome, Fragile X, William's Syndrome, intellectual disability (presumed intelligence quotient [IQ] < 70), etc.
- - Co-morbid systemic illnesses, psychiatric conditions, social situations, or other severe concurrent disease which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens or would limit compliance with the study requirements.
- - Patients with a motor, visual, or auditory condition that precludes participation in computerized neurocognitive assessments.
- - Patients with any medical condition or taking medications that lead to alterations of urine pH towards the alkaline condition (e.g., renal tubular acidosis, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, sodium bicarbonate) - Personal history of prior cranial or craniospinal radiotherapy is not allowed.
- - Note: Prior anti-cancer therapy including surgery, chemotherapy, targeted agents are allowed as per standard of care clinical treatment guidelines.
- - Female patients who are pregnant are excluded since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for the study drug.
- - Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants.
Trial Details
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Trial ID:
This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries. |
NCT04939597 |
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Phase
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Phase 3 |
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Lead Sponsor
The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data. |
Children's Oncology Group |
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Principal Investigator
The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study. |
Nadia N Laack |
| Principal Investigator Affiliation | Children's Oncology Group |
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Agency Class
Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial. |
Other |
| Overall Status | Recruiting |
| Countries | Puerto Rico, United States |
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Conditions
The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied. |
Central Nervous System Carcinoma |
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
- I. To determine the efficacy, as measured by the slope of change of the Cogstate composite Z score from baseline to 12 months, of oral memantine hydrochloride (memantine) administered for a period of 6 months, when compared to placebo, in children ages 4-18 receiving cranial or craniospinal radiotherapy for primary central nervous system tumors.
- I. To determine if memantine is associated with improved cognitive function as measured for participants in the optional Children's Oncology Group (COG) Standardized Battery at 12 months.
- II. To determine if memantine is associated with change in cognitive function versus (vs.#46;) placebo as measured by Cogstate composite score at end of radiation therapy (RT), 3 and 6 months.
- III. To determine if memantine is associated with differences in cognitive function vs.#46; placebo as measured by Cogstate composite score at 24 and 48 months for participants in the optional COG Standardized Battery.
- IV. To correlate early cognitive changes (end of RT, 3, 6, 12 months Cogstate composite score) with late cognitive function (24 and 48 months Cogstate composite score).
- V. To correlate COG Standardized Battery scores to Cogstate composite scores at 12, 24, and 48 months.
- VI. To estimate the 36-month disease-free and overall survival (of primary brain tumor) after memantine treatment compared to placebo.
- VII. To correlate changes in quantitative volumetric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of critical brain regions with cognitive function over time.
- VIII. To evaluate impact of memantine versus placebo on molecular biomarkers associated with cognitive decline after radiotherapy.
- IX. To determine whether oral memantine, when compared to placebo, is associated with reduction in the incidence of decline of composite Cogstate score at 12 months in children ages 4-18 receiving cranial radiotherapy for primary central nervous system tumors.
Arms
Experimental: Arm I (memantine hydrochloride)
Patients receive memantine hydrochloride orally PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial.
Placebo Comparator: Arm II (placebo)
Patients receive placebo PO QD for week 1 and then BID for weeks 2-24 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also complete cognitive testing over 20-30 minutes at baseline, end of radiation therapy, and at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 months. Patients undergo MRI and may optionally undergo blood sample collection throughout the trial.
Interventions
Procedure: - Biospecimen Collection
Undergo blood sample collection
Procedure: - Cognitive Assessment
Complete cognitive testing
Procedure: - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Undergo MRI
Drug: - Memantine Hydrochloride
Given PO
Drug: - Placebo Administration
Given PO
Other: - Questionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies
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Recruiting
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Children's Hospital of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233
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Recruiting
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Providence Alaska Medical Center
Anchorage, Alaska, 99508
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Recruiting
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Banner Children's at Desert
Mesa, Arizona, 85202
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Recruiting
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Phoenix Childrens Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016
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Recruiting
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Banner University Medical Center - Tucson
Tucson, Arizona, 85719
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Recruiting
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Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202-3591
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Recruiting
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Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
Downey, California, 90242
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Recruiting
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Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, California, 92354
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Recruiting
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Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
Long Beach, California, 90806
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Recruiting
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90027
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Recruiting
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Valley Children's Hospital
Madera, California, 93636
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Recruiting
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Kaiser Permanente-Oakland
Oakland, California, 94611
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Recruiting
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Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange, California, 92868
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Recruiting
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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94304
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Recruiting
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
San Diego, California, 92123
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Recruiting
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UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
San Francisco, California, 94158
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Recruiting
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045
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Recruiting
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Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center
Denver, Colorado, 80218
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Recruiting
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Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, 06106
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Recruiting
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Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, Delaware, 19803
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Recruiting
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Children's National Medical Center
Washington, District of Columbia, 20010
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Recruiting
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Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
Fort Myers, Florida, 33908
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Recruiting
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University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida, 32610
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Recruiting
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Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207
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Recruiting
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Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Miami, Florida, 33155
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Recruiting
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Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida, 33176
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Recruiting
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Nemours Children's Hospital
Orlando, Florida, 32827
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Recruiting
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Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, Florida, 33606
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Recruiting
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Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
Tampa, Florida, 33607
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Recruiting
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322
Status
Recruiting
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Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96826
Status
Recruiting
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Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise
Boise, Idaho, 83712
Status
Recruiting
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University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
Status
Recruiting
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University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60637
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Recruiting
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Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois, 60153
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Recruiting
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Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
Peoria, Illinois, 61637
Status
Recruiting
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Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202
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Recruiting
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Blank Children's Hospital
Des Moines, Iowa, 50309
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Recruiting
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University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242
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Recruiting
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Norton Children's Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202
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Recruiting
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Children's Hospital New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
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Recruiting
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Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121
Status
Recruiting
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Maine Children's Cancer Program
Scarborough, Maine, 04074
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Recruiting
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Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, 21215
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Recruiting
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Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287
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Recruiting
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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20889-5600
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Recruiting
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Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
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Recruiting
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
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Recruiting
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C S Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109
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Recruiting
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Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, Michigan, 48201
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Recruiting
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Michigan State University Clinical Center
East Lansing, Michigan, 48824
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Recruiting
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Helen DeVos Children's Hospital at Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503
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Active, not recruiting
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Beaumont Children's Hospital-Royal Oak
Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073
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Recruiting
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Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404
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Recruiting
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905
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Recruiting
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University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, 39216
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Recruiting
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Columbia Regional
Columbia, Missouri, 65201
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Recruiting
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Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Kansas City, Missouri, 64108
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Recruiting
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Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
Saint Louis, Missouri, 63104
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Recruiting
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Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110
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Recruiting
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Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri, 63141
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Recruiting
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Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska, 68114
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Recruiting
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68198
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Recruiting
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Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135
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Recruiting
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Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601
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Recruiting
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Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, New Jersey, 07960
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Recruiting
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Saint Peter's University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901
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Recruiting
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Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903
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Recruiting
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Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center
Paterson, New Jersey, 07503
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Recruiting
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Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York, 12208
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Recruiting
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Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
Bronx, New York, 10467
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Recruiting
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Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York, 11219
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Recruiting
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, 14263
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Recruiting
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The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
New Hyde Park, New York, 11040
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Recruiting
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Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
New York, New York, 10016
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Suspended
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Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York, 10029
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Recruiting
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065
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Recruiting
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Stony Brook University Medical Center
Stony Brook, New York, 11794
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Recruiting
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State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, 13210
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Recruiting
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Mission Hospital
Asheville, North Carolina, 28801
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Recruiting
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UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599
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Recruiting
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Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203
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Recruiting
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710
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Recruiting
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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina, 27834
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Recruiting
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157
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Recruiting
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Sanford Broadway Medical Center
Fargo, North Dakota, 58122
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Recruiting
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Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
Akron, Ohio, 44308
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Recruiting
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229
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Recruiting
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Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106
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Recruiting
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195
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Recruiting
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Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205
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Recruiting
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Dayton Children's Hospital
Dayton, Ohio, 45404
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Recruiting
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ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital
Toledo, Ohio, 43606
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Recruiting
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104
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Recruiting
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Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
Portland, Oregon, 97227
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Recruiting
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Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239
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Suspended
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Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103
Status
Recruiting
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Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822
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Recruiting
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Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134
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Recruiting
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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224
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Recruiting
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Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903
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Recruiting
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Prisma Health Richland Hospital
Columbia, South Carolina, 29203
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Recruiting
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BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605
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Recruiting
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Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117-5134
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Recruiting
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East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916
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Recruiting
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Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105
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Recruiting
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The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203
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Recruiting
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Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232
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Recruiting
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Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
Austin, Texas, 78723
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Recruiting
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Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, Texas, 75230
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Recruiting
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UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
Dallas, Texas, 75390
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Recruiting
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El Paso Children's Hospital
El Paso, Texas, 79905
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Recruiting
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Cook Children's Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104
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Recruiting
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
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Recruiting
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Children's Hospital of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78207
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Recruiting
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Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
San Antonio, Texas, 78229
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Recruiting
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229
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Recruiting
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Primary Children's Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113
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Recruiting
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University of Virginia Cancer Center
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908
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Recruiting
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Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia, 23507
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Recruiting
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Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center
Richmond, Virginia, 23298
Status
Recruiting
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Carilion Children's
Roanoke, Virginia, 24014
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Recruiting
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Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98105
Status
Recruiting
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Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
Spokane, Washington, 99204
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Recruiting
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Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center
Tacoma, Washington, 98405
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Recruiting
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Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington, 98431
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Recruiting
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West Virginia University Healthcare
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506
Status
Recruiting
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University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792
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Recruiting
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Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449
International Sites
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Suspended
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HIMA San Pablo Oncologic Hospital
Caguas, , 00726
