Recruiting

Targeted Therapy

Sponsor:

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Code:

NCT05839379

Conditions

High Grade Glioma

Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma

Anaplastic Astrocytoma

Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma Multiforme

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 1 - 39

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this study is to perform genetic sequencing on brain tumors from children, adolescents, and young adult patients who have been newly diagnosed with a high-grade glioma. This molecular profiling will decide if patients are eligible to participate in a subsequent treatment-based clinical trial based on the genetic alterations identified in their tumor.

Conditions

High Grade Glioma

Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma

Anaplastic Astrocytoma

Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma Multiforme

Study ID

NCT05839379

Start date

Aug 2, 2024

Status verified date

Sep, 2026

Completion date

Aug 28, 2034

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 28, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 1 - 39

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age: Patients must be ≥12 months and ≤39 years of age at the time of enrollment onto this screening protocol.
2. Diagnosis: Patients with newly diagnosed HGG, including DIPG are eligible. Diagnosis must have histologic confirmation from biopsy or resection. The diagnosis of HGG must have been confirmed by pathology review at the local site. For the diagnosis of DIPG, patients must have a tumor with pontine epicenter and diffuse involvement of at least 2/3 of the pons, with histopathology consistent with diffuse WHO grade 2-4 glioma (eg, diffuse astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma, H3K27-altered diffuse midline glioma). For all other tumors, histologic grade must be WHO grade 3-4.
3. Disease Status: There are no disease status requirements for enrollment.

  • Measurable disease is not required. Patients without measurable disease are eligible.
  • Patients with metastatic/disseminated or multifocal disease or gliomatosis cerebri are eligible.
  • Patients with a primary spinal tumor are eligible.
  • Patients with secondary, radiation related HGG are eligible.
4. Prior Therapy for HGG: Surgery, radiation, and/or dexamethasone are permissible. Temozolomide concurrent with radiation is permissible. Prior administration of avastin/bevacizumab is allowed (individual treatment arms have different washout period requirements, check individual arm eligibility). No other prior anticancer therapy for HGG will be allowed.

  • Participants screening for assignment to TarGeT-L may not have received radiation.

Timing from surgery to start of RT: For patients who have started RT, radiation must have started <42 days from definitive surgery or biopsy, however it is strongly recommended patients start RT within 31 days from definitive surgery (if patient had two surgeries, radiation must have started within 31 days from second surgery).
5. Tumor Sample Availability OR results from previous molecular profiling/targeted sequencing

  • If a patient screens through OPTION #1, tumor sample in addition to normal comparator tissue (peripheral blood, saliva, or buccal swab) must be submitted for comprehensive molecular screening at the time of screening enrollment.
  • If a patient screens through OPTIONS #2 or #3, results from previously performed molecular profiling must be submitted following enrollment. It is highly recommended that results be uploaded within 7 days of enrollment (if results are available at time of enrollment) or within 7 days of results becoming available (if pending at time of enrollment) to allow adequate time for central review.
6. Informed Consent: All patients and/or their parents or legally authorized representatives must sign a written informed consent. Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained according to institutional guidelines.
7. Enrollment timeline: Patients are eligible to enroll on the TarGeT-SCR anytime between diagnosis and the following specific timepoints post completion of RT (if relevant)

  • Patients screening through OPTION #1 are eligible to enroll anytime between diagnosis and 10 days post RT (if completing RT).
  • Patients screening through OPTIONS #2 or #3 are eligible to enroll anytime between diagnosis and 21 days post RT (if completing RT).
  • Participants screening for TarGeT-L (lorlatinib) are eligible to enroll on TarGeT-SCR anytime between diagnosis and 31 days post definitive surgery (to allow time for molecular review).

However, it is important to note the following:

  • For treatment protocols that include targeted therapy administered concurrently with RT, patients must start treatment within 10 calendar days of starting RT.
  • For treatment protocols that only include maintenance/adjuvant therapy (no systemic therapy given concurrently with radiation), patients must start treatment by 35 days post RT

#SCREENING OPTIONS
  • OPTION1: Molecular screening through CONNECT TarGeT Clinical Testing Laboratories
  • OPTION2: Molecular screening through a national comprehensive tumor profiling program
  • OPTION3: Clinically validated targeted sequencing or focused profiling

Exclusion Criteria:

-Tumors that do not meet HGG and DIPG diagnoses specified above

Study Design

Enrollment

350 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Primary outcome measure

  • Molecular profiling [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
  • Feasibility of molecular profiling and enrollment to a TarGeT treatment protocol [ Time Frame: 4 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Children's National Medical Center

Recruiting

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010

Contacts

University of Miami

Recruiting

Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

Contacts

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Recruiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

Contacts

C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

Recruiting

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109

Contacts

Duke University Health System

Recruiting

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27708

Contacts

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Recruiting

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229

Contacts

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Recruiting

Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205

Contacts

Texas Children's Hospital

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Patricia Baxter, MD

8328244681pabaxter@txch.org

Seattle Children's Hospital

Recruiting

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105

Contacts

More Information

Sponsor

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Last update posted

Sep 8, 2026

Last verified

Sep, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Nationwide Children's Hospital on 2026-09-08.