Recruiting
Phase 2

MAP

Sponsor:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Code:

NCT07560826

Conditions

Osteosarcoma in Children

Osteosarcoma in Adolescents and Young Adults

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 7 - 22

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

High-dose Methotrexate

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this study is to learn whether children, adolescents, and young adults with newly diagnosed high-grade osteosarcoma can be safely discharged from the hospital at slightly higher methotrexate blood levels after receiving standard high-dose methotrexate chemotherapy. Participants are 22 years old or younger and are receiving standard MAP (high-dose methotrexate with doxorubicin and cisplatin) chemotherapy as part of their routine cancer treatment.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

  • Is hospital discharge at higher methotrexate levels safe, based on side effects or hospital re-admission within 7 days?
  • Can patient-derived osteosarcoma tumor organoids be successfully generated across multiple centers?

Researchers will compare safety outcomes and hospital length of stay to historical patient data discharged at lower methotrexate levels.

Participants will receive standard chemotherapy, meet study-defined discharge criteria, be monitored for side effects, and have the option to provide tumor and blood samples for future research.

Conditions

Osteosarcoma in Children

Osteosarcoma in Adolescents and Young Adults

Study ID

NCT07560826

Start date

Sep, 2026

Status verified date

Sep, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 7 - 22

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Pre-Enrollment Criteria:

1. Suspected diagnosis of high-grade osteosarcoma based on clinical and radiographic findings.
2. Informed consent (and assent, if applicable) obtained, per institutional guidelines.
3. Participants must be ≤ 22 years of age at the time of consent.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Participants with localized or metastatic high-grade osteosarcoma.
2. Participants must be ≤ 22 years of age at the time of consent.
3. Participants must have a body surface area of greater than or equal to 0.8 m2.
4. Participants receiving or planning to receive induction/neoadjuvant MAP chemotherapy with HD-MTX given at the standard dose of 12 gm/m2 (maximum 20 gm).

NOTE: Participants may be participating on other clinical studies such as the COG trial AOST2032 or any other clinical trial as long as their treatment includes MAP chemotherapy with the standard HD-MTX dose of 12 gm/m2 (maximum 20 gm).
5. Participants may receive other chemotherapy agents in their treatment provided that drug(s) are not known to interfere with HD-MTX clearance when given concurrently. Medications known to interfere with HD-MTX clearance are listed in Appendix A.
6. Participants must meet minimum organ function requirements to receive HD-MTX:

  • Adequate liver function defined as: total bilirubin ≤ 1.5x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age at the time of consent and alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) ≤ 135 U/L for age at the time of consent.
  • Adequate renal function defined as: a serum creatinine based on age/gender OR - a 24-hour urine Creatinine clearance ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73 m2, OR - an estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of greater than or equal to 70 mL/min/1.73 m2 for age at the time of consent.
  • Adequate bone marrow function defined as: peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1000/µL, platelet count ≥ 100,000/µL (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions within a 7-day period prior to enrollment), and hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving red blood cell transfusions within a 7-day period prior to enrollment)
7. Adequate cardiac function, defined as a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50%, assessed per institutional standard of care using non-invasive imaging modalities such as a Multi-Gated Acquisition (MUGA) scan or echocardiogram (echo).

NOTE: Cardiac function assessment will be performed as part of routine clinical care. No additional imaging or procedures will be mandated by the research protocol.
8. Informed consent, and assent when appropriate, must be obtained, per institutional guidelines.
9. Participants can enroll after initiation of induction MAP chemotherapy so long as they are enrolled prior to the second cycle of chemotherapy (prior to week 6 cisplatin and doxorubicin).
10. Participants must be willing and able to comply with all study procedures for the entire length of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Female participants who are pregnant and/or lactating and breast feeding their infant(s).

NOTE: Pregnancy testing will follow institutional standard of care practice and is not mandated by the protocol.
2. Sexually active participants of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of protocol therapy, at the discretion of the investigator.

Study Design

Enrollment

46 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Standard-of-Care MAP Chemotherapy with Threshold-Adjusted HD-MTX Discharge

Participants with newly diagnosed high-grade osteosarcoma receive standard-of-care MAP chemotherapy, including high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX), with hospital discharge based on serum methotrexate threshold levels (ranging from ≤0.10 µM to ≤0.20 µM) and renal function criteria to evaluate the safety of earlier discharge. Threshold levels are not randomized and are evaluated sequentially over the course of the study.

Interventions

High-dose Methotrexate

High-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) is administered intravenously at a dose of 12 g/m² (maximum dose 20 g) over 4 hours as part of standard-of-care MAP chemotherapy for participants with newly diagnosed high-grade osteosarcoma. HD-MTX is delivered with standard supportive care measures, including alkalinized intravenous hydration, serial serum methotrexate level monitoring, and leucovorin rescue beginning 24 hours after methotrexate initiation and continued until discharge criteria are met. Treatment is administered according to institutional standards throughout neoadjuvant/induction and adjuvant/consolidation therapy.

Primary outcome measure

  • Incidence of Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) [ Time Frame: Within 7-days post-discharge of methotrexate visit ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital

Recruiting

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Thomas Russell, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Last update posted

Sep 25, 2026

Last verified

Sep, 2026

Keywords

  • Osteosarcoma
  • CATSINDO
  • Organoids
  • Interventional

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-26. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Wake Forest University Health Sciences on 2026-09-25. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.